DEAR SENATOR JENNER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP58-00597A000100240036-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2004
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: November 3, 1954
• Content Type: LETTER

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Honorable William F. Jenner
Chairman, Subcommittee on
Internal Security
United States Senate
Washington 25, D.C.
Dear Senator Jenner:
This is in further reply to your letter of October 5,
1954, requesting the names, titles, and terms of service of
present and former members of the Economic Defense Advisory
Committee and its subcommittees.
The Economic Defence Advisory Committee (EDAC) is an
interdepartmental committee to advise the Secretary of State and
the Director of Foreign Operations (as Administrator of the Battle
Act) on matters pertaining to the free-world controls on the flow
of strategic materials to the Soviet Bloc.
EDAC has one major subcommittee, the Executive Committee,
established in February, 1952, and seven Working Groups, estab-
lished in January, 1953. As the need arises, special or ad hoc
subcommittees are formed for short periods to deal with special
or technical problems.
Two special joint committees also serve the Economic
Defense Advisory Committee. The first, the Joint Operating Com-
mittee, which advises on both U.S. and international security ex-
port control levels, is under the chairmanship of the Department
of Commerce and its membership may be obtained from that Department.
The second is the Intelligence Working Group, chaired by a rep-
resentative of the Central Intelligence Agency. That Agency has
requested that you communicate directly with them if you desire to
have the names of their personnel participating in this work. It
should be noted that the Central Intelligence Agency furnishes
intelligence information, but does not take part in policy de-
termination.
The enclosed list provides the details you have requested.
The Working Group membership lists in most cases have been started
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as of January 1953? Prior to that date, the Working Group structure
of the Economic Defense Advisory Committee was on an ad hoc basis
to deal with specific problems. The earlier Working Groups generally
did not last very long and many of the present and former members
of the existing Working Groups indicated on this list served on those
ad hoc Working Groups. In cases where the Working Groups antidate
January 1953, the membership for the earlier period is indicated.
Sincerely yours,
STAT ~3/
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EXSEC
Cong. Liaison
Adm. Delany (2)
Director (2)
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