SUMMARY OF CONFERENCE PRESIDED OVER BY(Classified) ON AUGUST 23,1946

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67-00059A000200110056-6
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2000
• Sequence Number: 56
• Publication Date: August 23, 1946
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 1949 ICAPS BECAME COPS
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SUMIARY OF CONFERENCE PRESIDED OVER BY
The following were presentt
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ON AUGUST 240 1946
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The meeting, was opened at about 134;1 by who explained
that recent developments had indicated the advisability of possible revisions in
the the CIG with respect to relationships and functions of the
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Executive a an a xplained the .p resent functional
organization as estaed in comparison to that of the War Department
and pointed out similar features existing in the two organizations.
Upon invitation of comments there ensued lengthy discussions by
individuals present: who in the majority of cases illustrated their suggestions
or comments by diagramatic sketches on the black board. Although the discussions
touched upon a variety of connected subjects in organization 2g3k1ykei.nitions of
various organizational. terms it was emphasized repeatedly by
that the-coordinating and planning mission of ICAPS which includes a supervisory
function over the offices of CIG required a strong independent organization
responsible directly to the Director. ICAPS on several occasions was referred to as
the CIG's "spark-plug"
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pointed out the overlap of his Operations Branch with
the supervisory function of IC.t, and pressed for a clarification of the
relationship. In this connection there was much discussion over the definitions
of operations as opposed to coordination.
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Finally p roposed that the Operations Branch of the
Executive Staff be trans erre the ICAPS. It was pointed out at this time
that the Operations Branch was concerned mainly with the functional organization
of the CIG which should more properly fit into the ICAPS structure. Colonel
- agreed to this transfer and decision was made to effect this change.
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Staff Memorandum No. 1
23 August 1946
Thereafter referred to a recent occurrence which caused
the Director to believe ' a, re were certain deficiencies in the present
arrangement for delivery to CIG by the participating departments of despatches
relative to national .ntellienoe and security. This situation led to the
Director's expressed desire to maintain teletype communications tt th State1
War and Navy. Means for establishing these machines were discussed. It was
generally agreed that whereas the machines in the departments should be located
as closely as possible to their classified message centers, those in CIG should
most profitably be placed in the South Building of the Central Group now
occupied by the OR&E. In order to implement this decision it was decided that
a communications conference would be held in the near future.
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At this time it was also stated by that in order
to strengthen the ICAPS to the point where it oould.perform its assigned functions
it was his opinion that each of the services should be represented therein
by three representatives, and that a comparatively senior member of each
service having the full confidence of his on department should maintain
the closest possible liaison therewith to assure proper flow of dissemination
to CIG.
Elf bhr
CAPTAIN, U5N
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