ITEMS FOR THE DAILY LOG - 20 APRIL 1953

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 21, 2003
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: April 20, 1953
• Content Type: NOTES

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Items for the Daily Log - 20 April 1953
1. On instructions from General Cabell, I handed to Senator Symington
a short statement on General Cabell's participation at the Yalta Conference
in case any issue on this point was raised on the Floor.
2. General Cabell's nomination as Deputy Dir ctor of Central Intelli-
gence was confirmed by the Senate this date 1N7y4 a. fr .
3. ADD/A is handling all details of ascertaining that General Cabell's
commission is issued promptly and accepted prior to the issuance of any Air
Force orders relieving General Cabell from his current assignment.
25X1A 4. In accordance with Cfnexegsman n's request for information
concerning the background of i have informed the Congress-
2 5X1A man that the background information on e'had forwarded to
the Defense Department (and which was sho y G-2) was substan-
25X1 A tially correct. I also informed him that een a covert errs
ployee of ours and that we had found it necessary to terminate his employ-
ment because of breaches of security information. The Congressman has
assured me that he will make no disclosure of CIA connections in this case.
(See my memorandum for DD/P, dated 15 April 1953.)
cc: Chief, FI, through Chief of Operations, Mr. Helms
5. With the approval of the Chief of Operations, I have informed Con-
gressman Kersten orally, in reply to his letter of 23 March 1953 to Mr.
Dulles, that CIA has a slight3W covert interest in
will be eligible for citizenship in September 1953, and, therefore, it ap-
pears unwise to sponsor a private bill which would speed up this citizen-
25X1 C ship at most b a few months. I pointed out that this might point an un-
due finger at which might destroy his security value4Ln view of
the statements in Congressman Kersten's letter I also suggested that he
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owners ~t ?tea one of whom claim, that the actions takm were at the
requeR of CIA. eli/,,,(,
7. In connection with the call on 17 April from Miss Nancy Grube, Legis-
lative Assistant to Senator Duff, and after consultation with Mr. Amory, DDI,
who had discussed the matter with the DCI, I informed Miss Grube that while
6. have discussed with me and
left a memorandum urging this office to take necessary steps as the occa-
sion arose with the Senate Investigating Committee and the Department of Jus-
the article in the New York Journal American mentioned a CIA study that any
such study which the Senator wished to see would be highly classified and
could only be released with the Approval of the NSC or of the President. I
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further informed her that arty study of the Moscow Conference of October,
1952, would have been overtaken by recent events and, therefore, of lit-
tle value. However, if Senator Duff wished a briefing on the Moscow Con-
ference and subsequent developments, we would be happy to send someone up
to give the Senator a thorough briefing on this matter. Miss Grube will
inform us as to the Senator's wishes.
8. In accordance with instructions from Mr. Dulles, I informed Con-
gressman Kersten that Mr. Dulles would not be able to keep his appoint-
ment with the Congressman on 21 April and that he would be happy to have
Mr. Kersten inform me in the matter in which he was interested so that I
might brief Mr. Dulles for a subsequent meeting. Mr. Kersten informed me
that the subject for discussion would be some information which II
25X1A 0 wished to transmit to the DCI. (See my memorandum for the record,
21-April 1953.) n
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9. Mr. Roge s, Deputy
Attorne General, called me regarding pos-
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sible CIA assistance in the case. (See memorandum for the
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Record, dated April 1953.) Mr. Amory, DDI, subsequently talked with
Mr. Rogers, who is asking that we go into the details with Mr. Donagan,
who is handling the case.
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