DIARY NOTES

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 4, 2000
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• Publication Date: March 31, 1964
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY NOTES
25X1 A DD/S
31 March 1964
1. At the Executive Committee Meeting this morning:
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a. Dick Helms reported on recent publicity concerning "spying
communications organizations or ' We all realized that this
situation might get worse before it gets better, and the Director asked
whether we had alternate plans to take up the load if we should lose
this Installation. I assured him that we did and that we were getting
in better shape each day. He inquired whether these plans included
and I replied affirmatively. I said that I thought =would 25X1A7b
note in quite as good shape as the Office of Communications but
that they would be able to provide adequate coverage. I later checked
my facts with who confirmed that this had been a correct
statement.
b. I reported to the Director on the status of our fund drive and
later in the morning sent forward a letter for his signature to Mr.
McNamara.
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c. I reported to the Director that the Department of State wanted
of the Office of Security and had offered him a substantial
promotion. The Director said that he thought we should help the De-
partment, but when he learned that they wanted he backed 25X1 A9a
water considerably. It was agreed that Mr. Kirkpatrick and I would
get together and make a decision. (I advised Bob Bannerman of this.)
d. Mr. Kirkpatrick pointed out that certain Congressional commit-
tees have renewed their interest in the polygraph and that we might
anticipate more queries. (I advised Bob Bannerman of this also.)
e. Mr. Kirkpatrick mentioned recent report on 25X1 A9a
the Counterinsurgency Seminar which he attended at the Department of
State. The Director said that it was his impression that this course
was not as good as it should be. He indicated that he would read
report and that he would like to go into some detail regard-
ing the quality of this course. (I alerted Matt Baird to this.)
f. The Director said that, having been away for a week, he had
been able to think and to reflect and that he had come back determined
to attack and settle four major problems. First, he said that after
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talking with many of his friends from various parts of the country
during this past week, he was convinced that the recent publicity
given us principally by Congressman Lindsay and Senator McCarthy
has done us more damage than we realize. He felt that we were
the victim of a jurisdictional dispute on the Hill and that we should
get the question of a joint watchdog committee settled as promptly
as possible. Second, he said that he wanted to make a concerted
effort to improve our relationships with the Department of State.
Third, he wanted to make a concerted effort to sort out our relation-
ships with the Defense Intelligence Agency. Fourth, he wanted to
get the NRO problem settled.
2. I met with Bob Daly, Commissioner, Public Buildings Service,
and Messrs. Griffin and Byrne of the General Services Administration to
tor John Williams' interest in how the contract for Building
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what it cost, etc . (See my 25X1 A5a 1
Memorandum of Conversation.)
3. telephoned me about the following items:
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a. He advised me that will leave the Agency on 1 May 25X1A9a
to assume an Air Force research and development position from which
he might well be promoted to a Brigadier General.
b. Jack also reported that Bud Wheelon had had a long conversa-
tion with Mr. McCone about NRO and that Mr. McCone at this juncture
is standing firmly behind Bud in his bid to keep a satellite capability
in CIA.
LKW :jrf
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