CIA RELATIONSHIPS IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 17, 2004
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 24, 1946
• Content Type: MF

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R .t ii, Ri EARCi AND D LOPI UT BQI RD
CIA Relationships in the Field of Scientific
Research and leveloperoent
ou will r4ambor that, under date of 10 January 1947,
an agreement for JR!38-CIO Cooperation in the Field of Scienti
Intelligence was signed and agreed to by you and the then
Director of Central 3ntel1i eaaae, Lieutenant Oenoral Hoyt
Vandenberg, As inc. that tinge we have credo avored to build ap our
scientific inte1iilonoae potential, in the face of serious personnel
handicaps, with a view to improving the scientific intelli enee
support to the research and development progrua.
i:1eo, during. the period of the past year, have
hrough a nmjor process of reorganization and rsoriantation
or the guidance of the National security Council. Under
legal status we now enjoy, our missions and tunotious have a sore
positive uirection and we feel we are now prepared to fulfill our
duties with ineresaingly greater efficiency.
30 ith the current understanding of our mutual prob1e r
and interests, and the passage of the National Security ,'at of
1947, 1 do not feel that a written agreement for saatual cc: pera-
tion is necessary. 1owevar, if you fool such an agreement will
improve working relations at all levels. I would subscri
revised reemeat which would fit into the organisational and
operutionnl policies of both agencies, and the respousl silitiss
placed on - by law.
4. Your oossaents relative to this matter would aappre.
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18 March 1948
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SATIOXAL XXLI?ART BSTABLISM
SOS AND DKYLLOPiT BOARD
IASHIBOTOB 25, D.C.
24.1areh 1948
ia1O3ABDT TO as D=S, OPAL IWIMIAI9OZ AG PC?
Subjects CIA Relationships in the ?ieid of Scientific
Research and Development.
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1. This is in reply to your memo of 24 March 1948 concerni46
the agreement for cooperation in the field of scientific iateiligenes
entered into between Lieut. General Vandenberg and myself. I agree
that under the changed circumstances, this agreement is new obsolete.
whether we need a newly constructed agreement is in my opinion doubtful.
2. You may be assured that under any circumstances ZDB will
remain anxious to aid you in your affairs. In particular, we have
a ;pup of scientific consultants, which there is no necessity to
dmplicate, and I believe their, advice can at times be of value to
you. No great formality, however, appears necessary to facilitate
such interchange at operating levels as may be desirable. the problem,
however, as to organization and the like is primarily yours.
2. is in fact one of your clients, probably your principal
client in the field of scientific intelligence. I believe yrou. will
not misunderstand me if I state that thus far I do not feel that the
Board has been supplied with adequate scientific intelligence for its
guidance. In fact some of this may indeed have been due to a lack of
full accomplishment in aiding you on our part, so that I make the statement
with confidence that I will not be misunderstood. It is, however,
essential for our affairs that we have adequate scientific intelligence
in which we can place full confidence.
4. I trust that the organizational changes which you are now
making and other steps under consideration may result in all of your
clients being completely served in connection with their needs so that
they can act on your information with full confidence. Qiite frankly,
this matter of confidence in my opinion presents a problem which is
also yours. I will, of course, not attempt to advise how it might be
solved. SDwever, I hope very much indeed that )Du are giving very close
attention to the subject.
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5. in stogy. R will be clad to continue to serve gnu as
you proceed by making available scientific and technical eonmltatien.
If you believe that an explicit Agreement is needed, I will be very
Clad to go into the matter with you. My primary hope is, however,
that will in the future receive full scientific intelligence for
purposes, and that it will be completely convinced that It can
that intelligence with full confidence.
Signed Y. Bush.
V. ll,
Chairman
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