PLANNING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R001700110124-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 22, 2003
• Sequence Number: 124
• Publication Date: April 15, 1952
• Content Type: MF

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UBJECT: Planning
CLARA!, IrraLIGial
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15 April 1r2
1. Th ver.i1I p1anninrations of thia
too vague and gatral to rt the ham of p1annirt ,
example, tho vaweencas and generality of the firat tAMIC tlit4.X38
Western Europe, namely: (1: To etrengtt.411 the will sn4. ta 111,tt
the people and governrents to alim themselves with tioc 1:1,
To create in ti's pemp).e and governmente the will to stasai melt
kind of Soviet- ,reasisre: (3) To de tray the 4,iffeettvenses ,;.,t1' !ovil:t
instrumentalities in th oountry,
- 2. As a result of the lack of organ
mammal course today far-. a "project". is for te
with a. field agent or ad, a low echelon on an TItt
elution is then presentod to RA area chief Who gives it to a tar
officer to *work up," t La "'worked up", goes throw?: vertu
etaffs, and ends up et the Me where it is considered ce.41, ot oort,xt
with other projects in that specific; area and without relation to Its
comparative valevith :-.Trojects in other areas. The PAC newir
sufficient information 41101 it acts to farm an Intelligent lAazTitrt.
The Deputhin whose field the nrojeot liseprarely accepts ra_77,114,'-
bility for the project bcforc the PM but sits in judgment 1,f-Inn
as though it were no particular reeporsitdlity of his bet opet4
the responsibility of the other seMbers. The process is so= unaat'e
factory that DD/1 has stated tlat he does not wish to sit en the Rt.
3. The majority of the ambera who t?respensibilit1 ior
action* in the PIC are not onlr inegpftrt In operational snd pevnb
logical and political warfare matters but are admittadly tyre it
these fields. The rtrotetion af FRO to the Agency is tnerafare
almost seaninclesse
AEONMENWICVS,
1. That a plann a
the Director, the otaff to ineliie one expert in seord legic40. le eat-
and one expert in operations,
ee be set uproe s12li tc
2. That all ideas for projects, vonerever erigInattag
Agency, be submitted through charnels with recoimeeWWftloes to
planning staff and that no staff work be dare upon such idea!
they have the approval of the 71annim staff.
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That soon at the planning tafZcan te or:
barbed to rvi.w all present opersti cnd to make rt
ir continuance or diatontinuance so Vat all aotivit
AT be fitted w1t tn ovvr-all 7.1anatiaf.
44 That 411 300M o4 Atch c staff can fur the -!(
abolished*
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