OFFICIAL DIARY, WEDNESDAY, 26 DECEMBER 1951

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• Publication Date: December 26, 1951
• Content Type: NOTES

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Official Diary
Wednesday, 26 December 1951
Informed Mr. Gleason of the NSC Secretariat that Tab A to SE 20
was being distributed.
Mr. Gleason informed me that a Steering Committee meeting would be
held on December 27 to consider the Defense draft relating to US policy in
Southeast Asia. Informed Messrs. Dulles ,the afternoon attended 25X1
a briefing for Mr. Dulles on this paper. f OPC also attended 25X1
this briefing.
Discussed with t lunchtime the adequacy of our intelligence
as a basis for the Southeast Asia paper.
Discussed with Messrs. Douglass and 0 recent indications
respecting Indochina. Although there is obviously a build-up there, there is
good reason to believe that the timing is not immediate. II feels that
Burma is still the place to watch and I tend to agree with him.
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Mr. Wolf indicated that Mr. Dulles had agreed that Mr. Houston, as
General Counsel, should attend PRC meetings but he desires to discuss this
with Mr. Wisner.
I also suggested to Mr. Wolf that I would raise the question of
Col. Edwards attending PRC meetings when we were discussing the agenda for
the next meeting. Mr. Wisner called later in the day and stated that he
desired, if possible, to avoid having an Assistant Directors' meeting next
week.
Discussed with the USCIB item to which CIA and State
had made objections at the as mee ing. I undertook to prepare a redraft of
s paper which would satisfy CIA's objection. At his suggestion, I also
called Polyzoides and we arranged to meet and discuss State's objections.
Our position in this matter is that of a benevolent neutral.
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Dr. Andrews informed me that Glendenning of Treasury had requested
a copy of SE 20 for his use on the Senior Staff and for the use of the Secretary
of the Treasury. ONE approved. The specific paper is that on Korean policy.
I authorized such dissemination orally and Mr. Dulles later concurred. The
authorization is on an "eyes only" basis for Glendenning and the Secretary.
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