DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000200030121-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 21, 2002
• Sequence Number: 121
• Publication Date: July 8, 1955
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY NOTES
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8 July 1955
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25X1A9A 3. Jim believes that he andi have made a satisfactory and
workable compromise on "logistical p anning. He says that Emmett is postpon-
ing his leave in order to finish the paper.
4. Told Jim that in my opinion we should plan on taking over the repro-
duction work now being done by the GPO Printing Plant in the Administration
Building when we move to our new headquarters building, and, further, that we
should, at an earl date, make an over-all survey of the work done by the GPO,
2 5X1A6 D TSS, and plants in order to plan for consolidation where possible.
5. Bob Amory telephoned to say that he understood the Office of Security
was about to give the Department of State a flat turndown on their request
for a limited number of telephone books. He was unable to supply any detail.
I told him that I would check with the Office of Security on this problem.
25X1 A9A (Have asked o follow up on this matter. )
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6. Reviewed with Messrs. Saunders a Fiscal Year 1956 budget al-
locations. Told Ed to go ahead and issue ten ve allocations, emphasizing
in his written issuance that these would be reviewed when 30 June obligations
for Fiscal Year 1955 were known more accurately.
25X1A9A 7? delivered the Inspector General's Report
of Ins action on the Commercial Staff and I passed two copies of it to Ken
25X1A9A one for delivery to the Deputy Director (Plans) and the other for
e very to the Commercial Staff.
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25X1A9A 8. Talked to again about the possibility of his being unable
to attend the National War College. Inasmuch as he seemed to feel that the
record might not indicate that he had been the No. 3 man on the list, asked
is to supply me with extracts of the record. I reviewed these with
25X1A9A rrrv d it was very definitely quite clear that John was the No. 3 man
and would be the first to be deleted if we could not get his slot restored.
Will call him and ask him to look at the record personally.
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2 5X1A2 G 9. Talked to Jim Garrison about Project, through which quite a bit
of procurement is being done. I re-?mphasiz to him the necessity of remov-
2 5X1A9A ing Mr.O and in this connection he mentioned the fact that
would like nothing better than to be given responsibility for the Project.
told him that.this ould have to be checked out with Security. He is also go-
25X1A9A ing to advise next week that we will definitely sever our relationship
with him.
25X1A9A 1-0- Jim rA-nnrt.,q that
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we
has returned from his trip on behalf
successful in purchasing most of the items he
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12. Arranged to brief Senator Byrd in his office at 12:00 Noon on Monday
concerning the possibility of our locating at Langley and the proposed exten-
sion of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
13. Frank Wisner telephoned to ask me to take responsibility for follow-
ing up with the Director on a telephone call which he had received from Con-
gressman McCormack requesting that the Director see a Mr. Gingery. (See Mem-
orandum to Mr. Dulles on this subject.)
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