STATE DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DIRECTIVE RELATING TO RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE JOINT STUDY GROUP ON FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

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• Publication Date: March 24, 1961
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The attached State Department memo is the first progress report on
the implementation to date of the following Joint Study Group recommendations:
No. 11: State plans to develop a more comprehensive program to
emphasize intelligence in personnel indoctrination, after certain reorgani-
zational steps in the Department have been effected. State also stresses
the importance of its new program to brief Chiefs and Deputy Chiefs of
Mission, suggesting the need for greater cooperation among all intelligence
agencies in these briefings.
No. 23: State recently initiated a comprehensive intelligence
collection reporting and guidance program largely in the political,
economic and social fields, with the support of other agencies.(On
the initiative of your Coordination Staff, State has agreed to an experi-
ment looking to the expansion of future country guidance statements to
include overt requirements of the military services as well as of State
and CIA.)
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No. 27: State is suggesting to other agencies new instructions to
field representatives at Foreign Service posts that political information
overtly acquired should be transmitted through the mission's political section.
No. 36: State cites the recent instructions to Chiefs of Missions
stressing their coordinating responsibilities under the Executive Order of
last November as contributing to the improvement of their coordination of
overt intelligence collection and reporting activities. (A draft
instruction to Chiefs of Missions reiterating their overt intelligence
coordination responsibilities is now being coordinated with other agencies,
assisted by your Coordination Staff.)
In summary, while some proposed actions are still being worked on
and some further steps will still need to be taken, the State Department
(under the aegis of the newly created Coordination Staff in State headed
by McCue) generally seems to be showing initiative and cooperation in
carrying out the Joint Study Group recommendations for which its primarily
State Department review con pleted
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March 24+, 1961
The Assistant for Coordination to
the Director of Central Intelligence,
Central Intelligence Agency
SUBJECT State Department Implementation of National Security
Council Directive Relating to Recommendations of the
Joint Study Group on Foreign Intelligence Activities
I believe you will be interested to learn of progress thus far made by
the Department of State in implementation of those ::ecommeadatioas, approved
by NSC directive of January 18,1961, of the Joint Study Group Report on
Foreign Intelligence Activities of the United States Government submitted
December 15, 1960, pertaining to this Department.
Recommendation No. 11: The Department of State continues to place
greater emphasis on intelligence responsibilities in the indoctri-
nation of its personnel. Admittedly, a great deal more needs to
be done in this direction. To this end Mr. Hilsman has directed
the Coordination Staff of the Bureau to work with the Foreign
Service Institute and with the Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Administration to develop a still more comprehensive program
to enlarge upon efforts now being made. However, relatively
little can be done in this regard until certain reorganizational
steps within the Department are effected. I shall report further
on this matter at an appropriate early date. Meanwhile, the
Department's efforts to inaugurate a comprehensive intelligence
collection and reporting guidance program, described in the fol-
lowing paragraph, represent an important step to this end. As a
matter of fact, these efforts may prove to be the most productive
in the long run.
Also very important in this respect is the Department's new
program to brief Chiefs and Deputy Chiefs of Mission. The
Intelligence Community has been asked to participate in indoctri-
nation meetings which stress not only coordination responsibilities
but, also importantly, intelligence requirements. I suggest there
is need for greater cooperation. among all intelligence agencies in
effecting
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effecting these briefings in order to insure that the Intelligence
Community speaks as a Community, without overlapping and without
undue demands on the time of Chiefs of Mission for separate brief-
ings.
This briefing program gathered increased emphasis from an
Executive Order of November 8, 1960 and a Presidential memorandum
to heads of agencies directing a greater and coordinated effort
to prepare Chiefs of Mission for their tasks on behalf of the
entire government. With the advent of the incumbent administra-
tion and the appointment of a number of new Ambassadors, my
Coordination Staff, with the approval of the Under Secretary's
Office and the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Adminis-
tration, has engaged new Ambassadors and other key personnel for
appropriate Community briefings. As indicated in a Department
Circular of March 22, 1961 (TAB A), the Bureau of Intelligence
and Research has responsibility to insure that the Intelligence
Community has full opportunity to participate as the needs of its
respective members may dictate.
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It is believed that the development of this program meets
the recommendation under reference in its fullest sense in so_
far as the Department is concerned.
Recommendation No. 24: Enclosed is a copy of a circular
instruction to Chiefs of Mission and appropriate Principal
Officers (in draft but cleared and awaiting only a discus-
sion with other members of the Community) (TAB B) redefining
The Department is also engaged in a thorough program to
indoctrinate new Chiefs of Mission in this regard and is
informing them of the restriction order of the NSC. (See
comments above concerning Recommendation No. 11.)
In this connection also we shall propose the early adoption
of a community plan for a fuller and more timely exchange of
requirements instructions to components of Foreign Service posts,
both in Washington and in the field. Duplication and waste
effort must be avoided if we are to achieve maximum results.
Chiefs of Mission and the officers on their staffs delegated to
coordinate the intelligence function can hardly discharge
adequately these responsibilities if they are not fully cognizant
of all requirements levied by each community component or its
field representatives. This perhaps touches also on Recom-
mendation 21.
Beginning in the fall of 1960, the Department intensified
its efforts to improve intelligence collection at Foreign
Service posts through the assistance of the Foreign Service
Inspection Corps. Thera already are indications that these
efforts will be most rewarding.
Recommendation No. 27: It is believed that DCID 2/1, paragraph
3 c., covers this recommendation. (Footnote actual text.)
Specific arrangements have long existed at most Foreign Service
pose covering this raccmaeodation in accordance with the
Foreign Service Manual. The problem, therefore, appears to lie
in achieving greater cooperation among all agencies represented
at Foreign Service posts. Accordingly, the Department has
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addressed appropriate officers of other intelligence agencies
suggesting that new instructions be sent to their field repre-
sentatives at Foreign Service posts urging fuller cooperation
in this matter. (TAB C) It will be noted that a joint
instruction or simultaneous instructions are suggested.
Recommendation No. 36: Most of the comments above with regard
to recommendation 24 are applicable also to this recommendation.
(Footnote text.) Further, it will be noted that the communica-
tion (TAB C) addressed to other intelligence agencies with regard
to recommendation 27 is directed also at this recommendation and
likewise refers to a responsibility long clearly that of Chiefs
of Diplomatic and Consular Missions abroad. Attached also is a
copy of the Departmentts Circular Instruction to Foreign Service
posts CA-4964 of December 3, 1960 (TAB D) which, together with
CA-4334 of November 14, 1960 (TAB E), based on an Executive Order
of November 8, 1960, constitutes a new effort to improve this
situation. Moreover, the Department's draft circular instruction
(TAB B) is considered an effort in this direction. Perhaps still
more important is the emphasis on these matters being given in
the briefings of Chiefs of Mission, Deputy Chiefs of Mission
and the Inspection Corps as mentioned above.
Finally I would point out that the creation of the Bureau's Coordination
Staff late in 1960 is considered a major development in our efforts to improve
coordination and to exert that leadership clearly call?d for by the Department.
Donald Ofvc_McCue
Director,
Coordination Staff
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
TAB A - Department Circular 405, March 22, 1961
TAB B - Department's draft Circular Instruction
TAB C - Letter to various intelligence agencies dated
March 22, 1961
TAB D - CA-4964, December 3, 1960
TAB E - CA-4334, November 14, 1960
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March 22, 1961
SUBJECT: Briefings and Debriefings by the Intelligence Community
1. Purpose
To insure that Foreign Service personnel on consultation in the
Department are appropriately briefed and debriefed by the Intelligence
Community, while reducing demands on their time and providing the
Department knowledge of information furnished to and requests made
of such personnel by other intelligence agencies.
2. Background
The Bureau of Intelligence and Research has the responsibility for
liaison with other departments and agencies on all matters relating
to foreign intelligence. (See section 530e of the Organization Manual.
3. 1 All arrangements for intelligence briefings or debriefings of
Foreign Service personnel on consultation in the Department,
including Chiefs of Mission, by components of the Intelligence
Community are to be made through the Bureau of Intelligence
and Research, Coordination Staff. This refers to the collection,
reporting and distribution of foreign intelligence, including all
normal Foreign Service reporting. The Intelligence Community
is comprised of the Department's Bureau of Intelligence and
Research; the intelligence components of the Departments of
Defense, Army, Navy and Air Force; the Central Intelligence
Agency; the Atomic Energy Commission and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation.
3. 2 Requests should be directed to the Intelligence Coordination
Division, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, extensions
3875/3892.
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