DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000200120123-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 1, 2001
• Sequence Number: 123
• Publication Date: November 4, 1957
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY NOTES
4 November 1957
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1. At the Deputies' Meeting:
b. The Director called attention to an article which Larry Houston
had sent to him on the California Intelligence Agency (CIA). He thought that we
should put a stop to this if possible and wanted Larry to do some research on
the law to see what could be done.
c. Mr. Dulles also discussed briefly the latest monthly Report of
Separations of Grade GS-12's and Above. While I pointed out that our percent-
age of losses in this category was very low it seemed to be the feeling of at
least some of those around the table that we were losing too many good people.
Mr. Dulles said that he thought he probably should write letters to some of
these individuals when they left. (I will request Gordon Stewart to prepare let-
ters to those whom he thinks it appropriate for the Director to write to. In
this connection, I am also going to ask Gordon to prepare a brief report to the
Director pointing out how we compare with other Government agencies, industry,
and particularly the teaching profession.)
d. I reported on Mr. Harrison's latest proposal for the ground floor
windows in the new building, i.e., 3 ft. wide by 2 ft. high on 5 ft. centers,
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which, in effect, gives us twice as many windows as the previously proposed
design. This was unanimous) approved by everyone at the Meeting, and I
have so advised
2. Ed Saunders reported that he had discussed with Bob Macy today the question of
the release from the Reserve for Bob advised that he would not
have the answer on this until after the "Director's Review" on Friday of this week and
thought that it would be Tuesday before we knew anything. I advised of this.
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3. I called attention to the fact that the leave to be taken in connec-
tion with the R&R Program might conflict with "home leave" if the employees concerned
did not have thirty days accrued at the time they would normally take home leave. I don't
know that there is anything that can be done on this, but I asked him to bear it in mind in
working out the various programs.
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4. I asked to look into Project He reported later that
he had done so and assured me that nothing had been approved at this time except the pro-
curement of certain properties and that any further implications would be coming up in
project form. He has been in touch with Matt Baird on this.
5. I advised Ed Saunders that General Cabell had approved of the AUTOMAT brief-
ing for Bill Schaub, Bureau of the Budget, and asked him to work out the necessary ar -
rangements.
6. Called attention to the fact that the Director's comments on the
report on had gone directly to Mr. Brundage through normal 25X1A6a
channels, consequently exposing them to people who do not normally handle CIA matters,
and requested that he take steps to prevent a recurrence.
7. 1 reminded that we had had no follow-up on "Operation Alert" this
year in accordance with our discussions prior to the Alert and asked him to speed up
presentation of whatever material we were going to come up with in connection with this
matter.
8. telephoned to say that Mr an old friend of the 25X1A5a1
Director's, had telephoned the Director's Office and talked to Miss alleging25X1A9a
that we were ten months overdue in paying a contract which we had had with a company in
which he was interested. He said that a settlement agreement had been reached four
weeks ago and that he thought he would have had $75, 000 almost immediately but that
nothing had happened. I looked into this and Jim Garrison reported that it had been a very
sticky contract in which the company had raised its overhead from 93% to 154%. However,
he met with a representative of the firm today and arranged to have payment made on Fri-
day, or at the latest on Tuesday.
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