MEMORANDUM TO JIGSAW COMMITTEE FROM SUB-COMMITTEE

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R003500080001-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 17, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 5, 1950
• Content Type: MEMO

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1t~.1~NDU~ TOQ JIQ3A~` Com~ttc39 'a J~srnta.r~ .:~9~E}
1. In aeaordanrs? with the decision tide ~ the J`,~:.C#~A~ gar`-fit
in its ~et3.ng o~' 25 August 19.9, a aanvasa of irrtel2l.~:~~r~ce F~?j?~_
on interrmitional Communism - finished, in. groC~s ctr plal~neci ~- tas,
undertaken $'T the Secretar~r, i'lcis canvass oavered the '~> ~P_.'e~~=ies
represented in the JICSA~ Committee as we:~.l as exterr~~. IE~e:~ea~c:.n.
A separate report coverin~t the results of this survey' wi?~1 bee ~F~dek
the Secretary ?~t the next 33~3~ meeting. However, the Fsu~i-Cai~s3t~
oherged with the [e-mail] for aut~ad.'~tir~r recommer~ti.or*a
planning for a co-ordinated IA program of intell3.gence ~.~~ thi~i tip
cou3d not meet until m3.d-~otrember because only then hack the Ca~~v~t
been concluded.
2. Af'F.Fir f5raquent meaiu3.ngg from m1d--Ivovem~r tbres~,~~h ~~ ~+
the members of the Snb-Ccman3.ttee came to f~he co~olusion !ghat ~ ~r~-
duation plan for intelligence ors international Comi~e~ shou3~ vot:r,
siet not merely of ar_ outline of the sub~c~ct. In order X.o give: pea w
speatitro and comprehensiveness, the Sub-Cc3~nmittee felt that a
~od.~~~:.c-a
plan should be submitted to oot~rise, ae ~;merniQd by the [:a~uai.
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~aa~ar "fields oY investigation" a~hiah are presently sign.~.ficaz~ font
national infel.~LigQUCC in this sphsrQ. The Sub-Coa~itvea reco~r3nda
that the JI4Sa11 allocate ~arimary rssponsibi~.ity for inte~lige~c A3 v~r r#
duotion in the reapeetive fields of irrvest3gation to a s~>eei..al ~on~~:t~s
responsible for detailed prcrgraa~ming.
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This Comm~.ttee ahauld analyse the production t~rol~].~
subatantivaly and rrooedurally, and drag up ibr each f",~ela ~` in~~~~.
gation, a specific grogram for consideration of the J7f'~A~ ~-=~i.~~~~F
phis program shoultt include prioritise, topiae {wit:~z terms.
sub-allooatf.ons to oarticiAating agenci+~s or resear~ c=rg~r~ ~t~s#~~#r,
and soheduZing ae far as it can be foreseen.
3. AS thus drawn no and utilised, the production: plan i~ere+t~`.~.
sub~m3.tted can obviously ~rform at lea9t three impartant ftmc?;io~
additional to that of f'tarix3shing an oTer-all inclusive: nerenit .stir ~
(1) in bot~i its fi~tlde~-ot-imresti~gation atag? sad prog#~amud~ s~ ~?~~
it caa indicate topiae for advance intslligexice oollection. ~c ~.ivf_t==
(2 } when its parts are allocated and sub-allocated, it can n~ ~~rver:t
wnnecesaary' duplication of effort, C3~ it wz~ Arcrvide E. bas3k for.
selection of` prioritise out of the widetst and most strate~zio~ ~~an~?~
of mayor probl,gnis in intalligenae nradnction as iatsrn~tio~ {~~-~~~T 3T:A
The >l.ann.ing and r~ragramming of iateil3,~snce c~rxlno~ ian
international Commur,. ~ sm should slweys permit f'7.exibil3lGp. 11~arl
objectives a~ad epaaific ~nrograms e2~oazld be etonatantly ~~mf~e~? and
adjusted in the light of changing events and new estiasates.
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Keith parenthetical rsferenoe:~ to the tnoies Basted srrti ca~rs.at~I
upon in the "AAemorandum to JIC+SAi~ Cong~#.~',~;ee f'~om Sub>C~r~t~~~e" ~,
15 August 149)
I. PRIlaCIPLES OF Ct'~'vYI'~~EIf (Cf. Part A of the F-bmora~'
A continuing analysis of their deve:t.opme~ot eith n~~tias~sr ~r~~if tas
A. Theory
(s) Communist doctrine {A-I)
(b) Communist organiz3tian (A-2)
(a) Comtnursist etrate~ and tactics t$-3)
{d) niem ar~d the USSR
;To include the role of the USSR in the mifi ior;
and iateroretstion of P1{ar~cist-Leninist r~rS.ne4p~ ~ a~~.
dootrir~s; the use of doctrine .for Sovietaolit~zal:
purposes; and the function of thb Scrofet ~'tete i ~a
gT'O~riII$ Communist IDGttei'!lent as represented: in Catr~ ?t.
t~~eary and doauaroerits. )
(e) Non-r~rthodoa theorise; es~eaisllp *Titoiam~
B. Thr paycY~ology and soaio2o~y of Comnnanisr~ a~~d ~f Oo,=zn~t
activities
II. INT~ttti?~TIONQI. CO~TIST ORQ1i~dIZR7'S~1iV AiVD ACTIVi~3C
The nature, sativitias, and persanulitie~s of tbs -a~riouts .nt~`rr,
organisations. in which Communists are in total or ~_ x~4a:? csc~r~-.aral:
sponsorship and utitiaston of such orga~iz,~tion.
(a) Osrert international Communist agencies; s.~.,
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(b) Clandestine i;~Ne,-~u;t3a~*~s'~. C?amm~?.ist ox~;an:t?~~t3.o~ acid
aotiv3.ty: fH~-].4l
C?ntrol of natioiml or rr.3~?~i+~nal RPs; ean~ic# age ~ sl aka== a uga,
eta.
(c) Iuterra~tional front orgard.s+~tiora (B-b) n Com~?~~ni
inf'ittrate8 ar -bc~ntro12ec1 orgariizationa b~baa~~ wcra~ : f e ~a~th~
atudanv, profesaiarati, ethn~'c, ate. }
(i) (;ommunirat r~r.~tratian of strateg~.o :~ ~?nsty ~e~s , ,~~ ~'
(d) Communist operations in izst~rnational nl~~ ~o.at
agencies {B-1.~)
{a) Interrlmtional Comrn~nist pr,~x~aganda: D~rgRtli.~at~,~?., ~+rr pia
and effects,, vtc. (&-7)
(f) The over-all xyetwark anti 3an':?grstian of . (~~'xe a'-~?~ e) i:~f~ ~: ~?
national Communist organi~a'~iazus aad act1~-Ltioa# end -t~} ralacti~r+e
impartanoe of their reapeat've c:apabil:~t~.e~ ania }~~~?~~ xlit3a~
{i~-1Z)
(g) I+eaders sad personalitis8 ixi ir~ernaticnt~~ Commvuiat s.,~.~
(B-lOf
(h) Anti- an8 counter-Com~maaist e]~emants in iirerr~ftwon~'_ _~~~a~!3sa-
tions and movtiaments (B-$, 8-~)
IIIo ~JATIONAL. CU's"uiUNTST F'AR?'IES,~ AND Ct~DN7.'ER AC`Tl~'lfi~
Organisation, aativitiea, psrsannQl, and relati~ ~~?ta ~s,~ r3ovietr-
Communist Horror nalititss
A. A aeries of countrQ-by-oountr~,~ ett~dies of i~?fv;ld~Al ~~;~
vc~mmam3.st parties each in its own setting CB-4)
(From a planning rjewpoint, it rro~uld e~m adrisa~~3.s t}~ t to ~s t,t:wdp
of sash ~ztionri3. party be more or Tess .comparsb7.e writL~t the st# ui3~?s ~~i t~Tae
rest. This would hermit, far instance, an e~as]4ysia of the ~ lat~..e~ai r re~-
lenae of fundamental features, and might give clues toy the v~_~3.a#,~==s~~
e~eotable under various emerging or trresnec-~ive aond~=io~.~ De?t~~ c.
number of ~.ndividusl part~r studies are concerned and ~ vc~f ,~, t~z. a
single party would be rsshansible for drawieg an outii~rr for? ~oa~=~.hi
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common features- off` any stud~-, it erovld ae~m tae for ~I~3O~ a~ a ~~_>~~
to pass upon an outline fbr national n~tiea befox~- ~ecc~a~.1'~g ri'
for arm sin,~*le party study. Such an outl.ina ~rhioh the ~t3-Co~~it~~~~
submit at a later date may he accepted i'or balth intelli~nae ~?Alld~`.?~}
sad production.}
B. Type studies sad aom-~aratit*e su~maries
(a) Tlie organisation of national Cawm~cnist parties ~ e
study (g.,~)
(b} Clandestine a1~d r~x~dergrow~t orgenizatic~s Uzi aat? its
capabi~.ities Rnd vulnerabil;~tiee~ in the na~io~I r~
studies
;&-I.i.j - su~mc~t~r comparison., nt9ii..zci.ng ~poc~r d~