COMMENTS ON PROPOSED UNITED STATES ARMY INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY (USAISA) CHARTER

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CREST [1]

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General CIA Records [2]

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CIA-RDP83M00914R002100140010-7

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December 20, 2016

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March 29, 2007

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July 22, 1982

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MEMO

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. -i. % Approved For Release 2007/03/3i"'I~DP83M00914R002100140010-7 The Director of Central Intelligence Washington, D. C.20S05 22 July 1982 MEMORANDUM FOR: Major General William E. Odom Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence Department of the Army SUBJECT: Comments on Proposed United States Army Intelligence Support Activity (USAISA) Charter REFERENCE: Your Memorandum of 8 July 1982: Subject, USAISA Charter 1. I appreciated the opportunity to review the proposed charter for the Army's Intelligence Support Activity. 2. As you know, special activities and intelligence activities conducted by various departments and agencies abroad need to be carefully coordinated-particularly in peacetime-to ensure that they are effective, mutually supporting, and consistent with U.S. policy objectives. The President and the Congress clearly intend that this be done and have placed the responsibility for peacetime special activities and the coordination of clandestine intelligence activities abroad in my hands. I do not believe that it is in the national interest to have peacetime special activities, which require extraordinary security protection and a highly specialized support apparatus, conducted by agencies other than the Central Intelligence Agency. To do so would be inefficient and could run unnecessary operational risks. There may be a need for the military services to increase their clandestine intelligence collection activities abroad and to prepare standby capabilities for wartime support to military operations and planning, but this needs to be carefully and fully coordinated with the clandestine activities of the Central Intelligence Agency at every step of the way. These reservations are shared by the various Congressional committees that have reviewed your proposal. 3. With these qualifications, I support your proposal to establish an Army clandestine intelligence organization. Attached are specific changes to the draft USAISA charter that I believe reflect both Congressional and my concern about coordination of intelligence activities conducted by the U.S. Army Igtelllence Support Activity. ALL PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE CLASSIFIED SECRET [ARMY Pevievvs Complete, 4,270 Approved For Release 2007/03/29 ? CIA-RDP83M00914R002100140010-7 Approved For Release 2007/03/29: CIA-RDP83M00914R002100140010-7 Approved For Release 2007/03/29: CIA-RDP83M00914R002100140010-7