DEPUTIES' MEETING

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2002
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: October 20, 1953
• Content Type: MIN

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DEPUPIES' MEETING
Tuesday, 20 October 1953
PRESENT: Mr. Dulles, General Cabell, Messrs. Wisner, Amory, Kirkpatrick,
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Sheldon and I
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b. Reported that in a recent conversation with Admiral Radford
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E s dissatisfied with his position and had indicated an interest
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Director also noted Admiral Radford mention o was also 25X1
to get in touch with the Agency concerning employment and noted his 2 5X1
intention to speak in further detail with Admiral Radford on this.
d. Referred to an article on CIA by James Burnham in the 15 August
TABLET and stated he assumed the Burnham case was properly documented in
the event it comes up. ~~-I
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f. Noted that the subject of and the proposed project 25X1
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would cost to buy and storeF_ This, 25X1
the Director said, he would require for the OCB Meeting tomorrow. Mr.
Wisner drew the Director's attention to his memorandum of 8 October on
this subject which pointed out in part that in view of the publicity
given this program it would appear it could no longer be considered a
covert operation and, therefore, we should be off the hook once and for
all. undertook to again show the above-cited memorandum to
the Director.
g. Noted he had discussed with Mr. John Hughes 25X1
request that CIA furnish Mr. Hughes with all possible available current
intelligence and stated Mr. Amory had this matter in hand.
Briefly reported on the first session with the Bureau of the Budge!.
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General Cabell (Continued):
and noted that Budget had expressed considerable interest in the
possibility of CIA coordinating the budgets of the other intelligence
agencies.
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a. Reported thad __J would be briefed on our activities
at 10:30 a.m. on 22 October, and, in fact, haI.
agree to spend the whole day with us if necessary. Mr. Amory undertook
to get in touch with I land arrange a briefing for him on the
overt side of the house.
b. Stated that Alexis Johnson had been appointed to a new post
and had requested a briefing for himself and his successor, Mr.
Everett F. Drumright. The DCI approved.
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Mr. Kirkpatrick:
a. Reported that no reply had been received from Senator Saltonsts.ll
of our offer to brief him prior to his trip. However, he was expected ir-
Washington shortly and Mr. Pforzheimer had been instructed to keep in
touch with his office. The Director said he would like to see the
Senator fore his departure should be briefed in
b. Reported that Congressman Durham, a member of the Joint. Coaimitte
on Atomic Energy, had expressed interest in receiving a briefing. The
Director asked Mr. Kirkpatrick to have AD/SI clear this with Congressman
Cole and if there was no objection to "go ahead".
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b. Stated tha ad requested authority to endo
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to enter the U.S. The Director approved.
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