HISTORICAL STAFF SOURCE INDEX -- INTERPRETATION OF NSC 10/2 AND RELATED MATTERS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00036R000500170007-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 3, 2003
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: October 12, 1950
• Content Type: FORM

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IDENTIFICATION OF DOCUMENT (author, form, addressee, title & length)
Memo'from ADPC to DCI. Subject: Interpretation of NSC 10/2
and Related Matters.
DOCUMENT
DATE:
12 Oct
l9 0
LOCATION:
HS/HC-810
Item 6
ABSTRACT and t w"I
ADPC reports that pursuant to DCI's oral instructions he has HS/CSG-819
notified the appropirate representatives of State, Defense and JCS on 11
October 1950 of DCI's interpretation of NSC 10/2 and his view that the
Memorandum of Interpretation dated 12 August 1948 and entitled "Implementa-
tion of NSC 10/2". ADPC says he explained DCI's view that it is not
necessary to accomplish full integration of OPC as an element of CIA fully
responsive to your authority and command as Director of the A4KNYN Agency.
ADPC says he also axap explained DCI's views on receipt of policy guidance
from State, Defense and JCS.
(See also: HS/CSG 771 for related material)
(Source document for HS-1, Chapter X, page 55.)
FORM 2523 OBSOLETE PREVIOUS
4-69 EDITIONS
NSC 10/2
Policy
Coordination
T.i ai son ( i nteragenry )
Authority
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October 1950
SUBJECT: Interpretation of NSC 10/2 and Related Matters
1. Pursuant to your oral instructions to me, I have duly notified the
appropriate representatives of the Departments of State and Defense and the
Joint Chiefs of Staff of your interpretation of NSC 10/2 and of your view
that the Memorandum of Interpretation dated 12 August 198 and entitled
"Implementation of NSC 10/2" is no longer applicable or effective in the
light of altered circumstances.
2. The notification and advice above referred to was accomplished at
a meeting held in my office at 3:30 p.m., 11 October 1950, which meeting was
attended by the authorized representatives of the Secretaries of State and
Defense and of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I explained to these individuals
at considerable length your reasoning and conclusions as regards the lack
of immediate necessity for a revision of NSC 10/2 in order to accomplish
the full integration of the Office of Policy Coordination as an element of
the Central Intelligence Agency fully responsive to your authority and
command as Director of the Agency. I further pointed out that you acknow-
ledged the propriety and desirability of the continuing receipt by OPC
of advice and policy guidance from the Departments of State and Defense and
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but that this was not to be regarded in any
sense as placing State, Defense and JCS in the position of giving instruc-
tions or orders to OPC. Finally, I explained that you saw no reason for
changing the existing pattern of advice and guidance including the manner
in ?.rhich policy guidance flows to OPC as well as the organizations and
individuals in State, Defense and CIA heretofore functioning in this
capacity. I said that in theory and in fact the policy guidance would be
coming to the CIA as an organization and not merely to OPC, and that it
would be my responsibility to keep you fully informed on all matters worthy
of your attention. 11
3. The foregoing statements on my part appeared to have been well
received by the representatives of State, Defense and the JCS, all of
whom expressed themselves as being personally in agreement with your views.
They undertook to convey the information given to them to their respective
superiors and to inform us in due course of the reaction and response of
.their superiors.
25X1A
Assistant Director for
Policy Coordination
FRANK G. WISNER
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AREA OR COUNTRY($)
HQ
ORGANIZATION(S)
OPC
GENERAL FUNCTION (S)
DDP
SPECIFIC FUNCTION(S)
NSC 10 2 Au ho i
DOC DATE
CLASS S
12 Oct.
State
CA
Policy
IDENTIFICATION OF DOCUMENT
Memo from ADPC to DCI. Subject: Interpretation of NSC 10/2 and Related
Matters.
ADPC reports that pursuant to DCI's oral instructions he has notified
the appropriate representatives of State, Defense and JCS on 11 October 1950
of DCI's interpretation of NSC 10/2 and his view that the Memorandum of
Interpretation dated 12 August 1948 and entitled "Implementation of NSC 10/2"
ADPC says he explained DCI's view that it is not necessary to accomplish full
integration of OPC as an element of CIA fully responsive to your authority
and command as Director of the Agency. ADPC says he also explained DCI's
views on receipt of policy guidance from State, Defense and JCS.
HS/CSG - 819 k
See also: HS/CSG 771
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