RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR REPORTING AND COLLECTION OF INFORMATION AND INTELLIGENCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP10-01569R000100030014-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 8, 2011
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: October 25, 1946
• Content Type: MEMO

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
FOR REPORTING AND COLLECTION OF NFCRMATION
AND INTELLIGENCE
Memoranduii by the Secretary, N.I.A.
As requested, the enclosed memorandum for the Director of
Central Intelligence from the Special Assistant to the Secre-
tary of State for Research and intelligence is circulated for
consideration at an early meeting of the Intelligence Advisory
Board.
in the meantime, the Enclosure has been referred to the
Interdepartmental Coordinating and Planning Staff (ICAPS) for
action as suggested in paragraph 5 thereof.
JAMES S. LAY, JR.
Secretary, N.I.A.
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S E C R E T
E N C L 0 S U R E
Special Assistant to the Secretary of State
Washington
October 18, 1946
MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE:
Subject: Responsibilities of the Department of State for Re-
porting and Collection of Information and Intelligence
1. The-Department of State is increasingly anxious to elimin-
ate duplication of effort, in the field, with respect to
collecting and reporting intelligence information. The duplica-
tion seems to stem from a failure to define and to distinguish
basic departmental responsibilities.
2. Current meetings under the sponsorship of your Interde-
partmental Coordinating and Planning Staff have explored this
problem. It has been touched upon in meetings of the
Intelligence Advisory Board. Since volume of information is a
major need of all Departments and since duplication of
collecting; effort to that extent reduces the flow, it is
essential that measures be taken promptly to effect sound,
efficient utilization of the various departmental overseas re-
porting and collection services.
3. As a prerequisite to any such measures the Departments and
the CIG must agree upon basic delineation of responsibilities.
To that end, the Department of State proposes that it assume
complete responsibility for the overt procurement of information
and intelligence in foreign areas on all political, economic,
social and cultural matters. It also proposes that it assume
the responsibility for scientific information and intelligence
with such exceptions as fall within the naval and military
field.s.
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S E C R E T
1+.\It should be noted that "complete responsibility" does not
connote "complete activity". Obviously circumstances will pro-
duce variations in capabilities at the separate collecting
points, and it is to be expected that each Department will'want
to assist other Departments wherever possible.
5. The Department of State requests that this proposal be
placed on the agenda for an early meeting of the IAB. Meanwhile
it is suggested that the subject be referred to ICAPS in
connection with its interdepartmental meetings on collection,
and that ICAPS be asked to make a tentative report, if possible,
before the IAB meeting takes place.
/s/
William A. Eddy
Special Assistant for
Research and Intelligence
cc to: Gen. -hamberl.in - ID, WDGS
Adm. Inglis - ONI
Gen. McDonald - A-.2
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