OFFICIAL DIARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020153-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 153
• Publication Date: August 13, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

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Official Diary
Wednesday, 13 August 1952
1. Informed Mr. Wisner of Mr. Hedden's suggestion as to the
security risk in the use of pseudonyms and requested that he have this
matter gone into again, and Mr. Wisner undertook to do so,
2. With the approval of DCI, passed to Adm. Dennison and Mr.
Adams of the Senate Small Business Committee a Russian Near East propaganda
broadcast relating to oil monopolies in the Middle East.
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25X1A9a 3. Chatted with , the new Cable Secretary, and Mr.
to insure that copies of all cables containing substantive intelligence
which would normally go either to DCI or DD/P simultaneously come to this
office. Following this conversation, an appropriate notification was issued
by the Cable Secretary and questions were raised by
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of the Operational Offices. When I explained to them that these cables were 25X1A9c
intended for my information and not for further dissemination, all'were
satisfied as to this new arrangement and I confirmed this with Mr. Wisner.
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It. of the Operational Offices consulted me as to
the need for an Intelligence Officer, Grade GS-14. I later chatted with
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one suggestion which I thought he might discuss withllllllllllllllllllllll I shall also 25X1A9a
raise this at the IADs' meeting.
5. Chatted with Col. Edwards and with respecting 25X1A9a
a Russian defector being brought in under Section an , upon being
informed of DCI's decision that no comment should be made, I insisted
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6. Discussed with Drs. Chadwell, lllllllllllllllllllllland Andrews, and Jim
Reber, the 0/SI indexing project and, after further discussion, requested
Dr. Andrews to withdraw his limited concurrence and attend the PRC
meeting where this project was considered, in order to express his views
on its limitations.
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7. Discussed with Dr. Chadwell and Messrs. _-
25X1A2g)/SI relations (through FI) wither I indicated my view that they
25X1A2gshould asstune that would become more independent and also would
have much closer relations Accordingly, they would 25X1X7
have to tread softly in passing information to that organization.
Frankly, I felt that we should trade things other than intelligence
information to obtain intelligence from
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8. Dr. Chadwell explained that the real purpose of
trip abroad was area familiarization for a new division chief and I
indicated that I would approve this trip if the project were appropriately
rewritten.
9. Also informed Dr. Chadwell that I would rewrite a memorandum
respecting the understanding as to the result of the SST Ad Hoc Committee
Report.
lO. Mr. Sheldon reported to me on the work of the USCIB ad hoc
committee and I approved the action being taken.
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