DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ASSIGNMENT OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR, NPIC

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 2003
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 17, 1970
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lfi April 3370
~~A{'~. assistant i~puty uirector for Intelligence
~~G"T T30GL~'"i).tS Goncernir~ t}~e f'~..ssf.gnt of 3~~1It~'' I~rector,
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1. As y~ have requesterci, i:~c have researc}~e~i the fibs and cow
up Frith the att~iaed ~~tation w~.ich pertains tta t~~e assigrmx~;nt
of a. qty ?~frector, ~~"i'IC, frc~ i)o~`. x~ost of t#~e ptrtinent infor-
msti.~ c~iates hack to 19G3 arhen 'dFlt" s first chartered ~y t'~I `T~.e
~~,ts refle#:t a lac cif r recisi~ as to the procedure for ~~ar-d3in~;
such na~einatic~ns .
2. IYrc~ a rev~.~ cif these dcicnts it is dear teat.. tl~ ~taty
Uirectrar, kplC, ~'as to he s military officer Qn a t?~rce year rotational
to~xr. In the ensuing Wino years since the f?r~tian of '~~'IC them live
only been, tea ~puty ~iroctrars, r1r~y colonel ~~~o served
jest over t~ years, and ~~~ Captain ~ 3xas sear
tixan seven years .
see no other course ~~ to accede to tl:e assigent of
~'n for further discussion, If Oral 0 insists, ~4~vc~r, I
3, '~~ C~r~eral letter of Z .prix ~~I.ca~ res~Oncls to .7ac~'s
request teat he Qxtenrled races it clear, ~ ~ opin3~orE,
that try vrisla to replace with an ~lir ~~?rce Colo~rtel at
this t3x~e. The tvn~e of the attar, ever, seems to Dave t~~ ci?>r
4. Before aciing, i~c,~.revcr, I suggest that t!ie i?~?Z Gnat ~rit~~
fur case fc3r ccmtin~rir~ is ~.~ased r.~
o~xt part cu ar need ov+~r tf~ next year or ~n or a seasarge~i i.ntel23.-
gencc officer fa~r~i3iar ~ritt~ t.~3e Washington intelligrncc cor=in:ity in
gexac~ral anci t~=e photograp~~ic intelligence car~ity in particulaz.
The Duty liirector, I~'IG, represents td~.e Center at Ct~tl~~~ aru3 Co-
t~rdirzatcs t.+PIC?s invrilv~ent in t~~e c~t~~II'.~~ ~o.ttee structure.
it i.s a jots calling for kncx~3ed a of the ~:as~ingtQn car.~~~.ty a~~d a
good deal of sensitivity. is ideal for t~;is I?ur~ose.
apgoizated, tl-e att Director pas~.tion ~rou3c3 he vacant far four-
fiwe ct~mt3'zs. hrfs stated t~~t he intend t? retire irr
J~i L if i'It; 25 Ito ~ E'
S. Beyond tI~t, xe are unha.~?y that, sh~.x~3ci
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o:f. N:P:LC, be adm:i.n:i.st:r'~~.'c'~_ve"i_y ~assl.L;nc'd to your of':[.':i.cc as your
ass:i..,~'cant :f.'or N}?:LC coor;~.:i_n~~.f,:i.on~ I1_e would. cont~_~~luc f,o :Curlct'~on.
opcrational.:Ly :i_n hi~~ p.rc gent pas:i.~l::i_on under P7:r? 7~unda~l. and would
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same time, rlc would T3 c: avai:l.a.b:l.c to you .for sta:L':C adv:i_cc on
proUa,e~ns rea_a'c:i.n~; to NT':LC a?.~.d re:La't;ed ac't;:i_v.'~t _cs; wou.l_d represent
you:r :i_ntex'es'cs at N:P:I:C; arld '~n~ou:Ld Ltse your o:C:f.':i_ce as a point o:f.
contact :f.'or. trl.e 1)e.fensc :i_nt;e1.:1.:i_L;ence ~ corn?nun:i_ty? So.ne sucl~l d-uaa.
r~::Lat:i.onsh.i}? was va_sua:L i_rcd w}~lt;n f;he 77cputy D:i.rector' s po~a_t.'~on
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convcni.cn.cc when. he .r_'e;por'tcd ~'or duty, un'cia. :i_t could k3e deterzn:i_ned
whether it 5nras more appropr~~:i_ate to assi~;;~ h:i.xn to f,he 0:f 1'icc o:E'
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Spec:i.a1 O~~e:rat:i.ons the Jo:in.'c C;h:i.c'i's o:[' Sta:C'f, or. t;}le }~:LI~?
view- o:f carrcnt de~vc:l.opi:nenj~ s, :i.'t; app:=ars t;l~lat the a;~pr'ol~~.r.:i_a ~e
ass:i_~;n.nic:n'c :i.s 'co yaur o:C':C':I_~e ? :f_:f' you concur', a: wa.a_1 tal~:e ac~i;ion
to ar?~an.~e the ass:i.r;nm:n.'c ~a'c an ear:Ly date ? .
Deputy 11.ss:i.~:lf,ant te~~ t?-le Seer. etary o:L' De:C'ense
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were :i_n early stap;c~ off' fiorrnation and trans:i_tion, Hovaever,
w:i_th :D:1:A corr. cn.tl.y plan.nin~; fo.r. mo.r. e act'LVe and direct
pa:r'r,:i_ca_pation :i.n N:P:1".C, anal :gin v:i_c:v~ o:C c~ux~~:~ent: a,~s~_~;nr~~cnt
act:i_ons, it nova ap3:~c=a.rs desirable to more: casefu7_ly de:C'nnc
the role o1' fhc DE.piz'cy Director.
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