THE HANDLING OF OPC REQUESTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67-00059A000400260015-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: November 22, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

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The handling of OPC requests
1. 1 set forth in the following paragraphs n W views on the handling
of OPC requests. My present suggestion is that we review the whole matter
in bilateral discussions with the several branch chiefs, and then, on the
basis of these, 6raft a policy for our future guidance.
2. b y i h a ce k, 2aal t. _rag V2iIJ-tL2n 2f )/{Pub represents the office of the Assistant erector in action
which ORE takes to serve OFC. In general it serves as,a means ofcon-
trolling this action,Viand undertakes a min4' of substantive guidance.
Criteria. for acceptance of OPC requests.
At present there appear to be two approaches to this matter of
accepting or rejecting OPC requests for intelligence support. The first
approach, which is more appropriate to the thesis contained in pare.. 2
above, is to consider each case on its own merits,, and to avoid the
establishment of criteria to which exceptions would have to be made. In
this event, the decision as to acceptance or rejection .would be made jointly
by 1)/Pub and the Chief of the Division concerned;
The second approach is to establish categories within which all
accepted requests would have to fall. Such categories, citing illustrative
extmples, are listed in Enclosure "A".
4. ? 't9RS 'e for n P's rat u sta.
(a) Requests will be received in writing in the form of a mom- 25X1 A
randum to D/Pub, attention The memorandum will be in duplicate,
and will contain an OPC case comber for reference..
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(b) will record the request. and accompany the OPC repre-
sentative to the Chief of the Division concerned, where the decision accept
or reject the project will. be made.
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He will then prepare four copies of the project initiation
or ADORE, for the responsible division, for file, and for
record), and will not attempt to interpret the problem for
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Division Chief will seek,, three
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t will be sent to in
:erbon eopr wIII be retail in D/Pub
picked up by a representative of OPG.
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OPC requests
a of
2. , toakt ox. of fl/Pub with refe ,
1)/Pub represents the office of the
which OR taken to sere G.
lews on the .nd1ing
At p+ amt them air to he two app 'oache
wlarSe for aoaentnM of OPC reaueata.
s action,, and wider takes a minium of
rejectia OPC requests for intelligence ppo~
the nt,, the decision an to acceptance or rejection ;,mod be muds jointly
by C/Pub and the Chief of td-,e Division cone .
cDtabUsh categories
. Such categories,
'A1' .
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in Ming in the form of a
mem-
is more appropriate to the thesis contained in
consider each case on its own mite, a to avoid
(b) 0 '411 record. the request and accorVany
to the of the Division concerned. where t1xe
A1. v z
,jholo ratter
then, on the
in du.ieat
plea of the project
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