THE HANDLING OF OPC REQUESTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67-00059A000400260030-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: November 22, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 t
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ce Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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FROM
SUBJECT: The handling of OPC requests
DATE: 22 November 1949
1. I set forth in the following paragraphs my 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, draft a policy for our future guidance.
2. The Position of D/Pub with reference to , there requests
D/Pub represents the office of the Assistant Director in action
which ORE takes to serve OPC. In general it serves as a means of con-
trolling this action, and undertakes a minimum of substantive guidance.
3. Criteria for acceptance of OPC requuests.
At present there appear to he 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 para, 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 D/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
examples, are listed in Enclosure "A".
4. Procedure for ha.ndlipg OPC requests.
(a) Requests will be received in writing in the form of a memo-
randum to D/Pub, attention The memorandum will be in duplicate,
,and will contain an OPC case number for reference.
25X1A (b) will record the request and accompany the OPC repre-
sentative to ie We of the Division concerned, where the decision r. accept
or reject the project will be made. 'V
(c) He will then prepare four copies of the project initiation
25X1A memorandum (for AD/ORE, for the responsible division, for file, and for
ecord), and will not attempt to interpret the problem for
the division.
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'(d) The Division Chief will seek, directly from OPC, any
further guidance needed in preparing the project. 25X1A
(e) The completed project will be sent to in
duplicate whenever possible. The carbon copy will be retained in D/Pub
and the original will be picked up by a representative of ?PC.
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