AGENDA - FOR THE MEETING TO BE HELD IN ROOM 7117 (SANITIZED) ON THURSDAY, 15 MAY 1947 AT 2:30 P. M.

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I.A.B. 13th Meeting
C1 TRAL INT 'LLIGP' TCE GROUP
IPTf IGENCADVISORY BOARD
A G G DA
Forte Meeting to be held In Room 7117
on ThursdaZ., 15 MaZ 12-4? at 2:30 P. M,
1. COORDINATION OF TEILIGPNC!r PRODUCTION
For consideration of the recommendations contained
in the report of the ad hoc committee appointed to
draft a proposed N.I.1. reotive on "The Coordin-
ation of Intelligence Production."
2. ACTON BY IN IGFNCE DVI ORY BOARD ON MATT.rRS
For consideration of the recommendations contained
in C.I.G. 24.
3. A MITT OF THE DEFINITION OF STRATPGIC AND
. .
For consideration of the recommendations contained
in I.A.B. #2.
J. S. FARMAN
Acting Secretary, N.I.A.
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CENTRAL INTFLLIGFATCE GROUP
INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY;' BOARD
Minutes of Meeting held .Room 7117
On Tb TS y~; . 15 May 1947.1 It. :30 P.M.
Rear Admiral R. H. Hillenka'iitter, Director
of -Central Intelligencd- in the Chair
MEV1BFRS PRFFSI3~T
Mr. William A. Eddy, Special Assistant to the
Secretary of State for esearch and
Intelligence
Maj. General George C. McD$iald, Assistant
Chief of Air Staff-2
Brig. General Walter E. Todd, Deputy Director
of Intelligence, W.D.G,"q.
Capt. Abel C. Sabalot, Acting Chief of
Intelligence, O.N.I.
ALSO PRESM?T
Mr. Donald Edgar, Central Intelligence Group
Mr. Park Armstrong, Department of State
Colonel Riley F. Ennis, U.S.A..
Capt. R. K. Davis, U.S.N.
E. J. Treacy, U.S.A.
Licut. Colonel Frank B. Chappell, U.S.A.
Major W. C. Baird, U.S.A.
SECRETARIAT
Mr. J. S. Farman, Secretary, N.I.A.
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1. LETTER OF APPRECIATION TO LZEtTT. CF_KF'RAL HOYT S. VAMTDJ TB1RG
THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLTG TCE brought to the attention
of the Board a proposed letter of TAB appreciation to General
Vandenberg submitted by the Chief of Naval Intelligence. The
letter was signed by Mr. Eddy and General McDonald and given to
Captain Davis to secure the signature of Admiral Inglis, The
letter will then be returned to the Secretary, N.T.Ai, who will
secure the signature of General Chamberlin upon his return to
Washington, after which it will be forwarded to General Vandenberg.
2. COORDINATION OF INTYTJLIGENCE RODUCTION
.A.B.
THE DIRECTOR stated if there wereT,no comments on paragraphs 2
a (1) and (2) of the proposed N.I.A. Directive on the "Coordination
of Intelligence Production," he wished to recommend that paragraph
2 a (3) be amended to read as follows; "When completed as pro-
vided for above, this outline and initial allocations of production
and maintainenoe responsibilities shall-be issued in the name of
the N.I.A. by the Director of Central Intelligence as an implemen-
tation of this Directive.. It is expected . . ." (The remainder
of the paragraph to read as presentlst written.)
COLONEL 1NNIS noted that General Chamberlin was extremely
concerned about the exact wording of this paragraph since he felt
that its contents were the backbone of the allocation of per-
sonnel, the organization of various agencies for production, and,
therefore, that the outline of basic intelligence and initial
allocations of production and maintainence responsibilities should
be approved on the highest level and that he, General Chamberlin,
was particularly anxious to have the phraseology "submitted for
:`T %.A. approval's included in the paragraph.
After considerable discussion where it was noted by Captain
"aba.lot that the outline of all basic intelligence and tentative
s1l_ocations of production and maintainence responsibilities should
be submitted for N.I.A. approval rather than issued in the name of
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the N.I.A. by the Director of Central Intelligence,
THE INTFLLIGFTTCE ADVISORY BOARD:
Agreed to amend paragraph 2 a (3) to read as
follows! "When completed this outline and tentative
allocations of production End meintaihence responsi-
bilities shall be submitted for N.I.A, approval and
issued as an implementation of this Directive. It
is expected . . ." (The remainder of the paragraph to
read as presently written.)
ILLEGIB
THE DIRECTOR stated he wished to recommend that the last
sentence of paragraph 2 a (4) be amended to read as follows:
"The National Intelligence Surveys will be distributed in such
form as shall be determined by the Director of Central Intelligence
and the agencies concerned."
After some discussion, where it was noted by Major Baird that
a proposed outline of National Intelligence
circulated to the agencies for ?appro vel,
Surveys was now being
Agreed to amend the last jentence
or paragraph 2
THE INTELLIGfl 'CE ADVISORY BOARD:
a (4) as recommended by the Di-rector
with the excep-
tion that the word "distributed" be changed to
"disseminated."
THE DIRECTOR then recommended the word "sometimes" be placed
between the words "them" and "without" in paragraph 2 b (1).
After some discussion,
THE INTELLIGFNCE ADVISORY BOARD:
Agreed to insert the word "usually" between the
words "them" and "without" in paragraph 2 b (1).
iTiiL DIRECTOR stated he wished to recommend that paragraph 2
(3"! be amended to read as follows: "Interagency dissemination
if current intelligence shall be subject to the overall planning
:'.:.d coordination of the Director of Central Intelligence and
:hall be based on stated requirements of the agencies and upon
Lheir known missions and dominant interest." After discussion
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where Mr. Eddy stated that the Department of State preferred that
this paragraph be left unchanged, and Captain Davis stated that
ONI has always held the view that dissemination of current intelli-
gence had been going satisfactorily so far, and further, to cen-
tralize dissemination in this case when there are so few agencies
involved was needless,
THE INTELLIGES?CE ADVISORY BOARD:
Agreed that paragraph 2 (3) should stand as
written.
THE DIRECTOR stated that the 'ords "production capabilities"
had unwittingly crept into the wording of paragraph 2 c (2), He
recommended that these words be omitted and the word "or" be
added after the word "responsibility."
THE INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD:
Approved the deletion of the words "production
capabilities" and the addition of the word "or" between
the words "responsibility" and "recognition."
THE DIRECTOR recommended that the word "intelligence" be
added between the words "Any" and "agency" in paragraph 2 e (3).
THE INTFLLIGFTTCE ADVISORY BOARD:
Approved this reconmendation without discussion.
THE DIRECTOR then stated A-2, had recommended that paragraph 2
c (4) be amended to read as follows: "For the purposes of para-
graph (3) above, the following division of interests, subject to
reffinement through a continuous program of coordination by the
Director of Central Intelligence, shall serve as a general deline-
~,.tion of dominant interests.
1..tical, Cultural, Sociological Intelligence
Intelligence
rt.va: Intelligence
1,1.r riltelligence
b?connmic and Scientific Intelligence
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State Department
War Department
Navy Department
Army Air Forces
Each agency in
accordance with its
respective needs"
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After some discussion, where it was pointed out by Captain
Davis that ONI was willing to agree to the amendment of this
paragraph as proposed by A-2, witi the suggestion thatconsidera-
tion be given to placing this paragraph as a new'general paragraph
4, and rewording of the first line to read as follows: "For the
purposes of intelligence production the following division . . ."
THE INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD:
Approved the changes as recommended by A-2,
together with the additional change suggested by
Captain Davis.in paragraph 2 c 4.
G)'1ERAL TODD then stated that paragraph 2 d (2) had previously
read, when discussed by the Ad Hoc Committee: "The Director of
Central Intelligence shall produce and disseminate national intel-
ligence." After some discussion
THE INTELLIGa1CE ADVISORY BOARD :
Agreed to amend paragraph 2 d (2) to read as indicated
by General Todd.
THE DIRECTOR stated he wished to recommend that one of the
following revisions of paragraph 2 d (3) be approved by the
Intelligence Advisory Board:
a. "The Director of Central Intelligence shall with the
advice of the IAB agencies plan and develop the production of
national intelligence with due regard to the production capabilities
and dominant interests of the Intelligence Advisory Board and other
departmental intelligence agencies concerned."
b. "The Director of Central Intelligence shall plan and
develop the production of national intelligence in coordination
with the IAB agencies in order that he nay obtain from them,
within the limits of their capabilities, the departmental intelli-
gence which will assist him in the production of national
intelligence."
After some discussion, THE INTELLIGENCF ADVISORY BOARD:
Agreed to adopt the revision of paragraph 2 d (3)
as indicated in b above.
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THE DIRECTOR stated he also wished to recommend that para-
graph 2 d (4) be amended to, read as follows: "The Director of
Central Intelligence shall by agreement with the pertinent agency
or agencies request and receive such special estimates, reports
and periodic briefs or summaries to be prepared by the individual
departments or agencies in their fields of dominant interest or in
accordance with their production capabilities as may be necessary
in the production of intelligence reports or estimates undertaken
mutually or by the direction of the President or the National
Intelligence Authority."
After considerable discussion, where it was brought out that
estimates, reports, and periodic briefs or summaries prepared by
the individual departments or agencies in their fields of dominant
interest or in accordance with their production capabilities were
considered to be those prepared in the past, present and future,
THE INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD:
Agreed to.amend paragraph 2 d (4) to read as follows:
"The Director of Central Intelligence shall. by agreement
with the pertinent agency or agencies request and receive
such special estimates, reports, and periodic briefs or
summaries prepared by the individual departments,or
agencies in their fields of`dominant interest or in ac-
cordance with their production capabilities as may be
necessary in the production of intelligence reports or
estimates undertaken mutually."
THE DIRECTOR suggested and
THE INTELLIGF!?CF. ADVISORY BOARD:
Agreed that the word "sufficient". in the second
and fifth lines of general paragraph 3 be changed to
"adequate."
CAPTAIN DAVIS stated that 'ONI felt that before this
Directive is issued by the National Intelligence Authority, it
should go to the Joint Chiefs of Staff with a request that they
consent to merge the JANIS program with NIS, and further that the
Director of Central'Intelligence request the Director of Intelli-'
gence, W.D.G.S., to consent to merge SID with NIS.
THE DIRECTOR stated'it was his understanding that the Joint
Chiefs of Staff were preparing a paper recommending that JANIS be
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merged with NIS. However, in the event such a paper did not
materialize, it was his desire that the proposed N.I.A. Directive
on the "Coordination of Intelligence Production," as amended at
this meeting, be forwarded to the'National Intelligence Authority
recommending that the N.I.A. rerer the proposed Directive to the
Joint Chiefs of Staff for comment with reference to the merger of
TANIS and NIS, and further that,a letter would be prepared to the
Director of Intelligence, W.D.GtS., recommending that SID also be
merged with JANIS,
THE DIRECTOR stated he did pot agree altogether with paragraph
6 d of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee, particularly that part
i
which stated "with the aid.of as;many sub-committees as necessary."
He went on to say that if G-2 and JIC transferred to the Central
'Intelligence Group the SID and JANIS programs, he believed that
the present IAB Ad Hoc Committee, as an interagency planning board,
plus-working committees similar to that now operating on the de-
fense project under ORE guidance, would be capable of efficient
handling.
CAPTAIN DAVIS stated only one Ad Hoc Committee had been re-
commended, unless it was necessary to get down to the JISPB, the
people who were familiar with the JANIS program. He further
stated that no definite number of sub-committees were recommended-
except as might be necessary-to initiate the production of NIS.
COLONEL ENNIS stated that he was in agreement with the
Director and that the permanent LAB Committee, if appointed, could
invite representatives from the agencies indicated in paragraph 6
d of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee.
After further discussion, THE INTELLIG ICE ADVISORY BOARD:
Agreed that the presently established IAB Ad
Hoc Committee would in fact be the committee recom-
mended in paragraph 6 d of the above-mentioned Ad
Hoc Committee report and further that representatives
of the other agencies would be invited to sit as mem-
bers as they were needed.
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3. ACTION BY THE INT E1 LIGFNCF ADVISORY BOARD ON MATTERS
After some discussion W. INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD:
Agreed to hold this paper over until the next
meeting in order to give the members of the Board
an opportunity to study the alternative proposal
contained in C.I.G. 24/1.
4. AMENDMENT OF THE D . I TI ON OF STRATEGIC AND NATIONAL
POLICY INTELLIGENCE
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THE DIRECTOR stated that he did not feel it was within his
province to. recommend to the National Intelligence Authority that
that Authority amend the definition of strategic and national policy
intelligence after such definition had in,fact been approved by
the N.I.A.
THE DIRECTOR noted that any member of the Intelligence Advisory
Board had a perfect right to appeal direct to his N.I.A. member.
After considerable discussion, where it was noted by Captain
Davis that ONI wished to gain the views of the other TAB members
on the present definition of strategic and national policy intelli-
gence,
THE INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD :
Agreed, in the absence of Admiral Inglis, to
postpone further discussion on this paper.
5. EXPLOITATION OF H 4Y DOCUM)! T OSITORIFS
(CII.G. X1 an
THE DIRECTOR stated that in view of the fact that the cost
of carrying out the recommendations contained in the 25X1
report of the Ad Hoc Committee appointed to explore the document
situation was not included in the CIG budget,' and further that
the budget had not been approved, he wished to recommend that
action be deferred on this paper pending approval of the CIO budget.
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After some discussion, THE INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD:
Agreed to defer action on C.I.G..21/1 as recom-
mended by the Director.
6 PORT , BY, ,ML
_ EDDY
MR. EDDY informed the IAB in detail of an agreement reached
between him and the Director with reference to certain proposed
action to be taken as a result of the House Appropriations
Committee's recommended out in the State Department's budget.
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26 May 1947
CEITTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
CORRECTION TO rT RS OF THE, 13TH I .A . B. MEETING
Memorandum by the Secretary
1. Paragraph 3, page 6, of the minutes of the 13th I.A.B.
meeting, 15 May 1947, erroneously indicate that the I.A.B. at
that meeting agreed to amend paragraph 2 d (4) of the proposed
N.I.A. Directive on "Coordination of Intelligence Production"
"The Director of Central Intelligence shall by
agreement with the pertinent agency or agencies
in their fields of dominant interest or in ac-
cordance with their production capabilities as,
may be necessary in the production of intelli-
gence reports or estimates undertaken mutually."
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This amendment should have read:
"The Director of Central Intelligence shall by
agreement with the pertinent agency or agencies
request and receive such special estimates, re-
ports, and periodic briefs or summaries prepared
by the individual departments .or agencies in
their fields of dominant interest or in accor-
dance with their production capabilities as
may be necessary in the production of intelli-
gence reports or estimates undertaken mutually."
2. It is, therefore, requested that the enclosed corrected
page 6 be substituted for the one now included in the above-
mentioned minutes and the superseded page destroyed by burning.
RET
LOTION TO
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3. It is further requested that the abbreviation "JANIS"
appearing in the 9th line on page 7 of subjcct minutes be changed
to the abbreviation "NIS,"
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Secretary, N.I.A.
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