Appraisal of Foreign Economic Intelligence Requirements, Facilities and Arrangements Related to the National Security

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00662R000100190018-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 31, 2000
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: March 3, 1950
• Content Type: MF

Approved For Release 2000/08/27.?F?......VAVNOM0662W0100190018-5
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
UTIOML SECURITY COUNCIL
7ASHINGTON
II LTOA. DULI
SUDJECT
REP CE:
71arch 3, 1950
F02, TIM DELECTOR OF CENTRAL IIIIT2LLICIIICE
Appraisal of Foreign Economic Intelligence Requirements,
Facilities and Arrangements Related to the National Security
Uemo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated
February 7, 1950
The National Security Council, the Secretary of the Treasury, and
he Attorney General have approved the proposal by the Acting Chairman,
National Security Resources Board, contained in the next-to-the-last
paragraph of the enclosure to the reference memorandum on the subject,
The National Security Council accordingly directs the Central Intelli-
gency Agency, in collaboration with the government agencies concerned:
1. To organize and conduct a study of
a. Foreign economic intelligence requirements
relating to the national security., including require-
ments for mobilization planning;
b, facilities and arrangements currently employed
Lor meeting those requirements;
e. the adequacy of such facilities and arrangements; and,
-where appropriate, means for their improvement,
2. Based on the findings of this study, to prepare for Council
consideration and action a comprehensive plan for satisfying the
ir:orein economic intelligence requirements of the national security
and for a coordinated interagency effort to this end based on a
definite allocation of responsibilities among the agencies concerned,
*NSC Declassification/Release Decision on File*
;signed)
JANES S. TAY, Jr,
Executive Secretary
Approved For Release 2000/08/27 : CIA-RDP75-00662R000100190018-5
1!OPY
ru.
Approved For Release 2000/08/27?GIA-RDP/5-006624y0100190018-5
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
NATIONAL SECURITY RESOURCES BOARD
WASHINGTON 251 D. Ce,
e iruery 1950
TTEMRANJNYa FOR THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, NATIONAL SECU1iIT1 COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Appraisal of Foreign Economic Intelligence Requirements,
Facilities and .Arratvezments Related to the National
Security
As resources mobilization planning progresses, it is increasingly
evident to the participating agencies that the full effectiveness of
maw segments of such planning depends upon the ready availability
of adequate, timely and correlated foreign economic intelligence.
This has proved, for example, to be the ease in such fields as
peacetime procurement and development for stockpiling; wartime pro-
curement and development; foreign manpower; war trade agreements;
export and import controls; economic assistance to potential allies
and friendly neutrals, and other foreign requirements; preclusive
buying; proclaimed listing; the control of foreign assets; economic
capabilities and vulnerabilities of potential allies, neutral and
enemy nations.
From the experience of the agencies associated in mobilization
planning in recent months, it is now feasible to determine more
clearly than previously the foreign economic intelligence requirements
for further planning0 Many of the studies completed or under way
also provide a better means than previously available of testing the
adequacy of current intelligence efforts. In the light of these
developments, more effective evaluation of foreign economic intelligence
for mobilization planning can now be made.
Another field ehere foreign economic intelligence is vital is that
of the formulation of current policies and programs relating to the
national security, Members of the National Security Council will
readily appreciate the value of constantly seeking to improve the
foreign economic intelligence relating to proposals considered by the
Intelligence activities with reeard to mobilization nlanning and
to current security- policies and programs are intricately Interrelated
and at many points indistinguishable. Therefore. -each can be said for
covering both fields in a single undertaking,
_901.FIDIITTAL
Approved For Release 2000/08/27 : CIA-RDP75-00662R000100190018-5
0.100.(44061A-1)
Approved For Release 20001118127-70A-RDP75-0066W0100190018-5
Accordingly, the time seems opportune to reappraise our foreign
,conomic intelligence requirements, facilities and arrangements as they
'elate to the national security, including mobilization planning. Such
in appraisal would require central direction with appropriate in eragency
3ollaboration.
It is, therefore, proposed that the National Security Council direct
the CIA, in collaboration with the Government agencies concerned:
l. To organize and conduct a study of
a, foreign economic intelligence requirements relating to the
national security, including requirements for mobilization planning;
b. facilities and arrangements currenay employed for meeting
those requirements;
c0 the adequacy of such facilities and arrangements; and
vbere a propriate, means for their improvement*
2. 'Based on the findings of this study, to prepare for Council
consideration and action a comprehensive plan for satisfying the
foreign economic intelligence requirements of the national security
and for a coordinated interagency effort to this end based on a
definite allocation of responsibilities among the agencies concerned,
The otaff of the NSRB has much information -which would be
of help in this undertaking, and will be available to assist in liaison
and consultant capacities.
/5/ JOIET R ST7,EL:AN
Milli STEEL: TAN
.0firowTOEMTIffr.
Approved For Release 2000/08/27 : CIA-RDP75-00662R000100190018-5