15 AND 16 DECEMBER 1954 BRIEFING OF THE TASK FORCE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-00374R000100270015-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: December 16, 1954
• Content Type: MFR

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16 December 1954
MORANDUiA 'OR;THZ RECORD
SUBJECT: 15 and 16 December 1954 Briefing of the Task Force
on Intelligence Activities.
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I. Undoubtedly the most important briefing received by Colonel Lane
thus far was that of the 10 Division. This was quite apparent from the
number and quality of questions asked and by the special emphasis given
to the subject matter by Colonel Lane. His major interests centered on
the three costliest projects of the Division, namely, the 25X1 X4
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the Colonel Lane inquired about every phase of these 25X1 X4
programs including recruitment of people, training$ security, organiaa-
tion, mission, policy guidance, operations and evaluation.
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actually is the spokesman for a Budeten?Gor ai group which disagrees
with certain U.B. policies and thus in turn opposes the- 25X1X4
on the histo r Of He ex.
platned the dif ieroasca operation between show , that 25X1 X4
there is .a d ffnfts need for both organization. Informed the
Colonel that we veers aware of the allegations against the_ which 25X1 X4
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2. This was the first session during which Colonel Lane took some-
what extensive notes particularly on organisatioW, structures and budget
and personnel figures. Two recurrent questions asked of all Branch
Chiefs were: "Now much is budgeted for this operation? t, ,How many
people are required to administer it?" He reiterated that the group had
specific instructi+t to closely examine these operations and attempt an
evaluation. He :tatted that there was some crttiCtsm regarding those
costly operations &nd thus he wanted to get a clear icture so that he 25X1 A9a
could report fairly. At this point briefed the Colonel
4. Along discussion was hold an the evaluation of all these ;opera- 25X1 A6a
tiona. Colonel Law was informed that and were
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4. Colonel Ls mras ; *+ a ix*t l i6 the Or anisatttens
+ch which has as its mission that of 25X1 X4
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y one -aatd -one -half billion dollars a year
e front organisations.
peciii-c eaeartion regarding, the Use of .btuss a=
:ittt*r C L.aiel "SO was eraened that we as deal
ith those people and that to our Icxatovarleadge they' are 11
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carefully control thwart.
A The 1 t nivtsion dtid al Creedttabrle jab in irhi9
any personal Optaaxcsa that 9+GM4 preecosaC*iVe*d id
:Reared.
ed re,gu4 ng hose oprteraat Ons have heeu so t
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