REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RELATIVE TO ATLANTIC PACT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R001200050052-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 1999
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: February 1, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

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Chief, ICAPS
Asst Director OCD
Request for intori'ation relative to Atlantic Pact
Ref: ORS Secret Memo to OCD dated 24 Jan 1S49 - copy enclo
Feb 1.949
I. ference memorandum, copy of which is for a ded ior
with, draws attention to a serious- inadequacy. This Agency Is
being kept In ignorance of Weetern Union military developments
by the Department of the Army and Is being kept in ignorance
of Atlantic Pact propoeals and negotiations by the state
Department. CIA's responsibility for the preparation or-
estiumtes concerning the national security (gannet be carrieu
out under these circumstances.
2.- It Is believed that it la a function of LP to
remedy situations such as this. In the event of an unexpectpud
international dObiele, whether military or political, the
Central Intelligence Agency would be held accountable for
failure to have provided advance.- warning. CIA could not
hope to exonerate itself by asaertinE that ether agencies
had withheld vital intomation; for it would be pointed out,
promptly and with reason, that we should hava fought for
the information with courage and energy at the tine illert we
first became aware it was being withheld.
34 OCD a Liaison Officel's have not been able to get
the necessary information on the working level.
4 The Amy 14ember of ICAP5 is makine valiant efforts
to g t the data on 4stern Union military- thvelopments from
the epartment of the Army.
5. It is requested that ICAP take suoh steps as may
be necessary to dbtain_the- requisite political Information.
tencernints the Atlantic Pact from the Departlient of State.
If this effort preys unsuccessful, then it is respectfully
suggested that it would be in the Interepte of this vency
to ensure- that State Departments refusal is set forth in
writing for the record.
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