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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67-00059A000200090032-4
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• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 32
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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1 yoke to me concerning reports V>ich he had received from PSB
t uilu UUM -ro effect that State Department was not fulfilling its obligation
to produce political intelligence needed by the operational units, He made it
25X1 entirely plain that these were merely unsubstantiated rumors rich he was calling
to attention for verification, rather than for any direct action at this timao
field imp .1 xn o igence production in this
and proposals should be instituted to insure that State fulfills its responsibility
,. if it is unable to do so, that some other allocation of pr:3mnr7 responsibility
is worked outo 9 VjIZrt 8
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and now put out quarterly by the 2ea "-& "OA Jv g'uv v u v LauuLt y-
b =Embassy, 1 It that it would
be Most helpful to have those reports reinstated on a monthly basis We also
discussed the possible value of a State publication at some periodic interval
containing a roundup of political intelligence, particularly with respect to the5X1
Soviet Union. Apparently State does not produce this type of material at present,
and the DIPSUM d esnnot fulfill this ,need. I may mention this need informally to
lark Armstrong? lh the meantime, we should survey the adequacy of political
Imbelligence coverage by State from the point of view of CIA Offices and un3ts.
If this indicates that there is a serious t 11
Obtaining ads,r a ul..JL; OUL c ;1.11 CU LT,3es of
'hare aotivitieal5 ate r+a15 Mah r? ? a7 intelligence support for psychological. and political
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study on 8.+wAVi 134 svwt4j" ,u v-u w.'I J OL) J ec VlOn to my showing the I social sciences research to Park Armmtrong, since I was taking some action
to obtain bettor coore tion in the intelligence field in t is area. He had no
objections, . June, 3,3
Raised with Mr* Wisner r plan to consult Park Armstrong in order to raise the
Question of coordination of psychological and political intelligence, I outlined
n view that this coordination might be accomplished, through State leadership with
CIA participation,, but stated that 1 did not want to proceed with it until assured
that it would be satisfactory, to our Operational Offices, the intelligence support
operations of which would, be impinged upon, Mr. Wiener agreed to nr proceeding as
planned, subject to the understanding that it would be within 'the discretion of
the Operational Offices to deter the line between intelligence research and
operational informu.tion, a point with which I concur, 11 June# 10
5 Mon readin
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memoran
um f rcaa Mr. Reber indicating certain t echnica , objections
to a State request for assistance in connection with the organisation. of psychological
' rfactivities, I called .i her Have (i n the absence of Park Armstrong) and
indicated that we were sytvathetic to a further development of State's resources in
this connection and would seriously consider any request for assistance, however, that J rmstro~Howe and my T er was
~ self have a discuss -Lon before any such letter was
dispatched. Sher indicated that they would know, within 15 or 20 Statets request for additional funds for this purpose fron C~sr~r~resB mould be granted.,
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