DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000400070011-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 30, 1998
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: December 23, 1963
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY NOTES
DD/S /7F23 December 1963
1. 1 asked 1o get in touch with and to make the 25X1A9a
necessary arrangements to ensure that we can communicate with the Director
during his travels over the holidays. (These arrangements had been com-
pleted by the close of business today.)
2. At the Executive Committee Meeting this morning the Director gave
us a brief rundown on his recent visit to Vietnam, the gist of which is that
he believes the United States is confronted with a most difficult, but not im-
possible, situation and that the chances of success may be less than 50-50.
He was critical of intelligence received through our military forces in
Vietnam because such information comes primarily from Vietnamese sources
without auditing or double-checking. He asked DickHelms to look into the
possibility of beefing up the Saigon station considerably for the next three to
four months. He thought that this could be done by sending out on TDY as
many old Vietnamese hands as possible to run a parallel intelligence opera-
tion for the next ninety days or so.
3. - telephoned regarding the following:
a. He said that the DD/S&T was withdrawing his concurrence in
the draft Headquarters Notice on incentive contracting. I said that they
were merely joining the chorus and that I thought I would have to take
this matter forward to General Carter for a policy decision.
b. Jack also said that he had talked to
about complaints received at the Research and Development Review
Board Meeting on 19 December concerning our R&D contracting. He
said that Bud was anxious to avoid the Board's becoming a vehicle to
handle this type of complaint. In this particular situation they propose
to ask any of the Board members who have a complaint to register it
in writing. They will then distill any such memoranda received and
will send them along to us so that we can take appropriate action.
4. Gates Lloyd and I reviewed with Mr. Kirkpatrick and John Clarke
our proposals for cost reductions in the DD/S area. I think that this went
all right and that we can probably plan on a program approximating that
which I outlined in my memorandum of 15 December 1963 to the DCI,
subject: "President's Memorandum on Government Economy."
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