EXCERPT FROM RECORD OF ACTIONS BY THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AT ITS FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOURTH MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 12, 1961

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RECORD OF ACTIONS Limited Distribution
by the
NATIONAL SECURITY C(UNCIL
at its
FCtJR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOURTH MEETING
held on
January 12, 1961
(Approved by the President on January 1 , 1 96 1 1
ACTION
27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
and 43.
(2) Concurred in Recommendations Nos. 1, 2, and 30,
provided that:
(a) 1'raplementation of Recommendations Nos. 1
2377 FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
C Action No. 2367; Memo for. NBC from Executive Secretary, same
subject, dated January 9, 1961, SPECIAL LIMITED DISTRIBUTION ONLY)
a. Discussed the views of the Principals of the Joint
Study Group regarding the Group's report, as consolidated
by the Director of Central Intelligence (transmitted by
the reference memorandum of January 9, 1961); and took
the following actions with regard to the recommendations
of the Joint Study Group:
(1) Concurred in Recommendations-Nos. 3, 4,A6, 7, 8,
and 2 should take place after study by --
.Joint Chiefs of Staff and in a manner to
be established by the Secretary of Defense.
(b) The implementation of Recommendations Nos. 1,
2 and 30 with respect to the organization and
functions of the USIB should be taken in
phase with the carrying out of the related
internal adjustments within the intelligence
components of the Department of Defense.
Concurred in Recommendation No. 5, with the un-
derstanding that this rec?m nendation did, not modify
the arrangements in this field under wartime conditions.
(3)
NSC review(s) completed.
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(4) Concurred in Reccmmnendation No. 16 and approved
draft NSCID No. 8 as submitted, with the provi-
sion that the National Photographic Intelligence
Center (NPIC) should be under the Central Intel-
ligence Agency; and noted the President's state-
went that there should be no other center dupli-
cating the functions of the NPIC, and that the
military services and other departments and agen-
cies should state clearly to the NPIC their par-
ticular requirements.
(5) Concurred in Recommendation No. 18, subject to
the deletion of the words "and assign responsi.-
bility for periodic reports to the United States
Intelligence Board" and the addition of the words
"and the agencies concerned should make periodic
reports to their agency heads."
b.
(6) Concurred in principle with Recommendations
Nos. 21, 22 and 23, and referred them to the
USIB for implementation in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs
of Staff.
(7) Concurred in Recommendation No. 24, subject to the
addition of the words "except in situations with
respect to which the Secretary of. State and the
Director of Central Intelligence may agree do
not warrant such allocation of responsibility."
(8) Agreed that, in lieu of establishing the manage-
ment group proposed in Reccv nendation No. 31, the
functions recommended for that group should be
performed by the coordination staff proposed in
Recommendation No. 29.
(9) Concurred in Recommendation No. 34, subject to
the addition of the words "or as the Joint Chiefs
of Staff may direct, subject to the understanding
that National Security Agency communications to
service cryptologic agencies in the field are
excepted from the provisions of this reccaauendation."
(10) Deferred action on Reccin?nendation No. 35.
Discussed the reccamnendations of the Deputy Secretary
of Defense (transmitted by the reference memorandum
of January 9, 1961), and adopted the following amend-
ments to National Security Council Intelligence Direc-
tives:
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(1) NSCID No. 1, paragraph 4-a, 3rd sentence: Delete
the words "with intelligence production re-
sponsibilities".
(2) NSCID No. 2, paragraph 3: Delete this paragraph
and substitute the following:
"3. The Department of Defense shall
have primary responsibility for, and shall
perform as a service of common concern, the
collection of military intelligence informa-
tion. Owing to the importance of scientific
and technical intelligence to the Department
of Defense and the military services, this
collection responsibility shall include sci-
entific and technical, as well as economic,
information directly pertinent to Department
of Defense missions."
(3) NSCID No. 3 subparagraph 7-b: Delete this sub-
paragraph and substitute the following:
"b. The Department of Defense shall
produce military intelligence. This pro-
duction shall include scientific, technical
and economic intelligence directly pertinent
to the missions of the various components of
the Department of Defense."
(4) NSCID No. 5, subparagraphs 8-a, -b and -c: Sub-
stitute the words Secretary of Defense" for
the words "Joint Chiefs of Staff".
(5) NSCID No. 6, paragraph 2: Add the following
words: ", except that only the Secretary
of Defense shall exercise or delegate this
authority within the Department of Defense."
c. Noted the President's conviction that further stream-
lining of the entire foreign intelligence organization
still needs to be accomplished.
NOTE: The action in a above, as approved by the President,
subsequently transmitted to the Director of Central
Intelligence, the Secretary of State and the Secre-
tary of Defense for appropriate implementation.
The amendments in b above, as approved by the Pres-
ident, subsequently incorporated in revised NSCID's.
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19 January 1961
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UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOAR D
MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
SUBJECT NSC Action re "Foreign Intelligence Activities"
(including Recommendations of Joint Study Group)
REFERENCE USIB-D-1. 5/2, 10 January 1961, Limited Distribution
The attached excerpt from the record of actions of the NSC at its
12 January meeting (approved by the President on 18 January 1961),
setting forth the action taken with respect to "Foreign Intelligence
Activities" (including recommendations of the Joint Study Group), is
forwarded for information and appropriate implementation.
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COPY NO.
RECORD OF ACTIONS
by the
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
at it a
FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOURTH MEETING
held on
January 12, 1961
(Approved by the President on January 18, 1961)
The President presided at this meeting. The Secretary of the Treas-
ury and the Director, Bureau of the Budget, participated in the
Council actions below. The Attorney General and the Chairman,
Atomic Energy Commission, attended the meeting and participated
in NSC Actions Nos. 2375, 2377 and 2378. The Administrator,
Housing and Home Finance Agency, participated in NSC Action No.
2378. The Acting Director, U. S. Information Agency, attended
the meeting.
ACTION
NUMBER SUBJECT
2377. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
(NSC Action No. 2367; Memo for NSC from Executive
Secretary, same subject, dated January 9, 1961,
SPECIAL LIMITED DISTRIBUTION ONLY)
a.
Discussed the views of the Principals of the
Joint Study Group regarding the Croup's report,
as consolidated by the Director of Central Intel-
ligence (transmitted by the reference memoran-
dum of January 9, 1961); and took the following
actions with regard to the recommendations of
the Joint Study Group:
(1) Concurred in Recommendations Noe, 3, 4,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20,
25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39,
40, 41, 42 and 43.
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2377. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Continued)
(2) Concurred in Recommendations Nos. 1, 2
and 30, provided that:
(a) Implementation of Recommendations Nos.
1 and 2 should take place after study by
the Joint Chiefs of Staff and in a manner to
be established by the Secretary of Defense.
(b) The implementation of Recommendations
Nos. 1, 2 and 30 with respect to the organ-
ization and functions of the USIB should be
taken in phase with the carrying out of the
related internal adjustments within the in-
telligence components of the Department of
Defense.
(3) Concurred in Recommendation No. 5, with the
understanding that this recommendation did
not modify the arrangements in this field under
wartime conditions.
(4) Concurred in Recommendation No. 16 and
approved draft NSCID No. 8 as submitted, with
the provision that the National Photographic
Intelligence Center (NPIC) should be under the
Central Intelligence Agency; and noted the
President's statement that there should be no
other center duplicating the functions of the
NPIC, and that the military services and other
departments and agencies should state clearly
to the NPIC their particular requirements.
(5) Concurred in Recommendation No. 18, subject
to the deletion of the words "and assign respon-
sibility for periodic reports to the United States
Intelligence Board" and the addition of the words
"and the agencies concerned should make peri-
odic reports to their agency heads. "
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2377. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Continued)
(6) Concurred in principle with Recommendations
Nos. 21, 22 and 23, and referred them to the
USIB for implementation in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs
of Staff.
(7) Concurred in Recommendation No. 24, subject
to the addition of the words "except in situa-
tions with respect to which the Secretary of
State and the Director of Central Intelligence
may agree do not warrant such allocation of
responsibility. "
(8) Agreed that, in lieu of establishing the manage-
ment group proposed in Recommendation No. 31,
the functions recommended for that group should
be performed by the coordination staff proposed
in Recommendation No. 29.
(9) Concurred in Recommendation No. 34, subject
to the addition of the words "or as the Joint
Chiefs of Staff may direct, subject to the under-
standing that National Security Agency commu-
nications to service cryptologic agencies in the
field are excepted from the provisions of this
recommendation. "
(10) Deferred action on Recommendation No. 35.
b.
Discussed the recommendations of the Deputy
Secretary of Defense (transmitted by the reference
memorandum of January 9, 1961), and adopted the
following amendments to National Security Council
Intelligence Directives:
(1) NSCID No. 1, paragraph 4-a, 3rd sentence:
Delete the words "with intelligence production
responsibilities".
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2377 FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Continued)
(2) NSCID No. 2, paragraph 3: Delete this para-
graph and substitute the following:
113. The Department of Defense shall have
primary responsibility for, and shall per-
form as a service of common concern, the
collection of military intelligence informa-
tion. Owing to the importance of scientific
and technical intelligence to the Department
of Defense and the military services, this
collection responsibility shall include sci-
entific and technical, as well as economic,
information directly pertinent to Department
of Defense missions. 11
(3)
NSCID No. 3, subparagraph 7-b: Delete this
subparagraph and substitute the following:
11b. The Department of Defense shall
produce military intelligence. This pro-
duction shall include scientific, technical
and economic intelligence directly perti-
nent to the missions of the various compo-
nents of the Department of Defense. 11
(4) NSCID No. 5, subparagraphs 8-a, -b and -c:
Substitute the words "Secretary of Defense" for
the words "Joint Chiefs of Staff".
(5) NSCID No. 6, paragraph 2: Add the following
words: 11, except that only the Secretary of
Defense shall exercise or delegate this authority
within the Department of Defense. "
c. Noted the President's conviction that further stream-
lining of the entire foreign intelligence organization
still needs to be accomplished.
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2377. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Continued)
NOTE: The action in a above, as approved by the
President, subsequently transmitted to the
Director of Central Intelligence, the Secretary
of State and the Secretary of Defense for
appropriate implementation.
The amendments in b above, as approved by
the President, subsequently incorporated in
revised NSCID's.
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