Organization of U.S. Intelligence
152. Memorandum From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Kyes)
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Deputy Director for Operations, Job 79–01228A, Box 8. Secret; Security Information.
153. Report by the Psychological Strategy Board
Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 333, PSB D–47. Top Secret. PSB D–47, a Progress Report by the Psychological Strategy Board, was submitted to the President and the National Security Council on July 29. The title page of the report indicates that it was prepared pursuant to a May 27 memorandum from NSC Executive Secretary Lay to the Acting Director of the Psychological Strategy Board which has not been found. Also on the title page is a note by Charles E. Johnson, Secretary to the Board, indicating that the Board approved the report at its July 29 meeting.
155. National Security Council Report
Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 161 Memoranda, Box 74. Top Secret; Security Information. NSC 161 replaced NSC 142. For NSC 142, see Document 146. Although NSC 161 was dated and circulated on August 14, Part No. 9 was completed, concurred in, and dated August 4.
157. White House Press Release
Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 66 D 148, PCG. No classification marking. The press release was issued from Lowry Air Force Base. Eisenhower was vacationing at the “Summer White House” in Colorado.
158. Memorandum From President Eisenhower to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay)
Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 430, Establishing Executive Order. Top Secret; Special Security; Eyes Only. By memorandum of September 3, Lay transmitted the memorandum to the Under Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary of Defense, Director of the Foreign Operations Administration, Director of Central Intelligence, and to C.D. Jackson, Special Assistant to the President, for appropriate implementation. (Ibid., OCG Files: Lot 62 D 430, Establishing Executive Order)
159. Letter From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Intelligence and Research (Armstrong) to the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (Cabell)
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, History Staff, Job 84–00161R, HS/HC–195, Box 3. Confidential. This copy is “Tab A to IAC–D–73.”
160. Minutes of the First Meeting of the Operations Coordinating Board
Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 430, Minutes. Secret; Security Information. The meeting was held in C.D. Jackson’s office.
161. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Dulles to the President’s Special Assistant (Jackson)
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, History Staff, Job 83–00764R, HS/CSG–2291, Box 1. Secret; Security Information. Drafted by [name not declassified] on September 15 and rewritten by Wisner on September 16. Copies were sent to the Under Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of State, the Director of the Foreign Operations Administration, Robert Cutler, and George Morgan.
162. Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans of the Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner) to Director of Central Intelligence Dulles
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Office of the Deputy Director for Operations, Job 79–01228A. Top Secret; Security Information. Copies to COP/DD/P, C/PP, C/PPC, and C/PM.
164. Memorandum From Colonel Brad J. Smith in the Office of Special Operations of the Department of Defense to the Secretary of Defense’s Assistant for Special Operations (Erskine)
Source: National Archives, RG 330, OSD Files, Office of Special Operations, OSO Chronological File Jan. 1–Nov. 30, 1953. Top Secret; Security Information.
165. Letter From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Kyes) to Director of Central Intelligence Dulles
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Executive Registry, Job 95–G00278R, Box 1. Top Secret; Security Information.
166. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Dulles to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kyes
[Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Deputy Director for Operations, Job 79–01228A, Box 13. Top Secret. 1 page not declassified.]
167. Draft Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans of the Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner) to Director of Central Intelligence Dulles
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Deputy Director for Operations, Job 79–01228A, Box 18. Secret. Drafted by Wisner and Helms. A note in the upper right corner reads, “Orig. To C/ w/note asking him to get together w/C/PPC and concert on rounding this out and filling in the gaps. CC sent to Ballmer w/similar message.”
168. Letter From Director of Central Intelligence Dulles to the Assistant Chief of Staff (G–2) of the Army (Trudeau)
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Executive Registry, Job 95–G00278R, Box 1, Folder 27. Secret. Drafted on January 4, and rewritten by C.P. Cabell on January 22. A legal opinion by CIA General Counsel Lawrence Houston is ibid.
169. Director of Central Intelligence Directive 15/1
Source: National Archives, RG 59, INR Historical Files: Lot 58 D 776, DCI Directives. Confidential. A typed note reads: “Agreed text CIA/State 2/5/54.” For a revised version of this directive, see Document 191.
171. Note From the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay) to the National Security Council
Source: Eisenhower Library, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Records. Top Secret. Copies were sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Director of Central Intelligence, and the Executive Officer, Operations Coordinating Board.
172. Minutes of a Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Committee
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Executive Registry, Job 85–500362R, Box 2. Secret. The meeting was held in the DCI’s conference room.
173. Paper Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Deputy Director for Intelligence, Job 80–R01440R, Box 3. Secret. A note on the paper indicates that the DCI and DD/I saw it on May 4, 1954. All ellipses in the original.
174. Draft Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Dulles to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget (Dodge)
Source: Eisenhower Library, Special Assistant for National Security Affairs Records, NSC Series, Briefing Notes, CIA-Funds, Box 4. Top Secret. A copy was sent to the Attorney General for the Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Two handwritten notations in the upper right corner read: “Copy given to Cabell March 31” and, in a different handwriting, “RC draft after talking with P.” RC was Robert Cutler, the Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. A brief memorandum of conversation by Cutler describing his talk with the President, at 11:30 a.m. on March 30, is in ibid. The President’s views are reflected in this draft memorandum, which Cutler presumably prepared for Dulles’ signature.
175. Minutes of a Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Committee
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Executive Registry, Job 85–S00362R, Box 2. Secret. The meeting was held in the DCI’s conference room.
176. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Deputy Director for Intelligence, Job 80–R01440R, Box 3. Secret. Drafted by General Bull on May 27. Amory wrote “Concur” followed by his signature below General Bull’s initials at the end of the memorandum.
177. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Continental Defense Committee (Bull) to Director of Central Intelligence Dulles
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Deputy Director for Intelligence, Job 80–R0440R, Box 3. Secret. The typed words “Condensed by Robert Amory, Jr.” (with Amory’s handwritten initials) appear below Bull’s signature at the end of the memorandum.
178. Memorandum for the Record
Source: National Security Council, OCB Record of Project Approvals, 1953–1955. Top Secret. Copies were sent to Dulles, Smith, Anderson, and Cutler.
179. Director of Central Intelligence Directive No. 1/2
Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 66 D 148, Misc. NSC Memos. Secret. NSC Executive Secretary Lay circulated this directive under cover of a memorandum to the National Security Council dated June 1.
180. Memorandum From the Chief of the International Organizations Division, Central Intelligence Agency (Brader) to the Deputy Director for Plans of the Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner)
[Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Deputy Director for Operations, Job 79–01228A, Box 24. Secret. 2 pages not declassified.]