DCI BRIEFING OF CIA SUBCOMMITTEE OF HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS, 27 MAY 1965, 9 A. M.

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• Document Release Date: January 13, 2005
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• Publication Date: May 27, 1965
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27 May 1965
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: DCI Briefing of CIA Subcommittee of House Appropriations,
27 May 1965, 9 a. m.
1. The Director, accompanied by Mr. Houston, met with the
CIA Subcommittee of House Appropriations. Present for the Subcom-
mittee were:
George H. Mahon, Chairman
Frank T. Bow
Glenard P. Lipscomb
Robert L. Michaels, Staff Assistant
2. The Director opened the briefing with a statement on the
British newspaper report that there had been a build up of Chinese
troops in the South China area; he followed the briefing paper. Mr.
Bow noted the statement that the Chinese air force in the area had
been doubled and asked what this meant. The Director said this would
amount to some 250 planes. Mr. Lipscomb asked if the IL-28s had
arrived in North Vietnam, and the Director said two more had arrived,
making a total of five. Mr. Mahon asked if it were likely they were
going to drop bombs on South Vietnam, and the Director said this is
speculative but they could do so; however, he felt the move was more
psychological. Mr. Mahon asked if they could not drop a few bombs
on Saigon, and the Director said this was possible but there were good
air defense arrangements for our sites and for Saigon and said the
force was not significant but more of a harassing matter. Mr. Mahon
asked if there probably would only be "sneak" operations at the
moment, and the Director answered yes. Mr. Bow asked if the
Catholics were anticommunist, and the Director said they were.
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In answer to a further question from Mr. Bow, the Director said
he had no indications that the Catholics were working in any way
with the communists although they were violently against Quat.
3. Mr. Lipscomb asked about a CBS broadcast he heard
about which stated there were two missile sites near Hanoi and that
the United States had established the policy that these would not be
bombed. Mr. Lipscomb asked if the Department of State is briefing
reporters along this line. The Director said that of course State is
always briefing a variety of people, as this is its job, but he knew
of no statements about policy on bombing these sites. He noted that
Mr. McNamara and the President had said they reserved complete
freedom of action in North Vietnam. Therefore, he felt that the CBS
program was probably a provocation to see if there was a reaction
to their statement on policy.
4. The Director read the briefing notes on the situation in
the Dominican Republic.
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6. The Director then used the briefing notes to brief the
Subcommittee on the Bolivian situation and in closing mentioned the
Russian photographic satellite which had been launched at a 51 degree
angle which would give it excellent coverage of the United States.
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Attachment
Briefing Paper, dtd 26 May 1965
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LAWRENCE R. HOUSTON
General Counsel
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