DEPUTIES' MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002300200036-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 23, 2003
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: July 16, 1956
• Content Type: MIN

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DEPUTIES' MEETING
Monday, 16 July 1956
25X1 PRESENT: Mr. Dulles, 1 Cabell, Mr. Wisner, Mr. Amory,
Col. White,
25X1 Mr.
Mr. Dulles:
a. Noted the Vice President, at the NSC meeting on
12 July, reported on his recent trip to the Far East and in
particular had raised: 1) strengthening the authority of the
Ambassador to insure coordination of all U.S. programs in each
country; 2) consolidating, wherever feasible, the separate
U.S. programs being conducted in each country; 3) insuring the
number of U.S. official personnel in each country is reduced
to the minimum required to implement essential programs. The
Director said with regard to point 3, the Vice President
specifically mentioned ICA and to some degree MAAG Missions
25X1 and did not refer to CIA, F-
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25X1 c. Referred to Nehru's statement as quoted in today's
New York Times regarding colonialism and the satellite
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25X1 e. Referred to a cable and asked
Mr. Wisner to let him know whether he (DCI should do anything
about the information contained therein,
f. Asked DD/S to prepare for his approval a memorandum
to be sent all employees respecting violations of the Hatch
Clean Politics Act in the general election campaign. The
Director stated that the memo should also include a statement
that while he and the Deputy Director were Presidential
appointees and might be considered as excluded from the
provisions of the Hatch Act, both he and General Cabell intended
to abide by it.
g. Referred to a survey contained in the New York Herald
Tribune of Sunday. 15 July, respecting how the Europeans feel
about the US and asked DD/P to bring this survey to the
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h. Noted that DD/P would be interested in the following
25X1 State cables:
25X1 I. Noted a cable requesting
permission to return to headquarters for consultation and
asked Mr. Helms to determine whether this trip is absolutely
necessary.
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25X1 It, Noted he had received a callwho
said his son had been lost in Afghanistan or over two months.
The The Director said he had made it clear there is
nothing CIA could do about this, however DD /P was asked to
have NEA check with the Afghan Desk at State to see if they
25X1 have any information on young
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25X1 1. Noted he had been advised he intends
25X1 to do a piece on Khrushchev and asked if we had an
25X1 unclassified information we might make available
Dlr. Wisner said he thought we did, and undertook to assemble
a folder which is to be sent the Director for release.
in. Referred to a DD/I bi-weekly publication. Sino-Soviet
Bloc-Economic Ac ie in U d veld d Countries, and noted
he always read it with interest and asked Mr. Amory to pass
this along to the people who work on it. The Director commented
he assumed DD/P is making available items of interest which
should be included in this publication.
25X1 n. Noted a memorandum he had received based
on a conversation recently held with an Afghan and which
indicated that this country is about to "go to hell in a hack"
unless immediate action is taken by the US and said that the
recommendations to implement such action were far reaching and
should be passed on by the policy makers. The Director sked
Mr. Wisner to have another look at this memo and posse !"lo
Mr. AAmory for comment, No : Subsequent to the meetin
25X1 land said a Dlr. Helms' request
e was arranging to nave see the Director to 25X1
discuss the information conta ne n t e above-mentioned memo.
25X.' 25X1 0. Referred to 11 respecting
the Syrian Oil Refiner and noted he ch use in
showing this message to the Secretary of State until after
it had been staffed out. Mr. Wisner said it had been passed
to the Committee and he assumed such action would be forth-
coming. The Director commented that the contents of the
cable in question would be a good item to include in the
CIA publication, Sino-Soviet Bloc Economic Activities in
Underdeveloped Countries.
Mr. Wisner:
a. Stated he had read a recent article in the New York
Times reporting that the Pakistanis were recommending the
establishment of a food bank for Southeast Asia and noted
that CIA had discussed this idea some time ago. The Director
asked DD/P to include his ideas in a memorandum and he would
take it up at an OCB meeting.
b. Reported that Under Secretary of State Hoover had
25X1 approved trip discussed at the Deputies'
Meetings on 9 and July. r,
c. Asked the Director if any decision had been made
25X1 The Director said he had talked to this
man and that he is actually seeking career employment on the
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covert side of the house. He also noted that Security is
checking him out, however, no final decision has been made.
Mr. Amory:
Referred to Assistant Secretary of the Interior Felix E.
Wormser's request that CIA physically assume responsibility
for the Board of Geographic Names and noted that as a result
of several problems which this request raises, a staff study
had been prepared in which he had concurred and forwarded to
DD/S for comment.
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