MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN DIRECTOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM, ADMIN. BUILDING MONDAY, 22 OCTOBER 1951

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• Publication Date: October 22, 1951
• Content Type: MIN

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STAFF CONE RtNCE
Minute of Hooting held in Director's
Conference Room, Administration Building
Monday, 22 October 1951, at 1100 hours.
General Smith Presiding
Allen W. Dulles, Deputy Director
Walter R. Wolf, Deputy Director for Administration
Jr., Exccutiv`. Assistant to the Director
Colonel Chester - -en, Assistant to the Director
Deputy Director of Training
"? dvisor for Management
James M. ibndrews,sst. Director for Collection and Dissemination
George G. Carey, Assistant Director for. Operations
H. Marshall Chadwoll, Asst. Director for Scientific Intelligence
Kin nazi Dou~lass, asst. Director for C .trrc?nt Intelligence
icti.ng D/.;'asst. Director for Research and Reports
William a T,, sst. Director for National Estimates
i.ctir~ D/Asst. Dir. for Policy Coordination
'Assistant Director for Communicati
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James Reber Asst. Director for Intolli_,ence Coordination
, Office of Deputy Director for Plans
Maj. Gen. Willard Nyman, ,'assistant Director for Special Operations
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1. Colonel Hansen stated that it was necessary to provide
a CIA progress report for the NSC on January 1, 1952. The period
covered will be from October 1950 through December 31, 1951. Type-
script copy should be ready by 1 January and final copies by
1 February. An ad hoc committee has prepared a draft outline which
will be circulated to the interested offices by Colonel Hansen.
Briefly it is proposed that the report will be in the following
three sections:
a. Introduction
b. National intelligence problem
c. Critical examination of CIA in the following steps:
Prelude to reorganization, Dulles Committee
recommendations, etc.
(2) Roll and responsibility of CIA in coordination
of intelligence activities
(3) Roll and responsibility of CIA in collection
(Lt) Roll and responsibility of CIA in the processing
of intelli?ence, production of National
Estimates, etc.
(5) Covert operations
Annex 1 - Administration
Annex 2 - Communications intelligence
Annex 3 - Nuclear enemy.
Colonel Hansen said that responsibility for each section would be
delegated to one individual. He asked that the various offices
designate a representative to assist on each section. After the
first draft, there will be a Board of Review composed of the chiefs
of offices concerned.
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Colonel Hansen will call upon the chiefs of all office;,
during the next week with draft terms of reference and a tentative
timetable.
The Director stated that this progress report as
pursuant to an NSC directive implementing the findings of the Dulles
Committee. He further stated that he is very anxious that the r (4)ort
should constitute a critical. self analysis.
The Director stated that the question of o/PC operations,
paramilitary operations and the whole situation tope may have
some effect on the farm of the report. that operations have
assumed such a very large size in comparison to our intelligence
function that we have almost arrived at a stage where it is necessary
to decide whether CIA will remain an intelligence agency or becomes
a "cold war department". We have never had trouble with the Bureau
of the Budget in asking for funds to conduct our intelligence work
but the very large proposed budget for 1953, most of it for operations,
may cause: the Bureau of the Budget to scrutinize our activities very
carefully.
The Director is giving this matter serious thought and
would like any su? ge,>tions from the Assistant Directors. One solution
might be to act as the operating agent if the Military would provide
the necessary funds and personnel. Another solution might be to
break down the budget into two brcickets.
2. Mr. Wolf reported briefly on conversations betw-.en
General Davison and General iershey, There is presently a gen.tlemnen' e
agreement that
a.. There will be no deferment for departmental or U.S.
field positions;
b. CIS, will bL- allowed certain necessary deferments for
overseas assignments;
c. Where deferment is granted for overseas slots,
training should be completed and personnel should be
dispatched overseas within six months. Extensions are
to be the exception rather than the rule.
The Director stated that we could not bind ourselves
completely to such a six months' limitation and that we will not justify
each exception.
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3. spoke on nominations for the course at
the Naval Intelligence School in Washington. Up to the present,
our agreement on a quota has been on a "gone-shot" basis. I
asked that the various offices nominate only the most highly-
qualified personnel so that we would have a better chance in obtaining
a continuing permanent quota.
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4. The Director mentioned Service personnel in O/NE. He
would like Dr. Langer and 0 to examine the present method of 25X1
using Service personnel in staff assignme?ents. He believes that we
are not employing them to the full extent of their capabiliti?.s.
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