DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000100030060-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2000
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: May 5, 1954
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY NOTES
ADD/ 5 May 1954
25X1A9a 1. Dr. - Technical Services Staff, telephoned to say that he was hav-
ing difficulty in getting authorization for $600,000 worth of research projects
which he had understood informally were O.K. I will have to straighten this out
with Mr. Saunders.
GJ/~ IP'%JQ 2. I alerted to the fact that apparently the principal agent
connected with Pro ec ad a misconception regarding Project arrangements 25X1A2d1
in that we had been tort a understood that while we were to finance getting the
Project started it would eventually become his. Asked Ernie to flag this one and
make sure that it was looked at realistically insofar as the Administrative. Plan
was concerned.
3, Mr.Pforzheimer, reports that Ken Sprankle tells him that it was the in-
tent of the House Appropriations Committee to put our Reserve money on a "no-
year" basis but that the Committee did not feel it could commit future Congresses
in such a letter. This leaves the whole matter a little slippery. Mr. Pforz-
heimer is making a Memorandum for the Record of his conversation but it probably
would be wise not to pursue the matter further until after we have cleared with
the Senate.
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4. Jim Garrison reported that he had met with representatives of the Gov-
ernment Printing Office and the Joint Committee on Printing yesterday for three
hours. There is no doubt in his mind but that they are all extremely anxious for
us to merge our Reproduction Plant with the South Building GPO Plant. He as-
sured me that he had made no commitments and was emphatic in his position that he
had no authority to make such commitments on behalf of the Agency._ He said that
I would have a staff study within the next few days.
5. Jim Garrison brought up Mr. who has just returned from his engi-
duties with Project ic provides, roughly, for six warehouse 25X1A2d1
neering
units totaling 20,000 square feet, two barracks, one canteen, one packing and
crating shack, one guard house, one laboratory designed to assemble incompatible
items, etc. The present schedule calls for completion of this Project in January
of 1955 and partial occupancy on or about 1 October 1954.
6. Jim Garrison reported that he met with
25X1A _ and that the idea of establishing a Logist cs omman a s en 25X1A6a
abandoned. He also stated that he had eed to let acc 25X1A
25X1A6aposition of Chief, Logistics, at It may be a en roject 25X1A2d1
is activated some sort of coordina may be necessary there.
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25X1A9a 7. Jim reports that Colonel _ is leaving on 15 May to head a small de-
tail in the Far East to accomplish the sane job that Colonel has done in 25X1A9a
Europe.
8. Jim also advises that bids for the renovation and repair of the 25X1A6d
building will be submitted to the Public Buildings Service by 25 May and that
there is no question but that funds will be obligated this year.
9. With reference to the paper cutter which the Technical Services Staff
wants us to supply, although the purchase has been approved by the Joint Committee
on Printing (Mr. Harrison) I have cautioned Jim Garrison to insure that there is
no other machine which will do this job before he negotiates a contract rather
than solicits bids. Jim says that the Technical Services Staff does not want the
Harris Press anymore and is willing to give it to the Reproduction Plant 5X1A
25X1A 11 if a smaller one can be obtained. I told him that I would want to cons. r
this very carefully and doubted very seriously that I would approve of any such
action inasmuch as it would almost certainly be misinterpreted by the Joint Com-
mittee on Printing and since it is closely related to the possible merger of our
Reproduction Plant with that of the Government Printing Office.
10. Jim alerted me to the fact that he needs $9,000 more to install an em-
ergency power plant for the Records Center. I told him I would be on the lookout
for the request and would consider it as soon as I got it.
11. Jim Garrison reports that has completed the purchase of 25X1A9a
,000,000 worth of special equipment with t e exception of about $150,000 worth.
Although Hans wants to come home Jim has told him to stay and finish the job.
However, if Hans fails to procure the last $150,000 worth of materiel Jim wants
25X1X7 to use a I told him that this would be all
right, provided it was oroug coorcanatea with the Office of the Deputy Direc-
tor (Plans), but that I would want to know about it before any final commitment
was made.
12. This afternoon Jim Garrison is meeting with who has 25X1A9a
done a lot of our special purchasing in New York, done a
good job for us there seems to be some question about his relations with the De-
partment of Internal Revenue. We will have no part in protecting him against
prosecution if the Department wants to go after him.
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