In the subsequent diecusegion, the President made it clear that he wished, of course, the statutory members (including the statutory advisere) to attend ali regular NSC meetings. In addition, he wanted the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director, Bureas of the Budget to attend. He would also expect the Director, USIA, the Special Assistant for National Security Affaire, the Executive Secretary of the NSC and the Deputy Executive Secretary of the NSC, to attand and sit at the table. For agenda items which are the subject of official interest, he would expect the Attorney General, Chairman, AEC and the Administrator, NASA to sit at the table. Hae expreseed his view that this should mean that the Attorney General and the Administrator, NASA would not find it necessary to attend all regular meetings. However, he felt that he wished the Chairman, AEC to participate as regularly as his convenience and conscience dictated. Particularly with reapect to the Chairman of the AEC, the Preeident expressed the following views: In the context of modern and perspective weapons systema, there is very Uttle in the way of defense palicy with which the Chairmas of the AEC is not concerned. Furthermore, because of the special characteristics of the lagislatian under which the AEC operates and because af the constant effort of the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy, t© have a dominant voice in all mattera pertaining to atamic energy, the President wishes to make every effart poesible to keep the Chairman of the AEC in the family of the Executive Branch of the Government. He therefore is willing in various ways to take what might be considered unusual steps to identify the Chairman of the AEC with the formulation of national policy. Finally, he felt that men such as Mr. McCone came to Washington at a considerable sacrifice and with only the motivation of service and to appear to exctude them from the high councile was semething the President wished to avoid. With respect to those who attend regular NSC meetings bat de act Now that Arthur Larson has departed, he would aot expect hr. Lareon's successor to attend meetings. He said that he hed never understeed why Larson had originally been invited. He falt that the Director, ICA, should costines to attend as long as Jimeny Geith ecoupies that position, He had not fally endersteed previeusnty thet the Under Secretar: “f State for Econemic Affaire hed eucceeded te the courdinating fuactior formerly assigned to [CA. He felt thet the Special Ansiotemmtes . we ; : wy oS poses cS * ms Top sechet ie - "y otc MEAS “ me2 be- nt rrostatic reproductton made the at 6urpases bY preservation wow eT Liprary for saplaceme ript item, aeenorating manusc ‘ : - ee ena a arE at NERDa eo ait at the table, he made the following coroments: