IMPLEMENTATION OF JOINT STUDY GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS: CURRENT STATUS (U)

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 22, 2006
• Sequence Number: 63
• Publication Date: March 15, 1961
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
MAR 15 1961
SUBJECT: Implementation of Joint Study Group Recommendations: Current
Status (U)
Reference is made to my memorandum on the same subject on February
15, 1961.
In the ensuing month, the Joint Chiefs of Staff have responded to the
Secretary of Defense directive for the development of a concept for an Inte-
grated Defense Intelligence Agency. The JCS study has been circulated
throughout the Department of Defense for study and comment by the Service
Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries of Defense.
of recommendations related to No. 1.
The interaction of the JCS study and the Office of the Secretary of
Defense comments is intended to produce full implementation of commenda-
tion No. 1 and consequently serve as a point of departure for implementation
In collaboration wit of the Central Intelligence Agency
and Mr. Lowell Dailey repridwanang ctor, Defense Research and
Engineering, Mr. Clyde Elliott of this office is studying means to effect
better coordination of USIB community research and development activities for
intelligence purposes. The deliberations of this group are directed toward
implementation of No. 39.
In a similar development, Mr. Dailey represen- 25X1
tative of the National Security Agency, and Mr. ELL10tt met o beg n the
reappraisal of the adequacy of research and development programs for
electronic intelligence as stipulated in No. 9.
detailed work on the problem of career, rryiagement for intelligenc
Responses to an Office of Special Operations letter to the Services in
connection with personnel matters covered by No. 4, No. 5, and No. 12 have
begun to come in. These are being analyzed in advance of further, more
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"'ECRErRAVES B. ERSKINE, General, USK+I~C (Ret)
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
(Special Operations) MO I/ DF
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