DIRECTOR'S MEETING

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 13, 2002
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: April 10, 1952
• Content Type: MIN

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Director's Meeting
Thursday, 10 April 1952
PRESENT: Messrs. Dulles, Wisner, Wolf, Becker, Hedden,
Mr. Dulles:
a. Asked Mr. Becker to introduce Secretary Pace at the Indoctrination
Course at 11 a.m., 11 April. Mr. Becker undertook to do so.
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b. Noted the item in the Lo concerning and asked how we were
involved. MMlr. Wisner stated that the top echelon o~ in all nrobabil~ty,
was investing the money in question with an "eye toward the future" and it
appeared to him that these people should be able to handle this problem with
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c. Referred to a cable from and stated that it looked 25X1
as though the situation II was deteriorating. Ix. Wisner suggested
that Mr. Dulles discuss this matter with Mr. Bruce at today's luncheon.
Mr. Dulles agreed to do so.
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e. Noted that Mr. Sebald, the new U. S. Ambassador to Thailand, was
coming in for a briefing at 11 a.m. on 14 April. Mr. Wisner expressed a ci s_:re
to meet the Ambassador.
g. Briefly discussed the conversation he had with a certain inuividual
on 9 Ar it concerning the procurement and delivery of a printing press to
and stated that if a commitment on our part had been made he intendfd
to follow through. In this connection Mr. Dulles undertook to notify Mr. golf'
prior to the purchase of the printing press in question.
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h. Referred to a story in the Washington Evening Star concerning "insurance
for a thousand CIA employees behind the iron curtain" and asked Mr. Wolf to
look into this matter. t i-e_
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Mr. Dulles (Cont'd.)
i. Noted that he and Mr. 'Wisner had attended a meeting yesterday of the
Joint Chiefs and stated that he was firmly convinced that CIA should have an
observer at all such meetings.
a. faised the question of reporting to the President on the Bolivian
Revolution and, after some discussion, Mr. Dulles asked DD/L' and DD/_1 to
prepare such a report to be included in the President's Book.
b. Noted that he had received a reoort from Col. Edwards on the inui.vicial
in Budget whom they desired to designate as the working level liaison officer to
CIA. Mr. Dulles asked that this report be given his secretary to include in, the 25X1
folder of papers he was holding for the DCI.
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concerning
confirmed the statement that
tie Problem in connection eretin was he responsibility of State and we
could do nothing further until State takes action. In this connection, he
noted that State would possibly refer this to the NSC. Mr. Dulles asked that
OD/P give him a report on what our people actually were prepared to do at this
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d. Discussed certain items to be taken up with Ambassador Bruce today
and noted that he would have a memorandum for Mr. Dulles by noon concerning
the PSB.
e. Stated that he had orepared in one copy only a certain memorandum of
conversation. Mr. Dulles said he would show this to the Director upon his
return and then decide what further distribution would be made of this mcmora.ndum.
Mr. Becker noted that we had received an unconfirmed report that the r'rench n,.d
a plan to evacuate, if necessary, from Tonkin to Annam and stated that he was
making a further check on this information.
a. Stated that I had advised him that we did not have
orth of hardware in storaf;e (as indicated in his, Hedden's
report o i- . Dulles) but rather this figure was closer to 25X1
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of ith nd had been assured that it was correct.
Af er some ~.scussion, . ti isner undertook to pursue this matter further with
Col. Johnston. Mr. Hedden also noted that he had asked kr. Garrison to recheck
these figures.
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Mr. Hedden (Cont' d. )
b. Stated that Mr. Pforzheimer had reported to him that Congressman Bisbey
had indicated that he would raise the matter of Form 57 in a s: -each 25X1
on the Floor after the raster recess. Mr. Hedden also said that Busbey had
indicated there were certain other "things" about CIA which he would include
in his speech. Mr. Hedden is discussing this matter with Senator Dirksen and
Col. Hansen is contacting the Washington representative of the CHICkUO '1'kiBt E
in order to determine whether or not something might be done to prevent Eusbey
from making the above address.
recently released to us by the Bureau of the Budget; 2) TSS
had requested that an additional be earmarked for the purchase 25X1
of "gadgets" to be used for After some discussion wherei." 25X1
it was pointed out that (1) ere was an imn date need for these "gadgets"
since our present supply was practically exhausted; (2) there was insufficient
time to wait for an hing that could produce, t E exuernditure
of the above was approved provided DD /F examined and approved this
request.
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a. Stated that (1) so far we have only committed f the 25X1
for the construction of our new ouiidins
would go to Congress about the
first of May. In this connection, Mr. Wolf noted that there was a possibility
that the Veterans Administration would be decentralized and we still might
have a chance for the Munitions Building.
c. Noted the item in today's Log concerning Congressman Proudy and ask-)d
whether any of those present had any indication as to wny the Congressman
was requesting figures on CIA personnel occupied with the preparation of
budget requests for CIA. Hr. Wisner noted that since Proudy was a member
of the Veterans Committee there was a possibility that he might be leadinc,,
up to the number of veterans employed by CIA.
d. Noted that we might receive a call from a Mr. Osborne Pearson,
Assistant Postmaster General, in connection with 25X1
Mr. Wolf said that he and his people were "on top" of this problem and he
believes it will eventually be worked out to the satisfaction of all concNrnd.
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