OFFICIAL DIARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100040232-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 22, 1998
• Sequence Number: 232
• Publication Date: February 3, 1953
• Content Type: NOTES

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Official Diary
Tuesday, 3 February 1953
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1. Discussed with or the status of
NIE-59. Agreed with suggestion that the disagreement
between Intelligence agencies on this Estimate be attacked by (1) propos-
ing a revised paper which would disclaim any intention of covering in
the Estimate known economic issues, and (2) proposing a paper covering
not only economic but also military and political considerations. If
both efforts fail, we shall reconsider our position.
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Nola In passing on to the results of my talk with
emphasized the following points:
FOIAb6 a. and there is not much interest
in Intelligence at this point. Accordingly, recommendations that
items be called to the attention of the President should be held
to an absolute minimum. Moreover, it was futile to expect Cutler,
in view of his other responsibilities, to read detailed analytical
Intelligence discussions. It would be the responsibility of C/CI
to call important matters to his attention in the form of conclu-
sions.
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b. I felt that could be of substantial assistance to
respecting this Intelligence material, although I did
not feel that the time had as yet a me to make any final
suggestion along this line.
c. As an ultimate arrangement, I felt that the briefing of
the N `C on -Wednesdays would not substitute for DCI's briefing of
the President on Fridays. After things had settled down a bit, I
anticipa r we would recommend the re-institution of the
Friday b~ by DCI who would be able to elaborate on matters
on which ' d not have the time to become expert.
FOIAbq. As respects estimates, I plan to send the next one to
with the recommendation that the entire estimate be
brought to the President's attention, although, as a minimum, he
could be asked to read the Conclusions only.
3.FOljQb e morning meeting, informed T:r. Dulles as to my conversa-
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5. Mr. Dulles also requested an Intelligence appraisal as to the
danger to the off-shore Chinese islands from the Chi/Corns and I requested
to have this prepared by O/NE in connection with d/CI. The
paper as received was prepared exclusively by O/NE and was unsatisfactory.
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6. At the request of Mr. Dulles, had and iWiMIN
secure items relating to a Soviet denunciation of Sweden.
7. Jas informed by an( passed on to Mr. Dulles the
fact that current CIA estimates of guerrilla strength in the Chinese
mainland were 50,000; that this figure was agreed to by G-2; but that
the last coordinated estimate had given this figure at 100,000. I
recommended that he use the 50,000 figure in his briefing of the
National Se Council.
8. phoned and
requested an introduction to General Smith. I indicated that the present 71-7
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time was too jammed for any such thing but undertook to check on the
ossibilities within the nex few T.eeks ~1-1 '., Z ki&it
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9. informed me that the agencies desired more time
for the Burma estimate (which was scheduled to come up at this Thursday's
iAG) and I approved giving the time, even though this would mean cancel-
lation of IAC for this week.
10. Attended NSC Senior Staff meeting.
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