MINUTES OF SPECIAL GROUP MEETING, 22 MARCH 1962

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 15, 2005
• Sequence Number: 45
• Publication Date: March 22, 1962
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s bunter of Special Group Meeting, 22 March 1852
PUSSNTz Mr. sumin 51r. Joboaon; Mr. Gilpatric mad General
Parker; Mr, McCaus
The Attorney Corral was present for It.. 1;
Arebaasador Reinhardt and Mr. Xarsasssin.s, of CIA,
were present for Item 3.
1. Shut j fan alt Will
capabilit,
of CIA, gave a su nary of the increased logistic
to rth Vistula.
Z. ritisl- ftm as
This Item was discussed briefly. Mr. $cCone ass a:s: to
prepare AS assessaMaat of the cbracss of success of venous pro.
posed covert lives at actton. It was recognized that this kind
of study Faust be distinct from the. 8511 new is progress.
3. Ez
A draft aauMt womic for hirer authority, sorsrixg the covert
program of suppar-t, was discuss", Mr? Johnson agreed to no
with, the Amebas 's and CIA's rtecaaemadatiaos on the
It was noted that other
Lawwas or gas ram had already listed amr State, CIA wad
the Ambassadors.
W. Reinhardt was to discuss the proposals with higher
authority later in flee afternoon.
4. iseaeac Attiviti
The Group thou turned to discussion art: the State Departments
paper tecoearseading relaxation of certain restrictive policies with
respect to space activities; a draft Defense directive, which rre-
iatorced provtowrly-discussed security assures; and a paper tram
CIA on the entaet of Soviet kmnd a of U.S. roc I 'n issanncs
capabilities.
NSC review(s) completed.
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Mr. Johnsen asssspmalsasd that the State position was not that
the U.S. should mm acknowledge its ciaadestinss activities In
this field, but mother that we should fine[ saw way slowly to
surface what we are doing. Me cautioned against baiag so clam-
destine that we appear to have a guilt ccssplss.
Mr. body suggested that perhaps the best way to proceed
would be to esglesssr pesaribilitios of setting the stags for eventual
acec*ptaes of this kind of use for out" space, thrasgb the modius
of international lsmrysrs, scholars or smiler individuals. hha
esph sised that this had nothing to do with say commidersatte of
our present eapabilities or aactivitiasae. Ale" there limy., it was
agretd that the State Mpartssss nt should tabs the lead in having
its internatiopal legal experts work up the case for obtaining such
acceptance, without exposing these experts is any way to currently-
classified infereaties.
Mr. Gilpatric said that the Defense paper had *4 Its objective
the etateuance of security discipline within the bstemse establish-
mat.
Vs. Cone undertook to took further into the Zboioov article
entitled "space lea sgi flame and International 1mw," which W"
cited to the CIA paper, with a view to seem bow the Soviets
the.nsslves have approached this problem.
5. II-A01itaalAsti sr
This project me deterred is vtow of its possible Impact an
the I bass situation.
Oda was approved as presented. Mr. Dwedy
this fact to higher authority.
7. L -L Yolitsf, Mince
The election projeeet we approved as presented. Me. Ivudy
w yrtook to discuss it with higher authority.
Si. Smart tte l?hliiierai 1Mntiaser
It was voted that State and CIA are in agrseerntst on all
specter of the progras for political parties, as
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suarearissd L U the paper recently 'prepared by CM. It was agreed
that Mr. McCon end Mr. Jobtson should "stung this at an appropriate
bale with higher authority.
9. Peripheral NURt
Mr. )icCone said that the five peripheral flights 14 the Soviet
Per list, proposed by SO sad disco sad at last se's westing, had
bee* further considered by CIA experts. They had coslxded that
the information that could be expected frow those wise tons would
not be sufficient to J%stify alerting Soviet defenses. Mr. Gilpstric
agreed to require the responsible officers to justify these pro-
posals further.
hoteaas A. Parrott
Distribution
Mr. Johanson
Mr. Gilpatris
Mr. hcCoeae
Kr. Bundy
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