Transfer ofState, War and Navy Coordinating Committee, Subcommittee for Security Control (Security Advisory Board) to C.I.G.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04007A001000020018-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 22, 2001
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: September 10, 1946
• Content Type: MF

Approved,,F,r , e e 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP78-04007AOO 018-0
S
Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP78-04007AO01000020018-0
 Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP78-04007A001000020018-0
`r+
10 Sept. 196
,wb;CRILNDUM FOR CHU" ' t I ,;I EFAIZ'Ii1i :NT1~L COORDINATING AT "D PLANNING STILIF
SUBJ-,:CT : Transfor c,._ , Lato, War and Navy Coordinating Cor+u: ittee, 'Su uco .-
mittee for Security Control (Security Advisory Board) to C.I.G.
1. IV momor.'andwri +1-~s1ltO, dated 20 November 1945, the Joint Chiefs
of Staff :
a. Inforioad tUr> State-War-Navy Coordinatinj Committee that the
Security Advisory Board of the Office of War Infori;iaLion had been
abolished as of 31 Augu.J t 19 ;1, in accordanco with the provisions of
r)
iilxc:c~_tticie Order 9606 (31 August ~.9!~> ?
b. ?roposed that the rLinainint, !'unctions of Sccurity
Board ol' O I ba, assured by the State Ueoartrent.
h. i'ha Uesi.ra;3i13.t of liacr : t,-Le F.oarc' u.cier tr." i ut .ur_a1
Inte].1:igonc'~ Authority at a future date.
In S aNCC 252, dated 21 January 19L 6, the acting State r% enb>>r of
+i ACC rec0T~, 3i ed that, as "Gherc, was some question as to State's Legal
authority to asiU:;G th9s` functions, SY`'1NCU aj:'7p()int a aubcoin itUee co ba
kriown as th(, Security Advisory Board, to be composed of State., :'Jar and Navy 4vi lh a I?E'['IciY7?n S''cr:et ariat to carry out the r'?;~idual functions '.f
licuidate d Security Advisory Board of
The Army r,;ember 5f SYd:eCC 252/1, dates. 30 January 19461' at,; r?ov d,
as an interim t:'c'asure, the recom;'..ondati.on of the Acting State r.:nb?r con-
tained in U, T:;CC 252. ,However, he further recommended that the Board, :-hhen
created, subrii.t reports ar d reco.~nmendations to SVJNCC regard-n,_':
'a. Th:, necessity for a charter for the Board or cther
action to make th ,oard effective, and
17
Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP78-04007A001000020018-0
 Approved For Rele?a2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP78-040001000020018-0
~~. ::I. SVINCC subsequently appointed an ad hoc committee to report
On S~'JNCC 252.
b. The ad hoc co,nr:u.ttee report (:,nclosure to ;NNCC 252/2,
dated 5 February 19L~6) concluded that:
(1) The problem presented in S6`it,'CC 252 involved "a batter
of conic:on irtterest" to the State, War and 'Navy Dopartirents wt,o
are the largest producers of classified inforriatiori.
(2) 'hurt is no n e.d for an additiunal. aeucy to carry Out
the o].d OWl So'curity Advisory Board fu:ic Lions nor is ttiere an
existing departoental agency, which could advantageously a:ssumc
these functions.
(3) The assi"ned functions .vould not entail core 1ict with
existing depai,trrerrtal or agency authority and responsibility.
c.
The ad hoc co;rnittee strongly recommended that the Se ra r ity
Advisory hoard be re-establi hed as a subcon I1lttse of S',ZICC as soon c;s
5. By :informal action of 3 April l>p46, Sb.NCC approved the ad roc
comrr;ittee report (Enclosure to S'.+NCC 25-612).
6. A letter frost: hr. 2,9 T. iuiderson (State :~~artrrntt), Actsing
Chairman, Secur ty Advisory board, dated April 18', 19116, encloses a ,!erporan-
dwn .from dated 5 April 19L,6, which establishes the S6'GC Subco:.-ittce
for Security Control, to be known as the Security Advisor.; Board, and outlines
These function, as recommended in S','JNCG 252 and
approved In ;,':;'CC 252/2, are
its assignedfunctions.
ia.
i)eclasaificat:.on of docur nts originating in non-;;..~~litary
departru-:nts and a~hencies.
- 2 -
Approved For Release 2001/04/02 CIA-RDP78-04007A001000020018-0
 Approved For Releac*2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP78-0400R,Qr001000020018-0
U. Top Secret control procedures for r,r.-military federal de-
partnnnts and a enc'ies.
c. Security clearance of civilian officials to receive certain
classified matorial from the War and the bbavy Departrfents and Joint
Chief's of Staff conoittoos.
S. Conv:3rston of security regulations for civilian a_,~.r,cies
i'rorn a war-tine to a ,,case-tii e basis.
Clearance c) statistical inCorr-.ation under axecutavc;
Order 9103* and )erformnnce of .i.cn previously transferred to the
Security Advisors bard by the Bureau of the Budget.
.C .
STATINTL
STATINTL
Survey of security measures affecting administrative
efficiency.
7- fly letter of 13 i;,ay, c,(;., ., was desig-
nated the Director's liaison officer with the Security Advisory Board with
as alternate. The former is charged with raking
speci'ic recovmendation.s to the Director, when apppropriate, as to the
desirability of initiating; action which will olace the Board under the
National Intelligence Authority.
;xecutiyc Order 9103 was revoked by Executive Order 9622 of
A nin.oografh.ed letter of the sane. date from Stuart A. :'ace, Assistant
Director in charge of Statistical Standards, Bureau of the to all
Federal statistical a;;('ncies provided for continuance of the functions
(vdh.ch are purely advisory) by reference to the Security Advisory Board of
questions previously referred to the Division of Statistical Standards,
;rzreau of the Budget.
Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP78-04007AO01000020018-0
 Approved For ReleaW2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP78-040074001000020018-0
ii. In a letter dated t~ r>ril 29, 1946) 1,?r. Paul H. Appelby, Assistant
Director of the Dud{;et, inforrnd Mr. E. T. Anderson, Acting Chairs-,,!an,
Security Advisory board, 1)c!l-,artrrnnt of 'trei,c', the . he oas ":inclined to
agree that there are still so..me .security ratters. affecting the several
agencies of the ;cove rnremt hich require attenticn." The statement con-
tinues: "Vie 'Fiould quuestion, r.c. ever., whether or not the Stay:-War--Navy
Coorcii hating Comri ttee, whose functions relate principally to the three
agencies represented inr:i:ts :;:enbership, should undertake an activity in-
volvin;q. security matters of other agencies of the goverrurent. It would
seeiil n o t? 11?f)y ror.i['1 be tlv"tt tid s security activity be under t%:lken by the
National I`. ei1:i. ;once ,tuthoi,ity,, vr'r.i.ch has br:.n estab: i.shed by a d_i nective
of the President and which wculd have adequate authority for this se c uri ty
act',ivi ty. tl
9. 1,1r. Anderson in a letter of June 1LF, 1946 to Aopelby, makes
the following statement:
"V ith reference to your opinion that the :NNIA possesses
adequate authority to take over this security activity,
it should be i,eot ? in.I,rind that the Security Advisory
Board's functions embrace the entire field of classified
information in civilian agencies and are not necessarily
restricted to foreign intelligence. Nevertheless, it
would seem the question you raise. is one that can be -re-
solved at any time between NIA and S [NCC if the .iorirer
or~;a::izatisr agrees with your views. As a matter of fact
I an sumo that SDNCC would have no objection to trans-
.ferring this :'unction to another agency if it could be
sl:cvrn that the Security Advisory Board more properly
Approved For RqI 2Qip1 Q4/02 CIA-RDP78-04007A001000020018-0
-la-
 Approved For Relea&02001/04/02 : C-IA-RDP78-04007,001000020018-0
STATINTL
10. When was designated the Director's liaison officer
with the Security Advisory Board he concurred in the prevalent view that the
,functions should be placed eventually under the U.1.A. (0.1.0.) (uet?orandu;r,
for the Director dated 30 April 1946) but. felt that, in view of C.I.G.'s
early organizational status and lack of personnel, the functions of the
Security Advisory Board should remain under S1t;CC for a brief period of
observation.
11. Cbsorvati on has in no way aodil"ied the o arlit'r general opinion
that the Security Advisory EoaLd's functions may best be performed within
the ram;. e wwwrork of the C.I.G. organ; zation, and it is accordingly reco,;a;,Uruled:
That ICAPS deterrdre and initiate appropriate action which
would. result in the transfer of the functions, files and equipment of
the Security Advisory Board to C.I.C. and
b. That if recommendation a is approved, the Department of
State be also asked to nominate IM?r. E- T. Anderson, the pre sent
Acting Chairman of the Security Advisory Board for assignment to
C.I.G. and duty in the Policy Division, Security Branch, Office of
Co17.e c tiofl C . T .':r . *he re he would continue in charge of the Security
Advisory Board function.
FOR TLD ASSISTANT DIR~CTG . GOLD C`iIG .
Exec U 1ve, 11C 0 oti0fl
5 _
Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP78-04007AO01000020018-0
STATINTL