and asked me whether I thought he could speak to the Vice
President with complete frankness.
I encouraged him to do
so.
Captain Morse said that he was extremely depressed.
He said that Mr. McCone had apparently given up the fight;
that the other Commissioners were confused or not
informed;
and that while those in the second and third echelons had
discussed the subject fully and agreed with him, they had
apparently abdicated to the State Department and felt that
the AEC was entitled to no voice in the matter of policy in
connection with weapons.
Lewis L.
LLS/vhw
Strauss