DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000100020096-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 16, 2000
• Sequence Number: 96
• Publication Date: July 7, 1954
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY NOTES
DD /A 7 and 8 July 1954
1. Advised Ed Saunders that I wanted to have the Management Staff make a
study of the procedures used to coordinate the activities of the Industrial Audit
Branch of his Office and the Contract Branch of the Logistics Office.
2. Reminded Ed that we owed the Director a report of estimated obligations
for Project PBSUCCESS and asked him to insure that work on this was pushed along
as rapidly as possible.
3. Jim Garrison spoke t providing air conditioning equipment for
the Washington end of Project A paper will be conning up on this sub-
ject.
4. In lieu of the usual weekly DD/A Staff Meeting attended a briefing given
by on the "Clandestine Services Planning System." It was an ex-
ce en rie d gave much more evidence of careful planning for the future
than I had believed was taking place. I suggested that in making their quarterly
review of activities the Plans and Policy Branch look at projects in terms of
what they were costing to insure that we were getting something for our money in
each case.
5. A was in to see me after having seen the Director.
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ported that the Director desired to reimburse certain individuals in Europe in
the amount of $428.57. I asked her to supply me with an account in a bank in
Europe to which the money should be transferred, after which I would prepare a
brief memorandum to the Comptroller instructing him to make the transfer and ob-
tain the Director's formal approval.
6. At the request of Kirk and Matt Baird I agreed to conduct a meeting with
Messrs. Reynolds, Baird, and to make arrangements for certain instructors
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as instructors.
7. Dr. Tietjen plans to go to Project on Friday and to take Dr. 25X1A2g
-along with him.
8. Had a meeting with DD/A Office Heads, plus the Assistant Director for
Conmiunications, the Assistant Director for Personnel, and the Director of Train-
ing, to discuss preparations for the General Mark Clark investigation.
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