DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000200110075-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: August 27, 1957
• Content Type: NOTES

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27 August 1957
25X1A9a 1. Met with Messrs. E_ I of the Technical Services
Staff, and with Shef Edwards and , Office of Security, to discuss the audio- 25X1A9a
surveillance program. It was finally agreed that they would conduct another meeting at
which the Security representatives would outline their requirements more specifically
and the Technical Services Staff would make available all of the information which it had
in this field; a decision would then be made as to whether or not we needed an external
contract with II or someone else. The TSS representatives were anything but en- 25X1A5a1
thusiastic about giving this assistance to the Office of Security and took the position that
they had no obligation to do work for anyone except the Clandestine Services un ss other
components requiring service supplied funds, etc. I emphasized to them that reed
one hundred per cent with this concept and that I proposed to discuss it with 25X1A9a
and General Cabell but that in any case the question of where funds were coming from
was not an issue at the moment. I said that the first thing to do was to decide how we
could best accomplish our objective and where it fitted into the over-all priority list.
I left no doubt in anyone's mind that it was my view and General Cabell's that the Tech-
nical Services Staff should supply the technical knowledge necessary to carry on this pro-
gram either from within or without their shop. I reported later to General Cabell on
this meeting and he said to let him know if the Technical Services Staff failed in any way
to provide the necessary assistance.
2. [e ported that new Administrative Plans had been written for Pro- 25X1A9a
jects which he believed would correct any defi- 25X1A2d1
ciencies that had existed heretofore.
4. I met with , Gordon Stewart, I an to
discuss the questions which were raised at lunch yesterday with General Cabell concern-
ing dividends or "return of premiums" in our insurance program and the payment of
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salaries by the Agency to run it. It was agreed that the Board would take no formal ac-
tion until these problems were resolved and a formal recommendation made to me. I
will want to touch base with General Cabell before instructing the Director of Personnel
and the Board how to proceed.
25X1A9a 5. E _=:~ has proposed the transfer of the Regulations Control Staff to the
immediate fice o the Deputy Director Su port) with the simultaneous elimination of
three positions. I have asked to study this proposal.
6 . Jim Garrison telephoned to say he had notified that he consid-
ered him to be a substandard employee and recommended that he resign. Mr.
has asked to see me and I told Jim that I would do so.
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