PETROLEUM INTELLIGENCE.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00662R000300080026-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 1998
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: March 25, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO Deputy Chief, Plans and Policy Staff
FROM Chief, Plans and Policy Staff
SUBJECT: Petroleum Intelligence.
1. The DAD/CRE has directed the Plans and Policy staff to prepare
an analysis of the problem of intelli.;ence production in the field of
petroleum intelligence.
2. In order to carry out this directive, I would like you to estab-
lish a task force under your direction, consisting of representatives
from the ProE-rams Division and the Planning Division.
3. As I see it, the problem consists of the following:
a. The determination of what kinds of petroleum intelligence
b. The determination of what agencies are , engaged in
the production of what kinds of petroleum intelligence.
c. The determination of what agencies have capabilities and
responsibilities for petroleum intelligence production which could
be utilized as part of an interdepartmental task force for the pro-
duction of certain kinds or types of petroleum intelligence.
d. The extent of overlap or duplication in both responsibility
on the one hand, and production effort on the other, which now
exists among the agencies enraged in this field.
e. The formulation of a statement of CIA responsibility in
connection with petroleum intelli^ence production to include pro-
vision for CIA's role as the coordinator of an interdepartmental
estimate as well as the production of "national" intelligence
estimates in this field.
f. ; e formulation of a plan for interdepartmental action
which will result in effective treatment of petroleum intelli=pence
to meet the needs of such agencies as the National Security Council?
Army Navy Petroleum Board, National Security --'esources T3oard, Joint
Chiefs of Staff and such other policy formulation, strategy planning
and operational agencies as may be determined as authorized recipients
of such intelligence.
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4. The first step of your task force will be the formulation of
a plan of attack to this problem along the lines indicated in paragraph
3 above. In this respect, I wish you to retard paragraph 3 as a guide
and not as a definitive or limiting statement of the problem. Should
you and your task force be able to prepare a more complete and effective
statement of the problem, then such action should be regarded as part of
this assiprLment.
~, Once y'u have completed an analysis and statement of the problem,
2X490 be advised in order 'th.at I may call a meeting consisting of
for the purpose of discussing ways
and rn ans of implementation.
6. The deadline for completion of thd2$X 9a established at
1400 hours, 30 Larch 1949.
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