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  • can do for the time being, unless you feel the matter is worth the President's attention • Perkins is not pressing for this, and only you will know whether it might be a wise thing to do. Samuel E" Belk By ...........-CO~tFIDEf~TIAL v (').S H
  • departments on complex overseas problems, and assure that no sector of the foreign front is neglected at a time of preoccupation with some overriding problem. [Department of State Bulletin, March 28, 1966, Vol. LIV, No. 1396] SECRETARY OF STATE DEAN RUSK'S
  • , the SIG has met with decreasing frequency during the last year. In the last six months of 1966, the SIG met three times and has met .-only twice in 1967. It is significant that it has taken no part in the conduct of our most serious and complicated
  • overseas programs and activities. ,. -- • • .. 60lw'illENTfil -3­ The SIG will meet in the Department of State regularly and specially.at the call of the Chairman. The Chairman will be supported by a full time staff of personnel furnished on his
  • to ignore these proposals, and it is not likely that we would receive a positive response to a renewed offer at any time in the foreseeable future. We believe, however, that the idea is a good one and that it is worth retaining for active consideration
  • , investment by aJ.l agencies in expensive laboratory equip­ ment is growing, with little planning of cooperative use of the machineso Textbook development, a long and costly process, is some­ times being carried out by two agencies in a country, each working
  • . 1be idea should be to clear away the debris and the basic conceptual underbrush so that, at such time as it became necessary, or propitious, we could re-direct these planning problems -- with, hopefully, the considerable head start our efforts would
  • embarrassing U.S. activities in France or French controlled territories which could needlessly damage US-French relations. As the Department has not yet received all agency comment on this matter, a final report cannot be made at this time. It .is expected