LETTER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FROM HARRY TRUMAN

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CIA-RDP90-00610R000100110011-3
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December 14, 2016
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October 8, 2002
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January 22, 1946
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COPY THE WHITE HOUSE The. secretary, of St!te WASHI 'GiON, ~~~ ecre.~;.ary or ?.T&r, and January It is niy: desire, and I:.her-eby, direct, . that it n, it, X_ ;el ~gence ^et vitiE~ b- 1 "i` anvthex7' person: tO be >. reor esent,+f of v `ab 1' a to, .rc snoaisiYz1E ta. tn Intelllgence Authority, and shall sit as ,2 non-voting _:~ ;c th rcof., or 0. n.tr7 l 1IZte a. rvC l~'be design - ed, by me." n 1-1 'k Approved For Release 2002/10/31: CIA-RDP90-00610R000100110011-3 The ';;ce pup .pf. the Navy nte.tli e'nce "misaicective; 8cc0mpl._2hme- r. belated`, tc7 the mat i0n8 I aeourit des1gri, 'te ou, gtog~fher 4th: V d % : ' $ , c ' " x to , r6 , the most`effp armed, Bevel c3. recta- 0.. ~entr^ ,, under. the d ] ' rr ~, T Intelliace n.s t :,, M, t , s P r ons sill collect.vc> ,C- ntr,a Int011J-gence Group ~fnd sh-T1 x :ni C 21 f c7 C.` a. It 13 ~.)t -~ ect'ive rtmUnt': vrhic e , oh ro 3.tzts t :b.ti t .: 31 ' ronrlattcr.,s, Ir1te=~'T' :cncFl` Authority ho na ,~ o the I%T,:ti_onai. Intel,y:once Authorit;T, the of Central Intelllg-cnce sha 11 ; Accomplish the r.orrelnt;-~..On and evnluc_tiar intelligence relating to the nr,tion~l security, p ro ri^i d~ssFmint;on with _n sul,, ,hr- Government- r tinF strate ?ic and n~ti.on,- 1 :;olictr intcll-'_I: In so doing, full us(: sh- 11 be made of the - 3t. -: 1 f-cilities of the irite 11lg--nce _-gcncies of F--U Den rrtments . 3. Subject to the existing low, and to the d tp ry,~d control f b. Plan for th,, ccordirs-=ti on of such of th: ttl-s of the Tntelllz-encE a rnci~s of your Den ,:~ s relate to the n,,tionol s~cur?i ty ?,Ind recommend the ri}tional Intelligence ,luthor ty the esta}b1_. > of such over-all noiicies r nd objectives as wil the most effective :,ccornal -> i;:ier_t of the natiar:< intelligence mission. c. Perf orn, for the ben ~- Df said intel 1i7 -e agencies, such services ,l r ,moron concern r i ~tion_ 1 Intc-lligen-!e Iiui-h,aritTy determines 'c c^t -ificiently i b Approved For Release 2002/10/31: CIA-RDP90-00610R000100110011-3 I Approved For Release 2002/10/31 CIA-RDR90-00610R000'100110011-3 aye f ?m tr atc3= tune;. dt.rec ,a ~' ' r : ,r~? d Performs such other functions and . dut _, s. - r 1 intelligerice:` , fecting-'_the:.nat .one i. secu I t a4 the ,President~.and the, ljati.onal` Intelligence r.uth ri i unctions y o rpol cep, 1cw~. enforc'ement;< ors,`;intexn^l ?.~c.cur shsll:sbe;exerc ec1.4, underri:th.l ' directive-... S . uci 1 nte11igence; received,' by~;the `int,e1:-:.gen r r cae ~ to1i I p r ~ i ~? b e4 .cr ;`ted,by tbcx Nat ory lnti ttlarir x .' ~tIable "tcc the )irc t for ;of C it z1~teFlli ac ~, o ca eel tiop, evalue ion r rlI 3s tr-'i-n.^t ar Tac i c ~:,= assn c e:bv the ,,`rNatloxie1.1 Lit c:-j :titer S . IJJ . ? r-+ - s " NJ ..a u, ?, .11 es tw v w.dpt . ..t d. a,a t ,a,erv .a to ; ? ?a ev e- ?? ,/ .1 ~.a c zi a a int g n i of are aGav x e t:. h r1 gW use tion elated. to nc-t+oi,n1 ''securitYg determined b, the N ,.;A Intelligence Authority v T L ~* Within the scope of existing.. law and Preside ti. vise ;'stn nt:elli ~~ ~~z s~xr CAT o istirg. 'f. the= tic their possession, end' as the' Director -of' Central In :eali. cn. may from time to time request pursuant to regulation. of Bence information relating. to the nrltion.~l security -s I. directives, other departments and agencies of the e:recut vP. branch of the Federal Government she 11 furnish such IrIte .1- ICI~.:iona1 Intelligence Authority. 4if! '~ t`Uv 1 KA ~ ~o-ti[L11 ~~t+ai .Yi S+h ~4~LiV u;J ~V~ rift Fi" r Trtl Tie l bk TK x it ya., to ,rte iu.'.].r. ..? ....:c1...w..... kt- 9. - Nothing, herein shell to construed to au.--.}ori making of investigations inside the continental litn _~v 3 United States and its possessions except., as providFec. br and Presidential directives. 10. In the conduct of their -,ctivi_ties the ;:: t1: InII-e11igence Authority and the Director of Central :te 1 shall be responsible for fully protecting intelligence -r ^n_d methods. Sincerely yours, /s/ Hurry' Truman Approved For Release 2002/10/31: CIA-RDP90-0061 OR000100110011-3