DEPUTIES' MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002300130063-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 23, 2003
• Sequence Number: 63
• Publication Date: May 14, 1953
• Content Type: MIN

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Thursday, 1~+ May 1953
PRESENT': Messrs. Dulles, Wisner, Wolf, Amory, Kirkpatrick, Helms,
a. Asked what had been done to obtain information on the Trans-
Siberian Railroad in view of the fact that
Noted that the 30th of May and the ~+th of July, which are holidays,
fall on Saturday and recommended that these days be treated as regular
holidays. The Director approved and stated we should provide for
regular holiday coverage in the Agency as usual.
Reported he had heard that VOA was heading toward elitainating their
programs to the free world and concentrating on its broadcasts to the
Tron Curtain countries. Mr. Wisner suggested this might be a matter for
discussion at a PSB Luncheon. The Director approved and asked DDfP to
furnish him a brief memorandum.
Mr. Amory:
Reported that he was seeing General Porter today regarding the IAC
carrying the ball on the US contribution to the annual estimate for NATO.
Mr. Kirkpatrick:
Stated that the Chief Counsel of the McCarthy Committee had asked
CIA for the answers to a series of questions on China trade. After some
discussion it was agreed to notify the Counsel that MSA was "bird-dogging
China trade with the support of the intelligence community. (NOT:: Such.
action is the result of an agreement reached between the McCarthy
Committee and MSA.)
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