DCI BRIEFING OF THE MAHON DEFENSE SUBCOMMITTEE OF HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE - THURSDAY, 16 JANUARY 1964

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
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• Publication Date: January 16, 1964
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16 January 1964
Ad FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT DCI Briefing of the Mahon Defense Subcommittee of
House Appropriations Committee - Thursday,
16 January 1964
1. The Director met with the Mahon Defense Subcommittee of
House Appropriations Committee for the second day's session at one
o'clock which concluded at 3:50 p. m. Accompanying the Director
Richard Helms
R. Jack Smith
Jelin S. Warner
Present from the Committee we":
George hbkhon
Gerald P. Ford, Jr.
Harold C. Oste rtag
Gd P. Lipscomb
William E. Miasball
Jamie L. Whitten
Georg* W. Andrews
del J. Flood
Pre t from the Committee staff were:
mph Preston
Robert .L.. ichaaels
George Evans
Frank P. Sanders
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ments were similar to the first days as per paragraph
durn for the Record of that meeting. A transcript
opened the meeting by doing in effect a simulated
current Intelligence briefing as he would normally conduct it for the
Director at the morning meeting. The Director pointed out that this
was the briefing he got each morning and that In effect similar briefings
were concurrently made for the president and the Secretary of State
and Secretary of Defense. The group seemed most interested and asked
a number of questions about this and the Daily Bulletin.
d about the possibility of French recognition
of Communist China and the Director discussed this in some detail.
Thor* were no comments by the members on this discussion.
4. The remainder of the session was devoted to a question and
answer period. There agree two action items which I _j is 25X1
developing; (a) Mahon asked for classified and unclassified figures an
Russian grain consumption; and (b) Mr. Ford asked for cost figures on
Soviet space ernditures.
S. The meters were most generous in their praise of this
briefing. Mr. Whitten stated that he was "Impressed with the objective
view of the DC2 and he felt it was the most informative briefing over from
Cam,. " H. repeated these comments later and closed the meeting by
ying it was an enlightening briefing and particularly found it useful
Looking at the various problems in all their aspects. "Ar. Andrews
commented that he thoroughly enjoyed the Director's briefing and
subsequently repeated his kind remarks. Mr. Minshall also stated
that he ea eyed the briefing and thought the Agency and the Director had
ry good jo
JOHN S. WARNER
Legislative Counsel
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