MORNING MEETING OF 1 JULY 1966
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July 1, 1966
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1 July 1966
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
Morning Meeting of 1 July 1966
The DCI opened the meeting with the following items:
1. Admiral Raborn extended to all his thanks and gratitude for
the farewell dinner given him on 29 June.
2. Unless international developments dictate otherwise, the
4 July holiday will be a "Sunday" in terms of Agency staffing.
3. The system of weekend DCI duty officers in the Agency will
continue.
4. The DCI invites senior Agency officials to feel free to plan
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is the point of contact. In the event of conflict this can be resolved in
discussions at morning meetings.
5. The DCI noted that he had requested a post mortem on the
~nd has requested completion of the study during the
coming week.
6. The DCI will continue the daily morning meetings. He urged
that the meetings be used as a "brokerage house" to accomplish Agency
business in a manner that should permit a reduction in the amount of
written reports and memoranda sent forward. All those who attend the
morning meeting were asked to use the utmost discretion in passing
along information pertaining to the items raised at the meetings. If
in doubt about the propriety of this, the DCI should be contacted.
7. The DCI does not plan to move his office.
8. The Director of the Office of Current Intelligence was requested
by the DCI to brief the morning meeting daily on major press items
affecting the Agency and its work as may be carried in the Washington
Post, the New York Times and the Baltimore Sun.
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ADDI reported completion of an Agency memorandum relating
to a new Soviet Weapons System which will affect the forthcoming
NIE 11-8 and which, when operational, could eliminate the early
warning now provided by the BMEWS System. It was agreed that this
memo will be disseminated.
Godfrey briefed on current developments in the Vietnam area
including Soviet communications noted in the SAM network near Hanoi
and the sinking of three NVN PT boats which moved against American
destroyers. Godfrey also reported on the situation pertaining to the
Vice President's trip to the Dominican Republic.
Kent noted that the State Department has encountered some policy
objections to the current draft of an NIE on the radical West African
States.
DDS reported that plans are being made to circulate to all Agency
personnel copies of the remarks made by the President at the swearing-in
ceremony of the DCI yesterday.
DDS reported successful completion of arrangements for additional
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Houston noted that discussions are under way on the Hill aimed
at developing a procedure to facilitate funding and contracting for
construction work.
DDS noted that the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy is asking
AEC for a damage assessment report on It was agreed 25X1
that no report of this kind should be made available to the Hill.
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with development of
Earman reported that consideration is being given to showing
films of the DCI swearing-in ceremony in the Agency auditorium.
Houston tabled the Congressional Record of favorable remarks
made by Representative Rivers yesterday about the DCI.
Houston reported that Senator Lister Hill of Alabama has been
named to fill a vacancy on our Senate Appropriations Subcommittee.
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In answer to the DCI's inquiry, Houston said that there has been
no reaction to date on numerous Agency invitations to brief Senator
Russell and the Subcommittee on our budget.
Duckett reported that indications are that the first
Duckett reported that an
invitation was received yesterday to brief Air Force Secretary Brown
on the Soviet ABM problem.
DDP reported that a high-ranking) )officer is coming
to Washington for hospitalization. It was agreed that the DCI and DDP
will pay a courtesy call.
It was noted that the DCI and DDP have received letters from
Vice President Humphrey about the need for continuing work
has also written to the Department about this.
ACTIONS
1. DDI is asked to draft a note for the DCI's consideration to
the President expressing his appreciation for the remarks made
yesterday about the Agency. (DDI in the course of the day. )
2. DDII ~re asked to analyze a Department cable from
Paris #9273 relating to the Vietnam problem and to issue a memorandum
if appropriate. (In the course of the day)
K. White
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