MORNING MEETING OF 20 OCTOBER 1965

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001500060189-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 2004
• Sequence Number: 189
• Publication Date: October 20, 1965
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
Morning Meeting of 20 October 1965
DDCI was in the chair. DCI was out of town.
R. J. Smith briefed on the current situation in the Dominican
Republic and the DCI's concern over the situation there.
discussions at NPIC this morning.
Smith reported that
is here today and is in
Smith reported that arrangements are being made to brief
on Asian developments. In answer to
DDUL's query, mit reported that the briefing of F~ on the
Viet Cong leadership had gone well yesterday.
Smith noted a request by Ambassador Taylor for CIA, State,
and DIA briefings on various countries between 27, October and
9 November. This request is linked to General Taylor's current
work on counterinsurgency matters.
Smith reported completion, with DIA concurrence, of a memo
on the ChiCom military presence in North Vietnam. The estimated
number of troops involved is between 15, 000-20, 000. It was agreed
that this is an important matter, that it is necessary to disseminate
this information, and that copies would be sent, under a covering
note signed by DDCI, to Secretaries McNamara, Vance, and Rusk
and to McGeorge Bundy.
on Soviet ground forces.
At DDCI inquiry, Abbot Smith explained the work done by USIB
reps to resolve issues connected with two Estimates coming before
USIB this week -- one on the program and the other
DD/S noted Ambassador Lodge's cable to which recom-
mended increased benefits for employees and epen ents in the
Vietnam area. It was agreed that the Agency would support Lodge's
recommendations as appropriate.
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DDCI commended the recent DD/S memorandum on Air America
operations.
Houston reported that Warner and de Silva are seeing Congressman
and the possibility that Congressman Moss may be asking questions
about certain aspects of the Agency's role in this. Tracy Barnes is
ensuring that the record is up to date. Houston was advised to have
a memo available for DDCI and DCI in the event of a future query.
Hardy today. Houston referred to an old case involving
DDCI noted that he had met with Congressman Zablocki yesterday.
DD/S&T reported that the
U-2 missions succeeded
as expected,
in covering 11 of 12 ChiCom ports.
DD/S&T noted that the Space Intelligence Panel, chaired by Ramo,
will be here on 28 October. It will assess and comment on the ONE
memo looking into the question as to whether the Soviets are in com-
petition with the U. S. Apollo program.
DD/S&T noted that John Foster, the new DD/R&E in DOD, will
be coming out today for the first of seven briefings to be given him
on the Agency and the community. It was agreed that top-flight
briefings should be given to Foster.
DD/S&T noted the recent memo from Pat Coyne relaying General
Taylor's request for a study of disarmament proposals based on
assumptions that intelligence can guarantee against surprises. DDCI
advised DD/S&T to prepare a responsive paper and to discuss this
with DCI rather than undertake a community effort at this time.
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DD/P noted that Lodge's weekly letters to the President get
no dissemination and that Lodge's commendation of the PAT teams
will thus not become widely known.
DDCI relayed DCI's desire that briefings of Clifford and Coyne
emphasize the intelligence capacity of various Agency-sponsored
teams in Vietnam.
1. DD/P is to look into the advisability of providing
with each of the PAT teams. (27 October)
2. DD/I is requested to prepare sitreps as necessary on the situ-
atio and to have one available this afternoon
forte DUI's return-to-town.
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