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

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• Publication Date: January 14, 1958
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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, 14 January 1958
Director of Central Intelligence
Allen W. Dulles
Presiding
MEMBERS PRESENT
Mr. Hugh S. Cumming, Jr.,* Director of Intelligence and Research,
Department of State
Mr. Gordon Arneson, * acting for Director of Intelligence and
Research, Department of State
Major General Robert A. Schow, Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence,
Department of the Army
Rear Admiral Laurence H. Frost, Director of Naval Intelligence,
Department of the Navy
Major General James H. Walsh, acting Assistant Chief of Staff,
Intelligence, United States Air Force
Brigadier General Richard Collins, Deputy Director for Intelligence,
The Joint Staff
Mr. Charles H. Reichardt, acting for Atomic Energy Commission
representative to the IAC
Mr. Ralph R. Roach, acting for Federal Bureau of Investigation
representative to the IAC
*Part of meeting
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1. Approval of Minutes
7 January Meeting
(IAC-M-323)
Approved as written.
2. Situation Review
a. Watch Committee Report
No. 388
Noted.
b. Review of Sensitive Situations
The Chairman and members discussed recent developments
in the Indonesian situation, particularly with respect to the activities
of dissidents on the islands outside of Java and the likelihood and
probable effectiveness of moves to alter the government in Sukarno's
absence. General Schow also referred to certain attache reports
bearing on Indonesian developments.
The members reviewed various aspects of the Venezuelan
situation, especially the probable longevity of the present government
and the possible impact of events on US interests in the area. After
discussion, the consensus was that the situation did not appear to
warrant further specific steps by the intelligence community at this
time from the standpoint of protecting US interests, such as the
declaration. of a formal alert.
The Chairman and members exchanged views on the
maneuvering of various political and military elements in Guatemala
and on the probable outcome of the forthcoming elections in that
country.
The members discussed the situation in Laos briefly,
particularly with respect to contacts with visiting Laotian officials
and their attitudes regarding the potential Communist threat to
Laos and their ability to cope with that problem.
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3. Proposed Communications
Subcommittee
(I AC-D-6/17, 8 January)
The members reviewed with
siderations bearing on his recommendations with respect to the on
establishment of a Communications Committee, as outlined in his
memorandum of 8 January. Captain Cole, Executive Secretary of
USCIB, who was also present, reported on the status of the work of
the USCIB Ad Hoc Committee in this field. Following their discussion,
the members agreed to establish an Ad Hoc Subcommittee of the IAC,
with instructions to develop intelligent ce ommunications requirements
for critical intelligence, particularly that related to strategic early
warning, and report these proposed requirements to the IAC as soon
as possible. It was also agreed that this subcommittee should include
representatives of NSA and the Department of Defense, and that
nominations of agency representatives should be furnished tor-
5. NIE 64-58
The Federation of Malaya
a. Approved as amended.
b. Noted the validity study of NIE 64-56, "The Political
Outlook in Malaya Through 1960, " published 24 January 1956.
L4--1 Noted the post-mortem on NIE 64-58.
d. Agreed to release this estimate to USIA.
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6. NIE 11-2-58 (Part I)
The Soviet Atomic
Energy Program
Dr. Scoville briefed the members in restricted session.
After discussion the members then approved NIE 11-2-58, as
amended.
7. Executive Session
At 1250 the Chairman requested an executive session.
Adjournment: 1320
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ALSO PRESENT
Central Intelligence Agency
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Mr. Huntington Sheldon
Mr. Sherman Kent
Mr. Otto E. Guthe
Dr. Herbert Scoville, Jr.
Department of State
Mr. William McAfee,
Mr. Howard Wiedemann
Department of the Army
Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Pratt
Lieutenant Colonel Harry J. Davis
Dr. E. G. Davis
Department of the Navy
Captain W. S. Howell
Commander C. A. Shaw
Mr. R. D. Finley
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Department of the Air Force
Dr. Don H. Rock
Colonel James F. Berry
Colonel Harold E. Cotter
Colonel Frank J. Harrold
Lieutenant Colonel Van A. Woods, Jr.
Major Charles B. Rupert
The Joint Staff
Colonel E.
G.
Van Orman, USMC
Captain W.
R.
Wilson, USN
Colonel A.
E.
Stoll, Jr., USAF
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mr. Meffert W. Kuhrtz
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