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SUBJECT: Hinutes of meeting held 9 July 1951 at 1530 hours re. BLUEBIRD

Fresent were:

Not present:

l. The progress report dated 9 July l95l was reviewed. Thc following topics covered in the memorandum were further discussed:

a. Recruitment.

(1) The final processing of s il]. be accomplishcd by 23 July at tho latest.

(2)stssewill send a menorandhun to requecting the clearance ofsa Tfor possible participation in tho BLIEBIFD operation.

(3)sesseis no processing seven polyrraph operators for employment, in the agency. Some of thea may be used on teams.

(l) (a)  team to supplement the interrogation activities in csus is currently the most needed BI.UEBIlD team. This tean would connlemcnt or supplement the work of

(b) euserst described the ncor for tho orcanization of a ioldinr, operation which will onable the defectors to bo held oither a chort, nodium or long; period of time as vordd bo madle necessary by thcir inlividual circumstanccs.

b. The most effective possible contacts with the Service agencies.

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(1)  menotendun to 1he /eill te prepared astint for a statenort of thcir objectives and the means by which they are currently worling towards the accomplishment of these objectives.

(2) The question of a representative atwas discussed, and s.sees wil. be asked to inforn tho group as to the name of his designee.

(3) Lisison wi.th the tras discussed and was agreed to be the appropriate chennel tlurough whom to approach .. The discussion of this mat,ter with e wais not to be acted upon at the present time but should be "ticklered" for one month.

2. told of mectingsseas while he wasA in is supposed to have certain information concerning a case relevant to thc LUEBIRD operation.sill F be approached for a definite statement as to his lmoledge of the case.

3. It was agrecd that one of the first problems of the Pancl will be to devise suitable field experiments for use inand In posing the question, "llow aro we as a roup to recognize the applicability of BLUEBIND to operations in the field?", it was decided that will. be the agent to decide on the applicability of BLUEDIRD to certain cases. Thcy will mako the decision, based on their access to defector lists.

4. The clearance of lis now placed in abeyance, as he is definitely leaving the Washington area.

5. The next scheduled meeting will take place in the on 23 July 1251 at 1530 hours. This meeting wili include all mombers of the F'anel. Prior to that time,eshvill. call a meeting of a small group to prepare an agenda.

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