OFFICIAL DIARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020186-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 186
• Publication Date: July 3, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

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Official Diary
Wednesday, 3 July 192
1. Chatted with Director Allen of the PSB respecting the Loomis
Report. I explained to him the situation with. respect to the figures cited
in the Repast and also the general reasons why I feel that the matters con-
sidered in this Report could best be handled by a program of coordination
undertaken by the Department of State, rather than PSB. I indicated,
however, that if the figures relating to CIA were deleted, I would have no
objection to the circulation of the Report, since it was at least thought-
provoking and that is what was required in this field. After some dis-
cussion, Mr. Allen indicated that he would transmit the Repast, with the
figures relating to CIA deleted, to Gen. Smith under a covering letter from
Mr. A1.len, which would be transmitted to Gen. Smith through me. This per-
mitted us to cancel the later meeting scheduled with the General and I so
informed the General at the Deputies meeting.
2. At the Deputies meeting, Col. White indicated that Adm.
Overesch would arrive in this country on Sunday, 28 July, and would be in
Washington for about ten days prior to his departure for Tokyo. Interested
offices should be alerted so that we can set up any necessary meetings with
Overesch.
3. Reported to the DCI the discussion, at the NSC Senior Staff
Steering Group meeting on Tuesday relating to Formosa. The DCI approved
the position I had taken on behalf of ham and indicated his desire to
attend the next Steering Group meeting on this subject, I explained that
Defense was drafting a new paper, and that he would probably want to look
that over. Mr. Wisner made available to me his ~t1;`yes Only~~ memorandum
relating to this general subject, covering a meeting attended by T~Ir, Dulles
and himself. I later phoned Jimmy Lay and informed him of the Directors
desire to attend the next Steering Group meeting on Formosa and Lay
indicated that he would discuss this with the DCI an Thursday.
~.. After some discussion, the DCI determined not to send the
letter I had drafted respecting the Gunther article, but he requested that
we seek to have certain changes made. In particular, he had certain
changes in the introductory comment of the editorial. I got in touch with
25X1A9a -by phone and he persuaded LOOK to have the changes made in the
editorial introduction, which involved making a new plate, but was unable
to obtain any of the other suggested changes. I so informed the DCI.
~. Spoke to the DCI respecting the status of truce negotiations
and indicated that I had became convinced that the securing of an armistice
depended upon the finesse with which negotiations were conducted. I w as
extremely impressed by the parallel between the approach made to Gross at
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3 July 192
the UN and that initially made to the Germans in 1939? Consequently, I
regarded the State Department decision not to exploit this avenue until
further development of the Indian-Chinese avenue, a primary error. After
this discussion the DCI called again for the Gross report.
6. Attended IAC.
7. At the IAG spoke to Gen. Weckerling and su~ges~ted that we
confer respecting intelligence support for We:will do that 25X1A9a
either late Thursday or early next week.
+~. ~/CD requested my assistance ~ securing JCS 193/11 dated
28 May 1952, and I requested it by phone of Gen. Partridge.
25X1A9a
9. Conferred with -
tions to be given to Contact Division.
25X1X7
Actin; AD/O, respecting instruc-
11. During the evening, visited Adm. Johnson at the Naval
T-ledical Center, He informed me that it is planned to make Adm. Espey DNI
same time in September, Espey has had some substantial intelligence
experience, although he is primarily a destro er officer. Johnson also
volunteered to put me into contact with 25X1 C8C
25X1 C8C and from whom, Johnson believes, valuable information can
be o tamed. Johnson also informed me that the 25X1 C8C
would be visiting this fall and that it would be most helpful 25X1 C8C
if the DCI and I cou speak with him. I undertook to see what I could do.
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12. Having received a copy of a memorandum sent by AD/CD to
Administrative Services respecting heat in the skating rink, I passed on
the memorandum to Col. G~Ihite with an expression of my view that every
effort should be made to satisfy the needs of CD there as a matter of the
highest priority. This could go ahead without awaiting any decision on the
general question of air conditioning<
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