CORONA AND ARGON BRIEFING FOR AMBASSADOR STEVENSON AND MR. HARLAN CLEVELAND, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR U.N. AFFAIRS

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00313A000600180080-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 26, 2002
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• Publication Date: January 15, 1962
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15 January 1.962
M lOR1 1M FOR : Chief, Security Branch, Development Projects Division
SUBJECT I CORONA and ARGON Briefing for Ambassador Stevenson and
Mr. Harlan Cleveland, Assistant Secretary of State for
U. N. Affairs
_I.. Following the Special Group meeting of 11 January at which time he
apparentl had a talk with U. Alexis Johnson, Mr. Bissell passed word to me
through II that he wanted. 1D "to take whatever steps are necessary
to brief Johnson and Cleveland on CORONA and AQN" . reported that
Mr. Bissell had reached this conclusion "with some r ucLance . It was not
implied that there should be any briefing which would include demonstrations
of the end product.
2. 1 would like to suggest that you discuss this matter with Mr.
Polysoidea, making certain that he closes the loop with Roger Iiileman;, and
I further suggest that you take your cue regarding the timing and scope of
this briefing from Polyzoides, who presumably will be in touch with Johnson
on this subject. It may also turn out that the action party for doing the
arranging will be Mr. Philip Farley, Assistant to the Secretary for U. N.
Affairs and Space. Unless State feels otherwise about it, I suggest that
this be a low key briefing in which you take the principal role. If State
feels that additional horsepower is required at the briefing, please let
me know. I as certain that Mr. Bissell is not eager to be the briefing
officer for this exercise,, but we will, of course, defer to State's views
insofar as is possible. I believe there is some relative urgency to this
briefing because of the current hoopla over the U. 8. resolution on satellite
registration which has been the subject of voluminous correspondence of late.
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JAWS A. CUNNINGHAM, IJR.
Acting Chief, MPD-DD/P"
F .. 9.. Since the above was dictated, the issue was discussed between General
Caboil and Mr. Hilaman. General,. Cabell requested that Mr. Reber advise Iili