DULLES LETTER TO GERMANY SR. REP

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02532359
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• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: May 20, 2021
• Case Number: F-2018-01010
• Publication Date: December 19, 1953

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19 December 1953
MEMORANDUM FOR: Senior Representative, Germany
FROM: Allen W. Dulles
1. Your letter of 18 November 1953 raised certain issues which are
basic to the future of our operations in Germany. A little over a year
ago General Smith issued a directive relative to the future course of the
German Mission. I was and am in full sympathy with the thoughts behind
General Smith's directive. Our objective was, and remains the same: to
convert the German Mission into a long-term facility devoted primarily to
the secure management of covert operations. I recognize, of course, that
the planning for the German Mission cannot be divorced entirely from the
plans and problems of Washington Headquarters and vice-versa. It follows
therefrom that the planning for the future of the German Mission cannot
be effective unless identical policies are adopted by and enforced on all
those Headquarters elements whose activities have a bearing on the opera-
tional and administrative situation in Germany.
2. The provisions of DIR 28195, dated 22 November 1952, (see Annex A)
remain in effect and should serve as a guide for the making of detailed
plans for a phased reduction of the German Mission. This reduction should
be accomplished on the basis of a continuing re-examination of all German
Mission activities with a view toward:
(a) Terminating all insecure, non-productive and marginal
operations, as well as those operations which can no longer be (b)(3)
justified because of changed political conditions or changed
requirements.
(b) Eliminating from Germany all CIA activities which can
better be carried on elsewhere.
(c) Maintaining certain common interest and other non-covert
operations provided that they are of such nature that they can-
not be carried out with equal success outside of Germany and
provided, further, that they do not interfere with your primary
mission of covert intelligence collection and CE.
(d) Continuing secure covert activities under prevailing pol-
itical conditions, in accordance with priorities to be esta-
blished by Headquarters.
3. I agree with your recommendation that during this coming re-
examination of German Mission assets no new requirements Should be levied
on the German Mission which would place on the Mission over-all require-
ments in excess of those now carried, and that new programs will not be
undertaken during this period except in case of emergency.
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4. I expect that the desired review of German Mission operational
assets can be completed during the next six to nine months. During the
same period you should also evaluate the anticipated impact of certain
political developments (EDC, Contractuals, etc.) on our operations. By
the end of the next operational season you should submit detailed plans
on the operational and organizational future of the German Mission.
5. Pending the submission of such a plan, the operations of the
German Mission will proceed generally along the lines described in the
Aide-moire addressed to you on 9 December 1953 (see Annex B).
6. Concurrently with the review taking place in Germany, elements
of the Washington Headquarters will undertake steps to accomplish the
following:
(a) Compliance with the spirit as well as the letter of the
policies first announced in DIR 28195, and reaffirmed in the
paragraphs above.
(b) Develop plans for the simplification of administrative
(including fiscal and logistics) procedures through further
delegation of authority to the Senior Representative or by
other means, in order to reduce the administrative overheads
at overseas installations.
(c) Energetic pursuance of a program to remove from Germany
all CIA activities which can better be carried on elsewhere.
(d) Establishment of an integrated, single list of require-
ments and priorities to govern all CIA covert operations in
Germany.
(e) Insure that future planning is realistic in terms of
actual and anticipated operational capabilities.
(f) Coordination through a single Headquarters element, i.e.,
the EE Division, of all matters pertaining to CIA activities
in Germany.
7. I hope that by proceeding along the lines described above, the
coming year will see significant progress toward out ultimate goal which
Is the establishment of secure, viable, long-range covert operations in
Germany. Any departure from the policies established in this letter should
be brought to my personal attention.
ALLEN W. EUTITS
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