DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S STAFF MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002300040093-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 21, 2002
• Sequence Number: 93
• Publication Date: February 5, 1951
• Content Type: MIN

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Deputy Director's Staff Meeting
Monday, 5 February 1951
Mr. Dulles reported that the briefing of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff covered only the item of obtaining information from JCS, and that
there was some controversy as to whether CIA wasn't asking for too
much operational information. He indicated that there would be a second
briefing within about a week and that it would be desirable, if possible,
to provide an agenda for this meeting.
It was reported that the letters to the Department of State
on the delineation of functions between 0/IR and 0/RR had been
dispatched.
Mr. -said that he thought it important to reach a
policy decision on w ether the agency intends to go all out in
developing to its emergency strength or not. He pointed out that at
the present time I & S could handle approximately I Iclearances a
month and that they are steppine up to handl earances, but
that c lmost immediate1 .
It was decided that this matter would be discussed between
and Mr. Dulles and would be raised at another meeting. Mr. k
suggested that it also involved a more major policy decision, an a
was the extent to which the agency planned to get into covert operations.
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