DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000200100172-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 18, 2000
• Sequence Number: 172
• Publication Date: April 18, 1957
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY NOTES
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DDS 17 and 18 April 1957
1. Attended the photographic demonstration put on by the Technical Ser-
vices Staff with Bob Macy and Harry Wilhelm of the Bureau of the Budget. It
was very interesting; however, it did appear to me that many of the pieces
of equipment shown were available on the commercial market with adaptations
made by TSS which were not too extensive. Bob Macy telephoned later to ex-
press his a reciation for having been invited and also said that as a result
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enough coordination between headquarters and the field in the development and
use of all of these gadgets.
2. Bob also informed me that Hart Perry and Harry Wilhelm were planning
a trip to Europe in June and said that before they went he would appreciate
it if they could have a briefing and obtain our permission to take a look at
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on a similar thing for some considerable length of time. I told him I. would
see that this was done.
5. also alerted me to the fact that would raise 25X1A9a
with me the subject of coordinating the purchase of business machines with the
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Management Staff. John has noted that the Office of the Deputy Director (Plans)
has in its 1958 Budget ;300,000 for research in machine techniques, $80,000
for rental and $80,000 for purchase.
6. In response to the Dire' ' soon that we change the name of
Matt Baird said that ---who runs the cryptonym sy
--had offered us and that he had chosen
I passed this on to the Director w o disapproved of this name and said that he
thought we could go back to the Greek scholars and come up with something better
which would be meaningful in the education field. I passed this on to Matt.
8. Attended the dinner at the Alibi Club with the Director and other
senior officials of the Agency to talk about "manpower." No definite con-
clusions were reached. The idea of appointing a Task Force to look into the
problem was considered favorably. However, the terms of reference of the Task
Force were not at all clear and the Director asked us to submit further recom-
mendations to him within the next two or three days. During the course of this
meeting George Carey questioned the desirability of devoting five per cent of
our effort totraining and said that he thought a study would show that a high
percentage of people who took training left the Agency. The Director asked
that some study be made to determine whether or not this was correct. I must
follow up on this with Matt Baird and Gordon Stewart.
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