RESOURCES POTENIAL PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP64-00658A000100260053-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 4, 2000
• Sequence Number: 53
• Publication Date: March 18, 1946
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT: Resources
1. ? The Problem:
CENTRAL PLANNING STAFF.
PLANNING DIRECTIVE NO, 14
Potential Program
18 March 1946
a. The Secretary, N.I.A., recently furnished the Central Planning
Staff a memorRndum of 7 November, 1945, above subject, from Brig. General
Edgar P. Sorensen to Mr. Alfred McCormack, General Sorensen enclosed a
copy of a study than before the Executive Committee of the Army-Navy
Munitiens Board. The study showed how national security requires that
the U. S. Have complete information on the location of various raw
materials abroad, the grades and reserves, transportation facilities
required for exploitation, labor conditions and general production costs.
The study also pointed out that serious deficiencies of intelligence in
this field had adversely affected the war program.
b. The onlynerming Staff copies of General Sorensen 'a memorandum
(in ailicate) and the enclosure thereto (single copy only) are enclosed
finder the original of this directive for file in the Intelligence Branch.
c. While these papers were not referred to C.I.G. for action
nevertheless the Central Planning Staff should consider them carefully
forapurposess
(1) To determine what action should be taken by C.I.G. to assure
that the Essential Elements of Information will properly reflect the
needs outlined in General Sorensents memorandum. (See Planning Directive
No. 11)
(2) To
that this class
be kept current
(3) To
that collection
coordinated and
determine what action should be taken by C.I.G, to ssure
of intelligence information available in Washington files
and properly checked for adequacy.
determine what action should be taken by C.I.G. to assure
of intelligence information in this class is properly
adequate to correct the deficiencies.
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practicable date after the IntelligenceBranch
personnel, it will furnish copies of General Sorensen's
nclosure to the Information Branch and the Policy and
b. The Intelligence Branch LU ascertau and reportwhat actions
has been taken in the matter.
The Intelligence Branch will submit recommendations to this
offici regarding the problems in 1 c (1) and (2) above.
d. The Information Branch will submit recoituuendatjons to this
office regarding the problem in]. c 3) above.
3 ine:
Owing to the shortage of personnel in the CentralPlanning Staff
deadline will not be assigned at this time. An informal progress chect
will be mad, on 9 April.
FOR THE CHIEF CENTRAL PL&N1IKO SWF:
25X1A
ActingChief,planning Staff
Distributioni
Original to Intelligence Branch (with enclosure
Information tie'
Policy and Review
Secretary, N.I.A.
File - Planning Directs
File - Resources * Potential Program
Suspense File - 9 April
osure
As noted in I b above.
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