DULLES AS DCI

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10 Feb 1953
Sen. Saltonstall (new chair, following 1952 elections)
agreed that it might be best to appoint a special subcomm
for handling CIA matters, as Sen. Russell had originally
done, and asked that Pforz. "keep after him to appoint such
a group.'
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Feb 10, 1953--Dulles pays courtesy call on Chairmen Salton-
stall and Short and discussed w/ Saltonstall the procedures
to be followed for confirmation.
Both chairmen were advised of the legislative prob arising
out of the need for speical legislaton to permit Gen.
Cabell to assume the DDCI w/out loss of his mil. status.
19 Feb--Dulles appears before Senate ArmSerComm, which
unanimously recommended his confirmation
23 Feb--Senate unanimously confirms him as DCI by voice
vote
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Dulles appeared before Senate ArmServComm for confirmation.
Present were Sens. Saltonstall, Flanders, Smith, Duff,
Steinis, and Symington, who all joined in praising the
nominee and asked no Qs. Comm. unanimously confirmed
Dulles.
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history
"During the yrs 1953 to 1961 the Agency emerged as an integral
element in high-level United States policymaking."
p. 42
[use this as leadin to fact that little effective cong.
oversight existed]
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10 June 1953
meeting w/ Chairman Taber and staffer Sprankle of House
Appro Comm. Taber expressed some disturbance at size and
trend of CIA build-up, and found it difficult to accept
necessity of continued increased in personnel. Sprankle
expressed concern on ration of personnel people to total
personnel, which is out of line w/ normal govt agencies.
Taber complained that the hearings had not given much of
a breakdown on the CIA, altho this may have been the fault
as much of the congressional questioners as of CIA's re-
luctance to share info.
Taber requested that we leave our figures w/ them and if
we refused, he would be forced to leave the money out of
the appropriation. He had obviously forgotten the agree-
ment w/ DCI that we would produce the book on request but
keep it at CIA. But later he backed down on his request.
"It is apparent that Congressman Taber was extremely tired
and that he has forgotten a good many of the imp matters
which we discussed at our hearings in justifying the CIA
budget. We have an impression that he would like to make
some cuts in the appropriation but, because of the nature
of our organization, does not know where the cuts should be
made. He definitely does not wish to be arbitrary ad reit-
erates his desire not to hurt us in any of our work."
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29 June 1953 -- House Appro
Comm has reported out the CIA budget w/ approxi. a 20%
cut in substantive budget and no cut in reserve. They have
informed BOB that no'increases in personnel over 1953
numbers are to be allowed.
Sprankle told me that in his opinion the budget presenta-
tion had been extremely confusing and had presented a
hodge-podge-.of info which was further confused by the
charts
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28 July 1953 -- DCI tals w/ Taber re the personnel ceiling
which the latter had imposed on CIA. Taber "denied any
knowledge of such a ceiling or any intention to impose
such a limitation upon CIA." Sprankle then called into
the meeting snd shows Taber the letter he had sent. The
matter has now been left open for discussion w/ BOB.
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12 March 1953
DCI and WLP appeared before Senate ARmSercomm in support
of S. 1110.
the comm. accepted a Def. Dept amendment (not sure which
one--perhaps one to not include a mil. DDCI in the # of
general offaicers alloted to each service--chk. this out)
The bill unanimously approved w/ mendments suggested by
CIA which would permit DDCI to be either an active or
retired commissioned officer.
The comm. amended the bill to have the DDCI confirmed by the
Senate but did not push a suggestion of Sen. Saltonstall
that if either the DCI or DDCI were a mil man the other
office must be held by a civilian.
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entries for 26 and 27 March 1953
w/ prodding from the White House, House ArmServComm
unanimously approved the bill to estab a DDCI by striking
out everything after the enacting clause in S. 1110
and substituting the language of H.R. $@@$. This will
make it possible for eht Senate to accept the bill on
the floor w/out referral to committee or going to conf.
Repre. McCormack, talking of DDCI bill, assured me
that he had kKkax backed the measure and pushed it
"'particularly for you' in view of our long association
in many matters."
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CIA requested legislation to amend 1947 act to authroize appointment
of DDCI. This bill became P.L. 15 on Apr 4, 1953.
also in P.L. 763 (1 Sept 1954), CIA requested and received exemption
from Performance Rating Act o f 1950 and repealed Sec. 9 of CIA ACt
of 1949 which was no longer required by Agency.
also a section to provide for handling of for, atomic energy
info included in Atomic Energy Act of 1954 at CIA request.
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[I am not certain abt the following, which comes from
penciled draft in some of the OLC materials in HS vault.
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until appt. of Dulles in 1953 as DCI, CIA had always had
a mil. officer as Director. Becuz certain phases bf CIA
work entered into the mil fide-, and becuz the mil supplied
a gr. deal of support to Agency activities, it was felt
desirable to have a mil. officer in one of the two top
positons of the Agency.
Ike appted Lt. Gen. Cabell of the Air Force as DDCI under
the Executive Pay Act of 1949,but there was no provision
of law under which a commissioned or retired officer could
be appointed to this position
Senate ArmSevComm made several changes to S. 1110 as it
was introduced
1. DDCI needed Senate approval
2. DDCI, if a commissioned officer of the armed services,
permitted to be either active or retired
3. any mil DDCI was to be "in addition to the no. and
percentages otherwise authorized and Appropriated for the
armed service of which he is a member."
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House ARMSerCommdecided to strike out all language in
S. 1110 and substitute its own wording as contained in
H.R. 4224. This to avoid need for conf. comm.
House Comm.(?) decreed that at no time could both DCI
and DDCI be mil, personnel
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30 March 1953
clerk of Senate ArmServComm tells me that chairman
Saltonstall feels that any CIA briefing to members of
his comm should be by invitation of the DCI and be limited
to himself, Bridges, and Russell. "It was felt that any
attempt to go further down the Comm line might be embar-
rassing in view of the neacessity from a practical standpt
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w/ Sen. McCarran
Pforzheimer Memo for CHief, FI, April 1, 1953, Subj:
Proposed Directive on Release of Information
informal arrangement w/ McCarran whereby CIA provides Sen
Jud Comm w/ classified memo for backgrd info, 1949-53
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unsigned, undated [prior to Dulles' confirmation] memo entitled
"Armed Services Committees" 3
CONFIDENTIAL
desc. of the 2 armed Services committeess , their workings, and
their personnel
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Questions Asked at the Budget Hearing Before the House Appropriations
Committee, 29 Apr 1953
Rep. Errett (?) P. Scrivner, Repub. of Kansas, obviously unahppy
at Dulles and CIA.
"Mr. Scrivner proceeded to say that he had one or two other things he
wanted to get off his chest. He said that it had been his understanding
from the geginning that CIA was to be a small, well-knit coordinating agency
which wuld save vast sums of money and would eliminate all of the duplica-
tion from other depts. Insofar as he could see, most depts were
still carrying on as they had been before and CIA was getting to be a great
big, expensive organization. He indicated that CIA had been supported
pretty much on faith but that now it was developing into a good-sized Govt
dept w/out any corresponding decreases elsewhere. It seemed
to him that maybe we had evern developed another layer. He said that he
was not happy abt the situation and had some reservations as to whether or
not the taxpayers were getting their money's worth for the CIA dollar. He
further stated that he considered himself to be as honest and tight-lipped
as anybody and that he had gone along w/ our appropriations heretofore on
faith. However, he felt that if he could not be trusted w/ the detailed
info as to where our money went, etc., that he could hardly be called
upon to discharge his obligations to the Amer taxpayers as to whether or not
our money was reasonable. He indicated that at some time somebody was OVER
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going to have to examine our results to determine whether the taxpayers were
getting their money's worth and emphasized that he was not impressed by the
fact that we had indicated that the Russians were spending many times the
amt of money that we were.
"Mr. Scrivner went on to say that he was not convinced that the programs
which we were undertaking were successfully combatting the other side and
that he did not believe that he should be called upon as a member of the
9@R@xexx Committee to 'shoot in the dark.' (Mr. Dulles invited Mr. Scrivner
to come down to CIA when he could spare the time and give us an opportunity
to show him in greater detail some of the things we are doing.)"
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security precautions OLC Daily Log
5 May 1953
Dulles talked w/ Rep. Taber and reached an agreement whereby
CIA would supply the info requested but would not leave
it w/ the Comm, will be assinged to bring it
up whenever the comm. staff desires it and will return it
each time to CIA.
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5 June 1953
In commenction w/ the memo, dated 20 May 1953, from r
Special Assis to the DD/A: Subj: Regulation iI
Disclosures to the United States Cong, and w/ Kirkpatrick's
approval, I am requesting to w/hold reissuance of
this deg until adjournment o Cong and an opportunity to
review the reg at length.
8 June 1953 -- Acting AD/ ed to com-
plain abt delaying a redraft of CIA Reg as he feels
that a firm reg is needed at once to prevent the disclosure
of info to congressional comms. I informed him that he
has no need for concern, as there will be no disclosures
w/out the expressed approval of the DCI and that, in my
opinion, there was no need at present time to rush out a
redraft of the reg.
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sharing of word of Rus. H-bomb w/ Cong OLC Journal
12 Aug 1953 -- I called Cong. Cole at his hom in NY and in-
formed him that CIA desired to send him some info by courier
and would meet him at any designated address. After further
discussion (the memo does not reveal the nature of the info
to be imparted), Cole replied he might not be able to make
any decisions away from Wash and would return to Wash on
the night train.
13 Aug 1953 -- Gen. Cabell and I went to see Cole and gave
him a document, which he read, signed and returned. Cole
stated that he felt it was incomubent to disclose the info
to Sen. Hickenlooper, the Comm. vice chairman, and I offered
to do this. Cole replied he felt it preferable to do it
himself, as ther might be some Q if at a futute date if
became known that CIA had merely selected 2 members to re-
ceive this info. Later it was ascertained that Hickenlooper
out of town, so Cole told CIA to pass the info along.
[no direct reference to the subj matter involved, but I
feel sure it deals w/ ~:;:Hbomb. I think Rus exploede it on
Aug 12 and announced it on Aug 20, but chk. Cabell testified
before Jt Comm on Atomic E on Aug. 21 on this subj]
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12 Oct 1953
in accordance w/ DCI's decision, I have informed staff of
Jt Comm on Atomic E that CIA feels it cannot check comm
quarters on Capitol Hill for possible microphones becuz
of our statutory prohibition vs. internal security funcs.
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28 Oct 1953 -- in course of briefing by DCI, Francis 0.
Wilcox, of staff of Senate For Rel Comm, expressed his
regret that the Comm on For Rel does not have access to
any CIA info, which he felt would ve extremely helpful
to the Com
DCI pted out that he was the intell advisor to the Pres and
NSC, and had resisted the idea of being intell advisor to
congressional committeess (other than Jt Comm on Atomic E)
as this would tend to present a good many difficulties.
DCI mentioned in particular that he might be placed in kka an
embarrassing position by such comms attempting to utilize
the info in the formulation of appropriations for various
agencies
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19 Nov 1953 -- it is reported that there was some light
grumbling abt CIA on the Hill during the past session,
laregly on the basis that "We don't know what they are doing;
we ought to take a look at them." Some of the grumbling
apparently came from Appro Comm members
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8 Jan 1954 -- Cong. Judd concerned abt derogatory reports
of CIA. He said these were natural in view of our security
probs and the fact that comparatively few people knew abt
us. He stated it would be very helpful if CIA had a Jt
Comm on Intell whose members could come to our defense
where necessary, indicating tht they had looked into spe-
cific complaints and situations, as is done w/ AEC. He
is concerned lest these remarks damage the Agecny.
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Pforzheimer Memorandum for the Director, 13 Jan 1954, Subj: luncheon
w/ Sen. Saltonstall
"the most imp. prob on Capitol Hill insofar as CIA is concerned
is that we do not have any official spokesman or persons who can
come to our defense either on the Floor or, more important, in
the Cloak Rooms where so muc h discussion takes place."
the most general co mplaint abt CIA is that no one on Capitol Hill
knows abt CIA, its size, budget, or activities.
a possible solution to these 2 probs: have the ArmSer Comms "assert
a more active jurisdiction over CIA," esp. since the ArmSerComms
are resp for our legislation. If Saltonstall [chair, ArmSerComm]
could be persuaded to set up "a special subcomm which could take
periodic looks at CIA, whose members would be in a position to defend
us where necessary, and to which subcomm any complaints could be
channeled, it might serve to ease the Congressional prob and also
obviate the necessity for a Jt Comm"
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15 Jan 1954 -- Robt Smart, Chief Clerk of House ArmSercomm
indicated this would not be a good yr to bring up CIA
legislation becuz 1) of the general difficulties of the
congressional program in`an election yr, and 2) becuz of
an undertow of Qs re CIA, not all of them hostile, but at
least indicating a deisre to know more abt CIA. It might
be difficult to turn aside such Qs if legislative require-
ments were put forward.
Smart volunteered his opinion that the ArmSerComm, thru
a specially and highly selected subc omm, might be an
appropriate group to look at CIA. He emphasized that no
one at present could properly answer any Qs abt CIA or come
to our defense. Smart stated: 'I don't have to tell you
that the best defesne is a good offense, and it might be
very wise for Mr. Dulles to say to the Chairman at their
luncheon that he would welcome any look which the Comm might
wish to make.' Smart thought that the best approach would
be to have the Chairman appoint a 3 or 5 man subcomm, pre-
ferably consisting of the chairman, Vinson, and Cole-,
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18 Jan 1954 -- Sen. Saltonstall lunched w/ DCI and other
senior CIA officers. DCI expressed some concern that
CIA was becoming the object of attacks on the Hill due to
Senators not knowing abt the Agency; perhaps Saltonstall
should set up a subcomm to acquaint itself w/ our acti-
vities.
Saltonstall siad he had not heard much adverse criticsm;
that if properly handled a Jt Comm could be avoided; and
that he would tend to want to let 'sleeping dogs lie'
and not create any subcomm.
Saltonstall also advised vs discussing CIA w/ members of
McCarthy's subcomm w/out including McCarthy as if would
certainly get back to:him. He advised us to invite Mc-
Carthy to lunch to see what he might have.
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story, there is a memo abt him covering the period June
1953-May 1954 in item 2 of the collection of documents
sent HS by OLC in early 1982, and presently stored in
HS vault.
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unlike many yrs, Cong granted the Pres's full request for
CIA budget. But Ike had requested only the same figure
that tuner _ hart a?+-1,.?-; -a 4- i..
but Cong did take a new action this yr. In testitfing
before House Appro. Comm in March 1954, Dulles proposed
that the reserve fund be appropriated on a no-yr. basis,
and that the unobligated balance be carri Pd nutmr rnar.h
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5 Mar 1954 -- A bill introduced in the Senate to require
the text of any international agreement other than
treaties entered into by US be transmitted to Senate
w/in 30 days of its execution. This could cause some
prob in the case of any secret agreemetns re intell
activities or support (it is not imp. what happens to
this bill. The imp. thing for my purposes is the
natural clash of priorities inherent in the relationship)
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OLC Journal, 12 March 1954
Gen. Mudge of the Senate ArmSerComm staff, called to say that DCI
at the 22 March meeting w/ the committee should take the initia-
tive to rebut the statements contained in Sen. Mansfield's speech.
The Comm preferred this rather than a briefing on the world situa-
tion.
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DCI attenede a session of special subcomm of Seante ArmServComm
to brief them on CIA activities, w/ speical emphasis on the
attacks on CIA contained in Sen. Mansfield's speech to the Senate
on 10 March. Present were Chairman Saltonstall, Russel, Byrd,
and Flanders See Memo for Record dated 25 March
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udget hearings and security
Memo for the Record, by L.K. White (acting DD/A), 23 Mar 54,
Subj: Conference w/ Mr. Taber, Concerning the CIA Budget Presentation
for Fiscal Year 1955
follow up to White memo of 23 Mar, also exeroxed
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Memo for the Record, by L.K. White (Acting DD/A), 23 Mar 54,
Subj: Presentation to the House Appropriations Comm of the CIA
Budget for Fiscal Year 1955
in the OLC Journal entry of 23 Mar, same file, we learn that
Dulles and Col. White meet w/ Taber in the latter's office.
Subsequently Pforz informs Sprankle that the special black books
wuld be deliveed to him at 0900 on 24 Mar per Taber's instructions.
Sprankle stated that there was no pt in delivering the books
then, as it would be too late for the staff to study them.
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Pforzheimer Memo for the Record, 1 Apr 1954, Subj: Appearance
of the DCI before a Subcomm of the Senate ArmSerComm
report of DCI's appearance before subcomm on 22 March, rebutting
Mansfield's attack
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OLC Journal, 24 Mar 1954
budget presentation before House Appropriations Comm for f.y. 1955.
Col. White deliverd copy of CIA appropriations black book to Mr.
Sprankle of the comm. staff at 0900. Sprankle "kept them waiting
some period of time and then siad he did not have time to go through
the book then and that it should be taken to the hearing room." Copies
made available to comm. members thruout the briefing.
briefing opened by a lengthy statement and Q-and=answer session w/
Dulles. During session, both Chairman Taber and Mr. Cannon commented
on need for secrecy and security. There were 11 congressmen present,
plus 5 staffers and a court reporter.
the hearings turned to qs on Sov. atomic development. After answereing
several Qs, DCI stated he felt he should not pursue theis subj any
further w/out approval of Jt. Congressional Comm on A. Energy.--
in part by necessity for "Q" clearances. Taber backs him on this.
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Jt. Comm undertook a complete revision of the Atomic E.
Act of 1946--P.L. 703
Lengthy discussion bet. CIA and AEC to reach language
which wuld give CIA greater latitude in the development
and exchange of intell in field of for. atomic e.
This language thn redrafted by staff of Jt. Comm and
becamd Sec. 142 (e) of the new act.
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23 Feb 1954 -- staff of Sen ArmSErvComm asked for info re
the existence of 2 heavy Soviet bombers which were the subj
of newspaper articles on 15 Feb. Robert Sprague, Spe-
cial Consultant to the Comm, desires Jiisxisizx our
evaluation of these aircraft (range, ceiling, speed)
if they in fact exist. At present Air Force is carrying
tha ball for the intell. community in evaluating these
reports, so I recommended that Sprague call Gen. Samford,
Air Force Dir. of Intell.
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liemo for the Record, by Robert Amory (DD/I), 1 Apr 54
Rep. Scrivner, chariman of Air Force Subcomm of House ArvServ Aprror-
priations Subcomm., asked for info re heavy Sov. Bombers.
Pforzheimer and Amory call upon him and give him a briefing, sug-
gesting that recent photos of Sov bombers in Aviation Weekly were
not authentic.
Helped him draw up a statement which he might give during floor
debate to counter attacks on Air Force budget based on possible
existence of these planes.
Scrivner grateful for the briefing and appreciative of fact that he
could come to us for this info.
subsequently, on Apr 28, 1954 (p. 5373 in CR), Scrivner gave a speech
the general tenor of which was that US remains well ahead of Sov in
no. and quality of aircraft.
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2 April 1954 -- re a conversation Sen. Mansfield allegedly
had w/ a Washington attorney, which has been passed on
to us. Mansfield claims he has no ulterior motives
and doesn't care even whetehr he is on the comm. But
he did feel that if he did not introduce his resolution,
someone wlse w-uld and itaculd be worse than the Mans-
field version (presumedly worse for CIA).
Mansfield feels the resolution will not get anywhere,
at least at this session of Con. Also feels that possi-
bly the best comm wuld be one composed of the vice
president, the Speaker, and the Majority and Minority
Leaders.
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8 April 1954
Corbin Allerdice of Jt Comm on AtEn called to say that the
security of the comm. rooms had not been checked for some
time for microphones, etc., and would CIA desire to check
them before their appearance on 13 Apr? I replied that in
view of our statutory prohibitors, it wuld be improper for
us to check the rooms
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Pforzheimer Memorandum for the Record, 13 Apr 1954, Subj: Conversa-
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OLC Journal, 27 May 1954
Senate Rules Comm met on 26 May to consider S. Con. Res. 69.
Saltonstall appeared before Rules Comm.
Rules Comm has taken no action yet.
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25 May 1954 -- WLP talked w/ Frank Schroeder, of the
staff of the Senate immigration Subcomm, who tells me
that the task force is continuing to study the Guatemalan
and Latin Amer situation thru the medium of staff
ccnferences rather than sworn testimony. They are
anxious to do nothing "to upset the apple cart at this
time."
28 May 1954 -- DCI meeting w/ Congressman Kersten.
Kersten says he had discussed w/ V.P. Nixon the possi-
bility that upon its return from Eur, the Comm might
go into the prob of Communist aggression in Guatemala.
Kersten says Nixonlooked upon the matter w/ some favor,
but felt that the timeing was wrong and perhaps Kersten
should talk w/ DCI. DCI agreed that the timing was bad,
esp. for comm members to visit Guatemala, but pted out
that the situation was now passing from the covert to
the overt or diplomatic stage.
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7 June 1954 -- perhaps a feud bet the Jenner and Kersten
c omms over jurisdiction for hearings on Guatemla.
The Jenner Comm has not held hearings at the request
of the White House "because of the ticklish situation
at present in Latin Amer." But now we learn that Cong.
Hillings has recently visited Guatemala for the Kersten
Comm.
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Pforzheimer Memorandum for the Record, Subj: Conversation w/ Charles
P. Grimes, 15 June 1954
Grimes is the just resigned Chief counsel to the Senate Internal S
Security Subcomm.
Grimes recounts the suspicions of CIA in his committee, fostered by
the lack of senatorial knowliedge of an organization which allegedly
qpe-ds !pug,: suns w/out detailed accountability to Cong.
Sens. Welker and McCarran are quite hostile.
"Grimes pts out the inevitable hostility engendered in the minds of
the right-wing and mid-Western Republicans because of their feeling
that CIA is predominantly Eastern and dominated by the Dewey-Dulles
clique. This suspicion is so deep-seated that it will be virtually
impossible to dispel w/ a person such as Senator Welker."
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22 June 1954 -- Robert Kennedy, Minority Counsel for
Senate Investigations Subcomm again expressed his concern
as to how CIA was to meet cong. suspicions which have
been expressed. He wondered if a jt. comm. similar to
Jt Atomic E. Commm would not be the answer. I explained
to him the difference bet our situation and that of the
AEC--that they had 20 pieces of legislation to our one;
the vast diversity of AEC probs, including preemptive
rights, etc. I also mentioned that ArmSerComm had
jurisdiction which could be exercised. He pted out
the obvious fact that they had not exercised that jursi-
diction in any gr. detail. His parting comment was that
CIA would be in troublt if we didn't win the war in
Guatemala. A few minutes later I ran into Don Durine,
who remarked that we seem to be doing very well w/ the'
war in Guatemala.
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24 June 1954 -- Comptroller tells me that the completed
action of the Defense Appropriations bill has left CIA
budget unchanged, and that SEnate Appro
Comm has used the identical language w/ House Comm in
authorizing our funds, including those available on a
"no yr? basis.
He also states that Chairmen Taber and Bridges have ini-
tialed off on a special project involving transfer of
funds for which their approval had been requested.
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15 July 1954 -- immediately after this morning's meeting
of House Comm on Post Office & Civil Service, Chairman
Rees called to say that they had taken care of inserting
in the bill the 2 items CIA wanted--exemption from the
Performance Rating Act, and deletion of Sec 9 of PC:LL
110. `> t, f 9501
Senate has not yet considered this bill
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4 Aug 1954 -- Julius Cahn, Counsel to Senate ForRelComm,
noted theat many times CIA is attacked w/out a chance for
defense. He stated that Chairman Wiley would be glad
any time at our request to propound a mutually agreeable
series of Qs and answers which might be helpful to
A in a given indicent, as suggested the case of
I as a case in pt.
After thanking him for the offer, I told him that we
felt that SenArmServComm had a strong jurisdiction
in matters of the kind
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12 Aug 1954 -- WLP is advising certain steps to inform
key congressmen abt matters in which they may have an
interest. He then adds: "These small attentions are
usually highly appreciated by senior members of the Cong
who often feel that the Admin does not pay them suf-
ficient attention."
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24 Sept 1954 -- a review of congressional contacts by
this office during the 83rd Cong (1 Jan 1953-1 Sept
1954) indicates that we have been incontact w/ 84
senators and 257 congressmen or their offices on various
matters, including comm briefings, personnel applications,
general inquiries, and the like. During this period,
there have been 271 job applications from congressional
sources, of whom 32 have been hired. This is almost 5%
of the congressional applicants, a figure almost identical
w/ the overall Agency percentage.
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9 Oct 1954 -- Sen. Mansfield debriefed on his recent
trip to Indochina. He made an excellent presentation
and was extremely helpful and well received. He informed
me afterwards that he felt like an amateur amongst our
professionals. He aslo expressed to me his current thinking
of a Jt. Comm. He stated that he has assured the Rules
Comm that in no wise did he desire to serve on such a
comm, but sincerely felt that the comm was necessary
as an assistance to CIA to prevent the wrong typelof
congressional interference. He added that he had con-
sidered as alternate possibilities:
a. having the 4 members of the Senate and House
leadership form a special CIA sobcomm;
b. a special subcomm composed of probably 3 members
each of the Senate and House Appro and AmrServ Comms,
these members to be the ones that mornally handled CIA
affairs.--this is the one suggesion he now leans toward
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Pforzhemier Memo of Organization and Functions, Nov 1, 1954, w/
tabs
shown to Red White and Gates--no indiction of what came of this
very helpful-summary of dealings w/ 83rd Cong, 1953-54
includes much on general job description and funcs of office
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OLC Journal, 6 Jan 1955
Dulles and Pforzheimer call on Chairman Vinson of House ArmServComm.
Also present was Mr. Smart, chief clerk of the comm.
Vinson indicated that he proposed to set up a special group consisting
of hemslef and Congressmen Brooks, Kilday, Short, Arends, and Cole,
and invite DCI up to discuss CIA w/ them. Vinson indicated that
he felt "this was imp. in order to protect CIA, particularly on the
Floor in case any Qs arose." Dulles concurs.
Vinson did not appear to take kindly to certain proposals of Sen.
Mansfield, but felt CIA was a produ ct of the ArmSErv comms and should
remain so.
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3 Feb 1955 -- on 28 Jan, Sen. Russell, as chairman of
Sen ArmServComm, designated himself as chairman and Sens.
Byrd and Saltonstall as members of s special subcomm
on CIA.
on Feb 3 Russell publicly announced this action, stating
that a subcomm had been keeping a close check upon the
operations and activities of CIA in the past, but that
this action had n of been publicized
[this is just at the time when Mansfield has introduced
his resolution, and a no. of other similar proposals
have been offered]
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8 Feb 1955 -- re resignation of P.M. Malenkov, HHH called
for creation of a special Senate For Rel subcomm to keep
abreast of latest info on Sov. strategy and criti-cized
the admin's intell. facilities for not having advance
indications of the shakeup in the Soviet premiership.
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Pforzheimer Memo for DCI, 21 Feb 1955, Subj: House Appropriations Comm
suggests that in contrast to last yr's presentation, try to have
CIA presentation to only part of the ARmServ Subcomm, rather than
the full subcomm. .,
CIA should also try to limit no. of staffers, rather than last yr's
5.
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1955, (Chief, Budget Division, CIA) Memo for the Record, 21 March
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presentation of CIA budget for f.y. 56, before House Appropriations
Comm (5 members)
in asking abt reserve monies spent in last few yrs, versus money
turned back to Treasury, Rep. CAnnon indicated he was disappointed
in CIA not spending more money than it had. INdicated that he feared
steps which might provide advance warning of hostile acts
might not have been taken even tho funds had been available. Added
that CIA must take every step possible to strengthen the assets which
wuld assure US of early warning of possible attack. [This shoots my
theory re Cong. being concerned re saving money]
Does CIA need more money to do a better job?
but Mahon indicated "there was a growing restlessness concerning CIA
in Cong and that many members were concerned abt the activities of
CIA. Mr. Cannon indi cated that the other members of the Appro Comm
would not be authorized to obtain info abt the Agency. Mr. Mahon also
indicated that he would like some personal confidence that CIA is
cleaned up and that it is using its funds in an efficient and economical
manner." How is CIA checked or audited?
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OLC Journal of 13 May 1955 mentions attacks made recently
on CIA by Cong. Brownson
23 May 1955 -- WLP lunches w/ Brownson for 2 hrs. The
entire conversation conducted "in a most friendly vein,"
and WLP believes he considerably relieved Brownson's
concerns re appropriations, auditing practices, personnel
management, contacts w/ the business community, security
probs, and the need for a new HQ costing upwards of $50
million.
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16 May 1955 -- Sen. Symington lunched w/ DCI today.
The senator was particulary interested in Sov, air
developments, particularly in light of the admin's
defense budget.
24 May 1955 -- Symington told WLP how enjoyable his lunch
w/ DCI had been, and that he had been thinking that it would
be helpful to have CIA testify of Sov airplane strength.
I said I did not think we wished to get invovled in the
controversy, and he replied he was sure we did not and
he had therefore surpressed his idea of having us called
as witnesses.
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23 June 1955 -- Following testiomhy on appropriations for
new HQ, Cong. Scrivner stated he was greatly disturbed by
news reports on new Sov. bombers, particularly as the Comm
had rec'd testimony 'from high mil. sources' that the Br.
intell. on this matter was far superior to the Amer. He
added that before we spent a lot more money on a physical
plant, he would like to be assured of the merit of our intell.
DCI refused to be drawn into a comparison of US and Br
intell on this issue.
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20 July 1955 -- DCI concerned re the category in which DCI's
and DDCI's salary will be placed in the proposed executive
pay bill. Worried that salary will not be commensurate w/
hix the position of the Agency in the govt.
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8 Aug 1955 -- I invited Sen. Stennis to visit us at HQ
to look us over and get the answers to some of the Qs he
had raised in various hearings. He replied that he did not
think he would come as he already had more work than he could
handle and 'I am not going to tell you how to run your
affairs.'
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Pforzheimer Memorandum for Inspector General, 8 Sept 1955, Subj:
Briefings of Congressmen by CIA, 1955
the following received briefings at CIA bet jan 1-Aug 31, 1955:
VP Nixon prior to trip to central Amer
Cong John W McCormack--general world probs at lunch
members of CIA Subcomm of Senate ArmSerComm--Russell, Saltonstall, Bridges
Sen. Anderson--atomic energy matters
Sen. Symington--May 16--Sov air developments discussed at lucnh
[is this imp. re bomber gap?]
4 others
Robert Kennedy, Counsel to Senate Investigations Subcomm
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15-page questionnaire, enclosed in Dulles to Joeh E. Moss (House
Comm on Government Operations), Oct 4, 1955
deals w/ the extent and procedures for sharing info w/ Cong--has
info on staffing and duties of OLC
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OLC Journal, 27 Oct 1955
re a Cong. manpower study--the subj not imp. But this document does
indicate both the types of probs a secret intell organization does
encaouter in an open society, and the way in which Cong, at least
in early days, disposed to help CIA work around these probs
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chairmen of the House Appropriations Comm and the CIA subcomm:
Clarence Cannon and John Taber
chair of the Senate Appro Comm and the CIA subcomm: R. Russell,
Carl Hayden, Leverrett Saltonstall, and Alexander Smith
The budget reviews before their commmittees were in executive ses-
sion and any records were handled on a TOP SECRET/EYES ONLY
basis. Usually, Agency's requests received only cursory
examination. Dulles, w/ an appearance of candor, would
give a "tour d'horizon" covering developments around the
world. Memebers would then ask Qs, few of which dealt w/
internal Agency matters.
For yrs, Clarence Cannon presided over p* 102
Appropri
subcomm. Invariably, when he thought the proceedings hadations
gone on long enuf, he would ask Dullesif he had enuf money
to do his business properly. Dulles always allowed that
he had asked for as much as he could wisely spend, promising
to come back to the comm if he needed more. With thatconciliatory not
Cannon would then adjourn the meeting.
p. 103
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Senate subcommittees not run quite as preemptorily as Cannon
ran his in House, but in reviewing budgets for CIA, end
result invariably the same.
Russell, Saltonstall, and Hayden were all good friends of
Dulles, had confidence in him, and protected him from their
colleagues.
Except in rare cases, hearings were in executive session,
often w/out any committee staff members present.
On rare occasions, notably w/ respect for funds for the new
building at Langley, CIA appropriations were handled w/ open
hearings and a public record--that is, like at most other
executive branch matters.
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Dulles--"a keen sensitivity to the vulnerabilities of a secret
organization, a remarkable sense of public relations, and pol.
skill."
p. 94
continually involved in making friends for the Agency.
Vast number of friends and correspondents.
His staff repeatedly protested that he saw too many visitors
and made too many speeches, but he invariably answered that
the public relations of the Agency required this.
p. 95
a master in the art of appearing to impart sensitive material
w/out really compromising security
or if-he had some sensit'
P. 96
n, he ask
his subordinates to w/dr.awe as
fif tthispwere toomhotteven for
thjir ears. Of course, they know all abt the item, but this
inavariable impressed the congressmen on the gravity of the
info and made him a devoted supported of Dulles
p. 104
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history
Mass. Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, ranking member of both Armed
Serv and Appro Committees, would later recalI:the subcomm.
briefings: "Dominated by the Committee chairmen, members
would ask few questions which dealt w/ internal Agency matters
of w/ specific operations. The most sensitive discussions
were reserved for one-to-one sessions betc: Dulles and indiv.
Committee chairmen."
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why the harmonious relations w/ Cong in the 50s? the reputation
of Dulles as a master intell operative, his transparent honesty
and the regare in which he was widely held all contributed to
allowing the Agency to develop, to make its mistakes and learn
from them, w/ only a m inimum of outside interference
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one former CIA official described Dulles's wooing of congressmen:
"Allen used to find the congressmen were intrigued w/ little
personality stories and quasi-clandestine details which would
amuse [them]. But I think he found it an effective way of
building a rapport w/ them. He was not fending them off
cularly, but giving them what they enjoyed and wanted." parti-
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constant and successful attention to Congress.
Continued the practice initiated by Bedell Smith of inviting
Congressmen to visit the Agency. Often briefed congressmen
who were abt to go abroad and solicited thier observations upon
their return.
his active social life led him into circles frequented by imp.
congressment and particularly senators.
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CONFIDENTIAL
CIA Congressional
by Paul
Relations, 2nd Session, 84th Congress, nodate, memo
DCI appeared once before each of the 2 ArmSer subcomms on CIA to
brief them on current operations and, in general terms, on proposed
budget.
Appeared twice before House Appro Subcomm on CIA, chaired by Cannon,
and once before Sen Appro Subcomm, chaired by Hayden, to discuss f.y.
1957 budget
bud e t a 411
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Norman Paul Memorandum for the Director, 29 Feb 1956, Subj: Con-
gressional Contacts
recommends that DCI contact John McCormack soon becuz McCormack
"appreciates being 'let in on things"
recommends that DCI contact Rep. Francis W. Walter becuz Walter is
the most powerful member of the House on all imminrat;nn
many of which Concern NA
?TAT
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OLC Journal, 17 Apr 1956
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DCI appeared before Subcomm on the Air Force of the Senate ArmSer
Comm, chaired by Sen Symington, re estimates of Rus air stringth, on
18, 23, and 24 April 1956
at request of DCI, the Comm published no part of the testimony of
the DCI and his associates
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Dulles to Symington, 8 May 1956
in connection w/ bomber gap hearings--the prob. of what info Cong.
can release and attribure to DCI
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UNCLASSIFIED
Houston Memo for DCI, 9 May 56, Subj: Congressional Right to Execu-
tive Information
examines the right of'Executive agencies to w/hold info from Cong--
in midst of dispute over whether Symington Comm. should publish
testimony from DCI.
Houston argues that the Q has never been put to the final legal test,
and that the prob is "primarily political rather than legal.
an Admin of any real strength can successfully refuse to honor requests
from the Cong where it has a valid reason for such refusal based on
some element of the nat. interest."
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Memo for Gen. Bull, from Howard Stoertz, 31 May 56, Subj: Soviet
Aircraft Production Estimates
since earlier in the yr, both ORR and Air Force have reevaluated
their figures of Sov, heavy bomber production. ORR has made
drastic changes in production estimates, AF relatively minor
adjustments.
on Apr 23, Symington Comm was told by DCI that appro. 100 BISON had
been produced thru 1 Apr 56. Air Force still accepts that no. but
ORR now says it should be reduced to 41.
ORR's estimates adhere closely to what the hard evidence will
support, while AF's figures adjusts the hard evidenct to estimated
production capabilities and estimated mil. requirements.
the differences in these estimates are critical. Recommends
that Symington Comm be informed that new evidence casts doubts
on the figures it earlier heard from DCI
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major controversy over Sov, capabilities w/ respect to
long-range bombers in mid-50s.
complicated by struggle bet, various branches of armed
services for scarce defense dollars.
Air Force concluded that Rus. making substantial investment
in intercontinental bombers--Navy and Army tended to Q Air
Force figures.
Office of National Estimates produces its own assessment,
lowering Air Force figures. ONE analysts maintained that
production difficulties would mitigate vs. as large a bomber
force as the Air Force credited the Soviets with.
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during Symington's airpower hearings in 1956, Dulles has
at lst refused to testify, then tried to halt prblication
of evern a censored version of his testimony.
but shortly afterwards, Dulles peared on TV and suggested
that Khrushchev has exaggerated in claiming to have an
operational ICBM--at which Sen. Henry Jackson roundly
criticized him for saying on TV what he would not reveal
before Cong.
p. 62
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Henry Jackson, on Senate floor: re Dulles' statement "which
implied that the had an evaluation of the Sov. equipment" [this
in unclear--clarity comes below]: "I was very sorry to see
that the head of the CIA discussed a subj. matter on a television.
program which he has said he wuld not discuss in public before
a congressional commiteee."
Anderson of N.M.: "It certainly was my understanding that he
did not wish to appear in an open session of the Jt. Comm on A.
Energy, but preferred to be heard in private. We now find that
it is quite permissible to appear on television---"
Jackson: if the news story avt the TV program is correct, this
would be "most unfortunate." "I think we should ask for a full
and complete statement from Mr. Allen Dulles. Mr. Dulles has
never made such a public statement heretofore."
apparently Dulles made several comments abt the Sov ICBM program
and the atomic power development program on TV.
p. 9441
Jackson: "What concerns me is not what was said, in so many
words. What concerns me is that Mr. Dulles took the liberty
to discuss these matters at all . . . in a television broadcast,
when he has always declined to discuss such matters publicly
before congressional committees. I thought his past policy was `+-%
so nd I do not think the Direcotr fo the Cen Intell A should discuss r4 "c4,
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by end of 1955, fears of a bomber gap began appearing in
the press. Re heavy bombers capable of dropping xkamiE
nuclear weapons on US cities.
scheduled to
On Feb 24, 1956, Senate ArmSer kCommAhold hearings on the
situation. Ike tried to head off such a hearing by asking
for a supplimental appropriation for current fiscal yr to
increase production of B-52s.
but Stuart Symington, a former Sec of the Air Force, and
chiar of the Subcomm on Air w,
gar, opened hearings on Apr
16, 1956.
during the hearings, Air Force officials, no doubt seeing
a choice opposrtunity to expand their operating budget and
to strentghen SAC, tended to give credence to the alarming
predictions of Sov heavy bomber strength. The Air Force
even ventured that by 1959, SAC would be but half the size
of the Sov Long-Range Air Force.
during the hearings, SAC commander Gern. Curtis LeMay
asserted the CIA agreed w/ Air Force projections wk-LL-Pot 17 F-` f s1Aff &-.,, I#4A,J TWiN/N5 "1W pp. 43-44
utnlrr .i R-sz.s.
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both Sec of Def. Charles Wilson and Army and Navy figures
claimed that Air Force unduly alarmist re Sov, strength.
but bet. Ike's supplimentary and the added increase approved
by Cong in wake of the Symington hearings, Air Force budget
grew by almost a billion $ ($928.5 m).
p. 44
in Aug. 1956, a new NIE supported the Air Force in these > /VC'
high figures of Sov. strength, setting current Sov strength
at 65 bombers (35 Bison and 30 Bear) and predicting 470
by middle of 1958 and 800 by mid-1960. But Army G-2 formally
hyxmidx19AAx dissented from these estimates, and CIA, hoping
to reestab. harmony among the various intell. groupings, set
to work on its own estimates.
ORR analysts soon began to argue that even if USSR were
somehow able to build as many bombers as AF was predicting,
Sov's limited industrial base would not be able to provide
the supporting forces and facilities required by such a large
force.
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meanwhile, other doubts being thrown on AF figures.
ONE questioned whther Sov, able to produce the heavy bombers
as quickly as had been earlier estimated.
and new evidence suggested that the performance capabilities
of the Bison might not be nearly as advanced as earlier
estimated, leading to Qs whether the USSR would want to
deploy such a large force of these aircraft.
plus U-2 evidence on one of the early flights argued vs.
the Air Force figures
so revision of the NIE on Russian bomber strength began in
Dec. 1956. Early in the following yr., Dulles able to assure
Ike that AF figures heavily inflated. AF Sec. Donald
Quarles admited as much in cong. testimony in Feb 1957.
an angry Stuart Symington wrote to Dulles protesting the
lowered estimates, but Dulles replied that the press
reports abt the lower estimates substantially correct.
pp. 46-47
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Sherman Kent Memo for DCI, 2 July 1956, Subj: Soviet Heavy Bomber
Problem
"this will summarize the latest developments in a prob which
relates to your April testimony before the Symington Comm, and
to your possible obligation to bring that testimony up to date."
memo than goes on to summarize developments bet Apr and July. What
is imp, is the 2nd half fof the quoted sentence above.
Gen. LeMay later testified in ope session that current Sov
strength in BISONs was larger than US strength in B-52s, and that
if heavy bomber production proceeded at rates estimated for
USSR and planned for US, by mid-1959 USSR would have a sub-
stantially larger force of heavy bombers than US would then
have. "This has been a major pt. in the Comm's argument that
US production must be stepped up."
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Memo for Mr. Paul, from Howard Stoertz, 2 Nov 1956, Subj: Symington
Comm, follow-up question on BEAR production
highlights the downward revision of BEAR and BISON strength bet Dulles's
testimony in Apr 1956 and the NIE of Aug. 1956
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OLC Journal, 26 Nov 1956
DCI, lus Amory and Paul, breifed House For Aff Comm, along w/ Acting
The `over, Adm Radford, and Arthur FlemmingkoPr,~ ~ d4,
questioning was not hostile insofar as intell was con cerned,
w/ the exception of Mrs. Kelly who cited a NYT article implying
Rus had better advance intell on Mid East hostilities than did US.
No transcript made.
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new HQ
NOrman Paul Memo of Meeting, 9 Jan 1957
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Symington called Dulles to complain of press reports of a down-
ward revision of intell. estimates on Sov heavy bomber production.
the Sen. wanted to know why this revised estimate had not been
communicated to him or to his Subcomm. Dulles said he thought
this info had been give to the Subcomm, but that he would check
further.
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Sherman Kent Memo for the Director, 11 Mar 57
NIEs of May 1955 and March 1956 estimated that Rus had abt. 40 Bison
jet heavy bombers inooerational units on 1 Jan 56, and that it would
probably have abt 80 in operational units on 1 July 56.
NIE 11-4-56, of Aug 1956, downgraded these estimates. Said Rus had
abt 35 Bisons in operationalunits, rather than the 80 earlier estimated.
This lowered estimate due in part to production difficulties.
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Sherman Kent Memo for DCI, 11 Mar 57
Dulles testifies before Symingtonn Comm on l ,Apr 1956. Says that
B
ISON strength estimated at abt 45 msxts in units as of 1 Apr 56, and
PxQjRatx
Gen Jatso)(?) W8! sthat based on estimated
production rate,
101 B s had been by p 6. lrs wit
general range, tho adds data notllend itselfutoesuchnauspecificthis
number.
4. F.,..... QQ,
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Huntington Sheldon (Acting DD/I), Memo for DCI, 7 Mar 1957, Subj:
Downward Revision~of Estimates of Soviet BISON Strength
Dulles testified before Symington Comm re Sov heavy bomber strength
in Apr 1956--his testimony based on the May 1955 estimate. Then,
almost immediately after his sessions w/ the Symington Comm,
indications started coming in that these nos. were inflated.
In June 1956, CIA challenged the estimate that 80 BISONs would be in
units by 1 July, and NIE 11-4-56, then in draft, was held up until
AIR Force couls make its own re-check. The end result was NIE 11-4-
56 of Aug. 2, 1956
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Sherman Kent Memo for DCI, 11 Mar 57
on June 29, 1956, Congress approves Air Force appropriation, includng
$6.8 billion for procurement of aircraft and related items. Sens
Symington, Jackson, Russell, and Robertson leading sopkesmen for the
increased Air Force figure, and all made frequent reference on floor
to fact that US falling behind Rus in heavy jet bomber strength.
but at precisely this moment, CIA having 2nd thoughts re Sov. strength.
Three days after the Cong. vote, AD/NE Kent sent memo to DCI calling
attention to these doubts and to possible obligation to bring Symington
Comm testimony up to date.
on July 19, 1956, Gen. Twining, freshly back from trip to USSR, appears
before Symington Comm and refersto latest agreed national estimate ponrs
Sov bomber strength as that of 1 Apr 1956--that is, he gives no
evidence that these figures may be severely inflated. This is the last
hearing of the Symington Comm.
P 31 '1 it.
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Sherman Kent Memo for DCI, 11 Mar 57
Cong adjourns shourtly before Aug. 56 revision of Sov heavy bomber
strength. Not until Nov. 5 does anyone do anything. On that date,
CIA legislative counsel handcarries memo to Symington Comm Counsel
Edward Welsh giving new figures on BISON AND BEAR strength.
but on 30 Jan 1957, Symington Comm report released, tho DCI's testi-
mony not published , as per original agreement
a week earlier, on 23 Jan, DCI had given new figures in testimony to
Jt Comm on A Energy, tho Symington Comm report continued to use old
figures.
Job 60-321, box 1
OLC Journal, 26 Feb 1957
OLC reminds Welsh of Nov 5 memo mentioned above. Welsh did not
immediately remember this memo and evidently had not shown it to
Symington
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Dulles to Symington, 18 Mar 1957
Dulles and Symington talked on phone yesterday, Mar. 17, in
which Symington asks for further info on NIE changes in Sov
heavy bomber strength, and also mentions the newspaper publicity
over this in recent weeks.
Dulles reminds the senator of the Nov. 5 meeting in which the
new figures were delivered.
also notes that the new figures do not change the estimated no.
of modern bombers which USSR likely to develop over next few
yrs.
Symington to Dulles, also of 18 Mar, 1957
suggests that except for this recent episode, CIA has always
underestimated Sov production of weapons.
Dulles replies on Apr 4 that this is not correct.
U 111LL!`IsS!FicJ
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Draft letter, Dulles to Thomas S. Gordon, 21 March 1957
letter never sent.
refuses to meet w/ House For Aff Comm, for fear of establishing
precedent re meeting w/ cong. comms other than those designated
for oversight.
[I will want to ask abt. this. Only 4 months earlier, on Nov 26,
1956, DCI met w/ this same comm]
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Paul Memo for the Director, 22 Mar 1957, Subj: Congressional
Remarks on Hungary
refers to speeches on House floor on Mar 18--should check in Cong
Rec and cite this if possible
John McCormack, normally a friedn of CIA, in speaking of US surprise
at turn of events in Hungary in early Nov and late Oct., asks how
US intell could have estimated that all was quiet behind the Iron
Curtain during this time. The Hungarian revolt has revealed the
cold fact that our intell system has fallen into disrepair and that
intell data is being manufactured to support conclusions arrived
at by a group of immature theorists."
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following Sputnik in early Oct 1957, LBJ's Preparedness
Investigaging Subcomm of the Senate ArmSer Comm held new
hearings at end of 1957 and early '58.
prior to CIA testimony, Karl Weber, deputy director of the
OSI, took CIA info to subcomm. offices w/ offer that LBJ
could cite it in open session or read from it as the formal
CIA opinion. But Dulles would appear only in exec utive
session, from which no testimony would be released. Issue
remained unresolved.
Dulles and OSI Director Hervert Scoville testified. As
the subcomm. staffers has wished, a press release of Dulles'
testimony later issue, tho w/ info on Sov ICBMs and IRBMs
deleted.
p. 65
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Symington very upset w/ what he saw as Eisenhower admin's
lack of concern over Sov missile threat.
in 1958, following CIA briefing of Sen. ArmServ kComm re
Sov missiles, Sumington went to White House to complain
that CIA figures too low. It was widely believed that
Symington was being fed higher figures by Air Force.
At Ike's suggestion, Symington wnt to meet w/ the Board of
Nat. Estimates at the CIA, the lst legislator to do so on
official business. But BNE still did not satisfy the senator.
hen the Dec 1958 NIE cam e in a few months later~w/ a further
reduction in Soy ICBM estimates, Symington still more upset.
p. 83
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1958 legislation
PL 85-507, the Government Employees Training Act--approved
by Ike on 7 July 1958--repealed Sec. 4 of CIA Act of
1949
the act in its final form passed w/out approval of, or
consultation w/ CIA, and after CIA had strenuously objected
to other bills seeking to repeal Sec 4 in past yrs.
Sec 4 pertained to Agency officers being assigned to special
training
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Memo for the Record, byl Exec Officer), 21 Oct 1958,
Subj: Mr. Robert W. Smart
[this is in reference to Smart's Aug. trip to Eur, where
I failed to brief him as had been planned]
DCI calls Smart himself to apologize.
Apparatnetly the Air Force officer responsible for overseeing
Smart's and Blandford's trip had told the CIA briefer that Smart
and Blandford would be unable to be briefed since they had a full
schedule.
Smart very appreciative of DCI's call. Said he was no "prima
donna" and that he hoped no disciplinary action would be taken
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JOHN Warner Memo for Executive Officer, 28 Oct 1958, Subj:
Luncheon Meeting w/ Robert Smart, Chief Counsel, House Armed
Services Comm
[in Aug Smart had been promised a briefing but the CIA
contact had failed to show up. This cause quite a flap for
Warner's office, and DCI himself had gotten involved.]
now Warner is urging Exec Office- to get DCI to invite Smart
to lunch--Warner suggests a guest list of DCI, Gen. Cabell,
Kirkpatrick, Col. White, Mr. Amory, either Mr. Helms or Kara-
messines, Smart, and Warner--in other words, almost all the
hotshots for one cong. staffer
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new NIE in Dec 1959, for use w/ the f.y. 1961 budget hearings.
this new estimate, and similar evaluations from the Pentagon,
downgraded the Sov threat and infuriated those some in Cong
and the press who worried that the admin had juggled the
figures for pol or budgetary purposes.
LBJ, then running for the Demo pres. nomination, called
new hearings on missiles and space programs.
Mo. Sen. Stuary Symington, a hardliner and w/ gr prestige
becuz of his earlier service as Air Force Sec under HST,
also running for Pres.
SAC chief making inflammatory speeches, while Air Force
intelligence publically admited it had dissented from NIE
becuz it believed Sov has a larger no. of ICBMs than the NIE
had projected.
Dulles called twice to testify. The 2nd session, on Feb 25,
1960, was a 5 hr, closed door session, but Senate still not
satisfied w/ the estimates.
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Clarence Cannon--chair of House Comm on Appro.
when Cannon heard public news of loss of U-2, he angrily
telephoned Dulles and demanded to know why he had not been
previously told of this operation. Dulles assured him that
he had been told. Cannon then wrote out the following
statement and delivered it on House floor: "The plane was
on an espionage mission authorized and supported by money
provided under an appropriation recommended by the House
Committee on Appropriations and passed by the Congress."
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Sen For Rel Comm held hearings into CIA acativities
following U-2 incident in 1960 and Bay of Pigs in 1961
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XEROX 63Y5o cong briefing after Bay of Pic
Houston Memo for the Record, 27 April 1961, Subj: Briefing
of the CIA Subcomm of House Armed Services on Cuba
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Apr 20, 1961 -- CIA Subcomm of House Appro Comm briefed on situation
in C uba
Apr 24, 1961 -- CIA Subcomm of House ArmSerComm briefed on Cuba
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