MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN DIRECTOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM, ADMIN. BUILDING TUESDAY, 2 JANUARY 1951

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 8, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 2, 1951
• Content Type: MIN

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2 January 1951
Minutes of Meeting held in Director's
Conference Room, Administration Building
Tuesday, 2 January 1951, at 1100 hours
Tb?o William H. Jackson Presiding
Present
Deputy Director, Plans
Lyman B. Kirkpatrick, Executive Assistant to DCI
Executive Assistant to DCI
James 1.10 n reins, Asst. Dirt for Collection & Dissemination
Advisor for Management
Theodore babbitt, Asst. Dirt for Research and PReports
George G. Carey, Asst. Dirt for Operations
H, Marshall Chadwell, Asst. Dir. for Scientific Intelligence
Asst. Dirt for Special Services
TTilliam L,~ Langer, Asst. ;Dir. for National Estimates
James Q. Kober, Act!; Asst. Dir. for Intelligence Coordination
asst. Dirt for Special Operations
sst. Dirt for Policy Coordination
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1. Ur. Jackson explained that the L,'arshall letter had been
received by the Secretary of Defense and had been referred to the
Joint Chiefs of Staff for comment and for future discussion with
CIA of its implementation. He stated that he felt there will be
little question but that we would receive everything we requested
in the letter. Mr. Jackson reported that
Mr. Jackson sai
that some care was necessary in conducting liaison with other
agencies and that 1,.r. Reberts office would have the responsi-
bility for liaison arrangements. It* Jackson asked Dr. Langer
to say a few words on the development of the Office of Estimates.
2. Dr,, Lanier said that the organization of the Office of
Estimates via-s welIalong toward completion. He pointed out that
the Board of rational Estimates now consisted of a very high-
powered group who would hea all of the estimators on their
mettle. has joined the Board of Estimates;
77s7ortlT e a e to e oar r. Langer
stated is he was *Worried about the ability of the LLC agencies
to keep pace with such a hirch level group. Dr. Langer said that
he thought it would be desirable to alternate members of the
Board of Estimates
He stated that he felt any
additional time would result in their getting out of touch with
the thinking of 0/NE-
30 IPx. Kirl atrick reported that the Directorts Staff was
maintaining a daily status shoot on which would be noted all
items which should be called to the attention of the Director.
He suggested that any item which the Assistant Directors wish
to have brought to the attention of the DCI be sent up for
inclusion on this status shoot. Dr. Langer said that 0/NE keeps
a daily status sheet showing the progress on estimates and that
he would furnish this for inclusion of such part as was necessary.
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4. I beported that two papers were being repared
for the NS : one clarifying the relations of 0/SO and 0/PC in
wartime and one defining guerrilla warfare. It was indicated
that the method of handling these papers after they were agreed
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Kirkpatrick, would be to present them to the National Security
Council which in turn would ask the Departments of State and
Defense for comment.
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