Discussion relative to NIS Allocation of Sections 41, 64, and 65 to Department of Commence

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05597A000300040040-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 15, 1998
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: June 2, 1961
• Content Type: MFR

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2 June 1961
SUBJECT: Discussion relative to NIS Allocation of
Sections 41, 64, and 65 to Department of Commerce
REFERENCES: (a) Letter from DCI to Secretary of Commerce
dated 13 May 1961
(b) Letter from Secretary of Commerce to DCI
dated 23 May 1961
1. A meeting was held on 2 June 1961 at 1100 in Mr. Robert Simpson's
office, Room 3858, Main Commerce Bldg., 15th & Constitution Ave. , N. W.
The following were present:
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Robert Simpson, Director of the Office of Economic Affairs
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
Siegel Office of Economic Affairs
Kearns-Preston " it
Rubin
Beshers Business and Defense Services Administration
Myers Census Bureau
Assistant Director for Basic intelligence /CIA
2. Mr. Simpson outlined the general considerations which had
resulted in this meeting, and I gave the group a thumbnail description
of the NIS program and the particular reasons why the Director of
Central Intelligence desired to have other departments who had similar
kinds of work to participate in the program itself. I left with them a copy
of the HIS Standard Instructions and the following NIS sections: Section 41
on HIS 8 (Portugal) and on NIS 19 (Hungary); Section 64 on NIS 13B (West
Germany) and on NIS 85 (Colombia); and Section 65 on NIS 99 (Philippines).
3. Questions were asked by various representatives respecting
method of funding, permanence of the staffs to be set up, and support of
intelligence materials relating to the production requirements. It was
agreed that the materials I left with them would be studied, and that
proposals relative to assuming these responsibilities and the estimated
costs of supporting these staffs would be developed and become the occasion
for working level meetings leading to the assignment of the aforementioned
production responsibilities. Mr. Simpson said he would call me as soon as
these matters were in hand.
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