'A CREDITABLE JOB' IS VERDICT ON C.I.A.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A001500050010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 2002
• Sequence Number: 10
• Content Type: NSPR

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.l t11B 1( ! ~ final meeting" with the President
t today. Certain recommendations
IS V K. ICT ON C,I,A,Were made. These will not be
made public, whether they, are
put into effect or not.
General Doolittle, `throuprh the
(Doolittle Survey, , However, White House, lasucd thin state-
Tells, President.. of' Areas Brat p.ih behalf of the, study
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conclude; .(a) that its, place-I
W'AS1-IINGTON, Oct. 19--The
Central Intelligence Agency wort
a creditable job" rating today
frunr a special sttnly group act-
ling ,directly for President. Eisen-
hower
The group reported, however,
1 that there were 'important areas
in which the C. I. A. organiza-
ii n administration and opera-
-ment in the over-all organizationt
of the Government la proper; (b)
that the laws under Whlch' it op-
erates are adequate; (c) that the
established provisions for ' its
financial, support are sufficiently
flexible to meet its current oper-
ational nerds; (d) drat, in spite
lion. can and should be Im-' job; te) that it is gradually im?
" proving its capabilities, and (f)
roved
p
. The agency is aware of these that it is exercising care to In-
inroblems and in many cases) sure the loyalty of its personnel.
s'Leps are being taken toward areas In which the C. I. A, oz'-
if hcrr sutuLion, the group informed ganization, administration and
the President. operations can and.' should be
fIegdin thr? group wag Lieut ;improved, The agency is aware
Cen. James Il, Doolittle. Other lot these problems and iri"many
1nurnncers .were William D' cases steps are being taken
t rt d th l slut' We are
e o son
o
the Navy; Morris.- Hadley, New
York attorney, and William D.
Paw}ey, former Ambassador to
Brazil.
The White House said the
group liar] bccn asked by the,
President "Lo look at r:ertahr
phrases of the work of the C. I. A."
"'Phe President feels that such
nw,?i,xlic reviews are conducive
of the limitations inrposgd by its
relatively short life and rapid ex-
pansion it is doing a Creditable
,
r
well ,aware of the tremendous
problems .facing the director. and
staff 'of; an cirganization such ad
C.-.I: A. and appreciate .the aln. y
acre offorte,;beitsg made, to solvq
them.
"Itr, an attempt to'be construc~;,f
t.l e and in the hope that we may
be helpful,'w,e,havo made.Certalr.
reepmmendatio'ns to ..the mesh-
,-work of tht task force of the
Hoover Commission under Gen.
Math W. Clark which' is par-
titularly studying the . over-all
nrgnnizational problems of the
1f'rnt,e,l States . InteWgepce
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