FINANCIAL PLANNING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 28, 2012
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 30, 1965
• Content Type: MEMO

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Action Memorandum No.
A.453
Date 30 JUN 1965
Intelligence
Plans
Science & Technology
Support
I. As we are all aware, the CIA is facing constantly increasing demands
for its intelligence services while at the same time there are strong pressures
to hold the line on expenditures. This dilemma is made more acute by the
need to develop and operate expensive technical intelligence systems in
order to keep pace with modern intelligence targets. methods and tradecraft,
and by the need to maintain and improve the more traditional intelligence
programs during a period of escalating costs and complex international
relations.
Z. Despite the tight money and personnel situation which now exists,
it will of course still be possible to undertake new high priority intelligence
programs and to obtain blidgetary approvals for expanding and improving
existing programs. However, it will be necessary to absorb the costs of
many new and augmented programs through the discontinuance of law
priority and marginally productive programs and through economy of
operations.
3. The Agency's ability to accommodate this difficult situation will
depend upon the ability of operating officials to carry forth only those programsM
which are essential to the achievement of important objectives and,in carrying
out these programs, to make sure that all possible economies are realized.
In the preparation of the FY 1967 budgets and in the submission of long.range
(five year) program plans to the Bureau of the Budget, it is essential that these
considerations remain paramount.
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4. I hLve recently requested the Executive Director-el.omptroller to
prepare a CIA ,-orig Range Intelligence Plan to express the long-teri;_
objectives of Intelligence and the foreign intelligence capabilities which
should be in existence ten years from now. The first five years of this plan
will be expressed separately, by fiscal year, in order co bring into eharp
Locus the programe and activities required to deseelop the capabilities
necee!,ary to meet long-term objectives. This Long Range Intelligence Plan
will be carefully examined and coordinated to insure adequate coverage of
high priority objectives, to reduce tAnnecessary duplication and to eliminate
lesser priority and obsolescent activities.
5. The same general philosophy must apply to the Agency's Operating
Budget for FY 1966 which is now being studied. In itr ,,resent stage it exceeds
the amount requested of the Congress (and not yet approved) by approximately
$80 million. Considerable adjustment downward based on program priorities
will be necestary before an apportionment reqhsest is sent to the Bureau of
the Budget. At my direction the Office of Budget, Program Analysis and
Manpower is conducting a critical review of ell requests for FY 1966.
s'Igned ) W. F. Raborn
W. Y. Reborn
Director of Centrel Intelligence
OBPAM/JMClarke:vgd 10 June 65
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