DEAR MR. BEHRMAN:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP64B00346R000300200015-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 25, 2004
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: October 11, 1961
• Content Type: LETTER

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11 October 1961
Mr. Jack N. Behrman
Acting Chairman
Advisory Committee on Export Policy
Department of Commerce
Washington 25, D.C.
Dear Mr. Behrman:
This is in response to your letter of 15 September 1961
covering
enclosing a draft of the wYermthe s of
and. procedures o
viewed the draft and have only one comment to make, namely the
need for clarifying the role of the Central Intelligence Agency
in its representation on the ACED and on the OC.
At some appropriate point in the Terms of Reference or as a
footnote it should be pointed out that the Central Intelligence
Agency renders intelligence support to the Committees, but does
not provide policy advice and takes no positions on recommenda-
otsedo liobligations
tions of the Chairmen of the Committees and that
of membership pertaining to the taking of d
in the case of CIA representation.
We shall of course continue to do whatever we can to be of
service to you and to the Committees in furnishing information
within the context of intelligence support.
Sincerely,
Otto. Guthe
Assistant Director
Distribution:
Orig. and 1 - Addressee
V - Leg. Counsel (Warner)
2 - 1'0/RR
1 - Ch/E
1 - D/S/RR
OAD/RR:OEGuthe:whx,l1(10 October 1961)
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