OFFICIAL DIARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100040132-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 132
• Publication Date: March 17, 1953
• Content Type: NOTES

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1. phoned and stated that would be unavail-
able as Secretary of USCIB. He suggested who is also a BG. I
later checked with Sheldon and found that would not be satisfac-
tory to CIA.
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2. Discussed with Messrs. Amory, Reber and and Howe, of
State, certain problems raised by State's budgetary requirements as follows:
a. State is proposing to drop its ERS and we urged them to
reconsider, at least in part.
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^.11 of the foregoing has been covered in a M -diar;Or. Amory.
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3. of Commo spoke to me respecting ELM organization.
I questioned whether or not the NSCID #9 setup would not be adequate for
this purpose. I felt that his initial thought of a committee under NSC
was too high-level since the key to any such project would be operational
support::
4. Participated in the briefing of the seven Wise Men.
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1. DD/I, ADD/I and AD/IC concurred with Park Armstrong and Fisher Howe
on the general subject of problems confronting the f'R" section of State in
complying with directives to reduce its budget. Apparently, the cutback is
going to be in the neighborhood of 12;0', or 57 positions, excluding NIS and
other specially supported activities. They propose to make this cutback
across the board, and functionally:
a. Abolish External Research Staff (9-10 positions).
b. Abolish branches of DFI covering world communism and population
and land support (UNA - 10 positions).
c. In the Geographic Branches, 1-2 positions to each, except for
DRS - Total, 25 in OIR.
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d. Reduce Biographic Index by 5 positions; Acquisition Division by
3; and take 13 people outof the Library.
The wisdom of eliminating the External Research Staff from the community was
seriously examined, as well as the difficulties of locating it elsewhere as
effedtively as where it now is. It was proposed, by CIA representatives, that
State consider saving ERS by making certain cuts in the Economic components 25X9A2
of DRS and DFI, whereas O/RR is exceptionally well staffed. Willingness to
accept transfers is expressed.
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2. The suggestion that the
be nomina y placed on CIA rolls and be kept
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fact, where they are, was viewed with no enthusiasm. As a partial small step
in the direction of reducing the State role in production of Chapter VI, CIA
proposed to take the Bloc portions, thereby saving up to a score of positions
and enabling the research work in O/RR ultimately to be blended with the main-
tenance program of Chapter VI. The State representatives viewed this favorably
and undertook to give it further study.
3. DD/I, supported by ADD/I, AD/SI and AD/CI, arri numerous members of
their staffs, renewed the briefing of the seven consultants to the National
Security Council, with emphasis on Soviet Economy, Scientific Developments
and Potential, and the problems of India. The possibility of a Special vstilr~-
ate on a particularly sensitive subject arose from this discussion and was
passed to Dr. Kent for consideration and action by the Board.
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