BRIEFING MR. KENT CRANE, INTELLIGENCE PROJECT DIRECTOR OF THE COMMISSION ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE CONDUCT OF FOREIGN POLICY (MURPHY COMMISSION)

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• Publication Date: November 29, 1974
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29 November 1974
SUBJECT: Briefing Mr. Kent Crane, Intelligence
Project Director of the Commission on
the Organization of the Government for
the Conduct of Foreign Policy (Murphy
Commission)
BACKGROUND: On 13 November 1974, Mr. Crane contacted
the Director, DIA, and asked for a briefing on "DIA
organization and functions, interface with the Military
Services, and products being produced".
DISCUSSION:
a. The requested briefing was held between 1500
and 1700 hours, on 26 November 1974, in the DC Conference
Room. Agenda for the briefing is attached (enclosure 1).
b. Mr. Crane appeared extremely pleased with the
DIA presentations. He made extensive notes and asked
numerous questions (the most important of these are
summarized in enclosure 2, as an indication of Mr. Crane's
interests).
c. Because of a conflict in the visitor's schedule,
insufficient time was available for the DC presentation.
Mr. Crane asked that he may be allowed to return, to
hear the DC presentation and to question previous
briefers.
d. A second meeting is planned (date and time to
be established during the week of 2 December) to complete
the DIA briefings and to allow time for Mr. Crane to
question the briefers. He has also expressed the desire
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BRIEFING SCHEDULE
MR. KENT CRANE
(MURPHY COMMISSION)
26 November 1974
1430 - 1445 Courtesy Call, DR
1445 - 1700 Briefings by Panel chaired by
DP-2B (DC Conference Room):
DIA Organization and Functions
General Intelligence*
Estimative Intelligence*
S&T Intelligence*
Collection/Processing*
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25X1
DP
To emphasize products and interface with Services.
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QUESTIONS BY MR. CRANE
1. When was the DoD intelligence career program
initiated?
2. How is coordination of DoD HUMINT activities
accomplished?
3. What is the ratio of DIA personnel vs intelligence
manpower in the Services?
14. What is DIA's role in biographics viz-a-viz that
of CIA?
5. How is the NIO system working out?
6. What is the MIIA (Medical Intelligence and
Information Agency) all about?
7. What is the difference between the activities of
DEF/SMAC and MIA?
8. What intelligence does DIA provide to interna-
tional organizations (like NATO, CENTO)?
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KENT B. CRANE
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November 5, 1974
Office of the Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C.
ORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07960
U.S. POST OFFICE BUILDING
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201/538-7267
SOMERVILLE, NEW JERSEY 08876
U.S. POST OFFICE BUILDING
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Room 3
201/926-2667
Pursuant to our telephone conversation, I am enclosing
copies of recent COG papers. These include:
(a) Two draft papers on CIA by Ambassador Belcher
and and some rough notes on what John Bruce
Lockhart said at the staff meeting on November 4th.
(b) Documents circulated to Commissioners by Tom
Reckfo'rd summarizing the conference on CIA sponsored
by the Center for National Security Studies.
(c) Memoranda issued over the past month by COG
to Commissioners on the intelligence subcommittee.
Many thanks for the very useful briefings you have been
providing for me at the Agency.
Kind personal regards.
Sincerely,
Kent B Crane
Administrative Assistant
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November 5, 1974
The Honorable Robert D., Murphy
Chairman of the Board
Corning Glass International
717 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Dear Mr. Ambassador:
Last week Fisher Howe indicated that I should finalize arrange..
rnents for a briefing by CIA on clandestine activity. However, before
I had an opportunity to draft an appropriately detailed. letter from you
to Mr. Colby, Dir. Howe sent a brief letter off in Dr. Wilcox' name.
It seems likely that Mr. Colby will wish to obtain a confirmation and
elaboration of the Commission's precise interests on this sensitive
topic from you directly.
Thus, it would be helpful to all concerned if you could delineate
the subjects which Commissioners wish a briefing on. In my initial
discussions I have indicated that the following would be of interest:
(a) Clandestine collection- -with special emphasis on the diffi-
cult Bloc targets.
(b) Covert action--including a definition of that term; some
examples of the type of operations covered under that
rubric; how risks are balanced against potential gains
in planning such operations; and how political control is
exerted over CA.
(c) DDO organization--a case should-probably be made for
the current organizational structure to counter suggestions
ins other papers that clandestine activity be separated from
CIA.
Given the obvious security implications Involved, CIA would refer
to provide oral briefings to the Commissioners on the same basis cTx INTL
sensitive subjects are presented to PFLAB. I suggest that the Commis_
s'.ioners first discuss the two CA studies prepared by M d
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Ambassador Belcher which are unclassified and can be circulated in
advance of the meeting. It might be useful to invite a CIA representa-
tive to listen in on the Coxmnissioner s' review of these unclassified
papers with their authors. Then, if you wish the Commissioners to
receive a really extensive CIA briefing, I suggest that the room be
cleared of supernumeraries and staffers with no previous precise
knowledge of covert action and no current need-to-know,
This proposed procedure has been discussed at CIA and with
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Admiral Anderson at PFIAB, and while they obviously are in no position
to take the initiative, there is general concurrance that I
the person expected to draft preliminary
omrhission recommendations on intelligence) can provide any staff
support necessary during the briefing. I might add that if other non-
Comsnis'sioners are not excused, the content of the briefing will simply
be adjusted accordingly.
With the next meeting of the Commission's Intelligence Subcommittee,
the so-called "Phase II" of the intelligence study plan begins. Under the
terms of the agreed study plan, I have been given the coordinating
responsibility for "Phase II" activities of the Commission. In numerous
oral conversations with the Commission staff "Phase II"has been
represented to mean all activities which occur after the preparation
and distribution of the "Phase I" studies done by the group under
William Harris and by J. J. Hitchcock.
In broad brush term, I intend to do two basic things during
"Phase U. " First, I plan to arrange for classified briefings for Com-
missioners, by members of the intelligence community, PFIAB and/or
Members of Congress with a special interest in intelligence matters.
These briefings will in no way conflict with the independent, unclassified
studies being prepared by Bill Harris, and I am confident you will find
that Bill Harris firmly believes that such briefings will supplement his
reports in an important way. Second, I expect to prepare the first
draft of recommendations on intelligence matters for Commission
review and possible approval. I shall of course welcome the assistance
of other members of the Commission staff in this work, but earnestly
hope that the still blurred lines of authority among the staff can soon
be straightened out, not only because the current situation is personally
embarrassing to me, but also because it is causing some legitimate con-
cern to my friends in the intelligence community who are responsible STAT
for providing support to the Commission in this very sensitive field.
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VThus, I
re y recommend, and know that Congressman Frelinghuysen
joins me in this proposal, that I be permitted to exercise my responsi-
bilities under the terms of our agreed study plan and with your full.
support.
Sincerely,
Kent B. Crane
Administrative Assistant
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Attached are copies of blue notes
Mr. Proctor sent to the four people
concerned with Ovisit. Mr.
Proctor requested that only the letter
be sent.
4 Sept. b .r 1974
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