OFFICIAL DIARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020093-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 93
• Publication Date: October 24, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

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25X1A9al, spoke to Mr. Wisner as to whether it would be agreeable to have Colonel
appointed as a point-of-contact between the DD/P complex and 25X1 A9a
of PSB. Mr. Wisner preferred that contact - and I so informed
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2. Discussed with Mr. Sheldon my response to the request related bye
that General Gruenther receive CIA Weekly's and that such delivery be accomplished
25X1 A9a,hrough- rather than through DCI approved granting these 25X1 A6,'
requests, upon the understanding that a single CIA SSO representative would be
25X1A9d3'fficient in organization. During my conversation with Mr. Sheldon,,
it appeared unclear w ether or not CIA Weekly's are now being dispatched for
the use of Gruenther and Ridgway. He will investigate and thereafter draft a
reply for NOR= 25X1 A9a
3. Pointed out to DCI the significance of the Chinese Communist reaction
to the capture of a British ship recently by Chinese Nationalists. Suggested
that covert activity in this respect might have a substantial impact upon
Communist Far East trade. DCI noted that he was well "ahead of me and had the
particular item in the papers he was taking to the Mite House."
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checked with me by phone his proposed answer to
t and I approved same.
rejecting this offer.
5. Attended PRO.
Friday., 2L1. October 1952
Informed DCI that we were
25X1A7b 6, Visited During the course of our discussion, I
found that they were in agreement on my thought that "Restricted" is an
25X1 A7b inappropriate designation "RestrictedIt is a security
classification, while all that is nee a is a caution that the material in
question is not to be reproduced. I shall ask in conjunction with 25X1A9a
General Counsel, to prepare a recommendation as to a new legend to appear on
such reports.
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7. Discussed in a preliminary way with the project problem
and the nature of the questions that are to be determined by him in connection
with projects. 25X6A
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8. Lunched with and discussed with him the practicability
of my concept of a possible felt that this was 25X1A9a
practicable, although it might not be successful, from a legal point of view.
I later mentioned this idea to DOI and to 25X1A9a
9. Informed DCI that the President had signed the Brownell directive
in a form eminently satisfactory to CIA. DCI is to be Chairman of the new
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USCIB, without vote, and there is to be a separate CIA representative who will
have two votes, as will the State representative.
10. Informed DCI that Secretary Lovett had sent a letter to Secretary
Acheson urging that the United States take an independent position with respect
to Iran.
25X1A9a 11. Discussed with some details concerning the Iranian estimate.
25X1A6a 12. In a discussion relating to the establishment of
I emphasized the point that the CIA SSO organization should be under command of
(assigned to) AD/CI by virtue of the Director's delegation of special security
responsibility to AD/CI. Such personnel might be attached to the subject to
Senior Representatives for purposes of administration, but it was essential
? that they report directly to Washington. This was important because on many
occasions relatively junior personnel would have to take security measures
having serious implications against their nominal chiefs.
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