DIARY NOTES

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 16, 2002
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DIARY NOTES
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30 November through 2 December 1955
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1. Reminded that I had not yet heard from con-
cerning my request that he con act me about job possibilities for ?.
2. At Mr. Dullest request have asked Larry Houston to develop a brief
paper concerning The Attorney General's ruling on WOC employees. Larry says
that we have been careful to insure that our consultants have been "advisory""
only and that he does not think we will be affected seriously.
3. Have asked o develop a staff study on our tax problem.
This study should be coordinated with the DD/P area prior to submission to the
Director.
4. Have talked to Mr. Kennedy of the "Washington Star" on two occasions
with regard to an article which the "Star" is doing about the proposed loca-
tion of our building at Langley. I understand that it will be a full-page
spread in the Sunday paper.
6. General Cabell has advised me that after considering the papers hav-
ing to do with the "fast pouch service" he is satisfied that the delay in com-
municating with our overseas stations is not in the transit time from registry
to registry, but, rather, in the ""handling processes" rior to dispatch from
and receipt by a registry. He has directed that Mr, undertake a study
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7. Hart Perry telephoned to ask several questions concerning the build-
ing prior to a "Director's Review" on our Fiscal Year 1957 Budget. Told him
that we hoped to settle the site question shortly after 15 December but frank-
ly did not know what we would do if we received an adverse report on Langley.
Also told him that we were trying to work out a mutually satisfactory arrange-
ment with the General Services Administration and said I was hopeful that we
could do so. He wanted to know if I thought we would have some preliminary
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sketches within 30 to Lis days after the site was selected. I told him I
thought we could. I also told him that we estimated it would take 9 to 12
months to develop detailed plans and specifications and two years to complete
construction. He estimated that we would be ready to move into our new struc-
ture on 9 April 1959. He also asked for a report on the status of our 1290 D
programs. I asked General 0 to fill him in on this. Hart-said that they
had contacts in Hollisterts office in ICA and Gordon Grayts office in Defense
and thought that they could be of assistance in working out some of the finan-
cial problems which would be generated by these programs.
8. Walter Pforzheimer will shortly be moving to a room in I'M" Building.
9. Arranged to have all DD/S Offices brief Norman Paul at 9:00 a.m. each
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10. Interviewed and was well iuQressed with Mr~ who is leaving to
become the Senior Finance Officer in
11. At the DD/P Staff Meeting the status of 1290 D planning was discussed
briefly. At present 18 country plans are being worked up. The Operations Co-
ordinating Board has noted them with approval and, presumably, the National
Security Council will do so too. There are 17 other country plans which carry
a fairly high priority, 13 in a priority slightly lower, and an additional 12
with still lower priorities. The Director has written a policy paper as to
what CIAts role should be and General 0 will send me a copy of it. In
general, however, he feels that the overt programs should not be undertaken by
us. The development of FBI-type assets should be a CIA responsibility with the
development of normal police organizations being outside of this scope gener-
ally. If, however, such activities are undertaken covertly, then CIA would
probably be responsible. No decision has been made as yet on a point of coor-
dination for these programs.
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12. Talked tol about the space situation again. He and Frank
are going to talk to Shef sometime next week. It seems probable that they will
not insist that the Office of Security move. I have emphasized to Dick the
necessity of making some decision on this soon.
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13. Talked to Paul Watt of the National Capital Regional Planning Council
and agreed with him that unless I heard to the contrary Mr. Garrison, Mr.
and I would be at the Hearing on Monday at 2:00 p.m.
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15. Have talked to General Cabell, I J and about25X1 A9A
the possibilit of George returning to the Agency. Have arranged for George
to seel =1 If this works out satisfactorily I will then touch base
with Mr. Dulles prior to making a final commitment to George. If he is to
return at all, however, he must make up his mind shortly and we must make def-
inite plans for him.
16. On 30 November General Bragdon, Advisor to the President on Construc-
tion, telephoned to inquire as to the status of our building. He.was inter-
ested in both the progress which had been made in connection with the selec-
tion of a site and in our difficulties with the General Services Administrft-
tion. I told him that we had expressed our preference for the Langley site
and that the National Capital Planning Commission had this proposal under con-
sideration; further, that we expected to have word from them which would en-
able us to make a decision with regard to Langley shortly after their 15
December meeting. With regard to our GSA. problem, I told him that Mr. Strobel's
departure had created an atmosphere in which we could negotiate with GSA, that
we were trying to work out a satisfactory arrangement with them, and that I,
personally, thought we would be able to do so. In the course of our conversa-
tion he said he saw no reason why a completely cooperative situation should
not obtain and that generally speaking they should defer to us on functional
arrangements, etc., and we should defer to them on structural technicalities.
I agreed to keep him advised of progress made on either the site selection 0c'5X1A9A
the actual construction.
2 5X1A9A 17. iI told me of a conversation which he had had recently with
Mr. Long, Chief Auditor at the General Accounting Office. GAO undoubtedly is
getting some pressure from Congress due to the fact that CIA confidential funds
are not subject to their audit. Long very informally, and completely off the
record, states that GAO has no interest in auditing our funds but is unable to
give outsiders any real assurance that our funds are properly audited inasmuch
as they do not know our auditors very well. They know General O, of
course, but regard him as a "finance officer" rather than an "auditor." Bob
thought that in anticipation of General 0 departure sometime we might
be smart to get a very well known and well qualified auditor in whom the Gen-
eral Accounting Office does have great confidence to take his place. There is
real merit in this thought and I should pursue it.
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