FREE FLOW OF OPERATIONAL INFORMATION TO CIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000100030159-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 5, 2014
• Sequence Number: 159
• Publication Date: May 8, 1950
• Content Type: MF

Declassified and Approved For Release 2014/03/05: CIA-RDP61S00750A000100030159-1
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MEMORANDUM FOR: ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, G-2,
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
DIRECTOR OF NAVAL IDT6LLIGENCE
DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, HEADQUARTERS,'
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
SUBJECT: Free Flow of Operational Information to CIA
REFERENCE:
(a) Circular Memorandum to Standing Committee
dated 24 April 1950
1* For a considerable time this Agency has felt concern
over the fact that it does not have access to a great deal of
information, of essential value for intelligence purposes,
which is contained in communications of the Military Depart-
ments* On the other hand, the Department df State bends every
effort to supply to this Agency all pertinent material* The
bulk of the material in question consists of operational cables
which are not normally sent to the intelligence agencies of the
Military Departments for action, but only for information*
2* With the purpose of exploring this problem and perhaps
obtaining some ideas as to its solution, a meeting was held at
CIA on 4 May 1950* Representatives of the Military Departments
and of CIA attended. A State Department representative was
present as an observer*
3. It was the consensus of opinion among the representa-
tives of the Military Departments that, if CIA would furnish
each of the intelligence agencies concerned with a statement
of requirements, their efforts to supply CIA with the needed
material would be facilitated* Your endorsement of this
approach is requested*
ls/
B. H. HILLENKOEICE0
Rear Admiral, USN
Director of Central
Intelligence
Information copy:
Special Assistant, Intelligence,
Department of State
HZ/mob: C0APS-5 May 1950
DISTRIBUTION:
Director
Return to COAPS
MarvErAl Pannrtia PAINFIIIFNTIAL
Declassified and Approved For Release 2014/03/05: CIA-RDP61S00750A000100030159-1