JOINT ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP64-00658A000100080016-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2001
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: February 20, 1946
• Content Type: MEMO

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NAVY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATICES
I 'ASIiINGTCN 2S, D. C.
NAVY AND ARMY Declassification/Release
Instructions on File
20 February 1946
MEMORMUM FCt General Vandenberg.
Subjects Joint Army and Navy Intelligence.
Enclosureos A) Description of Organizational Units.
B) Estimated Naval Personnel and Civilian Employees
Including Space Requirements for Same.
(C) Tabulated Data Pertaining to organizational Units.
1. ONI has completed its initial studies along the lines
previously discussed with General Craig with a view to determining
that elements (organizational units) of ONI are susceptible of Joint
effort.
2, For convenience in analysis, the activities will be
presented in four groups ar ' follows:
A, operational Intelligence
B. Associated Activities (Administrative,
Training, Translate ng, etc.)
C. Foreign Intelligence
D. Domestic Intelligence
30 A brief statement and description of activities
(organizational units) by groups is given in Enclosure (A), Included
therein is an indication for each activity as to classification, i.e.,
whether it is considered, "Exclusively Departmental,'" "susceptible of
joint effort,," etc., as described in Enclosure (A) to my memorandum to
Op-09 of about 111 January 19146, a copy of which vas furnished to
General Craig.
4. Estimated space and personnel requirements for the Naval
contingent is given in Enclosure (B .
5. All data pertaining to organizational units is tabulated
and summarized in Enclosure (C).
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An examination of the groups of intelligence activities
met forth in Enclosure (A) indicates the following:
a. Group (A) - operational Intelligence.
This group is entirely departmental and not
considered susceptible of Joint effort.
b. Group (B) Associated Activities.
Ihile some parts of this group are considered
exclusively departmental, still, many activities
or* susceptible of Joint effort especially if a
considerable portion of the activities of Group
(C) (Foreign Intelligence) are eventually merged.
c. Group (C) - Foreign Intelligence.
Some of these fields of endeavor under.this
group should be allotted to the service having
primary interest. However), a large portion of
this group is considered susceptible of joint
effort,
d. Group (D) . Domestic Intelligence.
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$ome of the activities of this group are considere
exclusively departmental; others are suitable for
joint effort,, but practically such merging is
rendered difficult because of major differences in
organizations, within the Army and Navy for handling
these fields. Reorganization of Army methods to
give centralized control would be necessary for
merging in this field as Navy has no counterpart
of Army Service, ground and air forces organizations.
Some improvement might be achieved by now legislation
establishing a National Security Service to handle
such activities as Registry, Alien Control, Exam-
ination of Credentialss, Travel Controls, Subversive
Activities and Counter Espionage; thereby profiting
by the experience of the British in this field.
.7. Because of the exclusive departmental character of Group
(A), the comparative lesser susceptibility of joint effort of Group C,
it in suggested that our first efforts be directed toward the merging
Oro-ape (B) and (C), i.e.s, Associated Activities and Foreign Intelligence.
8. It is suggested that Army make similar studies of their
intelligence activities., upon completion of 'ss -i ishs, it is recommended that
joint committee be appointed for the following purposes:
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Compare Air and Navy studies? inquire into differences
and make final recommendations as to activities to be
merged.
Make recommendations as to organization for merged
activities to include logical groups 'ti ch should each
be controlled by a Director.
Summarize total personnel and space requirements and make
further recommendations as to location of merged
activities.
(d) Study and make recommendations as to new filing system
and disposition of old files.
(e) Study and make recommendations as to a merger schedules,
merged first, etc.,, or should all, be merged at one time
.e..s, mat activities or groups of activities should be
vn.
It is suggested that the committee be oomposed of six
ammo to be designated by each 0-2s, A-2 and UKI.
10. As soon as the extent of merger has been decided upon,
it is suggested that a standard form for report should be adopted and a
now intelligence directive (or index guide) be drawn up, approved and
published. This proposed directive should be suitable to the needs of
all, Departments concerned with foreign intelligence.
11. The personnel estimates given in Enclosures (B) and (C)
are based on the expected peace time a to ncee for gKI which is dependent
on Is .elation and Navy per. A. larger number will be available until
I September 1948.
It is believed that the most effective merging of Army
ntelligence activities can be secured only if they am housed
together with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and their operational departments
are not in the scene locations, more activities and personnel
to be kept in the Navy Department to serve CHO and it is pre-
the moo will be true for the Chief of Staff.
understood that the enclosed study is merely
e loratory and should in no gray be considered a firm commitment. I
shall be glad to discuss this further with you at your convenience.
':BIOS. B. INCLIS.
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