ATTACHED IS A COPY OF A LETTER FROM BOB BLUM WHICH IS SELF-EXPLANATORY.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M01009A000100120044-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 11, 2013
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: January 21, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

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January 21, 1949.
Memorandum to: Mr. Correa
Mr. Jackson
From; Mr. A. W. Dulles
Attached is a copy of a letter from Bob Blum which is
self-explanatory.
I have examined a copy of the Eberstadt report on intel-
ligence and do not feel that Hillenkoetterts reference to a
divergence of views on administration is well founded. It is
true that the chapter on intelligence in Volume II of the
Eberstadt report (the chapter prepared largely by John Bross)
indicated over-administration and too much administrative inter-
ference in certain operational matters. Here we reached approxi-
mately the same conclusions.
The Eberstadt report states in Section V(c);
uThe present size of the administr&tive Division
seems excessive, particularly in light of re..iuirements for
an administrative staff in each of the offices in some of
which security requires a large degree of independence.
On the other hand, an organization as large as'CIA requires
a substantial amount of housekeeping, telephone service,
maintenance of personnel records, etc. The problem is
complicated by the fact that accommodations to house CIA
centrally are not available and could only be constructed at
a substantial cost and with considerable publicity. A certain
amount of decentralization of CL may be desirable for
security reasons. CIA is spread amongst twenty-two separate
buildings, including warehouses, all of which must be main-
tained and serviced separately. Moreover, CIA maintains
a large number of field stations of one sort or another
in various parts of the United States and abroad which
are supplied by the administrative Division. Reduction
of the administrative overhead is possible and desirable.
There is some evidence of Interference by administrative
functionaries in matters of primarily operational concern.
A certain amount of such interference is inevitable, due
to the fact that 4 Director will tend to entrust the
enforcement of budgetary controls to his immediate adminis-
trative representatives. Too much interference of this sort
is undesirable, but this is an administrative problem
that must be solved inter:LA.1y."
AWD
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