MY DEAR MR. DULLES:

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• Publication Date: September 3, 1954
• Content Type: LETTER

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
BUREAU OF THE BUDGET
Washington 25, D.C.
September 3, 1954
My dear Mr. Dulles:
The recent brief review of the "intelligence community" by Budg-
et Bureau staff, together with the fiscal compilation, has provided
me with a helpful background of the scope and content of our entire
foreign intelligence effort. It has been similarly useful to Mr.
Cutler and Mr. Lay.
This study, of course, was addressed to fiscal year 1954, and
did not attempt to identify the future budget requirements of intel-
ligence activities. While our survey will give us more perspective
for reviewing certain 1956 budget submissions, it also has pointed up
the need for a broader approach to intelligence programs than pro-
vided by the regular budget "call", (Budget Bureau Circular A-li,,
. revised August 9,, 1951). Specifically, I have in mind that the
teili ence Advisory Committee mi ht co i
sis summariz b member agency the 1 ems '- for those
ove In 1 ence collection activities which are the direct
nonsi 1 m.es of the officers comDri Q;na the ( mi ttao? As i].luzs-
trated by a attached form, the activities to be reported would be
ose identified as "overt collection" in the recent sta. Esti-
mates o bu a requests probably will be require some programs
(e.g. military attaches) where parts of the costs are not under the
purview of the IAC member, and/or when the 1956 budget requests are
not yet firma
I am addressing this request to the Committee, through you as
its chairman, rather than to the heads of the executive departments
and agencies concerned, because of the obvious need for a joint re-
view and evaluation of those proposed activities. The most signi-
ficant part of the analysis should be a simple exposition by the
membership on: . the interagency arrangements, supplemental to
the NBC Intelligence Directives which will be used to produce an ef-
fective and coordinated overt intelligence collection ppogram in
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1956; an evaluation of the sufficiency of the several agencies'
requesEs in the light of that program; and Q,,, the areas of activi-
ty-which may require altered emphasis and/or modified coordination
in the near future.
In determining the request outlined above,, we have been im-
pressed with the continuing problems of intelligence collections
some of which came to my specific attention during the past year.
At one point we understood that the IAC had undertaken or had con-
sidered undertaking an overall study of overt collection. These con-
siderations,, together with the interest in this and other aspects
of intelligence community cooperation which has been evidenced by
the rest of the Executive Office and the Congress, led us to focus
special attention on this problem at this time.
I wish to make it clear that., while this analysis will be a
guide to us for arriving at 1956 allowances for regular appropria-
tions., it will not affect existing appropriation structure or the
submissions of your respective agencies to the Congress.
I have not attempted to spell out the exact details of the re-
quested analysis,, but Mr. Macy and the sta of the International al
Division are prepared to answer any questions which may be
by this letter. In order to be most helpful,., the material should
reach me by November 1., 1954.
Your cooperation and that of all. the IAC members will be great-
ly appreciated.
Sincerely yours.,
/s/
Rowland Hughes
Director
Honorable Allen W. Dulles
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington 25, D. C.
Attachment
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