SEMI- ANNUAL REPORT ON WARTIME PREPARATION BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (SUPPORT)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2000
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: August 14, 1956
• Content Type: MF

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he Special Assistant to. the Director for
Planning and Coordination
Semi-Annual Report on Wartime Preparation
,..by the Deputy Director (Support
Memorandum from the Director of Central intelligence,
1955
subject, "Wartime Mission of-CIA 11,date d 2 June
is a summary of the reports of 'all the elements of
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the DDthe status of wartime preparation as Support relates to the
This report covers the United States and. overseas
A? Planning and planning preparation completed, plans in
process; and planning problems not-yet resolved.
B. Physical preparedness action taken, in process, or
those actions which are still unresolved.
Emergency Relocation (U.S.)
(1) Further advances were made in,the state of
.emergency relocation planning by:
(a) Greater provision for maintenance of
executive direction.
(b) Improvement of the quality and character
of vital materials on deposit at the relocation site.
3; General: While planning and physical action resulting from
plan currentto known or estimated
s are never complete, they should be
conditions "and I feel our, planning mechanism is now. soundly devised,
thePlans:Officers more knowledgeable and, of equal importance, the
subject is receiving sincere attention of .the Chiefs of Staffs and Offices
mid
the med3 um ,of the Support Planning Co
has:rai ed the standard of our planning product to a marked degree.
~. Some of the achievements of greatest significance since the last
Col a ora a
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in tempo. and"'fruitfulness. Coordination between the DD/S elements through
4-4-- and the `DD/S Plans Officer
ti with the DD/P and the DD/I elements has increased
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C. Area and country war plans (and others) are submitted
for coordination as they are completed. This raises a
problem for most of the DD/S elements as they are required
to commit their assets as each plan comes through with no
knowledge of the number or scope of plans to follow, or of
the commitments resulting therefrom. It is possible that
this situation may be improved by a change in the system
for preparation and submission of the country appendices.
D. Some confusion wil.1 result in overseas war planning
due to the differences between this Agency and the military
in the geographical division of world areas. For example, the
military has one CINCEUROPE. We have several areas dividing
Europe.
E. There are other problems which relate to planning,
such as personnel shortages (CO1410 code-clerks and radio
operators), lack of clearly defined responsibilities of
certain DD/S elements in time of war (Director of Training),
lack of firm requirements from the Department of Defense and
certain still unresolved personnel policy matters with that
Department.
We feel that most of the above problems can be solved or the
situation improved in the near future.
6. A copy of the report of each element of the DD/S is attached.
This material provides an excellent detailed picture of the progress
and problems of the DD/S structure as of 30 June 1956.
25X1 A9a H. GATES LLOYD
Acting Deputy Director (Support)
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