MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN ROOM 212, DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUILDING ON TUESDAY, 2 APRIL 1946, AT 11:00 A.M.

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• Publication Date: April 2, 1946
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N.I.A. 3rd Meeting
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY
Minutes of Meeting held in Room 212,
Department of State Building
on Tuesday, 2 April 19k6, at 11:00 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, in the Chair
Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson
Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal
(NOTE: Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Personal
Representative of the President,.subse-
quently approved the action taken at the
meeting.)
ALSO PRESENT
Mr. Howard C. Petersen, Assistant Secretary of War?
Mr. H. Freeman Matthews, Department of State
Mr. Edward Hidalgo, Navy Department
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1. PROGRESS REPORT BY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL_,INTELLIGENCE
At Secretary Byrnes' request, ADMIRAL SOUERS gave a brief
report on the progress of organization of the Central Intel-
ligence Group, and noted some of the more-important projects
now in progress. He invited attention to the fact that the
most urgent problem concerning the disposition of the Strategic
Services Unit was covered by the paper for consideration at this
meeting. Admiral Sauers also explained that further. details
concerning current. projects were available in the weekl Status
Report which was distributed to the Authority.
POLICY ON LIQUIDATION OF THE STRATEGIC SERVICES UNIT
(N.I.A. 3)
SECRETARY PATTERSON suggested the following amendments:
a. The addition of a new paragraph to the proposed N.I.A.
Directive (page 1) as follows;
"5. The War Department shall retain the right to de-
termine what portion of War Department funds, personnel
and facilities can be made available to SSU by the WLir
Department."
b. Insert the words "within your capabilities" in the
second line of the third paragraph following the word
"service", and in the sixth line of the third paragra-!-)h
following the word "nva il,,,ble" .
THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY:
Approved N.I.A. 3 subject to the above amendments (En-
closure A thereto subsequently circulated as N,I.A', Directive
No. 1).
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