MEETING WITH CAPT. L.O. MATHEWS, USN, CHIEF OF STAFF TO ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BRYD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05597A000200040035-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 8, 2009
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: November 9, 1955
• Content Type: MEMO

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9 November 1955
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SUBJECT: Meeting with Capt. L. O. Mathews. USN, NEXT R~~i~_~.::. .
- ~ ~ Chief of Staff to Admiral Richard E. Byrd ~uTe; ~~ r,?~
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tareseati = Gapt. L..V.-'Matbtews, -USN -. -. ~'
Cds. ~ E. ~ C. Bloat~t, tfSN. deputy to Caps; . A. E. Styles .
LCdr. John 2~Iaddea, USN
Capt: K ?A. Iinow+les ~ -
.: Coi. R. H. l3obesg - ~. ;:~.
.. ?1. :_- This meeting wa-s arranged as a sesult ad 4 telephone rs11 Yesterday
frooa Capt. Mathews, Chiei of Staff to Admiral Richard ]:. Bysd. Capt. !r[athews
uid is-the call-that he had recently reported for date as Chief of 8taft and that
Adm. nyrd, as a result of his appointment to tl~fficsr is Chugs os !`>bs ti. b.
Antarctic Program, rvish~d to render certs.in reports- #ar OCB segardiag the
~-srtarctie Psograas.: ;~I,.meag these :aposts vas to be included !hs it~tus Ot
the i~tl8 oa Aritar+cti+ca. :Since=this :natter -was~classttied I requested thtt ~.
Capt. Mathews, toQethe: with the Navy member of the N18 Comseittss, meet
with me this morning to discuss the probleia.-..- , . - ~: ~`
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~. Capt. Mathsvrs said that, is amplificatiea of his canversatfoa
yesterday and in view of Adm. Hyrd's large authosity stemming fsom the
fleputy 6eereta4ry of Defebute letter o~ tl October?1~s3.~ he desi:ed to reader
a comprehensive report of the ever-ail Antarctic Program to the OCII prior
to his departure to the Antarctic which is to occar spproxiznately Y3 llowmber.
i. I e~taisid !o Capt. -btathews that the requirsm4at for ap ~IIS on
Antarctica stemmed from Adm. Dufek's letter of 16 August 1953, the purpose
of this rsclnlsameat being to pail together all information on Antarctica relative
to~histosyr Q~ography, and eeea~mic vales as s bacais for. iJ.B. politty docisioa
es to~ta~-mast valnabls arse of the ~eastiae~-t,rsmd~~1-the lagalpostlteo of
various comttries ]-'ls?s?vis ~r #o parts 70i< At#ea:=-=I ~ui'the~' ststsi
that the NIS Committee had accepted the respoa~sibility as a result o~E meetings
on 23 and 30 August 1953 tnd would accord priority to this requirsxnea! to a
degree necessary to complete the NIS on Anbrctica by early nest yes. All
Ibis had been reported in a letter from me to Adna. Dufek oa 1 $~ptembsr 1953?
Inasmuch as this specified the detailed require:usat and indicated the tiros of
completion, I gaestioned whether any interim report would be nay more
meaninginl since all agencies charged with fulfilling this rsspoo~sibility had
alrstidY r~rted being oa ?seheduls. .. - ,_
25 YEAR
RE-REVIEW
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gdeetiaa with C"apt: Mathews -;
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9 Nowmbres 1955
,.; - , ~. ~'~Capt htathen-s a-#~d ~thit, evhtZs~ this Mrouid ire adegaate~n terms
ei ~eae~rai stators?report. ~ l~dm: l~yrd dest~red?that- letter be sddres~ed to
htsn'teporting the~acluai stat+as-quo of the project e~ that-ha~aQtghtrottteiallr..:
incl+Qde- It ~ bi s report to (fC 8: ~ . .. .. c r ~ _ ~. -. t - ; , ?
3: I tald Capt. ~~?~isthews that-1,t wuthe desire of CU wad et tia?
3JIS Committee to assf at the Admiral is every possible way. In vfew of
this I felt that=ouch a ?letter could be writtea certainly. as s conrlesy to
Ades; ` `S~si, ~ weed ualea~r xttyrAgsaey had objsativns I ~aaouid prepare tt and
seed pit to him before the deadline indfcated ab+ave (23:Novembory. .. _ . -.
b: Its addition to this srrasgememt ~rbich ~-as fully satisfac~sy to
Capt. Mathews i pointed aut that Lieut. (jg) G. Hampton had called upon me
and oa~~thes NIS Cvmr~afttee~na~~bers-to ynquire about the number of people
arerkia~ ,~ the pzo~ect aud- theit~ aCtnal names and_ locations. =?~ Freoz~td?s ~. .:
satt~tde it appsareet that tlurre was some cesteera tn~the part K=Adm.;.i~rd's
stai~f as'toal-e~relta6ility K tks ~anaterial ~-hiah we ~-ere puttfag together to
virr of the lsei't that as experts -~ Antarcrtict wese aatilised. to eonspi~e--the
Svta-vay, '.3 pointed eut~to Capt. Mstb-sws t~mat inasasach as all tLe ea~rts . .
ewrra~golat svtth:Ta,~k Force d3?tv~Aatar+ctisa.- each agency was atili~tag:=- .. .
the-beet :available talent, and inasmuch as the infortaatioa is being estr:cted
from official reports of psevia~s-experts, there ~rrould eat seem to be way:. _.
question that valid information would be forthcoming. At the sa~ma time I
indicated to Capt. AFathewrs that we would welcome way assistance that could
be gfvea by Aden: Hyrd os hts staff on improvirsg the NIS oa Antarctica.
7. Cagt. ~A~tathea-s-said fhat Adaix:$y~rd;rriuld be to iKashiagton
Hatt w-e~ek sad?he~wouLd'taks~thst~ccasioa to fndicate our desires to assist
him is every way and to get such expert counsel a? the Admiral -~~sld accord
the survey. .- ~ : _ r ^ - ~ .:. ':~ ~ ,,.. , .
K. A. KNQWL~S
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