DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000500070008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 27, 1965
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY NOTES
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27 June 1965
At about 0940 hours the Director telephoned me at home and seemed
quite excited about a rather sensitive paper which had been opened in the
Watch Office by the SIDO and copies reproduced. I came to the Headquarters
building and talked with the Director to get the' facts, the gist of which is
as follows: (a) The paper had to do with a very high level and sensitive
meeting at the White House about which the President had admonished every-
one not to talk with anyone not at the meeting; (b) the Pentagon sent aver a
"McNamara" paper, which was delivered to the Watch Office; (c) it was not
marked "Byes fOnly" or in any other way which would indicate that it should
not be opened; (d) the Watch. Officer opened it, recognized its sensitivity,
and held it closely; however, he did make three copies because he had been
told yesterday by the Director that he wanted Mr. Kent to see this-paper the
next morning; (e) when the Director learned that copies had been made, he
became very excited and wanted the copying machine replaced immediately,
examined for possible technical penetration, etc. He also wanted aII the
personnel who had touched this paper to be security-checked immediately
and wanted the system of handling papers reviewed without delay. I called
Howard Osboxn, 'who came to the office, and together we went to the Watch
Office and discussed the incident with the Senior Duty Officer.
We also- looked at the copying machine, which was not a Xerox. I telephoned
the Director and told him that I thought he need not worry about technical
penetration since this was not a Xerox machine. In any case, under the guise
of maintenance a security technician immediately examined the machine
thoroughly. Howard also made security checks of the four employees who
had handled the paper and, of course, they all had good, clear security
records . (On 2$ June I talked with both Dick Helms and. Ray dine .about
surveying the procedure for handling papers in the Watch Office . Ray's
nose was quite far out of joint, and he wanted to assemble the papers -and
have me review them before a security officer or anybody else surveyed
their procedures . I told him that this was entirely acceptable to me but that
I felt he might as well recognize we would not get off the hook until we show
the Director a written SOP and he approves it. At the close of business on
28 June I still had not received Ray's paper . )
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