DIRECTOR'S STAFF MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002300050060-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 29, 2002
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: July 5, 1951
• Content Type: MIN

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Director's Staff Meeting
Thursday, 5 July 195:1
Mr. Dulles reported that is presently in 2ur!h 25X1
with his family and even a few of kilo - aws. e apparently knok-s th.a.
he is under surveillance and is consequently jumpy. He may have been a
Communist. Party member in the early 19140s, he studied under 25X1
and is known to have other Communist friends. We do not know wnerzier
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will defect or not. At present CIA is responsible for surveillance and
State Department has responsibility for possibly lifting his passport, f~te_
Mr. Dulles will follow this closely.
Mr. Dulles reported on a memorandum from Colonel Baird in
relation to trainin?, suggesting one covert (same general position as
j and one overt assistant. DD/F and DD/A will discuss this n attez.
Mr. Wolf reported that Gorden Gray needs approximately
75 hundred square feet of space. At a meeting between Mr. Peel, Ca, yrd
Mr. Finan, Bureau of the Budget, yesterday, Finan would make no cormitrrc_rnt
as to space or finances for Gray. Mr. Peel 'will see what he can do about
space. The Director stated that while we wanted to be of assistance,
Gray would have to build his own shop.
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reported that Mr. I OSI
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was worried about
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of man who would be appointed as Communications Advisor to the President..
Dr. Buckley of Bureau of the Budget, in charge of nominations, felt that
the Advisor should be merely a conciliator. Mr. 0 feels that h 25X1
should be a strong man who would run with the ball. A memorandum on
this subject was given to the Director and he will probably talk to
Mr. Harriman on the subject.
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