OFFICIAL DIARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020143-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 143
• Publication Date: August 26, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

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Official Diary
Tuesday, 26 August 1952
1. At the Deputies' meeting, informed the DCI that I had spoken
to Adm. O'Neill, Conandant of the Coast Guard, who is satisfied with
intelligence support arrangements made through Navy.
25X1A5a1 2. Mr. Dulles raised certain questions respecting and the
DCI approved a joint review of appropriate papers by CIA, FBI an , possibly,
State.
3. Reported to the DCI on the accuracy of the Salisbury figures
on Russian production, as reported in The New York Times. O/RR had reported
that such figures, although they coincided in some instances with our
estimates, were almost certainly derived from open sources.
it. The DCI reaffirmed his instructions to Mr. Dulles and myself
25X1A6a respecting the CIA position in the- case.
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5. As previously noted, informed the DCI as to the joint survey
on intelligence requirements and potentialities of the Operational Offices
initiated by Mr. Wisner and myself.
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6. Chatted with Mr. Amory and of O/RR respecting
the latter's trip to I emphasized the following points:
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should politely refuse to discuss any special matters.
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should maintain CIA's refusal to engage in any type of
joint estimate, although joint consideration of evidence and
exchange of working papers would be appropriate.
Before he leaves, - should have a talk with
of I&S, who is CIA liaison with the Military Committee governing
dissemination of intelligence to foreign nations.
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7. Discussed the Career Service Program with I
expressed to him my views on the limited possibilities of rotation and also
received assurance that rotation, particularly from intelligence to opera-
tions, would be optional with the individual.
8. Mr. Gleason of the NSC Senior Staff phoned and inquired
whether PSB was concentrating on the forthcoming Soviet Party Congress.
25X1 A9a I later phoned - and raised this point; also raised the question of
25X1A9a the forthcoming Asian Peace Conference. Arranged to see _ at 11:30 on
Wednesday.
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9. Requested to:
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a. Ascertain whether 0 CI and 0/NE agreed with the conclusion
stated in and
b. To have 0/RR check the accuracy of certain figures contained
in an 00W emanating from FDD.
10. Dr. Kent raised the question of who, in our Governmental
structure, was authorized to make a Commander's estimate for the President.
After some discussion, we concluded that no existing agency had been
assigned this function and that it would probably require cooperation
between the Joint Chiefs of Staff who, under the Act of 1947, are
"military advisers to the President" and the DCI, who is in effect G-2
for the National Security Council. The difficulty is that the Joint
Chiefs of Staff have no staff component capable of making such an estimate
and, it should be noted, the number of officers on the Joint. Staff is
limited by statute to 200. Dr. Kent indicated that Gen. Partridge had
expressed the view that a staff of approximately 1100of icethis rs would a urbe
required in order adequately to implement a suggestion
Dr. Kent and I resolved to take the question under continuing study.
11. Dr. Chadwell indicated that the Staff of the Joint
Committee on AE had informally requested an indication of when the next
periodic estimate would be ready. We agreed that .a letter from the DCI
would be premature, but arranged to give a tentative informal estimate at
this time to the Staff.
12. Attended meeting of the Department of Justice with Mr. Dulles,
as to which I have prepared a separate Memorandum for the Record.
13. Attended meeting of Career Service Board.
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