PROPOSED INSERTS TO ANY LETTER FROM THE DCI TO MR. CUTLER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00499R000800140048-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 2001
• Sequence Number: 48
• Publication Date: June 11, 1957
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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Proposed Inserts to Any Letter from the DCI
to Mr. CUTLER
1. In accordance with your letter dated 29 May 1957, my
representatives have met with representatives designated by the
Chairman of the Interdepartmental Intelligence Conference. Following
these discussions, it has been concluded thaty, under the present terms
of reference, it is not possible to reconcile the position of this Agency
with that maintained by representatives of the Chairman of the IIC.
On the one hand, the proposed legislation appears to be totally
unacceptable to the Chairman of the IIG, whereas the requirements
of the Department of State and of this Agency are such that either
legislation or an executive order is necessary if the minimum reliance
may be placed on existing communications facilities,, In order that
the importance and scope of this requirement may be evaluated,
I am attaching the pertinent relevant documents:
As Attachment A /-Your Tab B j, I submit
a list of CIA overseas stations with radio facilities which
are active daily.
As y: ttachment B L your Tab G f, CIA. overseas
stations with radio facilities for use during emergencies
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only and where intelligence requirements necessitate
the planning for radio facilities of an emergency nature,
As Attachment C F your Tab E I have listed
a few significant examples wherein U.S. communications
facilities were supplied during times of crisis by this
A gencyo
2Q It will be seen that it is most difficult to determine with any
accuracy the balance as between disadvantages and advantages from
the intelligence viewpoint of the proposed legislation. Nevertheless,
given the im Lortance of the national interests involved, I wish to
continue to probe and inquire into this question to see whether it will
not be possible to come to some agreement with the Chairman of the
I1C whereby his objections might be reconciled,
34 Under the existing circumstances, I request that the deadline
of 17 June be postponed in order that this Agency can continue to see
whether there are n eans other than legislation to effect reciprocity
when required in the national interest,
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