REORGANIZATION OF ICAPS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67-00059A000200110070-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2000
• Sequence Number: 70
• Publication Date: October 5, 1948
• Content Type: MEMO

Approved For Relea ;,2000/05/04: CIA-RDP67-00059AO0029W10070-0
WEMORANDUPM TO: Chief, ICAPS
SUBJECT: Reorganization of ICAPS
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1. I concur with that, for the job in
hand, there is much too much high priced help assigned to ICAPS.-
However, there is still a coordinating function to be performed,
as is indicated in the letter from the Executive Director to all
Assistant Directors dated 23 Sept 1847 as follows: "ICAPS will
continue to follow up and advise the Director of Central Intelligence
on the initial implementation of overall policies, plans and pro-
cedures for inter-agency intelligence activities." I believe
that perhaps one representative of the Department of State and
one from the Defense Department mfr be needed unless the so-called
Standing Committee theory is abandoned. If this latter can be
effected, and the ICAPS people therefore permitted direct access
to the working level people for initial coordination and to the
high-level heads for confirmation, there may be enough job for
the present personnel.
2. It is my opird on that the Standing Committee
thesis, as presently operating, was never fully supported by the
IAC. And, in the Army, is not supported. Since most of the
negotiations necessarily must be supported by "experts," it
would seem to me that ICAPS can dig up those experts either
before or after they have gotten agreement, in principle, on the
basic premise from the IAC head concerned.
3. I further feel that ICAPS should be kept informed
of what is going on in the field of coordination with IAC agencies
by direct liaison. In other words, when an ORE project is sent
to IAC for comment or concurrence, ICAPS sho~ild know in order to
be able to assist on ironing out any kinks as they arise. This
would be assisted - as would many other of CIA operations - were
the whole outfit, except perhaps 030, in the same building.
But that is another question.
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