MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN DIRECTOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM, ADMIN. BUILDING WEDNESDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 1951

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 8, 2002
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• Publication Date: February 21, 1951
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21 Februorv- 19'.1
:mutes of :.v'.ectin~- hE.ld in Director's
Conference Foon, Adininistrat?.on luil.dine;
cdne:sd y, 21 Fchru=,ry, 19"'1, at 11,20 hou s
General Smith Presad.a.nr.
Present
Allen -',T. ',Dul] cs, D "ut. D;rc.; for for Plans
iurray ";c-l, e ~ut:y Director for ./.c~ministrtion
Lyman Ti. Klrknatricl:_, Eyccut,ivc Assistant, to DG1:
?cccutij e .Assistant to
Tmc.s !:.. ..:.ncrc.. s, Asst. ?ir for Collection and Disse,r_:nati ;n
G(-.:org_e G. Carey, osst. D-ir for Operations
ksst. .-ir. for Scientific intc1li,once
D/ _.sst. .hr. for G..trre:?nt Intelligence
:~,.. .,ournc Johnston. D/Asst. Dir, for Policy- Coordination
Fzlliam L. Lcn.r,Er, P,.Gst. Dir. for National Lstimates
ay F. -:illi~{an, Asst. Dir. for Research and. Fcnorts
James n;. Fc )Er ./?.sst. Dir.. for Intelligence Coordination
Special Asst. to :'1GI
;1; a, . Gun. illa.rd 'V 'roan, ." sst. D-1; r. for 4)cci al Cpcrat! ens
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21 -'4't:bru'ry 1951
1. Introduction of ~,'r. '".r1tc,r F:ci.d 'g'olf
T:nc ))i.rcctor introduced x. a.ltcr acid "'olf --ho is to become
7cnuty Director for ".d.ministrotion upon the. dcpaFturc of 'rcConnc.l.
3. CL. Hricfin~. for :r. ?cyton Ford, Dcp .rtmcnt of Justice
..r. Dullc,s r:.portcci that ::jir. 'c, ton Ford is c 'mina to (J1" on
27 Fc bru^.rvr for a bri.cfing;. Pftc. r s-mc discussion s to the numbcr of
ncoplc. who -~ -ould be called upon to partici.p?.tc in this briefing, the
Director i.nstructcd thot the numb(. r bc- head. dowwrn.
!. L--Jrojcct
Aftr sonic discussion on the merits of trc. subject proj,..ct ncrL-
in th.c Di..rcctor pointed out th`1t St tc :mnd. Defense. should p,=rticinntc in
the, nrogro.m xiri th,t hr. vas less concerned with -h-t ,tip-s bc.}.ng, done ^t th~~
momi nt,, Gi.ncrol `,,pith directed that and 'fir. to
him n. brief rc. port and rc commc nda+ ions to inc l_ud.c
a) ho'- much mono need( d to kept th(. projct going
b) the pcrsonn' l nc c '( rl to i:rnlc.;ncn.t thi_ project
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Th.- .)1rc ctor also point(d out t h^.t t.h_:: op- r"t .on of this ?pro j ct could
r,.^.t.t me d. a.tt : r th t of our p^.n,_ 1 ' t ?ri. rc c ton. `~ he n hoirL r- r~ort r d
rccom -cnd.---ions 7-i11 b,.. discussc.:d by the .._r c+ or --?ith II r,;~~ ILLEGIB
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21 i'e bru^ry 1951
'roposcd 0 C Budget for Fi.sc-l Tor 1952
The Diri_ctor pointcd out t.hpt thu suhjoct: buK ct cove rAi
oct:vitins for and beyond wh^t we or.. presently set up to do and
transcends ?ny dirtctivc and./or rusponsibility assir;n:_d to 011. Hc
stn.tc c that there - s vc ry little -c could do in connc ction -ith the
opcr?^tions proposed by OPC in this budget other than to ?ct as an Pdvancc
manning group in this fi.,_.ld until such time as more definitc directives
are issued. He also nointc d out t.h^t the annunt of the budget -ns not
unrc pU stic and could be will-usc d s a r1-:.nni.n_ figure: to show othcr
Govc rnmc nt. P c n.c ic. s c one c. rnc d..
The Director instructs. d. Col. Johnston. to 'tt ?,ch to this but
a bri.c f analysis Y.nd justification of t.hc a,nount i_n6icntc.d the rein.; :ich
will bc shown to the _!Dc pnrtmcnts of State and. Uc fcnsc .
6. NSC 56 - 'olicy on Dcfc ctors
V. C^rLy reported that at a inciting of the; NEC Eub-committc c
on the subject p7pc r, id.:viral Stcvcns indic teal that CL. responsibility
und.cr ?`GI') 13 should bL enl^rgcd. The Director stitch that our m jor
job -7s the production of int,.lliu ncc and. t'nnt augmenting responsibilities
might hccomc so g.r_ nt that. 7c would. havc to turn somc of these r t sponsi-
biliti~ s ovcr to other Pgcncics.
7. Proposr4 iJirc ctivt.. on Psychological 'Warfare
The Director e:xnlnine d. the gcnc.sis of the papc r -end, inhic. tcd
that in his opinion the p^pLr should cunt oin ^ very broad clan such as an
outline strategic w^.r plan colic r: nF ,lobsl llrgc sc^lc opcrations. W
furth._r indica.tcdth?t c^n c^rry out oir mission in this field pro--
vi..dcd tb.t we rccc i.vod t.h< proper direction 'nd that -c should work townrd
into. gratini, our efforts into n glohal Plan. ' ftc r furths r d, scussi on, the
7ir, ctor instru.c+ed comrncnts `end recomme_ndations on this noocr b; submitt.cd
to him on 26 Fcbruar r 1)51. These comments one' r. cornnc ni ti_ons 1 111 hi
prcrn=rcd b. Mr. Dull?s, Dr. +'illika.n, ?-r, F;c.bcr, Col. Johnston, and
+r. X r'rp- trick.
21 F, bru ry 1911
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