MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN IAC CONFERENCE ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

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• Publication Date: December 3, 1957
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I N T E L L I G E N C E A D V I S O R Y C O M M I T T E E
Minutes of Meeting Held in
IAC Conference Room, Administration Building
Central Intelligence Agency, at 1045, 3 December 1957
Director of Central Intelligence
Allen W. Dulles
Presiding*
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Lieutenant General Charles P. Cabell
Presiding*
Mr. Hugh S. Cumming, Jr., Director of Intelligence and Research,
Department of State
Brigadier General J. J. Davis, acting for Assistant Chief of Staff,
Intelligence, Department of the Army
Rear Admiral Laurence H. Frost, *Director of Naval Intelligence,
Department of the Navy
Captain W. S. Howell, *acting for Director of Naval Intelligence,
Department of the Navy
Major General Millard Lewis, Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence,
United States Air Force
Brigadier General Richard Collins, Deputy Director for Intelligence,
The Joint Staff
Mr. Charles Reichardt, acting for Atomic Energy Commission
representative to the IAC
Mr. Ralph R. Roach, acting for Federal Bureau of Investigation
representative to the IAC
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1. Approval of Minutes
26 November Meeting
(IAC-M-318)
Approved as written.
a. Watch Committee Report
No. 382
Noted. In this connection, General Collins raised for discussion
the extent to which the Watch Committee should include estimative
judgments in its reports. During the course of this exchange of views
General Cabell suggested that the Watch Committee is not attempting
and should not attempt to make estimative judgments which are peri-
pheral to its mission but rioted that estimative judgments are inherent
in its conclusions as to the imminence of hostilities. The Chairman
and members concurred generally in this view and agreed that the
Watch Committee should proceed in the light of this discussion.
b. Review of Sensitive Situations
The members discussed a CIA memorandum on "Soviet Re-
actions to the NATO 'Summit' Conference", which had been circulated
prior to the meeting. Following this exchange of views, the Chairman
stated that he proposed to incorporate certain suggested amendments
in this memorandum and disseminate it to the Secretary of State as
his paper, noting, however, that it had been discussed by the IAC.
In this connection, Mr. Cumming also invited the members' attention
to a similar State Department paper on this subject. Following
discussion Mr. Cumming agreed to circulate this paper to the IAC
members and it was requested that any comments on the memorandum
be passed to the State Department shortly after receipt.
Mr. Cumming referred to, and discussed with the members,
recent developments in the Indonesian situation, particularly matters
such as moves against the Dutch and Dutch interests, potential dangers
to US personnel and property and possible ramifications of the attemp-
ted assassination of Sukarno.
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The Chairman noted the continuance of a tense situation in
Jordan and commented on the possible results of UN Secretary
Hammarskjold's mission.
Mr. Dulles referred to the Guatemalan political situation,
particularly the lack of cohesion of center forces. He also suggested
that the Army continue to keep the members advised regarding the
nature and identity of political elements being supported by the
military.
The members also discussed certain matters pertaining to
intelligence reporting on the Soviet space satellite.
3. Information Report to the IAC on the Defector Program
(IAC-D-8/36, 19 November)
4. Priority National Guided Missile Intelligence Objectives
(IAC-D-57/59.2, 27 November)
After discussing the draft Priority National Guided Missile
Intelligence Objectives with Colonel McFarland, Chairman, GMIC,
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the members approved these priority objectives, as amended.
In the course of the discussion, the Chairman and members
also exchanged views on the procedure for reviewing, and reporting
to the NSC on, the Priority National Intelligence Objectives under
which the intelligence community operates. The Chairman emphas-
ized the desirability of reviewing such objectives carefully in the
light of recent developments and suggested that the various priority
objectives be combined in one publication, including the overall
Priority National Intelligence Objectives (PNIO's) and any subordinate
priority objectives derived from the PNIO's. Following their dis-
cussion the members agreed that, in conjunction with the regular
review of the PNIO's now being undertaken, there should also be a
review of these subordinate priority objectives to reflect any changes
in, and ensure consistency with, the revised PNIO's. It was also
agreed that all of these lists of objectives eventually should be
combined and published in a single volume (e. g., PNIO's and object-
ives in Scientific and Technical, Economic, International Communism,
Guided Missiles, and ELINT fields).
5. Preliminary Discussion on National Current Intelligence
Copies of a memorandum by the Chairman on a proposed
"Central Intelligence Daily Bulletin" were distributed. The Chair-
man then outlined the reasons for his proposal. Noting that he did
not expect any final action to be taken at this meeting, he stated
that sample copies of the new publication were being forwarded
through different channels. The members then discussed various
matters pertaining to the publication. Following this exchange of
views, the Chairman stated that he would place this item on the
agenda of next week's meeting for further consideration.
6. NIE 13-2-57
Communist China's
Role in Asia
a. Approved as amended.
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b. - Noted the post-mortem on this estimate.
c. Agreed to release this estimate to USIA.
Adjournment: 1320
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IAC Meeting, 3 December 1937
ALSO PRESENT
Central Intelligence Agency
Mr. Huntington Sheldon
Department of State
Mr. William McAfee
Mr. Oscar Armstrong
Department of the Army
Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Pratt
Major P. H. Dunbar
Department of the Navy
Colonel B. T. Holcombe, USMC
Mr. John Crone
Department of the Air Force
Colonel Harold E. Cotter
Lieutenant Colonel Paul A. Tisdale
Lieutenant Colonel Van A. Woods, Jr.
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Colonel R. H. Agnew, USA
Captain J. M. Bowers, USN
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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