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16 September 1964 

MEMORANDUM FOB. B.ECORD 

SUBJECT: Thomps on Committee Meeting 

The attached folders r.:::present :;:"'A0.."ce:cial prepared for a ThoT'D.poon 

Committee meeting held on 14 Sev~,:;:mbe:c in the Ambassadorfs office. 

Dr. McMillan and I attei'lced. ,:,r.2 mee-~ing lasted about two hours. 

The most surprising feature of ~his meeting was the proposed 

DCI briefing for foreign Heads of State and the North Atlantic Council, 

and which had been rushed to all committee members late Friday afternoon. Many committee members were not aware of its existence until 

Monday morning. Dr. Wheelon, representing the CIA, advised that 

Part I and Part 1:::1 would be given to the NAC; the cOIT.l.plete draft --

Parts I. II and III -- was for priJ:1cipal 3ec.ds of Sta'~e oll.ly. Mr. Fisher, 

ACDA, set what I though"~ would be the tone of the Tl1eeting by pointing 

out that any briefing to fo:.~eigners should barely give them the :.me of 

day; the DCI brief:;n,;:;' not only gave the time of day, but told ho'/, to build 

the watch. Dr. Wheelon answered this very smoo".:hly and proc2.::.:ed 

with great confidence to assure the grou? ::-lat tte Dells intention.s 

were clearly par.?llel to those of the Thon:::;::>soa Committee. Dr. Wheelon 

was negotiating'~~'bme strength since it was soon clear that the State 

Department representatives were willing to pay for disclosure at any 

price including the replacement of Ambassador Finletier as the Fed..:::ral 

spokesman to th..::: NAC. 

The meeting degenerated into an editorial conference, with very 

minor changes proposed. Toward the end of the meeting. Dr. Wheelon 

was careful once again to consult with Ambassador Thompson regarding his reaction to the DCI briefing. Ambassador Thompson's words 

ran something like this -"while I r..:::gret the delays of the past in overwriting and rewriting new drafts and hope such delays can be avoided 

in the futLAre, I welcome this presentation as a step forward in our 

delioerati . .,:-.s. FI 

Upon ouery it t;;rns out that the rlHeads of State" to be oriefed by 

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