FBI REPRESENTATIVES ASSIGNED TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 16, 2007
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: May 2, 1952
• Content Type: MF

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l? '~ e FRI maintains representatives at ten foreign posts;
with more than one man assigned in sme cases. (TAB A) Addi-
tional representatives have been assigned to already established
and posts within the Last months. I`+arthl er
caves ~icrn of this
arerntly is contemplated. CiA has not been advised of
new
ne on *a4djtio:zal alai ::;en by the 431, and bas been given
information upon query as to duties and relations with
CIA personnel in the area. (TABS i, C)
2. The authority by whizz the FBI maintains representatives
abroad and a definition of their sponsibilities have repeatedly
been sought by CIA without avail. Discreet ].nq,t#,.r.Y to the State
Department has disclosed a similar igna e.nce on the part of that
department. The FBI, through its "? iai.son officer, has stated that
its representatives conduct liaison with foreign govez nts on
police :natters, espionage, and Co lunist affairs affecting the
internal security of the United States, and of concern only to the
4Z I. The rzcaning, par tic a r .y of the last phrase, remains an
clarified. In practice,, it appears to be interpreted as authority
to conduct liaison on any subject pith foreign intelligence services
and, if occasioned, to participate in intelligence operations. No
case is known of a foreign service being Z'efor2'ed to CU by an I
attache on the grounds that the at ter under consideration was not
within Flit competence. The 11--z al z L,taches do not restrict their
contacts to police or internal sec nri ter services, or their activi-
ties to the countries to which they ostensibly are assigned. (PAD D)
3. The foreign services, uaainforitd as to the respective of-
cial responsibilities of '1-'i :A and the FJ i
, alt best are confused
at worst, are in a po iticn to pla'i One J.S. service against
a x'. In kee,ai With t:a;dtion L
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eliiaenee liaison Practice,
they riust be expected to exploit this opportunity. Professional
;~c;alousies between the services a'
orei_~z country aro ofte l en-
eOUntered, 'o conduct liaison ad;ra,ita. ,
stances requires tact and diplonnatic iauc?~ ~ under t,se dire
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to undertake this Liaison crates an mediate danger
of;- or both foreign services being,Rffronted. There is, in
addit an annoyance to forei n services brought about by being
pproacc1 d by two U.S. services on the ease or similar subjects.
b. Foreign services repeatedly seek information on affairs
extendin^; into the U.S. That such infor.iation can be obtained
throuh CIA is expected, both as .:,.::matter of routine liaison and
as one of return for infor:aatjoxt provided or activities conducted
for CIA. In the past, CIA has been unable to comply with requests
because of the Fl'I reluctance to release data through CIA to foreign
to '!3I attache rather than use C Las as an unsatisfactory Channel,
it Y+aay, be expected to do so, to the obvious future disregard of CIA.
5. During the past several months, serious efforts have been
Made to avoid duplication by the CIA stations and FBI representa,-
tives, and to insure coordination at 1 ashinaton and in the field.
Some progress in this has been noted. The difficulties, real and
potential, outlined above renain unsolved, however. They will con-
tinue a long as FBI attaches with uxidewjnod responsibilities con.
stitute a second U.S. intelligence ;service in the foreign field.
6. It is vi opinion that relations between CIA and the FBI
have improved since the Directors net and discussed mutual probleas
at luncheon, and since the iaiauguration of the regular monthly
meetings. It is recom ended that the following actiion be taken
That I press for a definite statement of functions of legal at-
taches at the next monthly oeetin, and if' no satisfactory state-
aent is forthcoming., that I take the matter pere l.ly to lair. Hoover.
If results cannot be obtained in the above fashion,' I would then
Deputy Diree or Pans
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LY to B. KI KPAzDICK
Assistant Director
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or about 28 'arch 1952. the 'ITBI liaison re areserrtat
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sir. .i. J. Pa h stated that his provious, assignment had
service from the various foreign services that has CIA actin
On behalf of the BI.
because the Legal Attaches have been able to gent rriuch fasts
Legal Attaches. He felt that such action would be unfortuna
hefoi.'zn aspects of U.3. internal security cases. k st
need fair foxes representatives to handle with iol sex
expand file area of their amrage, He farther stated that
felt it would be highly desirable for CL to brief any new
'mot going to the field. ae stated that the FBI had a de":i:
stated L r 1. there vas no intention to add to their number c
FBI. As such he was f' iliar with their i+? tiities, duties
assigned cases, as well as with FDI vice as to their role.
as headquarters' supervisor for forelim representatives o
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At the 11 March 1952 meeting of CIA and FBI, the FBI charged
a CIA station with the "deliberate withholdis of information" Troia
CIA replied by statink; that it was apparent that neither the
station nor CIA was clear as to the sphere of Interest of the Legal
Attache. CIA did know of the ms's general responsibilities and
interests with regard to interiaj security, but was not clear as
to other interests. The FBI replied that its "interests ,are limit-
less". It is only its operations which are closely limited.