DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000300050004-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 16, 2001
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: June 29, 1959
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY NOTES
25X1A DD/S
29 June 1959
1. I had several discussions with Ed Saunders about Fiscal Year 1959 savings
and ended up with a balance of $1,095,000 which the DD/I and DD/S components were
not going to use. I notified Dick Bissell that we could give him the balance he needed
($205, 655) so that he could go ahead with Project WALNUT. I also advised the Director
that we had approximately $890,000 left if anything came up for which he wanted to
use it.
2. I approved of Jim Garrison buying approximately $56,000 worth of unitized
furniture.
3. I alerted Gordon Stewart to be prepared for a meeting with Bob Macy on
supergrades shortly after Bob returned to town on 21 July.
4. I met with the Director and Mr. Bissell concerning funds for Project
As I understand it this Project is committed in the amount of $1,000,000
during Fiscal Year 1959 and $1,000,000 during Fiscal Year 1960. It had been planned
to use counterpart funds; however, due to the Department of Treasury Regulation which
would require us to pay for counterpart funds at the rate originally acquired it would
cost us $1,250,000 in lieu of $1,000,000. Accordingly the Director has decided to use
dollars for this Project during Fiscal Year 1959 and to defer until later the question of
whether or not we would use counterpart funds for Fiscal Year 1960. He has also ap-
proved of diverting the $250,000 set aside for this purpose to Project WALNUT. 25X1A9a
5. Shef Edwards telephoned to say that he planned to nominate - to
replace who is now the Security Officer for CAT and I told him that
from what I knew I thought that John would be an excellent choice.
Shef also talked to me about an Honor Award for and I told him
that I would certainly endorse it.
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