LECTURE (1-hour) COORDINATION OF FEDERAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES Prepared by THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04007A000300050025-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 22, 2001
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: October 28, 1946
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CONFIDENTL L
LECTURE (1-hour)
COO?l`?INATION OF FEDERAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE # C'T'IVITIES
Prepared by
THE C ENTPU L INTELLIGG,NCE GROUP
Washington, D. Co
28 October 1-5046
(As R ,v:1.sod)
r: 1o.3ures : 2 Charts
T, GEIVER,}L
The purpose of this talk ? on the subject of coordination of Fed-
e 'al forei.(;ri intolligenco activities ys to acquaint you with the la;tc:st
de` eolopmenbs in this field.
Naturally, discussion of this sub j: ct will deal generally with
the ggonci_cs responsible for this coordination, namely. t'-.ee National
Inte17.ij onco Authority and the Central Intelligence Group, be th estab-
lished in lWWrashinrton, D. C. In particular, it will deal with the pro-??
,risions of the Presidential directive authorizing these o3eucies
t e inazincr in which this directive is bo!n ; implemented..
Tr, i)i'::Fen'`~..n- this subject the foll ovrJ_n too:) _Cco will be i_1iscussed
':l that y'c'. may appreciate the as it a.f'.1b:,cts the pr,-.)b-
1-cm at hand:
11, Need .for coo?; d ..nation of Fodercd for ei ;n intell tCeenco act__vi-
tics
2. Post o.t Lon of a National Intelligence Authority,
?J. Cil,'i7,liien of a Director o' Central. Intelligolice,
t!.,, IDesi-7notion of an Intelligence ".cbri.sory Board?
5. E.s,tablishmcnt of a Central Into --114.genco Group.
6. Rtilati.onship of departmental intelligence agencies to the
Central Intelligence Group.
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74 Orryani.,~:t.i.on of the; Con-ml ntuiiiaal}cc Groep (tontabivu)
8 Development of the Cent.,r^l I Intolli once Groups
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for infrequent formal but haphazard exchen ae of information and intel?-
..i bo tu on departments, The Army was interested from a strategic
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