My dear General Smith:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00662R000100050035-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 29, 1998
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: January 27, 1951
• Content Type: LETTER

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BUReaU X TH17. BUDGET 55189
ashinetan 25, D. C.
27 January 1951
My dear General Smith:
During the last several months the Bureau of the Fudget
has conducted an extensive survey into the problem of leatine
the foreign ecenonic data requirements of the United States
through the Foreign Service Reportine system. As you knows the
survey was planned and carried on after consultatioa with .he
Central Latellieence Agency and with the agreement that the
collected data would be made available to the Central Intelligence
Agency for use in conjunction with its foreign data requirements
project, I believe the enclosed report entitled 4Survei of Foreli-7.
Economic Reportiago will lest your needs in this regard. newever,
additional data can be nada available to your staff if needed.
For convenience in readine, we nave prepared a two-paee
snmeary of findings, followed by a concise report upon the basic
problems of foreign economic reportine. These are to be found
on pages 1-16 of the enclosed documeetj folloeinj, the basic
report are several apeendices coatainine mere detailed backeround
material and recommendations.
am also transnittine a draft an Executive order which
would implement one of the principal recommendatione ef the
report by preaerieine roeulations to eovern the erovieien of data
by the State Deporteent through the Foreign Service for eederal
departeente and eeencieu. Such reeulations are authorized by the
Foreign Service Act of 1946 but have AOL heretofore been prescribed.
Consideration wee eivoa to taking coenizanee in the'executive
order or the special role of the Central Intelligence Agency with
respeet to foreign reporting. Ubwever, I believe that this :14;/
best be accomplished by aereement between the Secretary of State
and the Director of the Central Intelligence Aeeecy, and the
report acoordinely so recommeeds. I would appreciate receiving
aa expression of your views with reeeect to the proposed
Executive order not later than February 15,
am solicitous, as I an sure you are, that all possible
measure be taeen to strengthen (Jur foreign eoonemic reeertiee
at this critical time. Accordingly, I would like to request that
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you study those- additional recommendations pertinent to row
agency contained in this report and it, appendices and inform
me of the extent- to whiCh it will be possiblo for yo l4 to adopt
the improvements_ proposed.
Sincere yours,
/s/ Elmer B. &teats
Assistant DireoLor
Lt. Gene Walter Bedell Slith
Director, C-antral Intelligence Agency.
Washin5ton 25, Di 0.
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