Development of Corrdinated Requirements for Covert Collection

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 23, 2002
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: July 12, 1951
• Content Type: MF

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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY`
Office of the. Chief of,Haval Operations
Washington 25, D. C.
Op-322H/glp
Serial: 3281/031289
12, Jul 1951
MEMORAI M FOR DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL I TELL.IGENGE
Sub,: Development of Coordinated Requirements for Covert Collection
Ref: (a JCS SM 626-51 dated 12 March 1951
(b) Memo from (CIA) to Intelligence Agencies dated
28 March 1951, same subject
1. Reference (a), while intended primarily as a guide for covert collection,
actually lists a number of items which could appropriately be collected by
overt or semi-overt means.
2. It appears highly desirable that the Armed Services support, and possible
assist, CIA collection activities in the clandestine field.
3. It is therefore suggested that the IAC establish a working level committee
similar to the CSCIB Intelligence Committee consisting ci one representative
from each of the IAC Agencies. It would be the duty of this committee to
present to the CIA coordinated intelligence requirements for those high
priority items which cannot be collected by any but clandestine means. The
priority list should be carefully studied, for possible revision, a intervals
of not more than thirty days.
4. In order that the priority lists referred to above be as realistic as
possible, and t insure maximum utilization of the resources of CIA, it would
be necessary that the members of the committee be briefed on a continuing
basis on the capabilities of CIA for clandestine collection, by areas.
5. Similarly. the possibility of participation in such collection activities
by the Armed Services, particularly in those areas not covered by CIA, should
be discussed with a view to their fullest exploitation.
6. The above proposal, as stated, concerns only the collection of high
-riorit intelligence requirements of IAC agencies. It is not intended that
this committee concern itself with any counterintelligence or operational
matters, such as sabotage, subversion, etc., nor with defector operations
which are being handled by the Interagency Defector Committee.
7. It is suggested that this matter be discussed at the next meeting of the
Ike.
ONI review(s)
completed.
/a/
FELIX JOHNSON
Bear Admiral, U. S. Navy,
Director of Naval Intelligence.
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