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Wit respect to certain of Mr. Allen Dulles' remarks, the
President said with a good deal of vigor that while he could well
understand the usefulness of our system of military attachés in the
less-developed countries, he had ea strong impression that we had
more such attachés than we need in the more mature countries. He
could see no need Zor such big staffs, for example, in a capital
like London. Here was an opportunity to save both money and manpower.
The President, however, repeated his belief that we could make drastic
cuts in the attaché system and incidentally save a lot of trouble with
visiting Congressmen.
The National Security Council:
Noted an oral briefing by the Director of Central Intelligence
on the subject, with specific reference to the recent meeting
of Comminist leaders in Moscow; and the situations in Guatemale,
Honduras, Laos, Indonesia, and the Middle East.
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TUNISIA,
MOROCCO,
ALGERIA
(NSC 5614/1; Progress Report, dated November 13, 1957, by OCB
on NSC 5614/1)
The National Security Council:
Noted the reference Progress Report on the subject by the
Operations Coordinating Board.
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