REQUIREMENTS AND PRIORITIES OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01143A000100100005-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 10, 2001
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 30, 1950
• Content Type: MEMO

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30 MAR 1950
t Director
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Requirements
Staff.
ties of
Director of Central lntell,,iger
P. 1Womble, Jr., Dep :ty
Group. Joint
National
Staff. to Director or Central
to i genre, 20 March 1"0# Sub, ects Pri
List and Production Rate for National
Inte ee Su ye.
of reference (a) was that the Jo:
auiremente set forth in.referanc
om Dep
e Group, to Director o
27 August 1949, 8ubJec
ari4 Production Rate to,
- random of Deputy Director for Intel
cajd be made without prejudice to th!
iding consideration
it Staff d
ncise and not the interest
d that the equivalent of appro te1y
does not, in fact, represent the minimum
- .
:action required in the interest of the national
2. Though perhaps not generally knows throe
Qo nt, it is pretty well accepted as fact that
ound and adequate basic intefigence, it roll , tnerezore,
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ve at least the high priority NTS c .eted and
basis with the minim= pra;.ctic
be achieved if the principa.'1, users of
it legitimate requirements each # there is a
on capabilities. The aa3,v logical result
is the certain demise of the NIS
rsion to the lamentable pro-war status
ce in Particular and intelligence in general.
o revitalize the NIS Program and its
he over-all intelligence of the nation is
at requirements, not lower requirements
being ales understood that these
wins iii z consistent with the national security
d that the question of rate of
opened with the Joint Staff v ith a view to
or not a rate of appror4matea eight (8)
met their minimum needs without necessitating
undue vow of jA requests upon the intelligence agencies
for basic intelligence, Should the answer be in.the negative, it
is then re ded that the rational Security Council be approached,
after the matter has been taken up with the Secretary of Defense,
with a view to obtaining augmentation for such agencies as be
b e to met require mats, The draft of a memorandum designed to
implement this action is attached hereto. This Office recommends
signature of the memorandum by the Director of Central Intelligence.
Attachment:
Draft of memo
to JCS
btC 25X1A
utive
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