COMMENTS ON SPP PROVISIONAL EVALUATION OF NSC AND OTHER POLICIES REQUIRING ALTERATION.

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
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• Publication Date: October 13, 1952
• Content Type: MEMO

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SUIT Cm: Co +ments on SPP Fro ~ sio.i~1 Evaluation of INSC ^aild Other
l'olicia ?.ie ui 'ing A~ teratio ~.
'i''TT A;C ST? Staff Study, axiie subject, undated
1. In accordance with the undcrstanding rcached between lajor Glowa and
11r. Watson on 10 October, the SE' Division requests that for your next draft of
re erenCe staff _tl'-(ay,' tIe ?)T'cseiil`, --,gc .9 be withdrev,i anal. the --ol.'o'.,rtnt" h
substitutes: J
"J NSC Policies
In general, the SE Division has bec,i. given all the policy i t rer-ai.res
for its present operations into the Balker_:,. As these operat'_-__s ;'u-,ture,
however, policy statement of U.S. - d objectives in this area will become
ncceseary. At this time, such a statement would be useful, but is not an
urgent requ:l. 3rlent,
"L. Inter-De ~a.rt_?~ntal Policies
In order that the S Division may plan for its projea role in regard to
Ire or small scale operations nerriiia .forces in the event of either
general or limited war in the Balkans, the Wisnr-r-Laclurc ^.Lreement
should he reviewed m d- brought up to c.,,te.
M. Internal A--Pr(,v Policies
A policy statement defining the exact relationship between the Agency
and. the ITCFT, is needed by SE, which continues to find some difficulty in
operatin.,c- through that org,~.nization. n
?. The S-' Div_^ion is convinced that while the Amoy- sli-JA d t a
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,olicy 01idance, it must itself accept full responsibility for the fc'r:1uls.tiono
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it own missions and Tans. However, in the General sections of the paper (pages
one throa~t five), the Division feels that the general tole is such that a, reader
could infer that the Agency is askineg for some external authority to map out its
exact reissicns, block out its programs, and othorwise monitor its operations in
some detail. Since this ss felt to be neither c'esirable nor, for that iatte_r,
over. feasible, it is s:igFFeted to SPP that these general paragra?ails be -ore over
again with. a view toward eliminating both requests for pirogram aidance and the
various suggestions for specific actions which sou d. 'kp
J W, aiprorriate1y ccvcred
in a staff study of a different chc.recter.
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11 October 1952
Policy Aevision
GMT KRAL
C. Internal Agency Policies:
As a matter of internal administrative policy, all actions
regarding policy, management, administration, budget, accountability,
and .paper work at all levels of covert activities tends to create
a top-heavy administrative system which:
1. Creates serious security risks;
2. Produces some policies and directives not based on clear
objectives;
3. Loads operational personnel with repetitive paper work,
4. itequires reference of minute details up a long line of
approval, greatly restricting the capabilities of operational
personnel in the field, foreclosing the exploitation of targets
of opportunity and tending to create some unrealistic and dan-
gerous action.
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