DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000300070136-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 1999
• Sequence Number: 136
• Publication Date: June 20, 1960
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY NOTES
20 June 1960
1. 1 talked with Emmett Echols and separately about our separation
regulations. Apparently, Eugene Lyons of the White House is still opposed to the payment
of up to twelve months salary. Frank was to see Mr. Stans this afternoon and promised to
get in touch with me within a day or two. I specifically requested that he telephone me
rather than write so that we could arrange a meeting with Messrs. Stans and Lyons if neces-
sary.
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2. I discussed the Office of Central Reference proposal to go ahead with the Videograph
Project with Jim Garrison and separately. It has been agreed to put this
on the agenda for the Project Review Committee Meeting on Thursday afternoon.
has been notified. Bob Amory advised me that he wished to discuss the Machine Translation
Project at the PRC Meeting on Thursday and I have also notified John to be prepared to com-
ment on this.)
3. delivered to me the questions which the Bureau of the Budget proposes
we answer when we request a release from the Reserve. They have been slightly modified by
DD/P but I think that they should be entirely acceptable.
4. discussed with me the possibility of setting up "position allowances"
for certain Agency personnel similar to those which general officers of the Armed Services
have in order to allow them to take care of their representational responsibilities where other
U. S. Government employees are involved. I concurred in principle and asked him to staff
this out with other appropriate people in the Agency.
5. I also approved in principle of a memorandum which proposed to put
through which would greatly expand direct requisitioning 25X1A
25X1A9a 7. Emmett Echols reported that was completely in the clear with regard
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to the discussion of classified information which took place at a recent party that
25X1A9a tended. _did not participate in the discussion of the U-2 incident and did not know that
there was a newspaper man present. (Colonel Grogan has been so advised.)
8. Ed Spunders briefed me on the status of the transfer of funds in connection with the
25X1A9a -project. " There are many complications in using counterpart funds and Ed
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suggested that go to the target country to investigate the matter on the spot. He
believed, however, that a memorandum from the Director to the Comptroller saying that he
had made this commitment would be adequate to charge the expenditure against Fiscal Year
1960 funds. 25X1A9a
9. George Carey was over to talk to me about I told him that in view
of record and the most unfavorable publicity in connection with his recent accident
I thought that we should accept his resignation. I agreed that he should be permitted to ex-
haust his sick leave with the understanding, of course, that he would supply a doctor's
certificate to cover this period.
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