DCI COMMENTS TO THE PRESIDENT ON THE MURPHY COMMISSION REPORT

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2004
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: July 12, 1975
• Content Type: MF

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12 July 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Science and Technology
Deputy Director for Intelligence
Deputy Director for Administration
Deputy Director for Operations
Deputy to the DCI/NIO
General Counsel
Legislative Counsel
Inspector General
Comptroller
SUBJECT: DCI Comments to the President on the
Murphy Commission Report
1. Attached are two copies of the 190 recommendations contained
in the June 1975 report of the Commission on the Organization of the
Government For the Conduct of Foreign Policy. (The Murphy Commission.
2. The President has requested DCI comments by Thursday, 17 July,
on the 10 recommendations contained in Chapter 7, "The Organization
of Intelligence. " (Nos. 46-55. )
3. DCI comments on 16 recommendations contained elsewhere in
the report are requested by Monday, 21 July. These include numbers:
1
29
68
76
23
56
69
88
27
66
72
89
28
67
73
162
4. In addition, the DCI has been advised he should "feel free to
comment" on any of the other recommendations.
5. The NSC Staff Secretary requests that "comments should, if
possible, be unclassified since they may receive further distribution.
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of the staff have been assigned responsibility for assembling
the responses.
7. It is requested addressees' representatives meet at 1100 hours,
Monday, 14 July in the IC conference room,(6E0708) to determine
the allocation of responsibilities for drafting of responses in each
recommendation of interest to the DCI.
8. It is proposed the draft responses, at least for the recommendations
set forth in Chapter 7, be prepared by no later than close of business
Tuesday, 15 July, so they can be reviewed by the DCI on 16 July and
forwarded on 17 July. Determination can be made at the initial meeting
of representatives as to how soon responses can be prepared on the
other recommendations for which DCI comments have been requested.
i nue Wilson
L' utenant General, USA
D/DCI/IC
Attachments : As stated
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 MURPHY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS IN CHAPTER 7: THE ORGANIZATION OF INTELLIGENCE
p.98: The'DCI should have an office in close proximity to the
personal confidence in that body's values and judgments; that
White House and be accorded regular and direct contact with
the Presddent.
p.99. The CIA should be retitled the Foreign Intelligence Agency
(FIA) and its Director the Director of F oreign Intelligence
(DFI).
incoming President should review and make such changes
..in PFIAB's membership as may be required to give him high
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he make himself directly, available to the Chairman of PFIAB
The PFIAB staff-should be increased in size and drawn in
upon the latter's request; and that
part from sources-outside the intelligence community
Besides granting initial approvals, the 40 Committee should
regularly review the continuing appropriateness of activities
.still being pursued.
p.lOl:PL 93-559 be amended to require reporting of covert actions
to the proposed Joint Conznittee on National Security, and to
omit any requirement for the personal certification of the
President as to their necessity.
p.100: Covert action cannot be abandoned, but that it should be.
employed only where clearly essential to vital U.S. purposes
and then only after a careful process of high level review
Covert action should only be authorized after collective,
consideration of its benefits and risks by all available
40 Comrm i t.ee members, and that,
p.102: The NSCIC should be actively used as the principal forum
for the resolution,short of the President, of the differing
'perspectives-of intelligence consumers and producers and should
meet frequently for that purpose. .
p.103: While the intelligence agencies should retain and exercise
their improved competence in the analysis of international
economic issues, the Departments of State,Treasury, Commerce,
and Agriculture, and the COuncil of Economic Advisors must
maintain similar capabilities focused on the analysis of issues
involving their own responsibilities. We believe that in all
four of the Departments those capabilities should be
significantly strengthened.
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p.103: A small staff of the highest quality,drawn from within and
without the intelligence community and responsble for the
drafting and review of the NIEs, should be established. This
staff,reporting directly to the DFI, should be charged with
reporting clearly any important differences in the view's of
concerned agencies, and the reasons for such differences.
the IRAC and OMB, this document should guide the budget
On the basis of the multiyear plan, the IC staff should prepare an
?~ annual Consolidated Foreign Intelligence Budget. After review by
intelligence community to OMB. It should also provide for the
consideration, by the proposed Joint Committee of the Congress
on National Security, of the funds to be annually authorized
the intelligence community.
p.104:. Under the direction of the DCI, the IC staff should expand
"Perspectives for Intelligence" into an annually revised
ANN multi-year plan for the allocation of responsibilities across
the intelligence community. The plan should be reviewed 5,n USIB and
approved by the NSCIC.
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