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[DDP has prepared for your information a summary of General
Chiang Ching-kuo's visit to the U.S. Attached to this summary
are the four most important papers as follows:
a. Your position paper;
b.
CIA commitments paper;
C.
d.
Memorandum for the record on DDP briefings;
Record of conversation with the President.
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The visit is considered to have been a success and Chiang Ching-kuo
returned with an understanding that any abrupt move by his govern-
ment to recover the mainland with military force would not be
supported by this country. Chiang Kai-shek has accepted the position
paper and CIA's commitments paper, and our station is now working
out cooperation on intelligence and operational activities against the
mainland. 7
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2. (In commenting on the proposal to send Dr. Cavanagh, Rome, Bill
Harvey suggests that Cavanagh be certified to the Vatican as your
personal representative, and suggests you might do this through
Cardinal Cicognani or Archbishop O'Connor. Request your guidance.]
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has run another assessment of the reliability of the documentary
material provided by Penkovskiy and see no reason to change their
statement of 31 May to USIB that it was most serious penetration
of Soviet officialdom and one that will hurt them for years to come".
Helms suggests you have this assessment checked with DDI and OSI
and if they concur, re-assure USIB along the above lines.
Dez Fit Gerald briefed the Joint Chiefs recently on his overall program
against Cuba. In the discussion the main thing that emerged was
General LeMay's view that the present program was far too small to
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overthrow Castro. General LeMay wondered why we did not use
bombings. There was also a discussion of Navy and Air Force
programs to protect raiders in international waters and in the
event of hot pursuit. It was agreed that further planning would be
conducted.
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5. John Warner has reviewed the record of recent congressional
debates on the test ban treaty and finds 13 senators made reference
to you. No one criticized you. Senators Pastore, Humphrey, and
Anderson praised you.)
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6. John Warner has prepared a recommendation based on his reading
that our standing in Congress is currently on the decline.
suggests that you meet privately with such members as Russell,
Saltonstall, Vinson, and Arends to seek advice and develop a strategy
for public statements by these members and other Subcommittee
members.
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Mr. Kirkpatrick has forwarded a memorandum on efforts to obtain
a replacement for Colonel Grogan ]
Dick Helms has forwarded a memorandum of his briefing of the
Bureau of Budget officials on the Agency's covert action programs.
McGeorge Bundy attended and offered 2 opinions: (a) that there be
a regular annual briefing of the Special Group on covert operations
as a whole, and (b) that during the present period of apparent detente
there might well be very good reasons for investing even greater
resources in covert actions.
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John Bross has forwarded a memorandum for the record on your
meeting with Generals Carter, Blake, and Carroll about personnel
security. Bross is presently drafting a memorandum to the Secretary
of Defense on this subject which is being reviewed by Houston and
Bannerman.]
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10. Mr. Gilpatric has written you a letter confirming His conversation
about assigning Frank Hand as Special Assistant to General Carroll.
I suggest I pass this to General Carter for Agency action.☐
W. Elder
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