DEPUTIES' MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002300100042-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 15, 2003
• Sequence Number: 42
• Publication Date: June 30, 1952
• Content Type: MIN

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Deputies, ee ing
Monday, 30 June 1952
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PRESENT: General Smith, Messrs. Wisner, Becker, Hedden, Col. White,
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a. Stated he desired that Messrs. Wisner, Kirkpatrick, Redden and Colonels
White and ook over the redraft of his paper on "CIA Clandestine Services -
Description o Proposed Organization" and furnish him any sugg d changes. These
changes, however, are to be presented in such a way that they t)e readi_y
compared with the original text.
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b. Noted the item in today's Log concerning and 25X1
stated that our people had, in fact, done an excellent job and this word of oraise
was well deservin . Mr. Wisner also noted that we had fully coordinated our
activities wring this operation.
a. Stated that Mr. Mitchell had reported that had been indicted
without appearing before the Grand Jury and in this connec on noted that Colonel
Hansen received several telephone calls from newspapermen inquiring as to the
reason "the FBI was after us on this case." After some discussion as to what
steps, if any, we should take in this matter, the Director asked Mr. Redden to
(1) have a further talk with Mitchell; (2) determine from Mr. Dulles exactly
what Attorney General McInerney had said regarding this case; (3) based upon
the information gained from (1) and (2) above, make recommendations to him
for an further action. The Director stated that in order to avoid future
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incidents he desired that Mr. Becker prepare a memorandum to all
concerned which would state that (1) dissemination of information similar to
that disseminated on Lattimore would be made only through the Office of Current
Intelligence and who will be responsible therefor in accordance with instructions
from the DCI; (2) under no circumstances will an officer of this Agency reveal
the source of such information be it true or false without first clearing with
the Director and in his absence, the Deputy Director and, in the absence of both,
2 5, , w the DD/I. I noted that there was a memorandum on the Director's desk
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Mr. Hedden (Cont'd.)
for his signature which placed the responsibility for dissemination of information
on prominent U.S. citizens on the appropriate Deputy Director, depending upon which
office received the information. The Director stated that he desired this responsi-
bility placed with one office and ultimately with a single individual. Mr. Feeker
noted that the Director's instructions raised the question of the dissemination
of OSO reports and asked the DCI for an opportunity to examine this matter further,
particularly in view of the fact that he would rather err on the side of M,iving
out too much rather than too littlets even though admittedly the ituation
was mishandled. The Director approved but in so doing stated that (1) it was
absolutely necessary for one individual to monitor all the reports in question;
(2) if required, he would have no objection to increasing the T/O of OCI to 25X1
handle this matter; (3) in the future, no reports of this nature would be
disseminated by the Office of operations; (1) he was satisfied with the dissemina-
tion of information from OSO and, therefore, it would not be necessary for D /I
to coordinate his recommendations with DD/P.
Mr. Becker:
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a. Gave the Director a report on the resignation of the Egyptian Prime
Minister. The DCI stated that he had discussed the Egyptian Situation with the
President and he had indicated that it might be well to hold an Economic Conference
there in the near future. After some discussion, Mr. Becker undertook to nreDare
a paper on this for the DCI.
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