NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AGENDA

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• Publication Date: April 4, 1949
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NSC - 37th Meeting
Iv1.1'.L UBAL SECURITY COUNCIL ~i
AGENDA
For the Meeting to be held in the
Conference Room of The White House,
on Thursday, April 7, 1949, at 2.30 p.m.
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ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION
ITEM 1 -- THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AND NATIONAL
N T INTELLIGENCE
Memos for N SC rom xecu ve Secretary, same subject,
dated Januar 24, March 2, March 8, and April 4, 1949,
respectively)
For consideration, pursuant to NSC Action No. 189,
of the basic issues involved in the reference papers
on the subject, as summarized by the Department of
State in the enclosure to the reference memorandum
of April 4, 1949.
ITEM FOR INFORMATION
ITEM 2 -- STATUS OF PROJECTS
The Status of NSC Projects as of April 4, 1949,
will be circulated on that date for the information
of the Council.
State Dept. review completed
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON
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April 4, 19+9
MEMORANDUM FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: The Central Intelligence Agency and National
Organization for Intelligence
REFERENCES: A. Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary,
same subject, dated January 24, March 2,
and March 8, 19+9
B. NSC Action No. 198
Pursuant to Reference B, the enclosed memorandum
by the Under Secretary of State on The subject, comprising a
statement of the basic issues raised by the Dulles-Jackson-
Correa report, is submitted herewith for consideration by the
National Security Council at its next meeting on Thursday,
April 7, 1949.
SIDNEY W. SOUERS
Executive Secretary
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THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON
April k, 1949
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. SIDNEY W. SOUERS,
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
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Pursuant to NSC Action No. 198 and your memorandum dated
March 23, l9kg._ artment of State considers that the follow-
ing are the asie issues raised by the Dulles-Jackson-Correa report:
1. That the Central Intelligence Agency is properly
placeE in the governmental structure under the National
Security Council.
2. That the Intelligence Advisory( Committee)i.s soundly
conceived and that its present advisory `relate"orship to the
Director of Central Intellience is correct, but that the,~r
IAC should rt3c"Pate more ac ve y with the Director of t
Central Intelligence .fin e tong coordination of in-
telligence activities and in the production of finished
estimates.
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b.
With respect to coordination of intelligence
activities, the allocation of responsibilities
among the agencies sho ld be carried out under
the '`orthright leadership f CIA.
With respect to the production of estimates
for the President and the National Security
Council, CIA should utilize the scil~ti of
the IAC members who should assume collective
responsibility for hem.
3. - That in order to improve coordination in the over-
all intelligence and security field, the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation should be made a member of
the IAC.
4+. That secret operations should be integrated with'`
secret intelligence and domestic exploitation of foreign in-
telligence in a single self-administered office within CIA,,
rather than being a separate office directly under the Director
of Central Intelligence independent of but coordinated with oJ3z
other components of CIA. k.,
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5. That the Director of Central Intelligence should
be a civilian and that the President should be invited to
give his early consideration to a person of considerable
stature and prominence, possessing the requisite qualifi-
cations of experience and willingness to serve.
/s/ JAMES E. WEBB
Under Secretary
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NSC ACTION 198
State Department to prepare for Council consideration
at an early meeting a Statement of Issues involved in
the Dulles Report.
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