DDCI AND NFIB

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M00596A000300010037-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 29, 2004
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: April 11, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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IC-78-5049
11 April 197_8
Walter Elder
Executive Secretary, NFIB
1. ~ A couple of suggestions have occurred to me since
my last-note to you on this subject.
-2. ~ One, for the last two years, the 12 DCI committee
chairmen have met periodically to exchange views and to air their ,_
concerns with higher authorities. There was one extremely useful
session with Admiral Turner. (Notes attached) They also met
frec{uently with Admiral Murphy and then John McMahon during the
tiem when the D/DCI/IC was charged with overseeing them.
3. ~ In any event, this is a very savvy group of people,
and, in a way, the committees are the glue that holds the
community together. (List attached) They feel homeless now,
and they have concurred in my suggestion thay they continue to
meet together. They perform best for a high-level audience.
It occurs to me that the DDCI might like to chair such a meet-
ing. It would be a good exposure to their activities, and
would give him more insight than the rather dry monthly written
reports by the chairmen. Six times a year would be max.
4. 0 Two, one of NFIB's responsibilities is to advise
the DCI on arrangements with foreign governments on intelligence
matters. I can find no coherent policy on this issue nor any
committee, other than Security, charged with worrying about it.
In my opinion, the laboring oar should be pulled by CIA and the
DDO in particular. It includes operational liaison, substantive
exchanges, international conferences and the like. It comes to
a focus in the interest shown by the House and Senate in seeing
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all agreements with foreign govcrn:r,ents. It would be helpful to
the DCI and DDCI if there were a c;ody of coherent guidance on
this subject. Because of CIA's primary role, perhaps the DDCI
could lead in this area.
S. 0 }=finally, once the DDCI is named Vice-Chairman of ?
NFIB, this office plans to address all memoranda to the Vice-
Chairman and Chairman on a single line to emphasize co-equality.
OK with you?
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