COMPOSITION OF THE INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP59-00882R000100180026-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2003
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: January 28, 1954
• Content Type: MFR

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UM C sitioa of the Intelligence
1. The neais of the intelligence AdvisOZ7 Co ttee was e
comendation of the sowed Lett Committee* dated 3 l ov ber
ahoui be created within the ASODOY an Tnt i?69=e
t. a Central intelligence Agency hcauld be e:.t dish
nsis ti of the G -2o , tDiree4 r 017 ravel latael..,
.ons related to the natiorMlecurity? Ifowever, in
*a affective of 22 January 19 46,. which created the
Group., paragraph 7 provided that the Director
the ha s of the priori l military civilian
bavir ctl,ons re to ..
e first tip the distineti
between the Di
Director of Cen
Agency head.
acity as head of the Ag eacy
genee smith rasponaibilitie rider
ce Advisory Board. was to a4vi.se
in this latter capaity.
body,, but there is no indication that this omission
The National security Act of IA T wry a
reconstitute the Advisory Group by his oim anointment action, but
art with adamnt res t tcnce from the intelligence chiefs uo insisted
that suab a GroW would ve to ba constituted by the atio~ cm ity
Council, This was agreed to and the Intel .igence Advisory C nittee
was established by VSCXD #1 to advise the Director of Central
InteUiger e.
,ti:on ba been found in the rec
at that tilt or later to t thought that Ox.
Cn part the military regresent&-tion
eat, of wow* MUM repreaeut ,al
ivisory Co ittee ww~ a practical recognition
coordination with each service intelligence
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violati
movie
4. A more iit cult %
UIg ee a were to aas the
r. se tion a te. be detr:i ntaa1 to the f~metjonf-n& o' the
l tel cer Advisory Comittee eM to the coordination of intel-
ligence a tivittie re1aaati, to the nation aecurity. tindc. -
sections 102(d)(1) and lQ2(t ){ } of the National. Security '.ct, ti
t eric v a. duty to advise the Nbtionei. L'ecuri ty Council in ,ttei
,00MOMIA& the intelligence activities of the Oover z t i ;e t?
end a enot GG a to make r+ o nn"agtia'na to the fttiormLl ec
Council for the coordination of much intelligence aa4tivitiev.
therefore? the Agency believed that possible action by the . reta
of Defense uld be detrimental it vould a duty to advise the
tioa security Counc3i1. a record, against aucl": unification,
Aven if the Agency
be beneficial, it wool
Sterarity Council a :.
ce representatives on
C ttee are replaced by a single, reprazentative
of Defense or the a .termtive if the ert nt of i
or as
It for this
vas proW set
Neither
the C ittee's pwo has tt been a ' r a .1 /' aoc to . and ,rested
att have been . to establish that the firec:tor is Mec one
o ng equals a a .tter min; before the late. ce .
Comittee. b : nsr the issue has be= cl ri joined on is
,race of the Director has been apecif, .c
'e- iDQW* " : ,s . Ob*60n in
bere of the
: esenitatio
es nsibil.ities and aunt
or in his ration, to the
gtion in our MU4
rw po ib for results
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" i . e :M eorp Co ,tt?: it is in no r eu e a nd
retiou.
tion necess
I telluene
M~.r tr)r bet vet
le to establish the relation
one of leadership, with ewrtair,
auCht a b13 3
vokemm for 3 nteUi ce and
zed attribute a of the position. The Dir,etor
request :ire th eixple cooperation.. although dais if,
tccessfU etiauing in the final erze: yet s < u
the ' do . uri council even in ee of
the entire Intel-ki,-eece vino iittee,.
esent fb= or with the unifies, repreo ta-
t. XOWTM
Co ael
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