ROCKEFELLER LETTER, 21 MARCH 1953

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01065A000600040109-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 2007
• Sequence Number: 109
• Publication Date: March 30, 1953
• Content Type: MFR

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SECRET i,
rch 1953
Rockefeller Letter, 21 tkrch 1953
bjeet regarding new Foreign Information Agency and new Security
Strategy }hoard
At 1030 hours on 30 March 1953, CPP and C.Ope had a conference at
CPP and C-Vs subsequently briefed the DCI who studied the Rockefeller
,ter before the President this coming Thursday as originally planned.
NSC review completed - unredacted segments may be
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F RENCE i C.-3ps t memo from CPP to BI3/P? dated 30 March 1953, on the abo
the State Department with Mr. Howland Sergeant and .r. Walter Radius on the
above subject. The two State representatives declared that they had taken
strong exceptions to the Rockefeller proposals primarily because "they left
the Secr?tary of State out in left field." Furthermore, they were opposed
to the Security Strategy Board being created as a committee of NSC with
certain command functions in addition to whatever other responsibilities
they might inherit from the PSB. Mr. Sergeant planned to consult with the
William Jackson Committee forthwith and was interested in preventing any
premature action on the part of the Rockefeller group.
2. CPP and Cv3ps thereafter reported to DD/Pta office regarding this
matter. DI)/P was cognizant of the issue in question and appeared to be
agreeable to have CPP contact William Jackson to apprise him of the situation,
and a possible trip to New York for this purpose was mentioned.
The DCI at once telephoned Nelson Rockefeller and discussed the matter
with him in the presence of CPP and C-Ops. The DCIfs attitude was that
instead of soliciting individual, independent comments from the various in-
terested Agencies, Nelson Rockefeller should be given a coordinated opinion
after the next PSB weekly meeting on 'T'hursday, 2 April 1953. According to
DCI, Rockefeller was agreeable to this and would cancel his idea of placing
proposed memo from CPP to Di3,/P (above reference).
memo referred to in the above, plus attachment (with language concerning the
proposed Security Strategy Doard.) CPP reported the conversation with State
as outlined in the above and also pointed out some of the issues specified
in the "PP Staff Comments" prepared by the Ops.Piv,P and attached to the
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