MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN DIRECTOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, ON 10 SEPT. 1951

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00400R000100030012-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 26, 2004
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: September 10, 1951
• Content Type: MIN

Approved'`r Rele 4/ 3 : 82-00 TOP SECRET 12-0
CIA 36202 10 September 1951 t y
INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Minutes of Meeting held in Director's
Conference Room, Administration Building
Central Intelligence Agency, on 10 Sept. 1951
Director of Central Intelligence
General Walter Bedell Smith
Presiding
MEMBERS PRESENT
Mr. W. Park Armstrong, Jr., Special Assistant, Intelligence,
Department of State
Major General A. R. Bolling, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2,
Department of the Army
Rear Admiral Felix L. Johnson, Director of Naval Intelligence,
Department of the Navy
Major General Charles P. Cabell, Director of Intelligence,
Headquarters, United States Air Force
Dr. Arnold Kramish, acting for Director of Intelligence,
Atomic Energy Commission
Brigadier General Richard C. Partridge, Deputy Director for
Intelligence, The Joint Staff
Mr. Victor P. Keay, acting for Assistant to the Director,
Federal Bureau of Investigation
ALSO PRESENT
Dr. William L. Langer, Central Intelligence Agency
Colonel Chester B, Hansen, Central Intelligence Agency
Mr. Sherman Kent, Central Intelligence Agency
entral Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
Mr. William C. Trueheart, Department of State
Colonel 0. B. Sykes, Department of the Army
Colonel Benjamin B. Talley, Department of the Army
Captain Ray Malpass, USN, Department of the Navy
Colonel Edward H. Porter, Department of the Air Force
Colonel J. C. Marchant, Department of the Air Force
Lieut. Colonel Charles F. Gillis, Department of the Air Force
Captain R. G. McCool, USN, The Joint Staff
Colonel S. M. Lansing, The Joint Staff
Mr. Meffert W. Kuhrtz, Federal Bureau of Investigation
James Q. Reber
Secretary
Intelligence Advisory Committee
TOP SECRET
IAC-M~;44
Approved For Re1easW2G0403/33E (VAEk&W,2-00400R0QQ1 flQ QQQlt tO 1951
 Approved i`Qf Release 0(0/0362.t: C5I4tFE)PP2-004-,0.9t'%4'W012-0
CIA 36202
10 September 1951
Approval of Minutes
1. Action: The minutes of the meeting of 10 September 1951
(IAC-M-13) were approved.
Release to SHAPE of Summer of
Watch Committee Report IAC-D-35)
2. Action: It was agreed that G-2, acting on the advice of
the Watch Committee, will supply the necessary Summary and will
insure that its contents are appropriate for SHAPE use.
Draft Annex 6 for Revision of NSC 68/4 (IAC-D-29/2)
3. Action: This paper will be redrafted and circulated for the
concurrence of the IAC members.
4. Discussion: General Smith pointed out that the inability
of the working representatives to agree on paragraph 8 indicated a
feeling at the working level that the IAC was not as effective as
he had supposed. He proposed that a Board be appointed to investigate
the situation and make recommendations for improvement. The Service
Members felt, however, that such a Board was not required at the
present time. They reiterated their high regard for the IAC, whose
activation was described as an outstanding development which had
enabled significant forward strides to be made. The Service Members
apparently felt that their representatives who had worked on the
paper had had little experience with the IAC and were overly impressed
by the minor difficulties encountered in interagency collaboration.
Project to Provide More Adequate Basis
for Planning for the Security of the U. S.
5. Action: It was agreed that the target date would be
15 October for completion of Part A of this project. (see NSC
directive circulated 30 August by the Executive Secretary of the
National Security Council and approved by NSC Action 5443.) It was
understood that the Interdepartmental Intelligence Conference would
have Part B ready prior to that time. General Partridge was requested
on the basis of this date to get an estimated date of completion for
Part C from the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Mr. Keay will undertake to
get a similar estimate from the Interdepartmental Committee on
Internal Security with regard to Part D. General Partridge was also
asked to discuss with the planners procedures for producing the
final evaluation that is required. It was agreed that the terms of
reference should be expanded to cover Alaska, Panama and Canada as
appropriate. The papers should be written to deal with the situation
prior to mid-1952.
TOP SECRET
IAC IAC-M-44
10 September 1951
Approved For ReleaTeQ084/0 12 .{ZIR-RD782-0040OR000100030012-0
 Approved ReleafeJQ94/03/ 3 tQ LR 82-004+gp 0M 012-0
IA M
CIA 36202 10 September 1951
Soviet Capabilities for Surprise Attack
on the Continental United States before
July 1952. SE10
6. Action: This estimate was approved with minor changes,
it being understood that the Interdepartmental Intelligence Conference
would supply a revision of their section of the paper. It was
agreed that the distribution of this estimate should be the same as
for NIE's except that additional copies would be provided for the
JCS and the NSC Senior Staff. It was understood that the Federal
Civil Defense Administration would not receive a copy but that each
agency should make available to it the information it needs.
Probable Developments in the Kashmir
Dispute to the End of 1951 NIE- 1
7. Action: This paper was approved subject to certain revisions
and to the substitution of new figures on Air Force strength.
Progress Report (IAC-PR-17)
8. Action: The Progress Report was noted and no changes in
priority were thought necessary. It was agreed to undertake a review
of the estimate on Iran (NIE-6) and to study the current Soviet position
in the light of the San Francisco' conference and developments at Kaesong.
TOP SECRET
IAC-M-
10 September 1951
Approved For Release' 2lD01/03&M IMA RbF2-00400R000100030012-0
 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/03/23 : CIA-RDP82-0040OR000100030012-0
Approved For Release 2004/03/23 : CIA-RDP82-0040OR000100030012-0