NATIONAL P0LICY ON COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMITTEE TO IMPLEMENT SUCH POLICY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85S00362R000600110017-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 27, 2006
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: June 4, 1957
• Content Type: MF

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CENTRAL QNTELLEGENCESZENCY
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
4 jut 1957
)OCR& FOi" : Mr . Jame E; S S. Lay
E~aecutive Secretary
National Security Council
SUBJECT National policy on counterintelligence
and the Establishment of a Coa-ittee
to implement such Policy
1 . I desire to ackr4wledge your memorandum of 1 May i95 (p
entitled "National Policy on Counterintelligence and the
Establislnt of a Coaanittee to Implement such Policy," with
whicri was enclosed a memorandum from the Secretary of Defense)
entitled as above, dated 25 April 1951
The Secretary of Defense proposes the organization
of a new committee of nine charter members together with an
NSC observer and Ad Hoc members as appropriate, with a
permanent working staff to determine foreign counterintelli-
gence policies and plans. This committee, according to the
proposal, is to concern itself chiefly with the policy
aspects of counterintelligence and security, with particular
reference to "overseas activities and operations and to
counterintelligence relations with international and foreign
national counterintelligence organizations
3. 1 concur in the view expressed by the Secretary of
Defense that our security requires the most effective utili-
zation of all Uuited States counterintelligence capabilities.
Tnt protection of important Au*rican overseas military
installations and personnel requires that we exercise the
utmost vigilance and coordinate our actions toprovide
against espionage and infiltration by a potential
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4. The objectives sought can, I believe, be sore
rapidly and efficiently achieved by using existing aeachinaery
for the task rather than by creating still another inter-
departmental cittee and staff.
5. Counterintelligence or counterespionage is a segment
of intelligence operations. It is impossible properly to
counter a potential enemy's action vit2out positive intelli-
gence as to his intentions, capabilities and techniques.
In the Intelligence Advisory Committee we now have a coordisa-
ting mechanism in the foreign intellipnce field. To strip
that Cs ittee of its jurisdiction over foreign counter-
intelligence and to form a new body for this purpose, create unnecessary and confusing duplication. If the new would
conmlittee, as is appax-ently contemplated, should undertake
to enter into relations with intelligence and security
services abroad, parallel with the relationships which
have been maintained with these services for many years,
it would prejudice existing foreign intelligence liaison
activities. Such relationships are not susceptible of
committee dement.
6. Wejabe:?ship on the Intelligence Advisory Committee,
with two exceptions, is practically identical with that
proposed for the new cxwsnittee. Elaseente of the Department
of Defense are represented on the Intelligence Advisory
Comittee, by the Intelligence Chiefs of the Mawy
Air Force and of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Ex , and
Crff ice of xcept fo fpr the
Special Investigations of the Air Force, theyse
are also responsible for the direction of counterintell3genos
matters in their respective Departments. While the Offics
of the Secretary of Defense is not normally represented on
the Intelligence Adv isory Ccmdittee, both the Off ice of the
Secretary of Defense and the Office of Special Invvstigutious
of the Air Force could be invited to join with the In el i-
gene Advisory Cotmmittee whenever counterinto ligenee
policies and operational coordination mutters are under
consideration.
7. if the Secretary of Defense considers that the
present chprtex' of the Intelligence Advisory Coemittee is
not adequate for the purposes he has in
81ad to receive and submit to mom' I sl~ oi- is
Co~.ttee for its corsidaration~ Intelli.g~ence Advi sory
ttse present directpiw+ea. I sat c ~y P~posed eiosats tp
on"., ident that the fore -
going procedure trould accomplish the Secretary of DafejAs ?s
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objectives in the most expeditious, efficient, ecoaosaical
and secure manner.
8. I as submitting this; report in shy aepacity as
Director of Central Intelligeb