ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN ROOM 2101, TEMPORARY 'M' BUILDING 26TH AND CONSTITUTION AVE , N.W. 27 MARCH 1952

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• Publication Date: April 7, 1952
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SECURITY INFORMATION
Economic Intellipence Committee
Minutes of Mee g held in
Room , Teri pary
or "J uildr
a~nn -ons to can Avenue, I 0 i a
27 March 1952
CIA. Chairman
Mr. Robert Amory;, Jr,,, CIA
Mr. Howard Wiedemann, state
Mr. John Kullgren, Army
Cdro Donald C,, Deane, Navy
Dr. Janes T. Lowe., Air
Mr. Paul Ledet, Air
Col. H. G V0 Hart, J^S
Cdrw Kelso Daly, JCS
Mro Edward
. Dennison,' Comerce
d, CI
C Edward Doi Let y, S 61a tom/"
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
CIA Noo9
1a Actions The minutes of the Economic Intelligence Committee
meeting of March 1952 (EIC-M-13) were approvved~
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REPORT ON COMPLETION OF CONFERE1ICE ON "M E STATUS AND E "FECTIVE
A, Secretary
2, Action 8 Cdr0 Daly, JCS, and 'C?.A, were directed to
look into possibility of downgrading the security classification of
the study. 25X1A9a
3. Discussions I reported the completion of' ETC-R-l
as a "success u operation en favorably 25X1A9a
received by the IAC An extract
from the IAC Minutes of 20 March 1952 (IAC44 65) was read by
"There was general satisfaction +e' r essed with tenor and
results of the discussions The Econon-,.c 25X1X7
Intelligence Committee w s commended . or its work n
lt. It was reported that the only major point which had not been
resolved during the joint meetings was the question of the amount of
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cargo moving in junks and river vessels from Hong Kong to Communist
China. State, Navy have all a; geed to send copies
of the joint report -R-1 to their representatives in Hong Kong
with a request that they look into this question.
5o It was reported that additional copies of EIC4Rml are being
reproduced and will be available within a few weeks for distribution oii
a need-to-know basis,
6. Cdr, Deane, Navy,, understood that the Economic Defense Staff
of the State Department would like. to have the security classification
of the study downgraded to Secret,
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COO11D INATION OF ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE ON FRENCH INDOCHINA AND. BURMA
7 Actions It was agreed that CIA would draw up ten questions
calling fo ual intelligence on French Indochina and ten on Burma.
These questions are to be submitted to the IAC representatives of the l,IC
for their review and suggestions prior to
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8o it was the sense of the meeting that the question of whether
or not this matter should be referred to the IAC would be held in abeyance
until an agreed U5 list of questions has been prepared, At that time the
EIC members concerned will have a clearer idea of what is involved and
will be able to determine whether any useful purpose can be served by a
referral to the IAC 0
10* Mr. Amory noted that ORR does not have primary responsibility
for economic intelligence on either of the geographic areas involved.
The answers, therefore., must either .(a) be re ,red by other agencies nor
(b) be derived by ORR from papers already put,. s by other agencies.
In the latter case, of course., ORR's derivation would be submitted for
review to the appropriate agency. This problem of how the answers are
to be prepared will be discussed at a later meeting, since ORR had already
undertaken to prepare the questions it was agreed that they would be sub-
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CONSIDERATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EIC SUBCOH'IITTLES
11. Actions It was decided that the Secretariat should obtain
information from the members of the EIC working Group on the JIG
Capabilities Study regarding the subject areas in which they feel there
is a need to establish subcommittees. In addition, the Secretariat, is
to solicit the views of the EIC members, The Secretariat is then to
submit a revised proposal to the EIC.
12. Discussions A paper on proposed EIC Subcommittees had been
25A9a distributed ttee members for their review prior to the meeting,,
explained that it was not intended to develop a master plan
for subcommittees at the meeting or to decide which subcommittees would
be set up in the near future, but rather that there should be a general
discussion of the whole subcommittee picture to get a rough idea of the
subject areas the EIC wants to include with some indication of how these
areas can best be covered,
13. Seven subject areas for which the EIC does not already have
subcommittees established were listed in the paper distributed to Committee
members. These areas includeds (1) Industrial Machinery and Equipments,
(2) Electronics and Telecommunications, (3) Electric Power, (!) Metals and
Minerals, (5) Solid Fuels, (6) Consumer Goods, and (7) Military End-Items.
The "'ommittee discussed the questions of whether the subject areas were
properly grouped and whether subcommittees would actually be required for
each area named.
CONSIDERATION OF A TRANSPORTATIO14 ..UPCOPt-,TTT'LT IRO,OSAL RE THT, SHIPPING
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14. Actions The Executive Secretary was directed to notify the
Subcommittee o Transportation that it is to organize a working group
to do the additional work required to satisfy the Department of S torte a a
rec?:irements for a study on the impact of shipping controls on Western
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15. Discussions explained that., although Navy had
agreed earlier ,bat it would follow as closely as possible the require-
ments of State for a study on the impact of shipping controls on Western
Europe and the boviet Bloc while preparing its contribution to NIB-59, the
preparation of the paper on Trade Controls Against Communist
China had interfered. Consequently Navy would not be able to meet the
NIE-59 deadline if it tried to meet the detailed requirements in State's
outline.
16. Cdr. Deane, Navy, suggested that a Working Group be established
to take the Navy contribution to N-59 and supplement it with the addi-
tional intelligence required by State insofar as the material is available.
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He stated that a tentative target date of 1 June 1952 would probably
be realistic for the completion of, such a report.
APPROVAL A. OF THE TERtr.:* OF REFrRFN3CF FOR THE, SUESCOMMITPFJ OPT INTERNATIONAL
DE. AND FINANCE 17. Actions The proposed terms of reference of the Subcommittee on
International"~lrade and Finance were approvedo
ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW EIC I- ERS M!D PROPOSED EIC SUBCo r ITTET MEMBERS
18. Actions The following new EIC members were announced to the
Committee by the Chairman:
Morris J. Fields
Chief, Commercial Policy and
United Nations Division
Office of International Finance
Treasury Department
(to replace Mr. James E. food)
Arthur F. Blaser, Jr.
Office of International Finance
`Treasury Department
(alternate to Mr. Fields)
Paul Lade t
Acting Deputy for Research
Target Research Branch
AFOIN, Department of the Air Force
(to replace Edward Allen)
19? Nominations for membership on ETC aubcoiianittees were presented
for approval as follows:
Subcommittee on International -trade and Finance
Morris J. Fields
Chief, Commercial Policy and
United Nations Division
Office of International Finance
Treasury Department
Arthur F. Blaser, Jr.
Office of International Finance
Treasury Department
(alternate to Mr Fields)
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S bco!Tdttee on guui and Facilities for , Cow
bto Col. J. W. A. Whitehorne
Chiefs Collection and Evaluation
Section
Department of the Ax
(to- replace John F. Kullgret)
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APm1OUNCEMENT OF THI: NEW CH11IRt4J N OF THE EIC
20? Actions announced that ?4r. Robert Amorys Jr,~ had
been offs a designated to succeed hire as the Assistant Director for
Research and Reports in CIA and as Chairman of the Econom is Intelligence
Committee.
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Executive Secretary
Economic Intelligence Committee
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