LETTER TO THE HONORABLE FRANK B. BARRY FROM C.P.CABELL

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 21, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 21, 1959
• Content Type: LETTER

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BRIEF FOR: Deputy Director for Central Intelligence
SUBJECT : CIA Support to Interdepartmental Committee
on Nutrition for National Defense
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1. This memorandum is for information only.
2. For the past three fiscal years the Agency has supported
the work of the Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition for
National Defense in the amount of $20,000 per year. The activities
of this Committee have yielded information on friendly countries
which has been included in Section 45 of the National Intelligence
Survey but have otherwise contributed nothing of importance to US
scientific intelligence.
3. Apart from intelligence usefulness, the program of the
Committee has resulted in some economic assistance to underdeveloped
areas. These benefits are not of direct concern to OSI, however,
and it is felt that this use of OSI external contract funds is no
longer justified in competition with other uses to which we can
put this sum.
4. This view was expressed to the Project Review Committee
on 2 July when the Committee reviewed the OSI External Contract
Program for Fiscal Year 1960. Although I indicated that OSI was
prepared to recommend immediate severing of financial support to
the nutrition surveys, the Project Review Committee suggested it
would be more appropriate to support the program through fiscal
year 1960 and cease financial association beginning with fiscal
year 1961.
5. The attached letter is to inform Dr. Berry that we will
not be able to financially support the Committee beyond the current
fiscal year but would like to participate in its activities as in
the past.
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Letr to Dr. Berry
Assistant Director
Scientific Intelligence
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
Dear Mr. Dulles:
JUN 8 1959
On behalf of the Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition
for National Defense, we sincerely hope that the Central Intelligence
Agency will be able to support the activities of the Committee for
Fiscal Year 196.0 at the same rate of $20, 000 as in FY 1957, 1958
and 1959.
For FY 1960, the Department of Defense is contributing
$81, 000; the Department of Health, Education and Welfare contributes
on a continuing basis housing for the Secretariat, administrative
services and logistical support, and the Atomic Energy Commission,
$10,000.
During the past year the Committee has conducted nutrition
appraisal studies in Ethiopia and Peru. Ten countries have now been
surveyed since beginning the program in 1956: Iran, Pakistan, Korea,
The Philippines, Turkey, Libya, Spain and the native Eskimos of
Alaska. For FY 1960, official requests have been received from the
Governments of Ecuador, Vietnam and Chile. Interest in the program
has also been received from Laos, Thailand and the Sudan. Our
military mission and Government officials in Taiwan also requested a
reappraisal of the nutritional status of the Armed Forces of the
Republic of China.
As an example of the interest and good will that has been
created in these countries, the Committee has also been asked to
provide follow-up consultant services during FY 196.0 in the Philippines,
Korea, Libya, Peru, Spain and Ethiopia; and we will send repre-
sentatives to attend the Third Armed Forces Internation Conference
on Nutrition to be held in Pakistan in October 1959. The countries
themselves have established nutrition follow-up programs. Nutrition
Institutes have been. officially established, in Iran, Pakistan, Turkey,
Peru, Spain and The Philippines; also active programs of further
appraisal and action are under way in Ethiopia, Korea and Taiwan.
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Every effort is being made to continue this program as a low-
cost operation.
During the past year the following reports have been made
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available to your Committee representative,
"Spain: Nutrition Survey of the Armed Forces"
"Turkey: Nutrition Survey of the Armed Forces"
Background reports on Peru, Ethiopia and Ecuador
"Ecuador: Summary of Nutrition Survey Plans"
"Chile: Summary of Nutrition Survey Plans. "
During FY 1960 the following reports are to be published:
"Ethiopia: Nutrition Survey of the Civilian Population"
"Peru: Nutrition Survey of the Armed Forces and
Selected Civilian Groups"
"Ecuador: Nutrition. Survey of the Armed Forces and
the Civilian Population"
Background reports on Vietnam, Chile and Laos.
I sincerely hope that your Agency will be able to continue to
support the Committee as it has in the past.
Sincerely,
Frank B. Berry, M.D.
Honorable Allen W. Dulles
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Washington 25, D. C.
As you may recall, the Committee was able to furnish. pertinent
information. on rationing and the general feeding situation in Turkey and
Iran last year to various agencies for planning purposes.
I would like to thank you again for your fine letters of appreciation
regarding the survey reports and the contribution these studies have made
to improve nutrition in the various countries.
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