AGENCY ASSIGNMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000500060053-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 19, 2004
• Sequence Number: 53
• Publication Date: April 25, 1967
• Content Type: MF

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25 April 19h7
NIEMORANDUIvI FC)R THE I3IRECTC)R
SUBJECT: Agency Assignments
1. i have already mentioned the fact that tha terrr~s of reference
far the four seta of papers (CIA, DC3D, Stat? and 1~Ihite Haase} ara net
tightly written (from a logical paint of view}, embody considerable overlap
(e, g, , we and 13C77J are asked, in effect, to produce duplicate reaction
estimates, and sorxze inappropriate tasking (e. g. , asking State to gauge
U. S, domestic opinion and ways in which it can be manipulated}.
2. Can the CIA assignment itself:
a. These are ail questiaas within our area of resptinsibility,
with the passible exception of the one an "enemy" (does this
mean Carnmunist?) political capabilities in the U. S. (A4c}).
This is really outside our province and though I do not wish to
quibble, neither do I want us making judgments in politically
charged areas that could haunt us in the future.
b. C)ur terms need same tidying up, but we da not need
to press for major changes.
c, ~ e do need to knave what kind of final ~~ber is wanted:.
a distillate of surnm-a.ry judgments and conciusians ar a
detailed argur~xent -- i. e. , a ten-page piece or a fifty-plus
page work. incorporating graphs and annexes.
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d. Resp~anding to these terms will require brokering
anti tasking within the Agency which will not be too easy to
accQxa7plis$ without f}a} briefing several more people on the
total xecluirem.ent, aadJor (b} raising oxganisational hackles,
You need not raise these internal matters with your coileagues,
ha~xever, and ~ will figure a way t~ solve them.
e. You shot3-ld indicate that we znay not be ably to answer
all these questions in detail -? e. g. , we can. give some reasoned
estimates an the state of the VG infrastructure, but could not
prozr~ise accurate sub-estimates far the state of that infraatructu.re
in each of South Vietnam's 44 provi`ncae.
#, Wa are already working on the continuing audit respon-
sibility and the docunnent problem. The latter will not bey
vvhipged within three ,,weeks.
George A. Carver, 3 r.
Special Assistant #or Vietnamese Affairs
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