LONG-RANGE PLANNING FOR THE OFFICE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-01094R000100110014-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 20, 2000
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: April 19, 1954
• Content Type: MF

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19 April 1954
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief', Operations/Si
SUBJECT: Long Range Planning for the Office
1. One of the very important exercises within the office that,
in my opinion has been neglected in the past (for good and suffi-
cient reasons) is that of long-range planning. Each of us has done
a certain amount, but the over-afl. total has not been reduced to
writing. Many of us have not had free time to think problems through.
It is for that reason that I asked you a week or so ago to detach
yourself from the Operations staff for an exercise which I defined in
general terms.
2. The outcome of the exercise that I have in mind would be to
recognize, and make plans for, important objectives for the office,
defined as "goals", the progress of attainment for which we could
measure on a time schedule. For example, what should we try to ac-
complish in the next 6 months; 9 months; 18 months; 24 months? This
must be realistically drawn and reflect the manpower and capabilities
of our group.
3. More specifically, the study could includes
a. Definition and clarification of the basic policy regarding
the function and organization of scientific intelligence in the
total strategic intelligence picture.
b. A clear definitive statement of the mission of OSI in the
intelligence community and steps to be taken to reach this goal.
4. Other subjects will come to mind as the study progresses. My
main-purpose of asking you to undertake the exercise is to initiate
some planning for the office detached from the handling of day-by-day
office problems.
(Signed: H. Marshall Chadwell)
H. MARSHALL, CHADWELL
C-O-P Y
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