OFFICIAL DIARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 29, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: December 30, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

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Official Diary
30 December 1952, Tuesday
1. At the morning meeting, at the request of I:1r. Amory, informed
DCI that advance copies of S%E-28 1 relating to foreign reaction to the oil
prosecution would be available by noon. This estimate did not come before
an IAC meetin; but was agreed to by all IAC members save the FBI which had
no comment.
2. Informed DCI that we were meeting with General Lemnitzer
in the afternoon. The meetin.r; with Lemnitzer was attended by 25X1 A9a
25X1 A9a Amory, - and myself. Prior to this meeting
c ,. the CIA representatives
had discussed th
e
possible question which might arise and had made minor
revisions in a proposed NSC directive prepared in advance by - This
directive named Generc,.l Edwards as comcniittee chairman for summary evaluation A9a
and made him responsible to the NSC. Lennzitzer looked over our draft and
indicated that he thought that it would be acceptable to General Bradley
and'. the Joint Chiefs although he wished to speak with Bradley before giving
final concurrence. He undertook to do this on Wednesday and to inform us.
3. Informed DCI of Ambassador Sebaldts desire that DCI look with
favor on the Ambassador's recon iendations that 25X1 X6
be gotten out of Burma.
DCI indicated that action had already been initiated at this end and the
only difficulty now was the : ailure of State Department to take a position.
He requested that Wisner bring me up-to-date on this matter.
).. Informed DCI that semi-annual AE report was ready and
indicated the desirability of talking with 25X1A5a1
Taper went hPi'nrP the TAO T--I---- before the
~would not be available25X1 A5a 1
25X1A5a until 10 January. (DCI was forced to cancel his tentative appointment wit i
at 11:1 on Wednesd
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a. Handed DCI Ambassador Henderson's long cable respecting his
most recent talk vrith I,lossadeg,
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6. Following the morning meetin!- brought Helms up-to-date
respecting my conversation with Layton in ug and the French and others
in Saigon respecting, the Tripartite conference.
I emphasized the difference
between the intelligence trading on which I undertook to, and would, give
support to Layton and the matters of special service relations which was
involved in the security subcommittee question. As to the latter, I found
that we might well agile:: to participate in future Tripartite conferences,
and if so, should insist that CIA was not subordinate to Navy respecting
secret intelligence matters and it Trould be within the discretion of CIA
vhether a particular matter proposed for the recur itysubcomiittee would
be deal t, z.ri+.h ; n +t? v . -
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(Continued)
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7. Mr. Lay phoned and indicated that llllllllllllllllllllllllldid not desire
a briefing; on CIA activities prior to Janw.ry 20. r; . Lay felt., ho-onver.,
that Tm night be arise to initiate the special clearance for and I
undertook to have this done.
8. Chatted briefly with Kirkpatrick.
9. Chatted briefly with Kent on the impressions gained during
,-_,. trip.
10. Attended PRC.
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