LETTER TO HON PAUL NITZE FROM RICHARD HELMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85B00803R000200030012-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 7, 2004
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: May 17, 1968
• Content Type: LETTER

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NIRB - Natl Intell Resources Board DDCI, Chairman
Lettee to Hon Paul Nitze from Richard Helms ER 68-2+12 17 May 1968
...I am going ahead with the organization of a N I R B to be chaired by
the DDCI with the Director, Def Intel Agency and the Director, Bureau of
Intell and Research, Dept of State as members. The purpose of this Board is to
assist me in developing my judgments concerning the need for resources to
support the foreign intelligence effort.
The Board will evaluate the responsiveness of individual projects and
activities to the intell objectives, rqmts and priorities established by USIB
and provide me with recommendations concerning the level of funding generally
appropriate for such projects and activities. I shall look to it for advice in
connection with questions which arise during the course of the review of the four
major national intelligence programs (the CCP, NRP, CIP and CIAP) concerning
needs for the procurement, development or utilization of resources....
(Bd will use USIB committees and my NIPE staff)
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