COLONEL WHITE'S COMMENTS ON WEEKLY SUMMARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00634A000100120012-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 27, 2009
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: June 24, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Director of Training
FxoM : Plans and Policy Staff
suBJEcr: Colonel White's Comments on
Weekly Summary
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DATE: 24 June 1959
1. I passed to Mr.~ by phone additional information on
isit to DCI. believes this will satisfy
saw the Director twice--in February when
he was in Washington tor his pre-employment medical and last week
when he was here for a poly. Both visits were initiated by the Director
and we are unaware of the things discussed.
gested as a possible JOT by the
The Of
was first sug-
who
ice of Personnel, as is its standard
practice when "interesting" applications are received, informed the
DCI about On 26 December, DCI wrote that he
understood he was considering the possibility of joining our organi-
zation and that if he should be in Washington in the near future, DCI
would like to have a talk with him. The second meeting between the
two was an outgrowth of the first.
2. Re Colonel White's request for more information on the new
O&B function, you may prefer to take this up with him personally.
I believe he has two chief concerns--that may be attempting
to brief Chiefs of Mission, senior military commanders, etc. on sub-
stantive DD/P matters and may be assuming a burdensome workload.
To allay these concerns, the following information might be helpful.
Newly appointed ambassadors and senior
military commanders abroad comprised the great majority of
such officials in whom DD/P was interested. PPC was given
the responsibility for arranging such briefings. By a gradual
process, PPC extended its concern in this matter beyond the
confines of DD/P and it undertook to arrange DD/I and other
participation in some of the briefings. There were some
expressions of dissatisfaction from Mr. Amory about this
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system. In addition, I&R recommended that PPC not extend
its interest in such briefings beyond the confines of DD/P.
Recently C/PPC, initiated the request that
the O&B Officer become the CIA coordination point for such
briefings and that he deal with the various major elements
of CIA and also with the outside agencies in arranging
briefings. Such a proposal contemplates the following
major points:
(a) The O&B Officer would be established as
the central point in CIA for arranging and coordinating
briefings for key officials of other agencies. No such
central point really exists at present. PPC would
remain as the DD/P point of contact for such matters.
(b) Participation of the O&B Officer in briefings
would be limited to organizational matters. Substan-
tive matters would continue to be handled by appro-
priate officials from DD/P, DD/I, and other components.
(c) The briefings in question are now conducted
in the Director's conference room as a rule and last
about 3 - 4 hours. This arrangement would continue
with the presentation room in Central Building also
being used for this purpose.
(d) The workload of the O&B Officer would be
increased; however, he can handle it without addi-
tional help. Approximately twenty-five such briefings
are conducted each year.
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