SASSY Hil vg a 4 RY PTOP: SECRE ereeter ee ee eer eee eevee: aee eae aeons a nee er tee ee eee we! ee ee General Cutler indicated that, in accord with the Council discussion, the Record would reflect that the responsible agencies should make use of available passive devices for the detection of fissionable material. General Cutler next turned to paragraph 20-b of NSC 5802, and briefed the Council on the discussion held in thePlanning Board relative to ODM's proposal for the inclusion of a sentence calling “for the continuous staffing of all Government emergency relocation ': facilities. The Director, ODM, indicated that the agencies which would be primarily concerned with such staffing would be State, Defense, JCS, CIA, FBI, and possibly Treasury. He indicated that the ODM proposal is based on the assumption that there will be no strategic warning, and that if tactical warning is received there would be no time to relocate. Mr. Gray indicated that one of the reasons for suggesting the inclusion of language calling for continuous staffing of such sites, was the President's statement, at a Cabinet meet- ing following Operation Alert 1956, that it was desirable to main- tein cadres at the relocation sites. Mr. Gray said that two of the agencies he had named--FBI and CIA--thought that they had adequate provision along these lines now, in view of their field office arrengements. Mr. Allen Dulles stated, with regard to the latter point, that CIA does have a staff operating continuously at its relocation site, but it is not made up of key decision-making people. Secretary McElroy stated that the Defense Department is in agreement with the objectives sought to be achieved by the ODM recommendation, but thus far has been unable to devise practicable means of carrying it out. He referred to the very practical difficulties involved in trying to maintain, at a point distant from Washington, top-level personnel who are qualified to act in the event of war. He said that the Defense Department is still trying to work out this problem, and although it is in agreement with the objective, it is opposed to the inclusion in NSC 5802 of language along the lines suggested by ODM. ee te ae “yp = . ooo - ay . = ts Mr. Gray went on to state that although he is a supporter of the policy here recommended to the Council, he was guilty of not following this policy in ODM. PUN tean - 13 - : a PLa Rap gx t. To fis Ruy eaddede Sap,SECRET