CENTRAL REGISTRY OF PERSONALITY FILES ON INDIVIDUALS OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY INTEREST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000700070166-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 6, 1998
• Sequence Number: 166
• Publication Date: January 25, 1951
• Content Type: MF

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JAN 2 5 1951
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
SUBJECT: Central Registry of Personality Files on
Individuals of Intelligence and Security
Interest
REFERENCE: (a) Memorandum to Chairman, IAC, from Assistant
Chief of Staff, G-2, dated 20 July 1950
(b) Memorandum from Director of Central Intel-
ligence to Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2,
dated 16 August 1950
(c) Letter to Director of Central Intelligence
from Special Assistant to the Secretary of
State, Intelligence, dated 17 October 1950
ENCLOSURE: (A) Copy of reference (c)
B) Three (3) copies of form, "Questionnaire
on Biographic Files"
1. In reference (a), the Assistant chief of Staff, G-2,
proposed that a survey of the field of personality files be in-
stituted with a view to determining methods and procedures whereby
current security checks can be centralized and the timely avail-
ability of lists and dossiers of individuals of intelligence and
other military interest can be realized. The Director of Central
Intelligence replied to the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, in
reference (b), and under paragraph 6 thereof, stated that he would
be glad to receive from the Intelligence Advisory Committee members
specific statements of needs in the two spheres of foreign biographic
The State
intelligence, the positive and the counter-intelligence,
Department responded with reference (c) to the effect that the sur-
vey proposed by the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, be initiated and
that it be broadened to include other aspects of the problem. A copy
of reference (c) is forwarded herewith for information.
2. Prerequisites to the consideration of any proposal for
the improvement of the present practice of recording and filing
biographic information in widely decentralized depositories is
knowledge of the character, magnitude and location of holdings
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under the jurisdiction of such agencies as may participate in the
centralization. Accordingly, it is requested that the enclosed
questionnaire, intended to elicit the information pertinent to
such a survey, be accomplished by each addressee with return to.
this Agency,. It is further requested that all inquiries regard-
ing the accomplishment of the. questionnaire be addressed to:
Room 1001, M Building, Telephone: Code 14+3,
extension 2124. 25X1A9a
3. When all accomplished questionnaires have been received
in this Agency, it is planned to call a meeting of the representa-
tives of the several agencies, having an immediate responsibiity
in connection with the maintenance of biographic information. It
is requested that addressees arrange for the attendance of such
personnel at that time.
JAMES Q. REBER
Acting Assistant Director,
Intelligence Coordination
Copy to:
Assistant Director, CD
Assistant Director, SO
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