MEMORANDUM TO GENERAL SMITH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R001100140025-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 15, 2003
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: February 3, 1951
• Content Type: MEMO

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LIK/iORANDUM TO GENERAL SMITH
Attached are papers (with summaries) sent to you by Mr. I
Delay in returning these papers was occasioned by the reorganization within CIA,
the reallocation of intelligence functions as between agencies and studies
currently underway. These tend to prove Mr.0 right in many of his
contentions and correct the deficiencies of which he complains. 25X1
Paper ##I is a discussion of "CENTRALIZATION VERSUS DECENTRALIZATION AS A
PRINCIPLE OF ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND BASIC INTELLIGENCE
IN RESPECT TO THE USSR AND SATELLITES." In this paper LIr. resents a
good case for centralization and I believe the new terms of references for OR 25X
would go a long way toward satisfying him. Here is an office set up to specialize
in the economic and industrial capacity of the USSR and Satellites.
Paper #II deals with "THE U.S. EXPORT CONTROL POLICY - ITS INTELLIGENCE
AND RESEARCH BASIS." This question has been studied by the Departments of
State and Commerce for some years and once again is being intensively studied
by the Department of State as a result of the President's letter of
28 December 1950. Here again ORR should 7ovide useful basic intelligence
on. Russian economy and industry.
The "Enclosure" is an outline of an "INf "I
TELLIGENCE RESEARCH PROJECT TO
IE]PROVE CURRENT INFOR.- TION ON STRENGTHS AND 'AKNESSES OF ECONOMY OF SOVIET
EIlIPIRE ... Many of Mr.
recommendations are
exploited: in fact being presently
Processing of publications originating inside the "Soviet
Emi)ire"
-- in some cases by OSI.
ORR again plays a part.
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same problem. I believe uii:ierent facets most of hisVpoints are well taken and I think ine
most cases that corrective measures are underway.
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