TRANSFER OF STATE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP54-00177A000100070006-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 1998
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: June 27, 1947
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: BUREAU OF THE BUDGET
SUBJECT : Transfer of State Department Activities
The following information requested by the Bureau of
the-Budget at a meeting; held on 26 June 1947 is furnished for the
purpose of clarifying the position of the Central Intelligence Group
in connection with the proposed transfer of the Map Intelligence Division
and the Joint Intelligence Studies Publishing Board from the Department
of State to the Central Intelligence Group:
$o Proposed Action in the Event Transfer is Disapproved
and the Above Mentioned Functions are Continued by
the State De}~artment --
Under these circumstances, CIG T;roposes to maintain a map library and map
reference index in addition to small cart-),,-. -! facilities and map
collection activities, the latter through facilities of other departments
now established. This program was included in the 1948 budget for CIG and
was intended to serve CIG requirements and, also, to include a map intel-
ligence coordinating function. These combined activities will consist of
approximately 19 employees.
2. Proposal in the Event that the Transfer is Not
Authorized and the State Department is Forced to Liquidate Entirely Its
Yap Intelligence Division and Joint Intelligence Studies Publishing,
Board - Under these circumstances, CIG proposes to survey the require-
ments of the various interested Government agencies in order to determine
what functions in this field should be performed as a central service to
IAB agencies. Upon completion of that survey, a central map intelligence
service would be established, adequate to IAB agency needs not otherwise
provided for; and at that time transfer of intelligence material and
facilities which would be needed to equip the central service would be
requested of the Department of State.
3. Proposal in the gent Transfer of the Map Intel-
li;ence Division and Joint Intelligence Studies Publishing Board Functions
to GIG is Approved-- is proposed that sucz transfer be accomplished
in the following manner:
(a) That, effective 1 July 1947, CIG will assume
operational and financial responsibility for the Map Intelligence
Division and the Joint Intelligence Studies Publishing Board of
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(b) That, as of 1 July 1947, CIG designate a repre-
sentative to provide operational supervision of these activities.
(c) That the activities remain in their present
location until further notice.
(d) That transfer of functions will be accomplished
1 October 1947, to include personnel meeting CIG security standards
and organizational needs and intelligence material, files, records,
and equipment. The Department of State will assume responsibility
for placing or terminating personnel not required by CIG.
(e) That CIG will immediately commence a survey of
the existing State facilities and personnel and its own organizational
requirements, this survey to be completed and the desires of CIG
conveyed to the Department of State by 20 July 1947.
(f) That the Department of State will not remove any
material, personnel, or equipment from these activities without the
prior approval of the CIG representative.
4. Authority - The basic authority for performance of
this function by CIG isT the Presidential Directive of 22 January 1946,
particularly paragraphs 3(a) and (c), which provide as follows:
"3. Subject to the existing law, and to the direction
and control of the National Intelligence Authority, the Director
of Central Intelligence shall:
"a. Accomplish the correlation and evaluation
of intelligence relating to the national security, and
the appropriate diissemination within the Government of
the resulting strategic and national policy intelligence.
In so doing, full use shall be made of the staff and
facilities of the intelligence agencies of your depart-
ments."
"c. Perform, for the benefit of said intelligence
agencies, such services of common concern as the National
Intelligence Authority determines can be more efficiently
accomplished centrally."
The Presidential Directive which authorized the National
Intelligence Authority to determine the need for central operation was
implemented by 1UA Directive No. 5, particularly paragraph 6, which pro-
vides as follows:
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"6. 74iere the performance of functions authorized
herein requires the liquidation, transfer or integration of funds,
personnel or facilities for existing activities of the State, War,
and Navy Departments, the liquidation, transfer or integration
will be accomplished at the earliest practicable date as agreed
to by the Director of Central. Intelligence and the official respon-
sible for such activities so as to involve a minimum of interruption
in the performance of these functions,"
Unless the Bureau of the Budget raises objection on other
grounds, it is believed that the above directives constitute sufficient
authority for transfer. Personnel will be terminated by the State Department
and appointed by CIG under its Schedule "A" authority. Property and equip-
ment will be transferred by an exchange of memoranda, releasing such property
and equipment on the part of State and accepting accountability and respon-
sibility therefor on the part of CIG.
5. Conclusion - In the proposal outlined above, the
operational transfer occurs on 1 July 1947, and at that time the functions
specified become, in effect, a CIG responsibility. Formal transfer, con-
sisting merely of the execution of the technical details, will be delayed
until 1 October 1947, solely to meet CIG security and organizational
requirements. Under these circumstances, it would appear that there is
no objection to reimbursement of State by CIG to subsidize these activities
until the technical requirements are met on 1 October 1947.
FOR THE D IRD;C TOR OF C.ETI TRAL INTELLIGENCE:
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Deputy Executive for Personnel
and Administration
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Yr. Houston
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