OIR COMMENTS ON STAFF MEMORANDUM NO.247

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• Publication Date: July 18, 1952
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CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
OFFICE OF NATIONAL ESTI1TATES
18 July .1952
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SUB1TCTt OIR Comments on Staff Memorandum No0 247
1? The memorandum below is by Joseph Upton of OIR and deals
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Front Movement in Iran,
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2 a Upton and - have since discussed the matter at some
25X1 A9alengtho llllllllllllll~beliaves that if Upton had written the memo after
the discussion, the rebuttal might not have been cast in such
extreme terms, John is prepared to rebut Uptongs memo at any time.
I concur with John9 hovever, that this argument could go on forever
and that it might as well be suspended untsil it can be focused on
a concrete problem such as revision of NIE 4 6a I also concur in
John+s view that both he and Upton are stating their points of view
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n rather exaggerated terms and that the truth probably lies in some
as yet undefined middle ground.
3, The memo below is therefore being circulated for your
information with the recom rld ation that the matter be allowed to
lie fallow until. NIEj6 is revised or ND 73 reaches the drafting
stage. Fu then news on i sadeq?s resignation may make a revision
cf NIE-46 a more immediate problem than a vacations--minded Board
and Staff would prefer.
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