PPC BRIEFING OF COLONEL LANE

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April 24, 2000
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November 17, 1954
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Approved For Release 2000/09/14 : CIA-RDP88-003f4R000100270045-2 17 November 1954 MtMOADThi FOR: CHIEF, DOPE I R*VIZW STA, 25X1A8a SUB CT: Witting of Colonel Lane I. Colonel Lane Ipeat Toesday, 16 Iwambet 1934, with this Staff from 0900 to 1610 hours. The ached*, followed by in 25X1A8a this cconection is separately seethed. The fa/lowing paragraphs will indicate the subjects covered without detail of content, but will record in detail questions asked by Colonel Lane, any of his comments which indicated a special Interest. and sock further observations by this Staff as may be sE use to you. 25X1A9a z. MIIIMMINMM Statement: a. FI and coi 10/5 and B ies nary ofSC34 25X1A8a operation MSC andEMMIII sources of covert operations policy; Poli nook; CS plans, programa. projects, and reports. the CS origin, responsibilities. and structure of the b.LaneW,......c.Le....?ittions or comments: (1) Golostid Line ached vnistliar the CIA role is a clearly independent segmeat in relation to the total interest 25X1A8a of This seenua to suggoot Ms conclusion that the reepeasthility for CIA's sena* in prosecution of the cold war rests with DCI. which impression was confirmed by answer. The question also indicated that Colonel Lane may net understand fully the efferent roles of It is &rightful that sufficiently covered this latter point In the course of the day. b.ckgrowid of D #5, NSC 1012. of covert (I) Twice Colonel Lane led a digression into the subject of war planning and war requirements in a way which indicated a *troika interest in this subject. At this stage, these pollee were deferred to presentation. Approved For Release 2000/09/14: 25X1A8a 25X1A8a 25X1A8a 25X1A9a 74R000100270045-2 . (:)/( 2_7 Approved For Release 2000/091/ CIA-RDP88-00374R000100270045-2 ; 25X1A9a Colonel Ian. asked whether policy and Sarnia& s are fully ompa nted, indicating as in all of enversations a hsavy intorest in the *Woe& of security. that policy and pluming documents aro carefully cmagartnsontled, each element of the CS receiving only portions which pertain to it. 44) He asked whirl he will get the picture of the supply and procurement trobbses and process, *oracle lly= eirlarould got that fro si Ns was told 25X1A9a would be Ms man ea this subject at the Clandes ? tine Services level, bit that the Office of Logistics is entiouluuly involved in this subject sad mold have to be teethed die for him to get the gemploto story. (3) Colonel Lang asked who works le an individual project. 0. was told Omit the suggesting for a project may cense from any ',arcs Winding higher executive loyal. or ma +Inge:nal species, but that the detailed development of the prelect proposal itself may came from a headquarters case officer, from a field ease officer, or a combination of the two. 25X1A9a (6) made rofersaceto statementin the last Quartarly l.pert that in some nellost ZII is 25X1X4 hamporad by lack of a firm U. S. foreign policy base. Colossi 1,40* showed sharp interest in this issue, woodering in hew nifty areas we aro so hampered and how math suck lack of policy or sharp shifts in policy cause waste effort on our part. Oa tkis int, he was answered Sriarlare net sPecificelly- mentioned the 25X1A9a shames of any overall U. S. cold war plan. Colonel Lane eapressed Ms previonsly held saspicies that suck might be the case, indicated a strong belied that the Ti. S. should have such a plan, and tinagiorod what U. S. agency wild havo the :ostensibility for producing it. 25X1A9a answered that this task would rast with ths 25X1A8a in Colonel Lane gave the following indication of background and passible line of future interest: Approved For Release 2000/09/ 4 : CIA-RDP88-00374R000100270045-2 25X1A9a Approved For Release 2000/09/14: CIA-RDP88-00874R000100270045-2 25X1C4e 25X1A4a) That during Ito Elimileseveral yesrs ago. military personnel on duty ageneies. lie did sot say of ruck pereettnel milY have cemeastat indicated the pass assignment around the task of 1nspecdni, r government whether some CIA, but the he may take a to ccount. , lief, rsation with the very special and voices and that is rosettn very fully (e) a. sta4 thee be hod r Coinnaittee report; that this report ce reememendatione senceraing security, supply, and administratim. However, he did not divulge any fardier informatioa concerniag that report. He seemed to be perfectly conteat with the fact that the afeolittle study lied bees made and save no slips that the Doolittle exorcise was a /natter of any concern to him or to the Clark Committee. 111111111111111111111.11Lior se 25X1 A9a tYPe.a of orgaaisatina. (Thus discussione on the Contemed tieueldipe Paper.) War planning orgaaisation; cocoas; prejected wartime extensive charts and Lt11: Deseription of EUCO/si requirements for TI assistance in wartime; brief refereace to the "Agreed Activities" problem, biect would be treated in detail in 71 Descripties of U. S. Gervernnsent el from combat areas in the sivent in relating thereto. erith comment 25X1A9a brisithis.by piano for evacuative of war, and of CIA's pr 25X1A9a 4- Approved For Release 2000/9904 : CIA-RDP88-00374R000100270045-2 Approved For Release 2000/09/14 : 9IA-RDP88-00374R000100270045-2 b. Co/ s or commeati: Excluding very minor questions rsqairthg specific clargication of items presented, Colonel Lase asked only one gaieties involving a broad or general interest: he indicated Ms mderstandbag that this presentation Inas many hopes with most of the accomplishments still to come; he asked when we woeld really have this war pleasing business moving. This question was met with as extensive explanation of our need for military action first, with the prediction that. if such wore presmtly forthcoming, we should have a good record of war planning achievement to show in a couple of years. 25X1A9a 25X1A9a 4. With reference to the attached scisedsde, Colas.l Lane's afternoon hours withIMMINININ and 111111111111 wereshiliwira :flea 25X1A9a of th? lamming presentations, 25X1A9a 25X1A9a and 25X1A9a Turtker ansusolte by 11.11.11 on his session with Colossi Lane is attached. Al.., a seriematiosis or sersted comments aoted is attached as a separate sheet. Special attention is called to Colossi Lane's revelation (with demonstration) that he can read a piece of printed or typewritten copy as readily Ipside down as the usual way. He indicated that, while this had been developed as a ddldhood exercise rather than as a professional 1G tool, it had nevertheless occults:tally been profession- *117' u"611. 25X1A8a 5. It will be noted from the attacked schedule that the subject of Clandestine Ser reports was give* only a vary short time. Colonel Lane road the C summary and transmittal memorandum on the last CS Quarterly Report, and paged through the Psycheiegic.a1-1Paransilitary Section. He was shown a meemorambun recording questions asked by General Calisll sheet this report, the purpose of skewing beteg this evidence of higher-level executive attention to the document. Colonel Lane expressed himself vigorously on his belief that a report is only as good as the corrective action taken on it. He was assured of our very specific recognition of this point and our intention to too that our reports are made the basis for suck action. He was informed of our recognition the commander seldom gets a costoly sewage picture threugh repo 25X1A8a up the command channel and that M intends, in the light of this consid- eration, to cooperate and cress-check closely with the observations of 25X1A8a c= In the light of Colonel Laao's strongly expressed interest in the subject of reports, be was invited to return for further and detailed attention to this subject if he so wishes. (Prediction to him: One-half day required for this purpose.) In this ceenectissa, the point was strongly made that is interested in seeing that adequate rsporting and 25X1A8a Approved For Release 2000/Q9/1 : CIA-RDP88-00374R000100270045-2 25X1A8a 25X1A8a Approved For Relea4e 2000/09/14: CIA-RDP88-00374R000100270045-2 valuta is *CCOWPIIShed. not in doing the Job ttslf. He was told that, with respect to covert operations, be might receive or, on inguily, obtain a detailed further picture of reports and reporting in Ms briefing by the 6. hi addition to tbe above. Colonel Lane was Attivities eports bybivisioa Chiefs on individual a process in this staff. He did not take time to look at iAdntht. merely 25X1A8a asking Hie else of the unit. lie was asked at the and of tbe day whether he had any further geaeral iaestions upon which be would like answer then, or to be developed, from or from me. He indicated 25X1A9a that he had no suck questions, that be did not brow whether be would be bask for farther observation of this etaff, but that be laded check with as from time to time as specific questims involving us might occur in lb* course of other briefings. 25X1A9a Attachments: 25X1 A8a A Selted?de of rtaflag for Colonel Lane /11 - Quotations and CAdservell C -111M111 notes on conversation with Colonel Lane 25X1A8a 25X1A9a Approved For Release 2000/09/14: CM-RDP88-00374R000100270045-2