ITEMS FOR THE DAILY LOG-29 JUNE 1953

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• Document Release Date: February 5, 2004
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• Publication Date: June 29, 1953
• Content Type: NOTES

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Items for the Daily Log - 29 June 1953 Legislative Counsel
1. The House Appropriations Committee has reported out the CIA
budget with approximately a twenty percent cut in the substantive budget
and no cut in the reserve. However, they have informed the Bureau of
the Budget that no increases in personnel over the 1953 numbers are to be
allowed. Mr. Sprankle handed me a copy of Mr. Taber's memorandum
to Director Dodge of the Bureau of the Budget containing this limitation.
Sprankle stated that in his opinion the budget presentation had been extremely
confusing and had presented a hodge-podge of information which was further
confused by the charts. He felt that the material in our presentation book
was more helpful.
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it was determined that while it might ultimately be
advisable to inform the Chief Clerks of the Senate and House Armed Services
Committees regarding the project in order that they can forestall anti-Agency
criticism, nevertheless, we would hold up notifying them until the project
had developed further.
3. Mr. Houston raised the question as to whether any congressional
notification would be necessary or desirable in connection with the joint
2. In connection with the reopening of an
construction project overseas. The whole project is to
be explored further by Mr. Houston.
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1 5. The Congress has approved and sent to the President a bill establish-
ing a new Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Govern-
ment. This Commission will be similar to the old Hoover Commission and will
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be composed of twelve members, four each to be appointed by the President,
the Vice President, and the Speaker of the House, six of whom will be from
private life, and two each from the Executive Branch, the Senate and the
House. The Commission shall study the present organization and methods
of operation of all Government agencies, with a comprehensive report to
Congress by 31 December 1954. The Commission is authorized to secure
any necessary information from any agency of the Government.
6. Senator Knowland has introduced S. Con. Res. 29 stating that
it is the sense of the Congress that, if Communist China is admitted to the
U. N. , or its representatives are recognized as the representatives of the
Republic of China in the U. N. , the President should recall the United States
representatives in the U. N. and effect the withdrawal of United States mem-
bership. Congressman Battle, author of the Battle Act, has submitted
H. Res. 289 stating that it is the sense of the House that the Chinese Com-
munist Government should not be admitted to the membership of the U. N.
as the representative of China. Representative Gwinn of New York has sub-
mitted H. Con. Res. 121 stating that it is the sense of the Congress that
Syngman Rhee is to be commended for freeing his own fellow nationals
detained as prisoners, and that such prisoners themselves are to be com-
mended for choosing freedom rather than slavery. All of these resolutions
have been referred to DD/P for information. Only the Knowland Resolution
may become active. It was introduced after the withdrawal of a rider which
would have made such action mandatory.
7. The House Appropriations Committee has approved the extra
$65, 000 requested for the National Security Council. Their report specifically
recognizes the increased importance of the work and responsibility of NSC,
and states the belief that this slight increase "will more than justify itself
by enabling the Council to provide more accurate and more comprehensive
evaluations of our position in the world, both military and enonomic, so that
we may more intelligently plan for the future. "
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