BRIEFING OF THE CIA SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 51
• Publication Date: July 30, 1958
• Content Type: MFR

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ORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
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30 July 1958
SUBJECT: Briefing of the CIA Subcommittee of the House Armed
Services committee
1. The CIA Subcommittee of House Armed Services was briefed
by the Director for approximately two hours beginning at 10 A. M. on
30 July. Members of the Committee present were:
Carl Vinson (D., Ga. ). Chairman
Overton Brooks (D., La. I Leslie C. Arends (R.. Ill.)
Paul J. Kiiday (D. , Tex.) Walter Norblad (R.. Ore.)
Mr. Robert Smart, Chief Clerk, was also present.
Accompanying the Director from the Agency were:
General Cabell
Howard Stoerts
John S. Warner
2. The Chairman requested information on our budget. He was
furnished an over-all figure with some discussion of the proportion
divided between vouchered and unvouchereed funds. A check is to be made.
and Mr. Smart will be briefed on current figures as to total budget and
reserve.
3. At the request of the Chairman, the Director then discussed the
status of our building utilizing the briefing paper dated 27 June 1958. The
was particularly interested in the amount of the architect's fees
is apparent involvement with the New House Office Building which
is to be constructed. This information is to be supplied.
4. The Director then briefed the Committee on the general Govern-
ment Training Bill, Public Law 85-507, and the fact that it repeals Section 4
of Public Law 110. The Director expressed concern that this occurred
without notification to the Agency and expressed an Agency desire for a
procedure whereby legislative matters affecting the Agency would be
considereq,py the Subcommittees of the Armed Services Committees of the
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*uses. The Chairman indicated that he thought this was appropriate
that he would look into the matter. (Mr. Smart requested
Mr. Warner to provide appropriate materials an this subject.)
5. The Director next briefed the Subcommittee on the nature of the
current Iraq Government, outlining the underlying conditions in the area
leading up to the recent coup. The Middle East area was discussed very
thoroughly including the degree of Communist penetration and infiltration
in the area.
6. The DCI then briefed the Subcommittee on the spring series of
Soviet nuclear tests, the Soviet missile efforts and their heavy bomber
program. The Chairman raised the question of what is being done by the
Soviets in the field in controlling weather, citing reports of melting ice
packs in the Artic. The DCI indicated that a basic report was being pre-
pared on the subject to include discussion of where responsibility lay in
this field in the United States Government.
7. Mr. Norbiad cited an example of an intelligence officer in the
Sixth Fleet who last fall, in response to a question by hlorbiad, stated that
he got most of his intelligence from the UP ticker. (Subsequently, it was
determined appropriate to invite Mr. Norbiad to the Agency to give him
a briefing on the procedures and methods of intelligence dissemination.
Mr. Warner will make necessary arrangements. )
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JOHN S. WARNER
Legislative Counsel
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MEMORANDUM FOR: The DirecterPD C /
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Armed Services ear 30 July. Necessary
follow .up actions are being taken.
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