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This Central Intelligence Agency record contains the minutes of a Deputies' Meeting held on Wednesday, 14 January 1953, with Messrs. Dulles, Wisner, Wolf, Becker, Hedden and Earman present. Dulles noted a Log item about a conference on unidentified flying objects and said he wanted to meet briefly with the people attending it. The other items covered the Office of Training paper, reserve officers doing active duty with CIA, Soviet comments on a Washington Post editorial, and a Summary Evaluation paper for the NSC.

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4vJisior' Deputies' Meeting
R 70-14
Date: 2 May 2012 Wednesday, 14 January 1953
PRESENT: Messrs. Dulles, Wisner, Wolf, Becker, Hedden, Earman
Mr. Dulles:
a. Noted the item in today's Log concerning the conference on unidentified
flying objects and stated he would like the opportunity to meet briefly with the
people in attendance.
b. Stated that the Director had given him for review a proposed paper on
the organization :and functions of the. Office of Training. Mr. olf noted that
this paper, if approved, would become a part of CIA Regulation After some
discussion, D/DCI asked DD/A to coordinate this paper with Messrs. isner and
Becker.
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c. Noted that the Director had given to him for comment a letter from
proposing that selected reserve officers with mobilization
assignments to G--2 be allowed to perform two weeks active duty with CIA each
year. Mr. Dulles went on to say that a reply had been drafted turning this
proposal down on security grounds. After some discussion wherein Mr. Wisner
stated he could not concur in giving these people covert training and Mr. Becker
stated that. he believed this to be a good idea and, further, his side of the
shop could take care of these reserve officers, DD/A undertook to discuss
this matter with DD/I.
e. Noted a cable from the Senior Representative, and
.stated while; he was inclined to forget the matter referre t therein, /P
should nevertheless bring it to the attention of Assistant Secretary of State
Henry A. Byroade.
(CONTINUED)
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