DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000300100109-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 109
• Publication Date: June 30, 1961
• Content Type: NOTES

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30 June 1961
1. At the Deputies' Meeting this morning:
a. The Director spent some time discussing his forthcoming appear-
ance before the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board on Saturday,
1 July. It was his feeling that he should make recommendations to the Board
as to changes which might be considered rather than being on the defensive
in complying with recommendations which they may make. Specifically, he
had in mind making a series of recommendations something like the follow-
ing:
(1) Take steps to carry out General Taylor's recommendations
with regard to responsibility and PM action. (As a first step this
would require CIA to draw up a list of its assets and requirements.)
(2) In the future the Board of National Estimates be requested
to estimate the likelihood of success of any large-scale PM opera-
tion.
(3) Consider changing the composition of the Board of National
Estimates to provide two representatives from the Department of
State and three from the Department of Defense; also to elevate the
Chairman of the Board to a Deputy Director. (There was serious
concern expressed about inviting State and Defense to nominate Board
members without the Director retaining veto power. Most people
seem to think that we would run serious risk of having the Board be -
come a dumping ground rather than having the most outstanding per-
sons available for this particular task.)
(4) Secure through USIB better guidance with respect to the in-
telligence requirements and perhaps have USIB approve requirements.
(Serious reservations also were expressed about this inasmuch as it
was felt that the Board would become bogged down with too much de-
tail.)
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(6) Relieve the Director of Central Intelligence from briefing
Congressional Committees, except Appropriations, Armed Services,
and possibly the Atomic Energy Commission. (There were also serious
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reservations expressed about this recommendation. Most people
felt that there had been only one or two leaks of any consequence
as a result of the Director's appearance before Congressional Com-
mittees and that such appearances went a long ways toward bridging
the gap which everyone admits exists. Apparently, this was the
President's idea so the Director feels that he must make some rec-
ommendation in this regard. During this discussion the thought was
expressed that a much more useful purpose would be served by cur-
tailing public speeches made and press interviews granted. There
seems to be no doubt that the President intends to bring strong pres -
sures on the Agency to become more anonymous.)
(7) Arrange through USIB to implement recommendations which
the Taylor Report made concerning "early warning. " (During this
discussion it was brought out that General Taylor will actually be the
Chairman of what has been called the 5412 Group; however, it will
probably be called the Strategic Resources Group in the future.)
(8) If the President's Board approves, steps should be taken to
implement the recommendations made by the Joint Study Group which
Mr. Kirkpatrick headed for the Director. Apparently, there is some
feeling that since these recommendations were approved during the
final hours of the last Administration there is some foot-dragging
in the Community and questions in some peoples' minds as to whether
the new Administration actually endorses these recommendations and
for that reason it was thought important to get such an endorsement
from President Kennedy's Board.
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(9) A joint CIA/State Task Force should be set up to examine
all relations between the two agencies.
b. The Director again expressed his very strong belief e artment
of Defense should take over the responsibility for financing thend was
very forceful in his criticism to Mr. Bissell for having failed to bring about some
final resolution of this matter.
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3. was in to discuss his morale situation with me again.. We spent
most of the time talking about his salary; i.e., whether he should continue that of a grade
GS-17 or resign as a civil servant and accept the $30,000 salary which he is shown on
the books as receiving. He indicated that he thought he would let the matter stand as is.
(See Memorandum for the Record - DD/S-61-2272.)
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