LETTER TO MR. MERRILL M. HAMMOND FROM J. S. EARMAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002700070056-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 20, 2006
• Sequence Number: 56
• Publication Date: May 7, 1960
• Content Type: LETTER

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Mr. Merrill U. Hammond
Chairman, State-Defense, Military
Information Control Committee
Department of State
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Mr. Hammond:
In accordance with the oral request of the Acting
Chairman of the State-Defense, Military Information Control
Committee in its meeting of 20 April 1960, the Director has
designated the following representatives to serve with your
committee:
Principal:
Alternate:
Sincerely,
Executive Officer
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contained concurrence of the DD/I. )
Distribution-
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Rewritten for JSE Signature: EO/DCI/JSE:blp 7 May 60
(Letter as originally prepared for DCI signature by O/Security
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Lion No. 2125 of 10 September 1959
closure of U.S. Classified military
Information to Foreign Government*
and International Organisations
1. This memorandum contains a._recom ndatian submitt
for your approval. Such reccunmeeadation is contains
ragraph 5.
. On 14 September 19591 1 Executive
action, as approved by the President, for appropriate implementation.
Of concern to the Central Intelligence Agency are the following actin
Secretary, National Security Council, addressed a memorandum to the
Secretaries of State and Defense, the Chairman, Atomic Energy Come
mission, and the Director of Central Intelligence transmitting the above
. Requested the Departments of State and Defense, con-
sulting as appropriate with other agencies. Including
the Atomic Energy Commission and the Central Iaatelli-
gonce Agency, to prepare a single, up-to-date, compre-
hensive, self-contained statement of policy on the re-
lease of classified military information to foreign govern-
ments and international organization, as recommended
by the NSC Representative on Internal Security; and
'urther requested that such policy statement be trans-
mitted to the National Security Council for its informa-
tions . K e
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Agreed that the statement of policy to be prepared pur-
suant to b above should include appropriate provision
for voting representation by the Atomic Energy Com-
ion and the Central Intelligence Agency on items
of direct concern to them under consideration by the
State-Defense Military Information Control Committee
or on unresolved issues of direct concern to them re-
ferred ferred by S-D-MICE to higher authority."
Noted that the statement of polity referred to in b above
will not alter the special responsibilities of the Direc-
tor of Central Intelligence and the United States Intelli-
gencs board under NSCID'S Nos. I and 5 and relevant
agreements between the Director of Central Intelligence
and the Secretaries of State and Defense . "
3. The Acting Chairman of the State-Defense, Military Inform*-
to furnish the names of a principal and alternate to represent CI.A. on
tion Control Committee at its meeting of 20 April requested this Agency
4. my office has sat with the S-fl, CC for the
past eight years as the CiA. Ohservsrr. In my opinion he is well qualified
to act as principal representative. a senior and experienced 25X1
officer, has served with the Security Office sine* its inception. Mr.
I believe to be also well qualified to act as alternate respreesenta-
5. I recommend that you send the attached letter to the Chairman,
I respectively as 25X1
rve as your representatives on the committee.
Sheffield Ed
Director of Security
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The recommendation in paragraph 6 is approved.
Die:Ur-ibution:
Orig. returned to OS
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