IMPLEMENTATION OF THE USIA SURVEY REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000100150067-0
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 67
• Publication Date: September 23, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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my 1934, the DCI approved thei
peg;.. The following progress has been made in impleementating
the recommendation of that report:
Part L-Intell# ence Needs
. ec aendation,.- 4a. That the Director of USIA approve the
.,:
statement of
" ypes of Intelligence and Intelligence Information
.Required to Moot USIA's Essential Needs' (Conclusion 3c, pp.
as the basis for requesting intelligence and Intelligence information
for IA.`"
Proiressr Approved by the Director of US
=is letter to the DCI of 30 July 1954.
ecommeendation: *4b. That the IAC agencies approve Conclusion
+t t ie ails for providing intelligence and intelligence information
ti eeedeed by USIA. (AOj6jML--
Wr 46 AL NO _ 1MOrlow
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progress: Approved by tho IAC (IAC-D-8Z/5)
Recommendations 1-4c. That the IAC approve, the recommended
distribution of National fWaAwn4.
Progress: Approved by the IAC. USIA desig-
nated by the N qF on 9 September 1954, as a
recipient of national intelligence subject to IAC
determination. (LAC-D-8Z/3).
Recommendation: -4d. That CIA and State approve the recommended
oistributxos of certain of their intelligence publications
(Action '.t , r sal.Assistant, Intelligence. )
Progress: CIA's approval given by the DCI in his
approval of the report an 23 July 1954. State's
approval given by letter from Acting Special
Assistant to the Secretary of ;tats, to the DCI on
July 28, 1954.
Recommendation: 44e. That USIA arrange directly with the military
intelligence agencies for receipt of certain of their intelligence
publications.'*
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institute discussions for receipt by USIA of
as tart' intelligence. OBI and G4 have responded,
to USIA, there has been no
cs to obtaining Intel
services, The Air Forc
sponded. but is expected to do so shortly.
Ilecsamroendatioat -1'4 That the appropriate IAC embers approve
support to matt the related needs of other agencies. (A
conclusions 3a and b'Nabove as a basis for providing intelligence
Progress: Approved by the IAG (IA ?D...82/5)
;and personnel over and above these now available in the Department
appropriate agency under CID-3, expand and raglrect tL a resources
of its intelligence organization so as to accomplish the additoral
production, principally under the NL program, recommended above.
This will require the use for t eseer purposes of additional funds
Recommendation: 4a,. That the Department of to
Part 3--Organizational Arrangements
r eisowh.reI. Eventually, the additional outlay re-
under the NIS program might amount to 400.000 or possibly
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oven more. Because of problems of recruitment and production
planning, however, only $15O, 000 to $ZOO, 000 and 30 to 40
additional slots over and above those originally budgeted will be
required for those purposes in the Fiscal Year 1955. Except insofar
as these resources can be made available by the curtailment of
activities in the Department of 55tat&s intelligence organization
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s. - eegotiations are currently under
way, the unstance of the BCI, between l 4-,,. ,-:
- and Armstrong to settle the question of
location, either in CIA. or State, of the respon-
sibility to produce intelligence on international
cormmunie . If the responsibility is left in the
Department,
If the
responsibility is located in CIA, arrangements
will be made as soon as possible to settle
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With regard to t o ezpsans on of NIA pro-
duction, in line With the U:AA aurir`eayon
subject matter other than international
communism, the IDCI an Z : sptember 194
Recommendation: -o04b. That USIA establish an intelligence organizat
separate from the Department of ;State, with Iunca&ion and organizations
as set forth in Tab B and Annex A to Tab 5, sad with funds pr+ vided
try U IA s regular appropriations. Until a sufficient amount of time
-haas passed for the $n plementation of this report the organisation
4 have as "TIO of an order of magnitude of 70 to 90 positions."
ass The intelligence organization
;ommended by the survey bat bees
ablisthed and key officials aappeint
Its 1/ is **tat 95 persons. including
or the provision of references
services on U. S. information {Asnsricaan)&'
Its major organizational problem is in
recruitment, particularly the rsgruitm*nt
of key area in teflig*Acs analysts.
..eco sndaa?- on: -04c. That the followiag organization* no
this a adianiiti*traatiOft of USIA be abolished. CPI, YQA Library ix Research.
Photo and I..Ph Libraries, and that part of ILV which has been engaged
esd will be .rough to net a T of the order of magnitude
collection and production of intelligence. The slots, and money
described above.
Frolrea: ALI unit* recommended for abolition
-;nave been aboiished with the exception of the
onnall Photo and News Morgue which are re-
maining wit l!. the Press Service.
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]Recommendation: ,+44,d. That USIA be invited to participate in
pertinent activities of the IAC subcommittees can basic ht.llf snc%
defectors, and foreign language publications. &a+ I.
with Charimen of t as NIS, ID Co rdY-L b nmtt es. }
Progress. The acting UGI an 17 August 194
requested the Chairmen of the t hreee sub-
coitteees to take necessary action. The
Director of tF * now USIA Intelligence
Organization has already conferred with the
Chairmen of 1D da ,d '~L a an e*.
ith the a iaews `d# underway.
r pr -
, the
ctor, USIA intelligence will be ?nv
when appropriate! by the Chairmen of the
NIS com i, tee to pa tics to in a detailed
dire+cussioar~'ae~1`itterr, including
discussion of a revision of the NIS outline.
ation: i4e. That L. issu a instructions to the fia1
ssible. available "descriptive dstaii" of items
aeecummsndatiof, 4f. That USIA inform the intelligence agencies
as to USIA* present security practices in order to assure safe
handling of classified intelligence and. information, and ms a such
ad~ustmentl as may be necessary to inure the necessary freedom
of exchange and discussion. {Arctioftn Iase4-1*, LEA. --in een-
is has been done.
Recommendation', t4a. Ti
conducted under the directio
coordination with the State Depart
USIA intelligence organisation in
p,ecemnendation: "4b. That such reporting be coordinated in the
field by the Chief of the U. S. Mission, as is his responsibility
een erall Fa
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due to the newness of his Ora
is not yet prepared to institatae the
reporting actions. However, in order to educate
PA O's and U3IS personnel on tk,e zecon ee-
the survey, he is distributing a
briefing c rcular for the field, which he will
coordinate before dispatch with State and CIA_
cc.iaer, it is planned, will be part of
:ton of coordinated field reporting.
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