FUNDING FOR COUNTERINSURGENCY AND PARAMILITARY OPERATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001300020041-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 2008
• Sequence Number: 41
• Publication Date: February 22, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: B ng for Counterinsurgency and Paramilitary
Ope-errations
25 YEAR
RE-REVIEW
1. This is one of our greatest aaresolved problems and
will continue to be one until we can clean up our past difficulties
with DOD and get an agreement on the erg for future activities.
This matter is heavily involved with jurisdictional owes based
the desires of the repartmsnt of Defense to extend its opera-
tions heavily cavort a"as (perhaps to the point of taking over
fly such operations). the DOD belief that because overt opera-
tine are overt they do not come under Special Group cognizance
e is contrary to NSAM 57. which states is pertinent part.
"Any prop esed paramilitary operation in the concept stage
will be presented to the Strategic Resources Group* for
initial consideration and for approvat as necessary by the
President. "
"A p am li+tary operation is considered to be one which by
its "Mks sad As requirements ... approximates
ve +eaat military ape-ration. "
"The U. S. may reader assistance to such operations
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!l. covertly, or by a combination of bath methods.
and & omb er of other factors based in part on personalities and,
I think, a great jealousy of the manner in which the Agency can
get things started is a burry and maintain its impetus.
Z. one of the greatest problems faced by DOD is the com-
of flexibility and the lack, of legislative authority for
* now Special Group 4542)
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such flexibility in utiisaUoa of persomwI, equips eat, ai*d
a they solve two, they C** la no measure
tee w i t h the Agency. i s n m v . s r , t l 57 to so cmius" *Ad
act to eerpret n by the, iaaterprster I a owe svAs Oug (JA
arm. DOD a" see ally having c :stioo* of reespos#bi es
ritiees In this area.
Id urge that any solvetiou to our post pre ;ex+1a be
predicated on a r.via c of NAM 17 &loft tha l s you -ee
airs y approved and vdftb I nailer stand Mr. GUpMric bas been
dissuaded trom coasideiri by his sue.
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