COMMENTS ON COLONEL (Classified)'S MEMORANDUM REGARDING ICAPS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67-00059A000200110058-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2000
• Sequence Number: 58
• Publication Date: September 22, 1949
• Content Type: MF

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22 September 1949
MEMORANDUM FOR: MR. CHILDS
25X1A9a
SUBJECT: Coamtients on s Memorandum
Regarding I
1. I disagree with" 'a view that rotation of personnel
weakens the structure of ICAPS. If such rotation between the agencies
and CIA were on an extremely short-term basis, then indeed the minds
of those assigned to CIA would hardly receive proper orientation be-
fore their recall to their agencies. However, the rotation system has
not been done according to such an unreal scheme, and, hence.. I contend
t`~mat the presence of agency personnel on this Staff of the Director
gives an objectivity of approach and purpose which is most essential
in the evaluation of problems on an impersonal and unprejudiced plane.
2. I have never considered that ICAPS under its old or under its
reconstituted setup was going to assume the planning functions which
have been carried on in each of the Offices of the Assistant Directors.
25X1A9a Hence to suggestion of transferring planning responsibilities,
which have not, and need not be done by ICAPS, is of very little
moment. I see no cogent reason why the Plans and Policy Staff of ORE
should be segregated from that Office and put in ICAPS or in a new
"Planning Staff" of an overall type as suggested by Sterling. Within
the past few days, we have had a concrete example of the kind of re-
lationship that should exist more constantly between ICAPS and the
Planning Staffs of the Offices. I refer to the proposal which has
been worked upon for several months by the Plans and Policy Staff of
ORE regarding a proposed comprehensive National Intelligence Production
Plan for the Far East. In concert with the Far East Branch of ORE, a
detailed presentation was formulated and before any step was taken to
bring in the IAC agencies or any other outside :interests, the representa-
tives of ORE sat with ICAPS and after much worthwhile discussion came
to beneficial conclusions as to where to go and what to do and how to
do it regarding the proposed comprehensive Plan, Thus, I feel that the
"reconciliation of interdepartmental papers among the Assistant Directors"
is a task which can well be performed by ICAPS and still allow all of the
basic preparatory work on interdepartmental policy papers to remain in
the various Offices.
3. I believe that the views expressed by i&W also overlooked
to a great extent the "leg" functions that are going to be carried on
by the newly established "Management Staff." of course, 25X1 A9a
paper was written before the new General Order No. 24 was issued, and,
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