STATUS OF NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS ON JUNE 30, 1956

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000400050024-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: June 4, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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June 1, 1956
MFMCE W FO i THE DIRECTOR OF C49'RAL INTELI Giav''CE
6UI TF 2; Status of National security programs on June 3Q, 1996
4 , FICFS; A. 145C 5525
B, NSC 5602/1
NBC Action 11+30-n
The President has ' . rected that the departments and agencies rospon",
sable for the several rational security programs prepare annually repot t4
on the status of those program for the information of the President a
the National Security Coun'ncil, As requested by the President, these
reports should emphasize primarily trends as of the reporting date in gotl.
parison vith the date of the preceding report and similar dates in fut4i
years so far as they can be reasonably projected, in the reports as of
June 30, 1956, the President desires that the estimated future status of
the programs be projected three years ahead to June 30, 1959. Trends
should be expressed in terms of an integrated appraisal of the status of
each program in achieving the objectives set forth in applicable p4 ion
security policies, par t.i cularly NBC 560211, This appraisal should take
into account not only developments in the U. S. program but also dwVelgp-
lments elsewhere in the Free World and in the Soviet Bloc which affect the
I ability of the program to achieve policy objectives. The President has
further directed that each status report be as concise as possible con.
siatent with adequate presentation.
Accordingly, it is requested that the Central intelligence Agency, in
consultation with other departments and agencies as may be appropriate, and
with the assistance of the IBC Special Staff, submit promptly by August 15,
1956, two copies of a report on the status of the foreign intelligence
program as of June 30, 1t95b. The content of this report should follow the
general lines n Part 7 of NBC 51525, but should include material called for
by NBC Action 1L30?r as a separate annex, appropriately cross-referenced
where feasible to the body of the report. In the preparation of this annex,
it is requested that you coordinate with other interested agencies as
appropriate.
JAI+ 8, IA'1, Jr.
Executive Secretary
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