PLAN FOR A CIA OFFICE OF ESTIMATES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00022R000200160053-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 21, 2012
• Sequence Number: 53
• Publication Date: October 10, 1950
• Content Type: MEMO

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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/03/21 : CIA-RDP84-00022R000200160053-8
DATE: 10 .)c toter 1950
FRCS- s :.assrs. Babbitt, .ontague,, and VanSlyyck
SUBJECT: Plan for a CIA Office of Estimates
1. Pursuant to your oral instructions given on 7 October
we submit, in Enclosure As an outline plan for a CIA Office of
Estimates.
2. The end in view cannot be accomplished by reorganization
within CIA alone. Successful implementation of this plan will
require complementary action to ensure adequate research support
by the departmental agencies andha cooperative attitude in the
process of final coordination of estimates. The plan should not
be put into effect until these requirements Aiave been reasonably
met.
3. Details of the structure and strength of the Office of
Estimates will. depend to a considerable extent on the composition
and capabilities of the proposed Office of Research, as well as
upon the degree of research support which can be reasonable
expected fro.a the depart. ental agencies, especially 0.T .
Consequently the elaboration of Enclosure A should be deferred
until these matters a sufficiently clarified to afford a sound
basis for furtiter planning.
4. Some concrete problems which will arise in the course
of reorganization with CIA and related neE,otiations with ,he TAC
agencies are set forth in Enclosure I3.
STAT
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/03/21 : CIA-RDP84-00022R000200160053-8