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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00261A000100030049-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 14, 2003
• Sequence Number: 49
• Content Type: REQ

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in general outline
intelligence activities for the fiscal ear l9L7.
ured funds.
this j
dictate the plans for implementation of the o
stay be accrued or obligated during th
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of a budget for an *verse"
requirement
year 19147.
I. $eed for World-Vide Intelligence Cover e. An understanding of the need for intelligence coverage
of first, the purpose to be served, and secondly, the means
carrying out such purpose. On the first point, essentially the purpose is to a-os
those charged with the task to conceive a sound American foreign policy, and, equally important, to
policy to a snging world conditions. Information is
,, and the
clandestine intelligi
t be
It must be an interlock
complex play of world events from country to
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spotted here or trees for special
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sufficient to indicate the proble aa.. Of primary interest to this Go,
, and of the Governments and organizations which tend to
-tations for the future. ?. i s interest find ae food for study in
of the vowld* Obviously information on such directly
is necessary in interpretIA& iL ws3
range perhaps even more so, to know the nature and ex
Although only this
is given, it met be a erstac+d that the mission of c:
e is the Collection of information
te, pups or indivi
be obta
orgaenicattion Of
shich the
is not requl
rrim"t.
, but a single instance
are the activities of the
all of the major countries
political se
gear East, not to exclude almost every other wo
of clandestine intelli,
of information adequ&
in the long
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Loh it has
o
tivities. The
no covera
ult has been a most limited enrage of certain vital
areas which, if not at
importaneee. In the priority areas where coverage
eariou
dequate c
presern t of the same degree of priori
app, shortage
s 'f . Only t1hrough volua
ndous oveerlo
It is obvious that such strain cannot be
recruiting is barely able to keep abreas
hope of establishing new for.
p e te. With the present restrictions the
m--#,g coverag
e. All possible stationer have been directed to concentrate u
coverage of the
been called in
felt, that one f
ate above, even ro qc
personnel and bud
es of material a
d to
ussian targets which,
Yet even with such
. Although cover
tant1)
ctior, the Washington office is so u:
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as quickly or as
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this description that the zitua.tion, far . be
level but t deteriorate without same assistan
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of the previcue
increased coverage. It woi
swbst the production of Into
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of even e
bl
ion has been git ea
In other V;
would not give effective sup
but not Increase the present
age would be built, The currant organization is ssaeutislly the nucleus
Is bud.
'or tbs future, its fr rartt not be, seeing
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t eet*blis
gets have objectives more :iortsnt
but of aecessity they cannot be of iciently establish
baiiding on the current frara+erart.
nd enable then to improve
y to offset the deter
tion. Goi-equmntly
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Target No. I is broken doirn into five sub-targets, a all have the saw basic end in view but
approach it from different areas or as ?es, wA awsequamA3~y 1 have a
asl7.#.ghUy differen
degree of priority. A aummiry for require nen
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IDP SEOPFT
I "UM.
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As stated, the budget for maintenance of current operations is
overseas. The target estimat
built on an addition to this current operation, and in part completely now coverage.
Tatrg!t tto. x. The overwhelming priority is assigned to Russia and Russian activity. As
)ing, the Russian coverage is at present inadequate.
ible present field
work is concentrating on information rtaining to Russia, as theca is no place now covered which is not
affected to greater or lesser degree by Ius3isn
South America, a ich Z r present purposes may be d:
Cher are" are
cably involved In the Russian question that they are made sub-divisions of Target lso I,
it is obvious that the areas themselves have situations which require separate coverage. It is contem-
plated that insofar as possible, the additional coverage herein suggested will be directed primarily to
the Russian question and the operations now maintained will turn again to their original. aim of covering
cular problems related thereto.
Russia, pOUW and the Baalkans,, the area mder direat Russ
apposed to mate of Russian influence in varying degrees. There is at present no coverage war
in this area. In Northern, Central and Southeastern Europe there is a totel personnel, of
of the target area. in Central Europe, the personrie
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.a largely occupied with
forces that are in addition to the primary intelligence mission.
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Joao 1947o it is coat
probiees faced, this will be the
services, communications and M-
ad ftorgency payments necessary to the preservation of security.
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the co rra of 'Parmat It a) 0 pe ane a -initru
sd that
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in this area,, an
n Target 1(&), Because of the
1 be particular l,7 high, and are expected to run well above
also, it, vii.
ua
Target No. l(b). This is the Far Wit, particularly Ghina, Siberia and Korea.
Because of the availability of certain facilities such as military
on and supplies,
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.oval
+7 is
t present there
is coverage by Q persons, but a considerable portion of their mission is allocated to military " coemit-
wi ,l continue as long as U .S. Forces are maintained in strength in that area, it is there-
fore estimated that to procure adequate coverage of this target, it will be necessary to establish
nt o ratirr ' .
Cf these, it is planned that some =be directed s
Target No. 1(c).
The object of t
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priority is to develop current operations to a pain
they may produce adequate coverage on Russian affairs. Thus, at present there are ,[]persons in Western` '. ,
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mentioned under Targ c. a , n cons itutes the en ration in Europe.
Europe, Northern Europe, Central Europe and Southeastern Europe. This figure includes the figure of
0
i
Target No. (a
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and contir encies for
of covering the internal
by 3 June 11i7 is deemed
Russian activities
to produce coverage of Russian affairs in the other European area
proposes to project these operations directly into Russian-con
Target No. I(c) proposes
so vitally affected by
established, the holding operation may return to its primary function
airs of those areas. To achieve this purpose an additional
Again 01
04 and 07 expenses will be ra
sergenoy payments will have
security. The additional in-3t is es gated at
Targeet No. 1(4} .
tion -rill be appro
get is directed towards Southeastern Asia, p
d in the interests of
1917. It is estimated
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icularly India, burma,
Thailand and Indonesia. There is, in effect, no direct coverage worthy of the name as there are only
persons in the entire region. In India and Indonesia
rage would require 197- a iti,.onal persons by the Sad of
estimated cost for 3947 is IF and to maintain the operations will cost
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in view of the complex nature
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to establish proper ?average. Paperience indicators
the annu . rate of operations win be
addition
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pate
a greater
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x iority L"
t esq. I At the present time tbars ar
rent, piete and detailed coverage is not thought rrdreesaa
An additioral[-]persons are sat
Operations
ant, this additional ni her Could be maintained at an estimated c
Priority- T
unit,,
of the fiscal year, field pe
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repercussions particularly in
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during 1947 and
PersAw $A US -
a*w Profs
or 194-7. The
currently estimated that by the and
equ:
African ctti-?
, but there are
to Cost Slightly less than average,
It is estimated that the
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Personnel
0perati
Recruiting, training,
etc,
Totals
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8 r firms