9 DECEMBER BRIEFING OF THE TASK FORCE FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 24, 2000
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• Publication Date: December 9, 1954
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR
9 December Briefing of the Task Force for
Intelligence Activities.
ue of today's briefin , b, the FE Division was
the character and -effectiveness of our effort. At 25X1X4
the outset, Colonel l&ne remarked. "General Clark was specifically
instructed by Mr. Hoover to assess the value
F our a*-1 25X1 X4
efforts. He wants an an*
'What are we getting out of it?' 'Is all this sane
difficult to assess the value of
to two questions-
but only to sets
However, I find it eatreemeel
-. My personal observati
itltz the wrong allies. We really need
ay and if we had in armed Japan and an
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I-- I am woa^aue
see doing enough here, but I might a44 that you people are
problems involved in the
ue of that operation cannot It measured in dollars and cents."
ugh the effort was the major issue 25X1X4
onsl ,Lane again demonstrated a
any ou side we would be invulnerable. "` He co nu+e+d,
that ')t VIVA
on the or
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missions and eperatt
el Lane commented that this briefing
complete and so well presented that the artiest was relatively easy inasmuch
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added, " am net here to critic
u people are actually do
commended for an outset, ing job in the The 25X1A6a
of entries in personnel fitness reports. A long discussion was
garding the and 25X1 X4
nd the old issue of fitness reports.
should be some conceert*4 action in briefing officers on the
~ost of his questions were already answered.
retie -hour morning brief
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4. At one point during the briefing Colonel Lane stated. The
Committee report on the larldestine Services w not go to the Hoover
Commission proper but probably will be a !restricted report' solely for
the President and the National Security Council s?lace r ost of the
Commission is not cloaroc."
5. Colonel Lane is requesting from, each branch for quick per,
usal a chart of their organizational structure with accompanying
Personnel figures as well as a coy of their reed mission directive.
i)ivisions yet to be heard roeri might be so informed and have tbae:se
items readily available. Colonel i..& is adkeri to his practice
meeting each and every en :byes and observing t arp at work in their
own offices.
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