MEMBERSHIP IN THE IAC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00549R000300120001-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 26, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 21, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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~~ LA.C has the resp+c~t~blltty tar este~h~d r41es ~ oti~~inos
within tiie int~etlidence cnmss~aity, ~ establish pari~ttli!#ss Ioc ~.s-tsl3i~~t~ce
gath~sxiAg, and. ttt~r sstiasating the a~ltl~de of sv~zsits.
It was to-the lut'lllg+es~ae Adr~!' Cassrrs!#tee that ws wemt in 19~d with
the problem of how tq ~s'E the yq~tlque i f #~ required by the laafaaraaat~sn
.~.deacy. The Intel2iee ~d~rsarir Com-a~-i~t+re .eetablishe?l a wt-rki.Ad grasp
to study the problems, and 1ss~d tAt?~~ whis~#~dall~ et~tablished our
role and ~aaissit~n within. ate 1~s21iges~~ easxxga4anlt~.
'I'he report re~o-+as~t~t ag~-tx+tst `i~~IA being ~- rs+~h~r` ~f the 1..4C b~
meted that '?IAC messbszsl~~ should fat se-+~ataaained tr~tt ~. sufficient ac~ouz~t
v# time has passed for the ia~pler~+~#~ts of this rept.'~
?a 1947.
-19;Z when th? I+iattonal Sa~~cx~ 6~ocil and the CIA ~rere crsatead
by law, ~ Istellig~rh+ce Ad~isox"Yr Coesotee ~~} '~~~ test ap to advise the
Presidet~ sad the CQas~II. The ~I die+~t+td`that the 9f~~ ~ the
IMreetos arf GIA s~a-d the at+r r~~ber~ ~d be Axe*, Navy,
fir Faxee~ do~R Ch#efs ad aaff, I~sta~~ vat ~- A. sod ~`Hi. 'The
latter two ccb~tte sp-a+~ihlised iticrx-i as ~ rat"; t~StA would
take a similar pbsiti+~-. 1'hisrs ha~r_~ s~ ode !~ IA+~ ~,ursbtp
The report also x~eeme~ende~ ~C7gIA ~tauld be imritad to pa-rtieipate
vr~sa ea:at#exs vuithlo sett purview were berg +~wrcussed. Wt hsvs n:oar
~rs~ invited.
.After a yag~r a;nd s had' string whi+~h the Adeac~yr ~i~ within g~rveru-
ment had materially itnprsa~sd and during which aa~r i~ts~lgextca assets had
been developed, the issu-s e~ oar cnea~tbsrship wss ~d f~-reoslly by
~Ir. g!t#lbsxt befor+ie
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d sew be ~at+ed getbl#+~3y.
.~Str. Streib~zt he#e3re the tA~ Qn Ma-y ~, t9~b. _~t the tt~e Cdr. btresibert
a>~d I both wades a presesa~tatie~s - a esma~etar~ eef ~+t-~- is et~cl~e:d.
i~~hiles there e.ares many ~sgsavrmeexats #ex its atem3~~rship, I thf~rek eaves
eaaE the streragest i~r that the I~i~ is ~ l:t~esgls~ Pam ,~ ~Iatie~aa.l aete:s~xritYr
Ceacil str~tsret atean~g with the ~~ds~ raar~i and t~he- ~t~~. Yvt~ arc a
~,ar>~er af' the ~~C13. Yae~t are: re:prereeas~e~ .e{ ~~g ~ea~ard asd
attend the Natioasai Semis,=tl~r Csea~cil. I this thetret~#oxe, t the .A.~tep
hare: the rim and the: s~ese;d is be srtpareaaaaa~tetd''ia~ the tRet~a~ing }part a! the
~tatinxial Seerurft~ ~a~rcil a~p~,aratu~t. ~eeet e:ea~ta~d well asrh, thee aresr-earsee
einc~ioa -- 1~~h~r rhrat~le! Ligtti ~ ber ~- mese~-t-er
Bar feyrm~ai ~-eaia~n ~ T 19. ~b tha ,~ tsra: e~awa tha >re~ssat
~atr a-deaittance. Neg raas~ we:e wed, ~ ~~ad, ~unrevcr, thz~ ea~a~g
CiA and A~:C vsttesel it eae~r fave-r. 'ohs I z'h~8. ~ ebEhexc w+eaee
segatlYes: I bealieves, lax~ra~ic a$d eeastti~ gs+~ade rrritich
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Siae~e that tix~et sv fesrmal a~c~ief-~ had 1~et~raQ takeaea, 1 e~Jte~resrsetd it bs~iel~,y
with A~[r, Irson het hauei ea~acaea~ ~lcraeat to we~rx~r aaatd it eeeeped
a little tttc soon.
This ia~ a itartie:z~,arly ea,eaxt~e me:saw! tae- xafee: iae agate
Y'?ner $tari~al, ~rana exp~rie4nce ~d x >celatie>a~shilrc w ~e ~ega'xteat~eht
all add sew fe-ctexr~-. Sete: eaaate~y, then man ~aarittea ~'r ~resdas~t' ?
Retard e~# Ce3nealtu~s on ~'ea~retign Iastet~eet Aetivitie3s~ h~ x~,ca~d,+ee9
that atl the erxierting Pi'atietsal Secsrl lXi~aa~cs+ lixektr 4t~S~lE~f be3
reviewed asd brunt sg to e~ttet. '~ ~'~ G'i * wilt such ~stteret as
rule and caa-er>s:benxehip ef# the: ~~ and thet Ye~sposlslhl.litie~~s ' each i?tetlligeea~e:
or~astsatiss. C3nr views eea-nle~i ~rhs~- bs sasrc ~~~~ ~a lhier tlul~t
aitsation.
C'ne peaetsr3hle a-pproacb ~~td be ~'nx potal t~ diae:e~rr tcx with
The Prestielet>s~'a $etaxd eat C~~Itas~k? ~t !`sseai~s ~telig~ae-..~ctivitiea#
n#' which tBr. i~vett may Ire #hn new cheiaraaaaa~.
~nclvsnret:
as statetei.
cc: CIA-Amory
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Membersh ip was declined on
June 19, 195
Arief for U,S, Information Agency
Membership in the IAC
RA CKGROtJND
In the st~rir~ of IgStte the U,."?a Information Agency (USIA) re=
quested the DCI to study its intelligence needso DCI agreed9
and the coral i eted study was submitted as IAC b=82, The ?IAC
atproved9 in July of 1959 lertinent sections of the studyg
ineludin~ the conclusion that "USIA should have an intelligence
orgaT,ization designed to ensure that full use is made of the
resources af' the intelligence community and to be resTonsive to
those TTSI~', needs which cannot be met by the comr~unity,tt
?:chile Tr.L' T)-82 held that UST. should not become a member of
the 7.~:C at that tir.,e9 it recorrr::ended that ~rthe r~uestion of IAC
membership should be reexamined after sufficient tine had tossed
for i.rtrle:^~enta~.,ion of -she report,,t.
AAV.4TITA('T~S off' USIA MT~F3T??1.SRTP IN THF: ZAC
The fri.r,ary mission of tISIA is to engage in activities desit-ned
to affect Public olinion and combat hostile prot-aganda abroado
To assist the At-envy in its missiang the inte2li;-Pnce Yes~onsi-
bilities of the dffioe of Research and Intelli?:ence (IRI) include
measurement of foreign t: ublic of inion and attitudes and the
analysis of hostile lro}aganda~
Membership of U5I1~, in the I1!C would benefit both the irtelli~ience
community and T7STl; 9 with the t. rind} al advantages including:
fuller anc more timely use by the IAC of tT;Tk~s
unique assets and resources;
Increasett resX onsiveness of the IAC to t,oth iong~
ran?e and im Mediate USIA requirem~:nts;
Deeper awareness ari.thin the intelligence community
of T rot~agand3 intelligence as a vital segs7ent of
tha comt-lPte intelli;-ence Picture of any area or
cauntrye
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