LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT FROM JOHN A. MCCONE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000400180012-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 2006
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: January 11, 1964
• Content Type: LETTER

App roved For RPl ,
SF UU
i 1 JAN 'i64
This is in reply to your rxisrnoranduzri of 3k ivoremb*r 1,961
concerning your desire for noadinuin eccuon y and o"liciency in the
Federal Government. IU st3&ched Paper I have stated briefly
E the ma jar steps taken within the Coutral InteLligsnce .a gs*cy
theraneo dx this gold. I h&- 4V outlined certain
Inteli:lgecs. I immediately arrganxte* a raaK ZUK%;g W -
ux sasureo planned or in ;?roceas which ab d coatiaksue and accelerate
the progress already nia in this direction.
haen I aasunee. the reipousibtitty as ii-rector ei tntsai
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tntailivance A,-tvisory uard; a ii
a ecutf ee rest', 'rasidexat'$ c reign
ng
to work uxkder my dins n and with me in e**mini
the acUyitxes, operations ane manages ? Of each arad evsrY division
and directorate of the Central Iutslii ce Agency #or the purpose Of
Getor ref ng. the nesu for the work andoz ea su the ui.ficioney with
which the directorates wens managed. The oral and written report*
of this group have boon most use ul to r- e AD4 y Cep=qty in a4rn i -
istering the affairs of the Agency.
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of their enarisinat. two task foreas were sstah-
tished, one under Mr. John brass, my Deputy for Nattanai Is"ltigsance
grams l vaiuation, to study In 4OP6 Mau power atilise?e-tuen; to
results of the studies Of thees* two groaps significardly improved our
management functions ax .6 the built-in parse set growth.
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pan Kirkpatrick, :xecutive Director-Comptroller, CIA;
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It is pertinent to note that the Central Intelligence Agency,
in and of itself, represents only between 10 % and Z0 1"t# of the total
fates intelligence effort. The exact percentage d+rpends
whether certain military activities such as Air Force and
issance units are classed as "intelligence".
east Stu of the intelligence effort is in the Defense Inteelli4eenco
the intelligence units of the Service*, the National 3ecurity
xcy and the communications, intelligence activities of the . rrvices.
obvious therefore that the terms of reference of rmy aapolntm ent,
which placed upon me responsibility for coordination and guidance of
the community, is of utmost importance if our intelligence costs are
to be minimized and duplication and unnecessary effort avoided.
Coordination has until recently been undertaken by me 25x1
lly, supported by CIA staff, and it has been effecti a in
t many areas. Last fail I appointedi as
uty for National Intelligence :Progress Evaluation sad be
equipped with a most capable staff drawn from the Bureau
its Iouse (hir. Thomas A. 25x1
at Department of Defense 25x1
;t) and others. responsibility is to exa ins
bus intelligence activities, to report to me and to the United
telli efcs and economy. As of now a task force under Mr. Benjamin
ateee Intelligence Board on them, and to recommend changes and
o.u ficatt.onee considered necessary in the interests of improved
+ute is comae encing an examination. in depth of our Comm inications
niecat1on and activity which in itself involves about
Icivilian and rnilitar personnel. A second task force under
is examining intelligence collection
25x1 and reporting on the Middle Fast. This examination will be extended
to other geographic areas.
The level of effort in the field of intelligence is not
asurabie by any ormst' applied to other government activities.
to private enterprise. I have found that the establishment of
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intelligence objectives without consideration of the cost or min-
er required to accomplish the ob?ectives has in the pas, been
Hunity. I therefore plan that the United States IntelligenceBoard
a serious deficiency in the management of the intelligence com-
shiug intelligence objectives, which is the Board'*
responsibility by NSC directive, will concern itself with the issue
of manpower and cost involved in such decisions.
?espectiuily yours,
l gneci1 JOHN A. M CO d ,
John t. :--lcCone
O/BPAM 2 Jan 1964
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w t imal
:xj rs the Z1 b of
or Agency r t ee
o the utive
eve for AMmey activitles h" been
titian of r PLC a r.. e.
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if these ea..ee t i .boaut a
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by ei.retu1 vat of oritiee,
tea from thin the Agency to V,
MIt y expended ci tifie ad ter bnoIWJL cal effort. almlatit $b ow
tbat a workload absorption of ro t~ a hie .. in 25X1
into- ..igce p i , covert opertions =d sup rt, and to addition,
to in the dec 1a1on - ro a of
of the Aency `~ MCrz if
bite .ch y qui 0..y . dew
4o3..Ur s tbm an eff ive or'
he ~ at e1 cee i -e ec)to :if cm-wind Is es~1 i
tiona.
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Inte1L e 44ind s 01 the- OMY tz vv ex 1C e
a der.
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thing of key tel .mac' o-ffieers., g.i a to the intell-USM
o1l tion 9 t ry bas been ca ze g providing More 1i- ibi'tit r
mtdrf,ir reWnse to er.a. The OAVIc inte11Le : f,t#
c 1ete1 ! reezat to e- imix to worms on Uftrmtion of tt tr of nature,
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to < 3'+mttr t8 "if the h t priority (L. r ;l t
r nt-vile $ the
(: tine ti of the ra . 44 r.. tmc. ' to regard to nA io i )
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r * ~ x v t t of f d r i fund
suwort and 'i *rwziz ti tor sm-me
t 7 a 1y rUing rk 4 tr? t+a It
of + tet1etiea , with Asa fti -i1y in is =wpover.
eptIm has been in oommunicatione who" ve K3nc et.. to a
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fora t4 uwwmd ccert o r . 11#ty.
stein t Pn to curtail ep it
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to successive eehalmv of
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Upon receipt of the PeSide Tt t s memo:
nunber of actions were taken i intely:
beer 1943: a
cutive Director-stroller wags instructed to review
Deputy Dir taris at lit OnCe every quarter pro s
made in effecting farther economies;
recruitment xras drastically cut back and very rigid controls
applied to entering on duty any new employees;
expansion of our cc unicationr staff was Y ,,lted and
rate of growth in photo interpretation capability clerked
pending restudy of requirements;
a much strengthened .npo r control systen was instituted)
with kerning measures extending deep into or mizational
cchelons;
- a serie of problem areas 'wherein further ec aaiee gay lie
identified to subordinate cc ?vi.nderE with it etructione
re pprais