PROVISION OF BASIC INTELLIGENCE (Classified).

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00662R000200080080-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 25, 2000
• Sequence Number: 80
• Publication Date: March 8, 1948
• Content Type: MEMO

0 Parch 1948
1. Reference is made to your letter of 4 March 1948, pertaining to
the handling of information requests from 25X1X7
2. '..'o are in agreement with the suggestions of your iemorandum with
25X1X7 c -e slight variance. The mission of i.nd its organization i i> such
as to parallel your basic intelligence and certain activities of
the Office of Operations. To our combined best interests in these fields
it would appear more efficient if we established CIA as the chief`
with US intelligence agencies. 25X1X7
25X1X7 trust not interrupt or delay our own.
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Assistant Director, OPT""
Deputy Director
Provision of basic intelligence to
3. Our support
production program. iiowover, it is possible that we can assist them by
utilizing not only our own finished basic intelligence but also provide
support through the collection facilities of OCD.
4. The above is a departure from previous thought. Your comment is
therefore requested on the following suggested measures relative a request
a. The request to be forwarded, when received, directly to OCD.
b. OCT) to first mice request on ORE. That portion of the request
which ORE can fill through the provision of finished basic intelligence
iaterial ;Krill he indicated by ORE.
c OCD to then make request on other agencies for only that
on the part of the contri
i`aerial which cannot be provided by ORE. Requests on other 0encies to
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bear the notation that the request is made "At the request of and for
dispatch to
siting r depar men . 7~. . g{ :, , , c.
d. Subsequent to the determination by OCD of the extent to which
the reuiuest can be met, 00 to prepare a reply to the original request, in-
dicating what material is bei.n, forwarded and what is unobtainable. 25X1X7
5. We must also bear in mind the a>.ossibility that= can assist ,)s in
many ways. Requests shoul i b o r,rade freely on Mthrough the facilities of
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OCD. Such a request should be made in the form of a letter prepared by OCI)
for the signature of the Director.
6. A copy oi this Ilemorandum is being forwarded to the Assistant
Director for Collection i.nd Dissemination for his comments.
T;. K. 1 RIGF`T
Dri'za.dier General, USA
cc: Asst. Director, OCD
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