MORNING MEETING OF 7 OCTOBER 1966

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001500080057-4
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• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 24, 2003
• Sequence Number: 57
• Publication Date: October 7, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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Morning Meeting of 7 October 1966
from the Planning Su ort Group briefed on the
Agency's responsibilities during the exercise from 25X1
12-24 October.
DD/I mentioned that Ambassador Thompson has expressed interest
in coming to Headquarters for informal conversations sometime in
November. He noted that the only item of significance in conversations
Lehman noted a CRITIC message concerning the possible shoot-
down of an aircraft over Hungary. He said that the reprint in Pravda
of a call by a minor Communist party for a conference of all parties
strengthened the surmise that both it and an earlier call were Soviet-
instigated.
reported that he and Proctor had been successful in per-
suading COMOR to reverse its position and thereby to cancel the shot
of a KH-4package scheduled for 12 October. The Director initi-
ated a discussion of USIB subcommittees in general. said that
he has drafted a letter from the Director to Deputy Secre ary Vance on
DD/S reported that the October class of Career Trainees totals
the largest in some time.
Carver noted that) will arrive at Andrews tomorrow
night and will undergo treatment at Georgetown Hospital. He said
that Ambassador Porter had cabled Ambassador Lodge on the pacifica-
tion reorganization problem. He will advise the Director when he has
been able to ascertain the contents of the message.
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Warner reported that Admiral Taylor appeared before the Senate
Armed Services Committee yesterday and will probably be approved
on the floor today. The Director asked for yesterday's transcript.
Bross initiated a discussion on a draft Presidential letter on
authority for the Director of Central Intelligence. The Director agreed
that the implications of not having such a letter could be misconstrued.
A-DD/S&T briefed on a request from the AEC for the Director's
opinion on an underground nuclear shot in Nevada. Duckett suggested
that he handle the reply with a telephone call indicating the matter is
outside the Agency's domain. The Director agreed.
The Director noted that the Presidential advance party of Moyers
and Crockett departed last night. He asked the ADD/P to make sure
that all pertinent station chiefs are alerted to be in place for the Presi-
dential trip.
The Director said that he is puzzled about how Congressional brief-
ings could best be organized. He felt that, while yesterday's presenta-
tion was excellent, such briefings could still be improved by summaries
and conclusions which emphasize and repeat the thrust of the over-all
presentation.
In connection with next Tuesday's briefing before the Rivers com-
mittee, the Director agreed. on a twenty-minute operational briefing on
asked the ADD/P to check with him on the briefer, and said the
remainder of the presentation should be limited to between twenty and
twenty-five minutes with not too much depth on any one subject.
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