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SUBJECT : Items for Director's Log

3. The intornal CIA grouo on Project bluebirl met at h:O0 p.a., 5 Jun Aksn nd sasee. rurther discussions in the planning and prorraming of the,project were the main topic of conyarsation. It was acreed that wculi briefe ofon e ip.dowilbricfone overl aspectsfthoprojct. celce contecto and e with rompect to their Liaison designees for the project. The croup will ceet eg: in later in the week et which time, a specific program fcrsret nd the consultants ponel wili be cousidered. Ea etwiil mret cith the rroup en Nonity, 1l June, at which time Chis progrem will be discussed vith him.

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nri trip toen coneccon itn Irojeet Luebird. essw as orieuted ou the plans, prerrems and thinking of thawwes aniwee ropresentatives. It was agrued that he would cintinue the conversations along the same lines initiated ly Sesrrnnareiy, that research in oech of the thre ccuntries on thn cubject is needed anri that an exchrnce of information end cent.inuin: licison in connoctioq with such research is desirable. (1n the conversations with thoessee and eeeskt and also in conversations withlasr no mention of the namo "uetird" or the existence of a project in Clà was made. le have meintiined the cosition of an interestod bystander eware of the import-nce of the matter, but desirous of sceing more fcts on 'he sutject dovelcpod tofore .e consider it actively. Coggsdinicaled thal. he is lhinking, of establishing a study croup to'investirate the scinntific aspecte of the subject. This group would be composed of a uell-balanced selection of scientists, but would te headed by a known profossiunal loader who cculd insure exploration of all Cacnts of Ihe problem cbiectively. We iniicated that this project would te well worthwhile tut in cur opinion it could lest be handled under the sinrle direction of the erta d throurh the zoxn Cil would maintain an active, but non-participating. interest and would "dvise and assist in the same way that we have on other matters. Pweas indicated thal after be had cleared the malter with lis superiors in the aassaceta he wculd probably get in touch With with rerpect to CIA intodost.

mer A airo

OFFICE OF ICIINUFLC INTELLIGENCE

A/B, 4, 19/18

June 1951