DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000200010118-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 1, 2000
• Sequence Number: 118
• Publication Date: January 17, 1955
• Content Type: NOTES

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17 January 1955
25X1A6a 1. Ed Saunders inquired as to whether or rot Records Center personnel be-
be-
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e uA=A-O.L,i?lVa to unvou-
chered funds. I told e s a
personnel on the T/0 of the Center were paid from unvouchered funds and these
people were no different.
25X1A6a 2. Discu with Ed briefly the acquisition of land occupied by Agency com-
ponents The Department of Defense is in the process of acquiring a
substant a amour of land there. I agreed with him that we should ride along
with the Department of Defense in lieu of going after authority from the Congress
separately. Ed anticipates that the total in which the Agency would be interest-
ed is about 900 acres and that the price would be about $287,,000. I told him
that if we had adequate money available at the end of the Fiscal Year., which
seems likely., I thought we should reimburse the Department of Defense for ex-
penses incurred on our behalf and in this way protect our rights.....the Depart-
ment of Defense would have greater difficulty in kicking us out later if they had
25X1A9a such an idea.
3. I authorized to approve of a slight increase in the person-
nel ceiling for Project provided there were no nonconcurrences.
25X1A9a
14. I asked Larry Houston to review study on the ""re-examination
of CIA reimbursement practices" and to be pre are to discuss it with Ed Saunders
and me later this week. I have advised that we would be prepared
to discuss it on the 214th.
5. Kirk buzzed me to say that a man had been in to see him who alleged 25X1A6a
that he had been told that if he did not tray, --f- ++-
would be out of
ua had va:Lid reasons for not making such
a transfer. I told him that I knew nothing about the case but would be pleased
to have him investigate it. Harry Reynolds telephoned later to say that he was
sending me a memorandum concern the transfer of three people from Washington
tot
6. At the Deputies' Meeting we discussed the change in method of CIA opera-
tors answering incoming telephone calls and the Director approved of returning
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to our prior procedure of answering "Executive 3-6115", progressively, if pos-
sible.
7. I briefed the Director on the status of Project - and obtained
his approval to have Larry Houston., along with the General Counsel of GSA., brief
the General Counsel to the Comptroller General., as well as the Civil Division
of the Department of Justice, on the entire matter.
8. Obtained the Director's approval for the expenditure of 281,9000 in con-
nection with the construction of new house
9. At the Deputies' Meeting the Director also discussed a script which it
had been proposed that he use in connection with a movie to be made and shown to
all employees concerning security. He said that he did not the script and
declined to appear in the movie. Since I had not seen the script, although it
was originated by the Security Office (it had been seen by Messrs. Kirk-
patrick., Cabell, and Grogan) I was not in a position to argue with him. Have
returned it to with the Director's decision that he will not parti-
cipate. 25X1A9a
10, and I conferred with Mr. Beasley., Assistant Secretary for
Administration, Department of Interior, with regard to using the Langley property
and., more specifically, concerning the prospects of extending the George Washing- 1
ton Memorial Highway from Spouts Run to the proposed site. Mr. Beasley was not
too optimistic about the Department of Interior's willingness to seek funds to
furnish this project. I told him that T Dulles might -wish to speak to
Secretary McKay about the matter. Mr, is preparing a Memorandum for the
Record on this subject.
11. Larry Houston reports that our project has some compe-
tition but that inasmuch as it appears to be ere is no reason why we
should be concerned.
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