EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING ON 13 MAY 1975

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01495R000700180036-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 18, 2005
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: May 14, 1975
• Content Type: MEMO

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SUBJECT: Executive Council Meeting on 13 May 1975
Mr. Walsh chaired. Substituting were Messrs.
1. Mr. Walsh announced that Mr. Proctor was attending an Under
Secretaries Committee meeting on nuclear weapons recovery.
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oncluded by describing the growing chaos in Saigon
and at t e Embassy during the mission's last hours, which culminated
in his hurried departure from the Embassy roof aboard a helicopter
bound for an American aircraft carrier offshore. It was a harrowing
flight.
With a s dience, Mr. Walsh expressed his gratitude to 2 5X1
for their valiant efforts during very difficu
times and for their coming to share their experiences with members of
the Executive Council.
3. Mr. Walsh briefed on the current status of graduates of the
CIA Senior Seminar.
4. Mr. Walsh reported that on 19 May the Rockefeller Commission
was to begin drafting its conclusions and recommendations, which should
be ready by about 5 June.
5. With regard to the Senate Select Committee, Mr. Walsh reported
a. Since the "monitors" concept was turned down
by the Committee, the CIA will not allow anyone to
testify until it has had a chance to study the decision.
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b. The system of allowing Staffers to come to
CIA to look at Agency files is not working par-
ticularly well. CIA is insisting that any notes
taken must be reviewed for names, etc.
c. The request to allow the use of dictaphones
was rejected.
d. Mr. Colby is to testify before the Committee
on 15 May on covert action programs.
6. Mr. Walsh said that Mr. Colby will try to meet with the four
Deputies in mid-June.
7. Mr. Walsh announced that there would be a Friday Executive
Council this week which would 1) discuss further the proposal to modify
the covers and numbering system of Agency pubs and 2) hear a briefing
from Vince Heyman on the automated cable dissem system.
8. Mr. Walsh reported that Secretary Kissinger had approved
the use of the SR-71 for baseline coverage of Southeast Asia.
9. Mr. Walsh announced that nine Republican freshman Congressmen
were coming out to the Agency for breakfast on 14 May.
10. On Management Committee items, Mr. Walsh reported that the
Committee had approved the special retirement option, which will run
through 31 July. Also, a goal of hiring 40 Spanish surname individuals
over the next 12 months was established.
11. Mr. Walsh reported that because of the unexpected need to
accommodate Agency people in Vietnam, DDA was going back to the drawing
board to consider the amount of space that will be available in the
Agency for allocation to offices outside Headquarters.
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