PROPOSED DRAFT OF A LETTER FROM MR. JACKSON, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, TO MR. W. PARK ARMSTRONG OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: January 25, 1951
• Content Type: LETTER

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Proposed draft of a letter from Mr. Jackson, Central Intelligence Agency, to
Mr. W. Park Armstrong of the Department of State.
As you know, General Smith has written to the Secretary of State to
indicate in broad terms how he envisions the allocation of certain intelli-
gence responsibilities,, in line with National Security Council directives,
as between the Department of State and the Central Intelligence Agency.
This letter was based on the principles agreed in our recent discussions on
th:: responsibilities of the Department and Central Intelligence Agency with
reference to certain functions formerly performed in Central Intelligence Agency
by Office of Reports and Estimates. To assist you in planning to met the
additional burden which will fall on the Department, I am outlining my under-
standing of the agreements upon which General Smith's latter is based,
The Department has responsibility for intelligence research in the political,
cultural and sociological fields. The research work hitherto performed in these
fields by our former office of Reports and. Estimates is discontinued and the
Department will be responsible for meeting the requests from all departments
and agencies previously handled by the Office of Reports and Estimates. The
Department will undoubtedly have further demands on its resources arising from
its increasing participation in the preparation of National Intelligence Estimates.
As a guide towards estimating the increased burden on the Department, I
might point out that Central Intelligence Agency is discontinuing, among other
activities, the followings
1. Political research to meet the requests of the National Security
Council, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other departments and
agencies;
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2. Intelligence research for psychological warfare;
3. Intelligence research on international organizations,
particularly United Nations;
Intelligence research on world Communism;
5. intelligence research in the political, cultural and soc'ological
fields for the internal needs of Central Intelligence Agency.
The Central Intelligence Agency wishes to assist the Department in meeting
these now responsibilities, as is indicated in General Smith's letter. To fulfill
this obligation,, Central Intelligence Agency is prepared to:
1. Provide, for the remainder of fiscal 1951, funds for additional
"personnel up to the amount of $200?000. We have both estimated
the number of additional personnel which the Department may need
is approximately 150.
Cooperate in the detail or transfer to the Department of any
available personnel formerly engaged in the Office of Research
and :estimates the functions now discontinued in Central Intelligence
Agency. The Department is free to discuss such detail or transfer
directly with the personnel involved.
I understand that working negotiations are under way on these points.
Copies of this letter have been distributed to the ap'Eropriate officers in
this organization for policy guidance. I hope you and 1 may meet for further
discussions if the need arisen in the course of these negotiations.
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