OFFICIAL DIARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020160-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 160
• Publication Date: August 5, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

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Official Diary
Tuesday, 5 August 1952
1. Passed on to - and to Frank Wisner the Director's desire 25X1A9a
to use the services of whose activities are known to one 25X1A5a1
in the Operation Of ices.,
2. At the Deputies' meeting, expressed irritation at the nature of
the questions raised in the letter from Director Allen of PSB to the DCI,
and indicated that I would prepare a memorandum giving the full background
of this matter. The DCI indicated that this was not necessary; that all
that was required was a draft of reply to the Allen letter and I undertook
to draft same.
3. At the Deputies' meeting, reference was made to the deteriorat-
ing economic situation in Poland.
L. The DCI instructed me to confirm with Doc Matthews of State
that the Department had no objection to Tr._ Buck visiting Moscow, upon the
understanding that no barter deal was contemplated. I later confirmed this
with Undersecretary Matthew, who said that the Department would accept our
judgment as to the value of such a trip and had no objection thereto, so
long as Buck did not undertake to deliver copper or lead, or other pro-
hibited items, to the Soviets. The Department would have no objection to
having Buck purchase manganese for cash.
5. Prepared and forwarded to Adm. Dennison CIA's comment on
Senator Sparkman's letter to the President relating to the FTC report on oil.
6. Chatted with Gen. Weckerling respecting his replacement as
Chairman of the Watch Committee. We agreed that it would be best at this
time to appoint an acting chairman and was mentioned.
indicated his agreement to this procedure and said that he would be satisfied
7. Discussed with Dr. Whitman, Chairman of ROB., and Dr.
Chadwell, the R&DB request for an over-all estimate on'Soviet scientific
and technical capabilities. I explained to Dr. Whitman the status of
NIE 65 and said that we hoped the scientific and technical portion of this
paper would be adequate for R&DB's needs this year, even though it would
come in somewhat later than the time he had specified. In subsequent years,
we hoped to key the estimating program into the budgeting program, in which
event an appropriate estimate would be ready in time for R&.DB. Dr. Whitman
(CONTINUED)
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NSC, if necessary.
with a coordinated estimate as of December 1, 1952, and if that could not
be obtained by that date would accept a CIA, uncoordinated paper on this
subject. This would obviate the need for any request being made through the.
NSC or the NSC Senior Staff. Dr. Whitman indicated that he had discussed
this matter with Sec. Lovett, who had authorized him to make requests on the
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8. Met with Messrs. Sheldon and-respecting the CIA position
on the ad hoc USCIB committee on P/T. This was a preliminary discussion.
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9. Discussed briefly with Messrs. the timing
of sending Strategic Division personnel to Adm. Overesch. No final decision
was reached, pending further discussion with Adm. Overesch.
10. Authorized Mr. Reber to cancel the IAC meeting this Thursday 25X1A9a
and later notified the Director.
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11. in connection with the discussions of
I later mentioned this
in the IADst meeting and requested that such profiles be prepared.
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