OFFICIAL DIARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100040166-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 26, 2000
• Sequence Number: 166
• Publication Date: March 3, 1953
• Content Type: NOTES

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Tuesday, 3 March 1953
1 Suggested to Colonel Edwards that he might want to brief
as to the -Possibility that drugs might be used against NSC
2. Reported to the Director the status of the briefing on !ran
and also reported on my talk with General Smith. At 5:30 PM we held a
dry-run of this briefing.
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3. Requested to have a round-up piTared as to the
activities of the Yemen government which has been pressing for additional
relations with Soviet bloc countries.
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4. Reported to DCI on my undertaking to brief Budget on the allo-
cation of overt intelligence research responsibilities. 25X9A6
5. after raising the point with . oke with Dr.Chad-
well as to the response we should make to letter to the
Director. This letter requested, on behalf of Federal Civil Defense, the
"particulars" on which our criticism of the AE and :131 portions of the East
Il,dver report were made. It was clearly understood that no "particulars"
could be given to this Agency, although there was a question of whether or
not we would give them our intelligence conclusions on these points. Dr.
Chadwell ,:undertook to ascertain whether or not sufficient intelligence had
been disseminated to them to enable them, without more, to reduce their
estimate of Soviet capabilities. If such dissemination had not been made,
we would have to consult as to the best procedure. Later received a mes-
sage from Dr. Chadwell that this could be settled verbally, but I still 25X9A6
desire a draft answer to the - letter and an elucidation of what
will be said to whom. There is a similar problem with respect to NNSRB,
although, on the basis of reports that NSRB is to besolved, we should
not act on this until this question is decided.
6. In view of a conflicting engagement, asked Colonel white to
postpone meeting of the career service board because Mr. Amory and I felt
that one of us should attend.
27 February from Taipei
7. There was discussion at the morning meeting as to the actual 25X1A
situation in Burma with respect to Nationalist and/or Communist troop
elements. This discussion was based in part upon State cable #893 of
Mr. 1..sner
and myself are to discuss this matter on Wednesday ww-ith of 25X9A6
State, and I requested MMr. Sheldon and to have a round-up of
the evidence prepared. 25X1 A9a
8. At the mornin meeting, recommended against any discussion
with who is visiting the Far East, but DCI deter-
mined that someone should talk: with I undertook to do so.
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9. There was a reference at the morning meeting to certain irri-
tation on the part of an alleged banker with respect to inquiries. from
25X1A9a later received from I judged that this was not attributable to 25X1 A8a
any error on the part of I did speak to Mr. Carey,
however, to press the suggestion that I had made earlier of having a panel
of high level consultants who would be available to interview outstanding
figures in the financial and business world. Both the Director and myself
felt that this could not be handled in a routine manner. Mr. Carey under-
took to follow through on this. I suggested that he look over the list
of 0/HR consultants.
25X1A9a 10. At the morning meeting, the Director reported that he had
arranged for a meeting of selected members of the Joint AE Committee and
requested that an appropriate briefing be prepared. I alerted Dr. Chadwell
25X1A9a and suggested that he and accompany the Director in accordance
with prior practice. later informed me that this briefing would
be held on Thursday or Friday and I requested that he alert Chadwell.
ii"1. Ascertained from the Director that he could have luncheon with
et al on Tuesda week and I alerted Mr. Sheldon who had delivered
25X1A9a the invitation to phoned and recommended that we pass
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25X1A9a to the paper on unidentified flying objects. I ascertained
that it was a ready planned to send this to and others, includ-
25X1A9a ing the delay in actually passing the paper had been to await
IA.C approva .
12. Dr. Kent phoned me respecting the retaining of
as a CIA consultant. I said that I thought this could be arranged but I
would have to consult my diary, since there had been some discussion with
General Smith on this point. on referring to my diary entries I decided
that this would have to be decided by DCI. Dr. Kent also consulted me on
25X1A9a a possible extension of trip so as to get local views as to
the impact of the Turkish-Greek-Yugoslav pact, and I agreed that this would
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On the basis of information
on a portion of Indo-China and
indicated that was most anxious to prepare similar papers
but desired financial su ort from CIA Since these studies we 'e based on
much more current information than anything available to us , and were in
ascertain the nature of the support that
a project for some reasonable sum for this pu
more detail than our own studies, I indicated to
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14. General Eberly phoned and requested that DCI address the
National War College and the Industrial College on "The Role of CIA in
rational Security" on 26 May at 9:00 AM. I indicated that he could assures
acceptance if he did not hear from Pie within 214 hours. Later
ascertained that the DCI would meet this date.
15. Attended special IAC meeting: After the meeting, Armstrong
mentioned again the possibility that State would re-transfer to CIA its
portion of the NIS program. I indicated willingness to discuss ways and 25X1X7
means of doing this and Mr. Armstrong undertook to phone me after he had
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phoned to state that he would be in yjashington 25X1A9a
next week seeing various people, including on the facilities avail-
able He desired at least an hour with me to discuss rela-
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with respect to mutual relations. ~~~fas inclined to be agree-
able to 'Mr. Dulles' sug ?estion that we have a
fact that they
I am asking ?
I suggested to
our attention.
to comment on
in view of the different nature of t2e U.S.
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18. Attended briefing of
19. Late in the evening, about 1:00 AM (vdednesday), received word
from and then from FBIS respecting Stalin's stroke. Informed
1M1essrs. Dulles and Wisner and arranged for a briefing of Mr. Dulles on
'wednesday morning.
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had sent us several appreciations, none of which I have seen.
Ito collect tFD se for me. They were addressed to IAC.
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I also explained to why it was difficult for us
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