14-00000 . 3/18/58 TELEPIOHC CALIZ, WILLIAM SCPRIPPG, DETHOIT Mews COMPIDENTIAL On ? March, Willies Ceripps of the Detroit Neva, called and asked for price gotimate in lots of 100,000 of a carrier balloon syatem vhich would carry 300 pounds great distances. On discussion, it appeered that hoe was ine — torested in something e-puivealent to our interin systen, so I told him we hed mode a quotation on such a plece of equipment in quantities for prices in the rance of 2356 a unit. Tsis plece of ejuipwnat under the expected yind con-~ dition, should carry 150 pouds 1500 miles and deliver it with the best possible accuracy from @ balloons veLicle. I asked hin 1? he wanted specifications, tut he sald he would get these later. He wou working with a group who would use thea to carry prcpaganda, and he would see us in two veers, and tren would discuss ané obtain exhibits, It was pointed out to him that this ejufpouent and polyetzcylene were well controlled by the goverment. Trds eppeared to be no problem to hin. Serippa called again on 14 March, and esked if we could atterd a luncheon in Detroit Wednesday noon, the 2nd of April, and then go on to New York for a luncheon Thursday noon. Me asced that ve bring along date, cost eatinates, . exhibits, end all sales data, au well as movies, to this meeting, I asked if this had been cleared with ALLott'sa frierds, and he dfdn't appear to know viet I was talking atout. I told him that some clearance would new to be obtained before either the year vas chown, or before it would be permitted to leave the country. CGecripps is rost entmusiastic avout support forthconing to carr; suck an operation forward, ard felt that the State bepartment would interpose no objections for the program plamed. Seripps asked that ve confirn on 19 Harch whether er not you and 7 would be able to attend. This I promised to do, I would also like your scuidance as to what course showld be gursued in this. It is believed that certainly or stovld ve sade avare of this effcert, so that ve may deport ourselves eccordizgly. Incidentally, jwill be at both meetings, in New York and Detroit. Upon asked if we had any ovSections, I said, °Of course not.” COMF IDENTIAL COMP IDESNTIAL
14-00000 a . a . _, a ? mn we 7 os 27 March 1952 MIS.ORANDUT fOK: Assistant Dircetor for rolicy Coordination Deputy Director (Plans) Deputy Director of Central Intollicence SUBJECT: Conversation with Adeirak Hiller I shall make a practice of brinrcine to your attentlon current matters for discussion between Admiral i.dller and me, the first of which took place Loday and covered the following Ltomss 7 1. At the sursestion of Bob Lang, seconded lator by Nerkis ; . Chairman, Joseph Grew, Aduiral Hiller wants to nold at the Princeton : i Inn on the LOth and llth of May a ceneral discussion of United Slates policy toward Iron Curtain countries, with particular emphasis upon what now lines, if any, Nadio free Europe should takee ‘tho backyround of this, accornting to Admiral Miller, is tuat Lany and otuers within REE feel tnat the Line is running out behind the Tron Curtain, that the people are ready tor nivelution and that wo cannot continue much Longer the "hold everything" line. ‘they want to gather a proun of experts, including liessrs. Wisner and iiiles, to discuss wuat policy . ; we should now adopt. : Action \ I cee no reason why wa shouldn't have cue: a cenerul bull session and I will not attempt to discourage it unless instructed. 8 2. Admiral Miller recontly had a talk with Frank Altschul who comlained somewhat of his treatment at tue hands of NCIS and CIA, saying that he had never even had so rucn as a worl of thanks Yor the work he did. Miller sugzested that the PND mirht want to write such a letter ani thal, if so, a similar letter should go to Dewitt 4 foole. ‘ Action : | T tnererore supgest trat tne DA/B, when he finds an carly onpnortunity to write to Altschul on soa matter, wention his : pratitude. Se. pec