RECONCILIATION OF PLANS FOR COORDINATION OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00022R000400070020-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 30, 2004
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: November 26, 1945
• Content Type: REQ

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emetastive lumed at the eentral tatalligene
assay will be a Nate Doperhment espleareei end
j. *here the tied reepeneibility tar litre gie estimate*"
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effegd*0 Tot 4010,111,
The eepareetin at the tap dirottlas aresatiatimos into
two Authorities, one tor Isrbelligoine eM en for ksatt7, permits
a glen line of distiootion to be preeerved between the two Wes
at tanstiemmi, an that is eroswideved W nos to be of adman/.
Dowever, the iimeablesvteaded top argeidasties is orimisrilo a devise ter
notralising nearel of positive latolligenee in Stet*, Sr and navy
ingr other &rein that imemplished the purpose, while bringing
in ft a.osnttysetters the other Departanate intereated in nouritr,
would be eqs4I eanytable.
The other point relates to the inalcsi
relavmentative of Up 'Iola Chiefs of MAW* Ths 5tate D.
den mat vademittandieby sun a eaqamienhetive should he inclined,
sine the interests at the Join Wets et atm* OM be represented
adequately by Ur and mavr. Moreover it is believed tbst sunk
leave/ea iselghts the setboriky tee heavily an the idlitory #141.
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also believed that inelusioo o tile*
at the J nges the chericter of the Autherit4 in
tint it comes tote a Heard or top Polior offioore who aan hind
their respeetive deportmeate. loins ways representative, the JCS
osnwosld hove to consult hi* 4jps3j On matters important enough
to petit+, ottention at the, C bird; and in preetioe this
would probably mean that mere t the Authoritysnead hese to so
thromen net ealy the intend am inert of the eoreerol departnents
but else the separate *chtu.r of the 441et Chief* of tan.
A sessamtion for resolving the differences as to the top
Authority is tos
oixt the Jcit reprise tattoos
k; Constitute the $oeretariem of Stote, her and
single autharity for both Intolaisom and Seourity;
1. Authorise them to call in the head* of other sLenoiee
to wit ae members of the AuthoritY on ootbero at particular
interest to the agenciees and
Xotablish as a *brass? of the Alit
matters of Seaurity (a* defined), the T
Attorney Ceneral) would be tolled to.
.fteg
a
Mr.
1}ospulin17. Cameo Csdor at the 4at.
Department, has eusgestei that it would be
desirable to provide for the inolusion of addi
tionel departmental heeds in the top Authorit,
when Netter* aro under ooneideration which ass
he of partieulsr inters* to thee. tiler Correa
hos qoestioned the destrehility of inoluding
the Attorney Oenerel, the chief los onramment
*Meer of the or*1wnt1 in an Authority which
would have to deal with alande,tfts activitiee.
gzeOt. hea4 of -
The first thing. that has to
o organise an independent aene with 4
sident and with a separate budget, or t
eartswi toner from existina deportmente with an
a departoentol omOnxeo. In propoein to *et up an
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stueet plan to epgrnrast3; des
l perky, with e prutSi. and eut1
hie, Various be have etudiad the
Direetor et Deree* of the Budget and
at the opinion ihst a **steal *goner ooneti
dervirtaante is advantageous tor the follow-
die es with the of Previdentia
ppointeent and en independent budget, thee giving the
ivesutive a greater *hence of ancnpudty.
11. ThIP limmutiver balked WI the prestige and anthcritf
of theillioto,AkAr of state la foreign affairs, would have few
difficulties in the job of oeerdineting the intelligence
activities of the morose goverment agencies thee would a
Director :rho had no departmentel states but had to refer to
the Provident each tiles his antberikrwas questioned.
It is suggested that * workable plan meld be put into cUed
172 oo the basis that the initial organisation would be inter'.
partmental. This would permit the eeerdinating amehimery, which is
needed and will be rood:44**,4w plan is edepted4 to get
unbent issCh duly. whereas the orgasioation at an independent
sgaosyriey take a considerable time. if, eta months or *year
sheathe machinery is in motion, it enure desirable to
Lee indapendeat *tato* to the eentral agency, that *en be done. The
to Authority will slowil be in * position to ask* that kind at a
ehenge.
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estimates* is need to mean the map*
as the beds for *titian or potter at
. At present there are various in-
eetinetes on top level matters, and
of the Joint Intelligens:* Commit-
of the ?Joint Chiefs of 6taff,
responsibility for etretegie
ear
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be
either
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The Asite
(thou* not neeolo-
stiletto* to the
oulA vast that
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responsibility in the State Department, which would-dischsrge it by
means of a Special Estimates- Staff, functioning under the Depart-
ment but including Army and Navy working repreeentatives.
The matter of strategic estimates is quite urgent, in view
of the maw important problems that are involved in the forthcoming
peace treaty negotiations. Those problems fell within the area of
responsibility of the State Department for the conduct of foreign
affairs, and for that reason it seems logical to vest the responsibility
for strategic estimates in the State Department.
Here again is a situation that might be dealt with by taking
the easiest available course and learning by experience whether a
transfer of the function from the Department of State to the centre'
agency might be desirable.
Conclusion
If the problem of representation of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
can be resolved, the. State Department and War Department plans are
sufficiently close together to enable the following to be donee
a. Setting up the National Intelligence Authority;
b. Setting up a State Department repreeentative as
Execitive Secretary of the Authority, without prejudice to a
decision at some later date to create an independent agency;
*. .Putting the coordinating machinery into immediate oper-
ation, in order to define our notional intelligence require-
ments end lay out a comprehensive and coordinated program to
meet them.
4. Selecting a person to head the secret operations and
layini the plans for them (It is assumed that execution of such
plans will require confidential funds not presently available);
e. Setting up in the State Department a Strategic Esti-
mates-Staff, which can be turned over to the central agency at
some later date if that shell appear desirable.
In the interests of prompt action, a solutionalong the
above lines is recommended.
Alfred Neormack
Special Assistant
to the Secretary
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