RESUME OF OCB LUNCHEON MEETING, 8 JANUARY 1958

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• Publication Date: January 13, 1958
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13 January 1958
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Resume of OCB Luncheon Meeting, 8 January 1958
PRESENT: ? Mr. Allen, Mr. Cutler, Mr. Dearborn, Mr. Dull?
Mr. Herter, Mr. Scribner, Mr. Smith, Mr. Spray
Mr. Stassen, Mr. Strauss, Mr. Staats
1. Indonesia
Mr. Dulles gave a brief report on late developments in
Indonesia. He referred particularly to indications that the Ban
Council proposes to establish a Free Government of Indonesia,
and said that while he believes a move of this sort would be pre
mature, there is probably little that we can or should do to try
to stop it. Mr. Herter referred to the efforts of the Indonesian
government to obtain arms from the West. It was 4greed it we
be unwise to supply arms so long as the possibility exists that '
government might become communist- dominated.
2. British Advances in Control of Thermo-nuclear Ener
Mr. Strauss discussed the current controversy about pub
relating to the progress that the British have made in the field
controlled thermo-nuclear energy. He said that the British are
in fact ahead of the U. S. in this field but that both have achieve
about equal results along somewhat parallel lines. Mr. Straus
said that it had been agreed that the results of British experimi
would be described in the January 24 issue of the British public
"Nature"; British and American publications will then pick up t
article for replay in both countries. Mr. Strauss hoped that th
would stop the speculation and gossip on this subject.
NSC review(s) completed.
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Mr. Scribner asked Mr. Dulles what the facts are about
the Soviet program for air raid shelters. He said that reports
from Ambassador Bohlen and more recently from Ambassador
Thompson have indicated that there is no effective program for
air raid shelters underway in the USSR. Mr. Scribner said that
he understood that CIA had published one or two estimates which
indicated that the Russians did in fact have a program of this nature.
Mr. Dulles stated that he believed that they do have some sort of
program but it was not a very dramatic one; however, he said he
would look into the matter and he agreed to get Mr. Scribner a
summary of what had been produced.
4. South Moluccas Government
Mr. Dulles was asked what he knew about the "Government
of the South Moluccas". He replied that he had heard reports
from time to time about this but was not completely current on it.
He said he would have a report for an early meeting.
ALLEN WULLES
Director
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