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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04007A001100030001-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 15, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 5, 1955
• Content Type: LETTER

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current dispersion stanuerdards as prescribed by the Office of ;).tense f _obil-
tion. After careful consideration we concluded that we could not o f-
Teotively aaccoplish our mission mid comply with the" standards. 4s be-
lieve it is eaeenti*l that the Director be Lwmdi*tqly avzailable to the
President and the -aational. ; curity Council. There are also an anti t8d
fifty to ont heutired of CIA's senior staff who m 3t be in cl.: se daily con-
tact with personnel of other , oncies, particularly the Japartments of
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now l ilding. gee finally concluded that this would not be feasible a
being isst ?all we decided to make an all:--rat a ?. ort to obtain an au-
t risstton? together with the necessary :ms, to construct the now builyd-
ing.
In our discussion* with the Public Buildings Service they surgewte1
several . ed.r lly'-owned properties which might provide a suitable location.
l 'has t+a natidaer wAs whether we should comply with
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tonstrrt~ati the Juformation summrising developments to date in connection wiVa anst
o of a new headquarters building for the Cantral Intelligence
Agency.
The security problems, inefficiency, and excessive costae inherent in
cur present situation have long indicated the high desirability of provtd-
in.g apace for the a astral ItttaUi Bence Agency in one par rent building.
19>l, through Public Law No, b5, the ."on; Tess authorised - 3 , 0',J`J
for the construction of such a building. However, :funds, were net n.ppropri-
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State sl tefensse, and who must also be innediaately available to the Direc-
tor as well as to those coo .eats of the Agency under their supervision
and upon which they are dependent for support. In our judgment, the neces-
sity for such close and expeditious coordination within the Central Intel-
ligence . ency and the Intelligence o nity dictated that the entire Agency
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be at on* location not more than a few sites distan
The fa rally-orneed properties suggested by the Public .ldisgs Ser-
eioo were all within five to ten miles of the Whits House. According ly,# on
lei povember 1954 we requested that the Office of :3efenss obili tion concur
in an exception to these dispersion standards for our proposed now building.
Director, Office of Defense i4obil3*astion, on 31 Dec* er 195b concurred
in our request. rrespondence with regard to this matter is attached as
TAN A.
Of the several sites tben ureter consideration, we con 1nded that the
property at at the tau of Public gads Research Station near T ley In Fair-
fax qty, Virg, would satisfactorily meat our needs. However, there
,appeared to be certain prable in connection with the use of this site in-
valeiug water, sewerage, roads, and.pos3ible civic objection. Cne of the
principal factors to be considered was the necessity to extend the George
Washington 1(emori al Parkway from its present terminus at Spout Run to the
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sties and the extension is estieate3 to east *5 Million*
since we desired to ascertain as is setter of principle whether use of
- feasible before requesting lei i slaation for construction
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of this Pftr y, we consulted with the iaat,ional p ta.i.
and on 11 ':arch I appeared before the
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UM patio l ? pital ? evicu al Ilaraaaiag Council to discuss this location. a"hus
resulted in the appointment of a special 00mittee of the a egio .l Wining
Cou to study and melee reeco=ewistions concerning the desirability of
the proposed location. The canaatttee* reneged that the application of
the Central Intell.1,7ence Agency to loca t* in Fairfax County near Lsn ley,
Virginia, be approved subject to the stipulation which at that tine had been
ssde by the ?!airfasac County ,Ca nning 0,,oaamission that the initial cost of do-
rtslopwnt of appurtenant public facilities be borne by the eder*l r xn
mat. Cue weer of the coaetaitteie dissented. Hraw vwr, due to subsequAmto
debts the reepot of the com ttear has teeter been farsally: acted upon.
The resolaution and cosesittoe reports art attached as TA3 D*
In early April it was necessary to request our legislation in order to
JnXW-t that it would be acted upon during this :session of Congress. In
view of the uncertainty which still existed in connection with the Yan'1e7
property we decided to omit from the proposed levislation any language which
va*U provide for the extension at the Georg* shin ton trial Parkway
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vit) t which we do not belie a use of this property vrauld be feasible
on 4 April 1755 I advised the Chairmen of the Rational, Capital Plsnnin#;
Co:sniseion to this efioct ur,+i reequectod that the lesion .furnish its
views cot:oerning the verai sit as we had discuaaed or others which it might
be appropriate to coneider. This resulted in a rasoluti.on bar the . lanning
Cca is;asion. stcggeating that cons1 iarationn be given to certain very general lo-
cationsa, a ! again this >eaatteer was referred to a now joint cot itteee of the
Commission and the Council to work with us in a .further study of the problem.
Copies of this correspondence are attached as TAB C.
After considering more than thirty sites1e most of which are indicated
On the map enclosed with TAB D,, the committee ccncl idsd that six of these
suet our criteria and warrantees serious consideration. This report. was cap..
provot at a joint neetin of the Regional Council and the P nnin von isaion
and the cos .ttee was asked to study the o tter further in order to cone up
with a. more specific roco sa tion. A. copy of this study axed related corre'
sponde . is attached as TAB :aD.
In our subsequent discussions with responsible officials in the Admm..
iitratioa as well as with the cos aitteues In thA Cone ess before which co-
geared, it bees apparent that it would be preferable to locate our head-
e aaarters cm the fringe of :metropolitan W'ashin-,*bon, J. C. 4 about this same
tie, raairfa x County officials indicated that they, could overa+ satisfac-
torily the obaatsolea involving water and swore :,e facilities Bch hwl berms
previously anticipated in connection with the LLngley site. In addition,
tba County Board of Supervisors extended an invitation to us to ocouny this
site. The Planni Corrmission of 'airfax ;ounty far lly expressed to hs
Board of 't xvisors the desirability of our locating at .men ley and
their Chains stated that in this expression the Co sisaion
bad correctly oxp essed the sentient of the ' ovorwhel.Ling majority o ?air-
County reesidesnts.. . tsilar invitations wore received. from the Fairfax
qty Chaffer of Cowes, representing more than 453 ember# without dis-
sents the ~KcLcsn 3usineas Asasociaticn, an the Oreat tails Orant 1o. 7,113
with a membership of 21i2, and y others. We are ac re of the ."cat and
naturally under aahd the feelings of some of the residents of the ' man lesey
grog who tool that the co t.rativs seclusion of their c a zity mi .ht be is-
paired by our 1 catind there. avevexrs theme seems to be no ousetion but
that with the exception of this very small zinority ?etrf'aax County would
wholeheartedly welcome the Central Intelligence Agency, -r thecae reasons
wv requested the onM" to amend mw original proposal so as to provide
for the extension of the Ueor rWaastai roan !4emorial Parkway if the '.arigley
site should be finally selected. -W'!rrespond ce with the Patrfax County
hoard and others with respect to this ;attar is attache; as TAB E.
Title IV. of Public TAv No. 161, as veil as the heeoring a and reports
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x h led to our authorization, are attached as TAB F. 'You will note that
authorisation for construction was limited to ; b,t t, OOO in lieu of the
$5O,OOO,, requested.
The necessary* funds to begin this project are .provided for in the Sup-
ple ntal Appropriation Act, 1956, Public t w No. 219,E which reads in part
as follows !
"C TIAL INTILLxC GIC
Construction
Tar to prerparation of detail plans and specifications of
a Central Intelligence Agency heads rters installation and for
other purposes as authorised by Title of the Act of July 15,
1955 (PbUo Law 161), to remain available. until expended,
hearings r
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Vh1ah led to this ep
After farther careful study and examination of then sews sites we be-
11aoe that Lane ley,* Vir ?.tnia, end *lexzu ria# Virginia,, are than two areas
which deserve most serious consideration, hi.3a we have tentatively con-
a ed that the Langley property would be pr.forable for our use, we desire
to study this matter further,
We have an u esrstaniin with the treeu of ftblia 14ads that they will
release 100 acres of the Lar.;lop property for our are if that site is finally
selected and we have en informal offer of 100 acres at a total cost
$350#000 in the A1exanfrria area. This would co iss 85 acres of the oUnkler
treat and 1l acres hold by en adjacent ovr r,
I bar, advised the Chair n of the National Capital planes wo satcn
the status of this matter in a letter dated I Pu ust 1955,. a copy at
Vhich is attached as TAB H. Wince, the inasdist. prcble*s before us are the
final eela+tion of a site and the development of detailed puce and specifi-
cattonal.
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