REORGANIZATION STUDY OF FEDERAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TO DISASTERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M00165A002100050008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2004
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: August 25, 1977
• Content Type: MF

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!f'Z MDRANDUM FOR THE HE 1,DS OF
EXECUTIVE DEPA=ME?c-S AND AGENCIES
S2~3JECT: Reorganization Study of Federal Preparedness and
Response to Disasters
3 have directed my Reorgen.ization Project staff at the
Cfice of Management and 3udget to carry out a corr.prehensive
=---d,7 of the Federal C-overn_ment's role in preparing for and
r-sponding to natural, accidental, and wartime civil disasters.
different departments have major responsibility for
-disaster and civil defense preparedness. Many other Federal
oo anizations have sore disaster planning, relief, or
recovery responsibilities. In national emergencies the
resources of the entire Federal Government are on call, but
they must be deployed effectively. After local disasters
Federal agencies should effectively coordinated to be able
t assist State and lo-cal authorities without delay-.
preliminary review indicates that there are opportunities
o the Executive Branch -:.o improve its performance in
panning for and helping to cope with the effects of major
disaster. But this is a shared responsibility. The coopera-
tion of State and local Government, r'o,tgress, private sector
cr-anizations, and individual citizens is essential. Success-
f", completion of this i=ortant reorganization study will
r_?-uuire their participation as well as the full cooperation
of Federal departments a d agencies. If you are asked to
cc _Tribute staff support or other assistance to this effort,
I encourage you to do so.
order to inform all offected parties that the review is
__erway, I have directed that this memorandum be -blished.
in the Federal Register .
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