DEPUTIES' MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 24, 2003
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: September 2, 1953
• Content Type: MIN

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Wednesday, 2 September 1953
PRESENT: General Cabell, Messrs. Wisner, Amory, Colonel White, Messrs.
Kirkpatrick, Helms, Sheldon and
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b. Noted a cable from the Senior Representative 0 respecting
the return of and asked if there was any reason why
should not return on the date specified. Mr. Helms said there was.
(Subsequent to the meeting he explained this matter to the Acting
Director. It was then agreed that a cable would be dispatched by Mr.
Helms to indicating that an air mail letter would
follow setting forth the reason why 0 was unable to return on
23 September.)
a. Subsequent to the briefing byl on Indochina, Mr.
Wisner strongly recommended that we "put up our warning flags" in order
to protect our stake and to prevent, insofar as possible, any flaps
which might arise due to the reported deterioration of the situation
in this area.
b. Noted that the press carried an announcement that Senator
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Mr. Wisner (Continued):
McCarthy was planning a trip to the Far East, travelling as an individual
and not as a member of his Committee. It was agreed that the Acting
Director would get in touch with the Senator and offer a briefing on
the intelligence picture, as well as our operational activities in that
area, to include
selected past operational projects. It was also agreed that the intelli-
gence and operational presentations would be made by Messrs. II and
respectively.
Mr. Kirkpatrick:
Raised the question of a briefing for Governor Langlie of Washington.
and after some discussion wherein General Cabell pointed out it was
incumbent upon CIA to provide briefings for VIP's when requested and on
a need-to-know basis, it was agreed such an offer would be made to
Governor Langlie. Mr. Amory undertook to follow up in this particular
instance I I It was noted that
in offering a briefing to uovernor assuming the risk
of increasing the number of briefings which might be requested.
Mr. Helms:
Reported that the Army and Navy Members of the Inter-Agency
Priorities Committee (IPC) had requested an increase in their membership
by one each. Mr. Helms said at the present time the Service agencies
were represented on this Committee by a principal and one alternate.
Mr. Kirkpatrick pointed out that due to the constant turnover in Service
personnel assigned to Washington, any such increase would substantially
add to the number of outside individuals having knowledge of CIA covert
operations. Note was also taken of General Smith's request to the LAC
that notations should be made in the personnel files of officers partici-
pating in the activities of the IPC to the effect that these officers
should not be reassigned for a period of time to locations where they
might fall into the hands of unfriendly powers. After some further dis-
cussion, A/DCI approved the increase requested by the Army and Navy.
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