OFFICIAL DIARY

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CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020139-0
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December 4, 1998
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September 2, 1952
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Approved For Release 2000/09/12 : CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020139-0 Official Diary Tuesday, 2 September 1952 25X6A 25X1A9a 25X1A9a 1. Colonel Baird spoke to me about restrictions recently placed on attendance by CIA personnel (as well as personnel from other agencies) at lectures in the War College. Mr. Dulles and I have determined that since these restrictions were not discriminatory, CIA would not complain to the War College. Colonel Baird undertook, if there were a demand, to attempt to arrange special lectures by outstanding individuals coming here for talks at the War College and., after discussing this at the IADs' meeting, I called Colonel Baird and requested him to do so* of Secretary Pace which, as presently arranged, will take place Wednesday next. 2. Arranged for attendance by 0/NE, 0/CI, et al., at a debriefing 25X1A9a 3. Spoke by phone with regarding a recent cab on which had been referred to Gen. Canine. I merely inquir d whether was i.ng the position that this type of a relationship was a FI function, rather than an AFSA function, although it should be coordinated AFSA. Mr, indicated that he was taking this position and undertook to have me briefed on the situation in the near future. !L. spoke to me on the urgency of his obtaining a man to head up his Intelligence section. He has a GS-15 slot. I later raised this point with the TADs and there is a bossibility that Sherman Kent mey 25X1A9a have a candidate, if he is able to get 5. Attended NSC Senior Staff meeting on NSC 135 and NSC 135/1. 25X1A9a 25X1A9a 6. of Comoro spoke to me about the availability of presently Secretary of USCIB, who is a GS-13. Later 25X1 A9a came in to see me and I indicated that there would be a position open to him in the 0/CI Policy and Liaison Staff. only concern was as to 25X1 A9a the training of a successor for his present position. I shall have to speak to Mr. Sheldon on this as soon as he returns. 7. I spoke by phone with Gen. McClelland and suggested it would be helpful to have a Como liaison officer in 0/CI and he agreed. Mr. 25X1A9a Sheldon had designated Hof 0/CI for this position and I so informed Gen. McClelland. 25X1A9a 8. Spoke with and suggested the advisability that 0/CI, as a corollary of its Special Intelligence responsibility, keep itself This document is art of Ir e Approved For ReleaR0Ef09 . CIA-RDP79hf~1 Q4ds6r110G11t~she Seca,,, ;n o, :.? ? Pubjected _to individual systematic review. Approved For Release 20 /RC -RDP79-0 0 1 A000100020139-0 Security Information Official Diary 2 September 1952 informed as to all activities relating to noise listening and electronic counter-measures. The desirability of this was most impressive in the case of relations with special processing centers and we later had a discussion of this question in the IADs' meeting. 25X1A9a 9. informed me of certain changes suggested by General McKee in the current draft of the summary evaluation paper which were holding up final agreement. 10. Pursuant to instructions from DCI, sent Volume One of the 25X1A5a1 tudies to Undersecretary Bruce and informed him that a complete set was 25X1 A9a available, if he desired it. Informed - of this. U. Chatted with Messrs. Farley and Weber of the NSC Secretariat, respecting the 0/RR. report on the Communist Five-Year Plan, which was relevant to certain discussions we had had recently respecting the possibility of comparing US and Soviet positions. Also discussed briefly with them the question of a Commander's estimate for the President. 25X1A9 a 25X1A9a 25X1A6a 12. Chatted with Messrs. =and lllllllllllllllllllllllrespecting information of the to the effect 25X1 A6a d b i y ne 25X1 A9a obta 25X1 A5a 1 that and his party would be for three weeks beginning 25X1A6a 25X1A9a on or about Sep ember 6th. Arranged with to have an FI officer debrief 25X1A5a1 if he were willing to talk. This last question will be determined 25X1 A9a by through an intermediary. 25X1A9a 1 . Cleared with Dr. Andrews and a legend to be 25X1A5a1 stamped on prior to dissemination, and also requested a paper showing what distribution was being made. 25X1A9a Ilt.. Suggested to that we set up in FI a "'Who's Who" on delegates to the Asian Peace Conference which is shortly to convene in 25X1A9a Peiping. He will take this up with when he returns early next week. 25X1A9a 15. Chatted with of FI respecting certain reports which he had collected and the difficulty of getting them to the Intelligence Offices. 25X1 A9a 16. Arranged with Mr. Amory to have a talk with 25X1A6a who is back from Approved For Rele&t~a912 CIA-RDP79-01041 A000100020139-0 SSE RE