DIRECTOR'S MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002300090021-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 13, 2002
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: April 1, 1952
• Content Type: MIN

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Director's i~ieeting
`t'uesday, 1 "pril 1952
PRESENT: Messrs. Dulles, Wisner, Becker, Redden,
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a. Referred to today's cable from 0 which stated that our liaison 2 5X1
with would 'rbe unf. et t e red. ~~ i~'!r. Dulles also noted that he was
"pulling together" the complete file on th~atter and. wished to discuss 2 5X1
this as soon as possible. (NOTE: The above mentioned cable has been released
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c. Referred to the item in Coda 's Lo{~ concerning our reoly to
disapproving his request fo sir. Wisner asked whether or
not we knew how T~lr. 0 learned of noted therF was no
indication in the above letter which wo answer Mr. Wisner's guest-ion.
After some discussion, Col. White undertook to look into this matter- since
is now emF~loyed by Did/A.
d. Briefly discussed the situation in China as contained in today's
"various intelligence reports" and asked Per. Becker to check into this matter
further with OCI.
e. Referred to the t'resident's request for a certain evaluation and
asked Nlr. Becker its status. .N~'. Becker noted that his people had contacted
various agencies autside of the IAC and at the present tune it did not az~r,ear
that we would gain too much assistance i'rom these agencies to answer the
question at hand; however, we were meeting with these people on Friday arid,
based on the information obtained therefrom, we could then decide what aunro~.ch
to take on the President's request.
f. Noted the item in the Log concerning
intended to call anti thank him f'or his able assistance.
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a. Noted that he would brief lam. Dulles on a certain individual af'?k.c;r
the meeting.,
b, Referred to the controversy between Defenses State and ~'reasur;~ ;n
the one hand and Justice on the other concerning restrictions on weight of
diplomatic pouches entering this country. After some discussion wherein it
was noted that (1} the Chairman of the ICIS had requested our views on this
matter; (2) any restrictions the U.S. might place on these pouches would ;meet
with immediate retaliation; (3) we stood to lose much more than to gain; (~}
certain weapons could be introduced into the U.S. through the medium of these
pouches, T~Cr. Dulles stated he wished to speak to Col. Edwards today on this
matter. (VpTE: The above request from the Chairman, ICIS was noted in the
Directors Log for 15-16 i~iarch and was sent to i~D/A for direct reply in
consultation with DD/P and DD/I.)
c. Referred to the exchan e of letters between CIA and the Bureau of tyre
Budget concerning and stated he believed our letter sho-_z1d
be modified in order to -;ive us greater flexibility in the disbursement of
these funds.
d. Noted that a Col. Charles ~~'lurphy was helping Finletter preps.re a
major policy statement which would be issued in the defense of the Air Force
program and stated that iJiurphy had requested some intelligence support from
CTA. Mr. Becker noted that Nfurphy had. agreed to brim; certain IAC figures
to us which we would undertake to confirm.
e. Noted ti-rat he was r~reparing a Memorandum of Conversation between
Admiral Souers and himself for Mr. Dulles.
a. Referred to the item in today~s Lo?= concernin
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and asked whether it was necessary to clear this with State. i'~ir. Wiser stated
that it was, paxtieularl in view f ion was bein
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Mr. ~iisner noted that
one or wo peop e in the Department would be advised of this operation;
(2) he hoped to be able to change the basis of the operation in question in order
b. Asked if' i~Ir. Dudes had prepared a Memorandum of Conversation of h:is
talk with Ambassador Schoenfeld. PJir. Thzlles stated that he had not; ho~?sev~~r,
he would try to get something on this for h1.r, Hedden before noon today.
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