MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN DIRECTOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM, ADMIN. BUILDING MONDAY, 8 JANUARY 1951

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002300010004-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 8, 2002
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: January 8, 1951
• Content Type: MIN

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8 January 1951
STAFF CONFERENCE
Minutes of Meeting hold in Diroctorts
Conference Room, Administration Building
Monday, 8 January 1951, at 1100 hours
General Smith Presiding
Present
William H. Jackson, Deputy Director, CIA
Allen IT. Dulles, Deputy Director, Plans
-Hurray.McConnol, Deputy Director, Administration.
Lyman Bo Kirl,Tatrick, Executive Assistant to DCI
Executivo Assistant to DxI
Advisor for Management
awes J. n errs, Asst. Dir. for Collection 110". Dissemination
Theodore Babbitt, Asst. Dire for Research & Reports
George G. Carey, Asst. Dir* for Operations
H. Marshall Chadtivell, Asst. Dire for Scientific Intelligence
Asst. Dir. for Special Services
1 iam L. Lamer, Asst. Dire for National Estimates
Asst. Dire for Special Operations
Asst. Dire for Policy- Coordination
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lm The Director stated that it was very important for all of
the Assissan- Directors to make sure that the security precautions
taken in their offices were complete and thorough.
The Director indicated that he was available to see the
Assistant Directors at any time and urged them either to telephone
him or come to his office whenever ho was not otherwise engaged.
He stated that generally he would be difficult to see on Thursday
and Friday. It was indicated that if the Assistant Directors
ask he will arrange for them to see the Director or
I,Ir. Jackson at the earliest possible momenta
The Director said that he wished to have it clearly
understood what he meant by staff work. He stated that he con-
sidered the Assistant Directors to be his staff and used the
analogy of a Special Staff in any large military headquarters.
He stated that he desired to have the Assistant Directors
coordinate all matters between themselves. He said that he
wished each of them to have a DelDuty who could act for him at
any time, and that he considered it extremely desirable for each
Assistant Director with a field staff to visit the field at least
once or twice a year. He stated that his staff :leaded by T IX.
ISirlcpatrick could be compared to the Secretary of the General
Staff in a military headquarters.
The Director stated that he envisaged the CIS senior
representatives in overseas posts as being his personal repre-
sentatives. He said that he believed those individuals should
be kept fully informed of all developments in their areas, but
were not to be in the chain of command between the Assistant
Directors and their top representatives.
2. Mrs McConnel reported that the printing facilities of the
agency were~ei g centralized and that the result should be better
and faster service.
Mr Mnr'nnnel introduced He explained 7FX1
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that would be his assistant for covert matters an
would be his assistant for overt matters*
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3. fro Carey raised the question as to the status and desir-
ability of ccontiiiuing the Presentation branch. Ho pointed Out
that 90 per cent of the presentations had been political anC that
henceforth this would be a major concern of the Department of State.
Tax'. Reber was instructed to explore this i.iatter and make recommen-
dations
i. stated that briefings on the current situation
would be hold in t e Situation Room in UQ Building at 12:00 noon
each Tuesday and Friday, commencing 9 January. These briefings will
last approximately twenty minutes and the Situation Room can accomo-
date approximately fifty persons. It Was suggested that Dr. Langer
and appropriate members of his staff, and any other Assistant
Directors or their designees, plan to attend these.
I said that the Department of State is
planning a regional conference in Ceylon on 26 February and asked
who should represent the agency. It was decided that the repre-
sentatives from the agency should be from the Office of Estimates.
suggestec', in this connection, that he hoped the rinci-
p e could be established of CIA's being represented at conferences.
5. Dr. Langer inquired as to the status of the plans for
having the a-__ y Summary prepared by another off ice , T:e stated
that he was anxious not to lose the availability of it ortant
State Department cables. It ,-ras indicated t'iat ';r. Reber as
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stated that OISS was preparing trial runs ofj anewjj'1l-coerce daiZys
The DCI stated that this should be circulated in the agency prior
to discussion with the President and general circulation.
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