MORNING MEETING OF 15 NOVEMBER 1965

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001500060173-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2003
• Sequence Number: 173
• Publication Date: November 15, 1965
• Content Type: MFR

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15 November 1965
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
Morning Meeting of 15 November 1965
DDCI was in the chair. DCI was speaking to the visiting
Senior Seminar group.
R. J. Smith noted a request put to him today by the DCI,
asking for a look at the weekend information concerning the attack
by Cuban exiles along the Havana waterfront. Neither DCI nor the
DCI Duty Officer (Bannerman) -was. informed of the details of this.
Smith briefed along the lines of this morning's CIB concerning
the poor food outlook in India.
Kent noted a letter he had receive i from the Dean of the
Graduate School The Dean states his case for opposing
a formal consultant relationship between Lhe Government, particu-
larly intelligence agencies, and academicians. It was noted that
this is a fairly common view on the college campuses currently and
that DD/I is prepared to brief DCI tomorrow on the problems in
developing any kind of systematic use of social scientists in support
of the Agency.
de Silva commended for reading a report from the
DDCI asked de Silva to take a look at
which is billed to represent North Vietnamese policy toward the
Chinese Communists.
DD/P noted a current worldwide trip being made by Senator
Mansfield and other Congressmen at Presidential request. The Agency
had not been advised beforehand as to the nature and extent of this trip.
Houston said he would look into current l:+aison procedures to see
what improvements might be made.
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Executive Director noted that the Signior Seminar is visiting
the Agency today. He also noted that Robert W. Morse, Navy
Assistant Secretary for R&D, will be coming to the building tomorrow
for briefings on the Agency as earlier requested by DCI.
Executive Director explained the current status of budget
planning. A letter for DCI signature is be i.ng prepared. The letter
will indicate what portions of the reduction will be applied
to major categories of Agency work. DDCI said that he wanted a copy
of this letter, plus the separate list of low-priority programs prepared
earlier.
ACTIONS:
1. DD/P is requested to confer directly with Bill Bundy on the
question of At stake is the advisability of
continuing the Agency's involvement. (DD/P -- in the course of the
day)
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