MEMORANDUM

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• Publication Date: February 10, 1947
• Content Type: MEMO

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
INTER-OFFICE ROUTING SLIP
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February 10, 1947.
Memorandum
1. Section 1(a). The use of the term "national
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intelligence mission" seems.to me somewhat awkward. Possibly
instead of t1mission1' the word '"objectives" would be more
appropriate.
2. Section 3(a). Consideration should be given to
according to the Director of Intelligence the right to vote
in the National Intelligence Authority, both for reasons of
prestige and also to permit matters to be referred to the
President under Subsection (9) in case by any chance there
should be a difference of opinion between the Director and
the other members of the Authority.
V 3. Section 3(a)(6). The reference to the conduct
of foreign intelligence operations "centrally" does not have
much meaning. I presume it means the operations which are
to be carried on by the Central Intelligence Agency and I
think this should be so stated.
, 4. Section 3(a)(4). In a moment of crisis it
might be necessary to call a meeting of the Authority and
it might be wise to provide the machinery to do this in the
Act itself. I would favor giving the Director the right to
call a meeting as well as any other members of the Authority.
/' 5. Section 3(b)(2). It is vitally important that
the Deputy Director be a man who has the complete confidence
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of the Director. The relotiveiy large salary would make ttYs
job an attractive political plum and there should be some
safeguard against t_is. Possibly it could be provic;ed that
the Deputy Director should be appointed by the Central
Intelligence -,uthority from amon, a list furnished by the
Director.
,, 6. Section (b)(4). I question whether the enumera-
tion here is broad enough. lou might wish to avIl of the
services of so:r_eone in the civil service or from some other
department of the government other than the armed forces
and the State Department. Possibly also there is a danger
in the provision for payment. If this clause means that in
certain c.ses the person has to be transferrer_ to, or a part of
his pay assumed b~: y tree CIG, it might disclose information and
connections which you did not wish to have known. Your salary
list will probably become public property sooner or later.
7. Section 3(b)(5). The right to remploy retired
officers might ell be extenc:ed to include any retired civil
servant as well as those who retire from the armed forces.
I doubt the wisdom of Section 3(c) (4) as this might some day
be interpreted as preventing any action by the rgency unless
there is unanimous approval by the Board.
8. Section 4(6) . I suggest deleting "centrally"
and inserting "by the Agency".
9. Section 4(8). This should be rephrased as it
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imposes an impossible legal responsibility. It might read
somewhat as follows: "be responsible for taking measures to
protect", etc.
40. Section 4(9). Same comment as above with
regard to the word "complete".
11. Section 4(8), (9) and (LO). This might be a
good place to insert a provision to provide an "Official
Secrets Act" in the case of all employees of the Agency as
well as all government employees of any department who
make any unauthorized disclosure or who are responsible there-
for in the case of any information or documents coming into
their possession and originating with the Central intelligence
Agency.
-. 12. Section 6(3). The provision that transfers of
funds from other departments to the Agency is subject to
authorization by the bureau of the Budget may be essential
from an accounting angle but introduces a serious security
problem and it would be better if the Power to authorize
could be left to the central Intelligence kuthority. It is
unwise that outsiders should know the amount of funds so
transferred.
Here are some separate subjects that possibly do
not need to be mentioned in the legislation at this time but
which may require study and eventually legislation:
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Intelligence training schools;
Cryptography;
A broader "Official Secrets rct" than
indicated above, etc., etc.
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t 1VUtion i iiittl ~~e1LC C ..Ut.` ur~ty
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