MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN IAC CONFERENCE ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AT 1045, 15 JULY 1958

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15 July 1958
I N T E L L I G E N C E ADVISORY C O M M I T T E E
Minutes of Meeting Held in
IAC Conference Room, Administration Building
Central Intelligence Agency, at 1045, 15 July 1958
Director of Central Intelligence
Allen W. Dulles
Presiding
Mr. Hugh S. Cumming, Jr., Director of Intelligence and Research,
Department of State
Major General Robert Schow, Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence,
Department of the Army
Rear Admiral Laurence H. Frost, * Director of Naval Intelligence,
Department of the Navy
Captain William S. Howell, * acting for Director of Naval Intelligence,
Department of the Navy
Major General James H. Walsh, Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence,
United States Air Force
Brigadier General Robert A. Breitweiser, Deputy Director for
Intelligence, The Joint Staff
Mr. Harry S. Traynor, Atomic Energy Commission representative
to the IAC
Mr. Ralph R. Roach,' acting for Federal Bureau of Investigation
representative to the IAC
Mir. Meffert Kuhrtz, * acting for Federal Bureau of Investigation
representative to the IAC
* Part of meeting
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1. Promotion of General Cabell
The Chairman stated that he, and he felt sure also the other
members of IAC and USCIB, had been gratified to learn of General
Cabell's recent promotion to the rank of full General. Mr. Dulles
added that this promotion was important not only to the individual
concerned, but to the entire Intelligence Community. In the Chair-
man's view, it was clear evidence that effective work in intelligence
would be given appropriate recognition. He also noted that this
particular action had received the personal attention of the President,
the high officials of the Department of Defense and the Air Force,
and had been welcomed by members of the Armed Services Committee
of the Senate prior to confirmation by the Senate itself.
2. Situation Review
a., Watch Committee Report
No. 414
b. Watch Committee Report
No. 414-A, 14 July
General Cabell stated that this report had been prepared at
a special Watch Committee meeting on 14 July and was based on
information available as of that time. The Chairman referred to a
briefing he had given to Congressional leaders at the White House
on the same day and noted that the findings in this report were
generally consistent with that briefing. The members then discussed
intelligence and information from various sources bearing on this
report'and related developments in the Middle East, including
pertinent US actions. After discussion the members approved this
special Watch Report, subject to certain revisions in paragraph 6
dealing with possible Soviet reactions to these developments.
General Erskine (Department of Defense) and (NSA)
were present during consideration of the first three items. All
members of IAC and USCIB were therefore present or represented
during the initial portion of this meeting.
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In this connection, General Cabell raised a question regarding
the scope of the Watch Committee's coverage of the developing Middle
East situation, especially with respect to the activities of certain
friendly powers. The Chairman indicated that, in his view, it might
be desirable to broaden the coverage of relevant Turkish activities.
3. IAC-USCIB Review of
Proposed NSCIDs *
a. NSCID No. 1
(IAC-D-120/1, 8 July)
The members discussed the draft NSCID No. 1 and various
proposed amendments in considerable detail, including matters such
as the relationship of the new Board to the NSC, the question of alert
arrangements in an impending crisis situation and the production of
national intelligence. Various members, including General Erskine,
I I and Mr. Traynor, expressed their views as to the
question o their formal concurrence in national estimates in the
light of the extent of their participation in the production of such
estimates. In this connection, Mr. Cumming noted that the State
Department, in view of its foreign affairs responsibilities, preferred
not to have a directive with language so restrictive as to preclude
it from participation in an estimate in which it had an interest.
Following this discussion, the members agreed that it would.be
appropriate to cover the details of matters related to production of
national intelligence in a DCID. .he members then approved the
draft NSCID No. 1, as amended.
This was a joint IAC-USCIB action since General Erskine
and F_ 1 representing the Department of
Defense and NSA respectively, participated in the considera-
tion of this item.
* Pages incorporating these agreed revisions in the draft NSCID No. 1
will be circulated to holders of that document.
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b. NSCID No. 6
(IAC -D -12 3, 9 July)
The members discussed the draft NSCID No. 6, together
with certain revisions which were proposed at the meeting.
Following their exchange of views the members approved the draft
NSCID, subject to further consideration by an appropriate working
group of certain technical points and necessary editorial changes.
It was understood that revisions proposed by the working group
would be circulated promptly to IAC and USCIB members for final
concurrence by telephone, rather than in another formal IAG-USCIB
meeting.
The members agreed that the draft NSCID No. 1 and
NSCID No. 6, as finally approved, should be forwarded together
to the NSC for consideration. _ The Chairman noted that this
matter had been placed on the agenda of the NSC meeting scheduled
for 11 August.
4. Approval of Minutes
;8 July Meeting
(IAC-M-351)
Approved as written.
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6. Release of SNIE 11-8-58
Implications of Current
Soviet Conduct
(Memorandum to IAC, 9 July)
7. Operation Alert
The Chairman and members discussed briefly certain matters
pertaining to participation in the forthcoming "Operation Alert. "
8. Reporting of Test ICBM
and.Space Vehicles
The Chairman outlined a proposal dealing with the procedure
for reporting on test ICBM and space vehicles and Colonel McFarland
also commented on this matter. The Chairman' stated that a memo-
randum regarding this proposal would be circulated for consideration
by the members at the next regular IAC meeting.
Adjournment: 1335
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