OFFICIAL DIARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020170-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 170
• Publication Date: July 23, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

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Official Diary
Wednesday.., 23 July 1952
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nn_ 1. Called to the attention of Mr. Wisner and
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of FE Division a item r elating to Chengtu,
25X1A9a Suggested to and Mr. Sheldon that they establish some direct
liaison in order to insure that such items are called to the attention of
the Operational Offices. There is a good field for cross fertilization here.
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2. Spoke to respecting his memorandum concerning
information letters for Senior Representatives and he agreed to delete the
request for an intelligence roundup, when I explained the nature of the
services we were giving Senior Representatives. Requested to 25X1A9a
prepare our contribution for the forthcoming trial run.
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25X1A7b 3. Requested to have= prepare a propaganda analysis.
tions for the period ending 30 July. Also requested to proceed 25a Loo
with his plans for setting up a unit within 00 to produce material of this
type. We are not receiving it from any other source and such studies are
required for Agency purposes. Products of this group would not be
disseminated outside CIA.
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get in touch directly with Mr. Sheldon and They would be 25X1 A9a
25X1A9a guided by his advice on the sensitivity of the material received. During
this conversation emphasized the undesirability of passing
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on to State some of the material in question and I reemphasized this with
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Report. I later met in the
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of PSB that he speak with
Suggested to
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It was perfectly
im, was attempting
to Taull through the inclusion of the CIA figures. I made our position
unmistakably clear and vetoed any use of CTA figures, either separately
or as part of a total..
6. Mr. Wisner spoke to me and requested me to act as the
channel to pass a copy of the to of PSB. 25X1A9a
25X1 X6 Mr. Wisner preferred this to having- deal directly with the various25X1 A9a
Offices. I later spoke to about this-and., respecting the 25X1A9a
'Intelligence Offices, authorized him to speak directly to the ADs but
.requested that he keep me informed as to the request which he was making
from time to time,
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7. indicated that PSB would be extremely interested
in the results o any psychological operations carried on in connection
He also suggested
that it might be useful to have a check-list of Americans and others who
had been subjected to intensive Soviet intelligence, such as - 125X1X6
undertook to look into these questions,
8. Col. Baker, Director of Special Research for G-2, phoned
respecting a proposal to give additional support to SHAPE sub-commands.
After looking over the papers, I informed Col. Baker that I would recommend
that Gen. Smith approve and I thought that he would do so.
9. Attended meeting of Ad Hoc S & T Committee and later dis-
cussed personnel with 25X1A9a
requested that I reconsider the question of but I e xplaine 25X1 A9a
the precise nature of difficult and Col. 25X1 A9a
my y ~ indicated that he25X1 A9a
,would be perfectly willing to substitute for X1 A9a
who had attended several meetings of our Committee, also
withdrew his request that this be a two-way arrangement and indicated
willingness to have or. Chadwell sit on the Committee. I indicated
appreciation of this attitude, but did not state what I would do about
this particular question.
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