STATE'S FOUR PROBLEMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00662R000300050018-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 1998
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: August 31, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

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31 August 1919
SUE:JI : C T s 'tate I s four Problems
1. ConfirEainn the conversations at the : taandin;; Co nittee etix
of Au,,ust 30th, there is enclosed the first draft of the agreed posi-
t one on the reiaoiweitdaa4tions in F r. tiraistrunc;aas first problem, Coordi-
nation, This --ay well not be the final draft of reecor ndations from
the Standing Coarittee to ~ the IAC as we are point to have meetirn;s on
other three pro le. ;.s arid prouabl positions. taken on the first
problem will be somewhat clamed.
2. The wriole crux of the matter is that Mate thinks CIA's yr
research sh:~ulra be disc anntinued. here now are two big research organi-
sati mis, UIR in State, and t t in CIA. State feels it was first in
the field so should re ain, and thinks that CIA should be a small
ors aunisation with a ver : wall research staff to support its small
"Lstimates Division." Until this situ:cition is clarified by the 'rational
Security Council, there will always be friction and duplication.
3.. 'rea consideration can be given to pages 7, d, and 9 of the
"Analyse of ORE Productions" compiled on 19 July 1949 by the Ad hoc
Production i eview Coz ittee in OUP it nay be possible to establish
some sort of division or segregation of responsibilities to relieve, to
a limited extent at anyrate, the present unfortunate duplication of
effort that causes so much jealousy and unfriendly eclir4 between
agencies, ta^,ichs after all, should have the same of jectivee in producing
responsible intelligence for tie seams government. Let us hope that we
can eventually arrive at eons sort of amicable modus vivendi.
t. State also f eels that it, aanci it aloes, is the aautdiority- on
political intelligence, to Mat if requests come to us on this very
broad and general subject, we should advise the requester (no matter
who he is 1) that he has sent his request to the wrong address. I
should think that one nan could correct this impression if he wished
to do so, but the research si Lua vion of OIR versus ORth will take
laria;er ai=d more detailed study.
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cc s AD/OIi. ,
PR COTT C!3ILDS
Chief, ICAPS
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