PPC BRIEFING OF COLONEL LANE
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November 17, 1954
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17 November 1954
MtMOADThi FOR: CHIEF, DOPE I R*VIZW STA,
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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:
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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.
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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.
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(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
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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:
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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.
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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
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piano for evacuative
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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.
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4. With reference to the attached scisedsde, Colas.l Lane's afternoon
hours withIMMINININ and 111111111111 wereshiliwira :flea
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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-
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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
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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.
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Attachments: 25X1 A8a
A Selted?de of rtaflag for Colonel Lane
/11 - Quotations and CAdservell
C -111M111 notes on conversation with Colonel Lane
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