MILITARY SUPPORT OF PEACETIME OPERATIONS OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY(Sanitized)

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 2003
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: August 7, 1961
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COPY FOR: Director, CIA
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THE CH.A.IJ(MAI', JOINT C I S OF STAFF
ry Support of Peacetime Operations of the Ce itral
igence Agency (S)
29 July 1961 memorandum. JC:a ?43-61. entitled as above,
advising of the establishment of a Special Operations Section in the
J-5 i re+ rate of the Joint Staff, is noted.
is an apparent mtsuncterstandfug of the role desired for
such a section in support i our interests. I have assigned primary
responsibility for handling the sensitive type of activity involved to
the Assistant to the Secretary. Brigadier Genera,! iaansda a. in
sing this re pcrosib lity. paeramoa et consideration was given to
re of the activitie* i ivolved. she desirability c$ keeping my
's immediate stag to an absolute minimum was also rscog-
ear that from time to time supolemental staff
would be required in handling the assignarAent. For We
rta$Of, the Joint Staff was r.qnesttd to be prepared to provide
cae as the Assistant to the Secretary might require.
Under this assignment of responsibility. all communications
entral Intelligence Agency and the Department of Defense,
vial military support of CIA peeacet ne actipity, will
.ed between the CIA and the Assistant to the Secretary unless the
Assistant sp.citically makes an exception for the handling of a category
quests for support. exoveer the Assistant to the Secretary
sivee a request for military assistance from the CIA which re-
?istance in addition to the capabilities of his own frnm.di-
JCS and OSD
review(s)
completed.
ate staff, such staff assistance will, be furnished by the Joint Staff
special unit for that purpose.
I do not subscribe to the suggestion that the Chief, Subsidiary
vities Division. J-5, be kept fully informed on all matters under
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discussion by the Special Group (NSC 5412/2). However, I do
expect the Assistant to the Secretary to inform you through the
Chief, Subsidiary Activities Division, J-3, of Special Group
matters as 1 need advice upon policy matters or as military
planning needs are involved. The agenda for each meeting of
the Special Group (NSC 541212) will be brought to your attention
directly by the Assistant to the Secretary upon its receipt from
General Taylor.
A copy of this memorandum is being sent to the Director
Central Intelligence, to clarify the channels of communica-
tion between CIA and the Department of Defense for these
special peacetime operations.
Signed
ROBERT S. M~cNAMARA
Secret ry of U :tense
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JCSM-496-61
a9JUL1961
MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
Subject: Military Support of Peacetime Operations
of the Central Intelligence Agency (S)
1. A Special Operations Section in the J-5 Directorate of
the Joint Staff has been activated in accordance with the
desires of the Secretary of Defense with the responsibility
for the over-all coordination of all activities related to the
provision of military support of the peacetime special opera-
tions of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
2. A procedure directly incorporating the instructions from
the Secretary has been put into effect. All requests from the
CIA for military support of peacetime special operations,
whether received directly or through the Office of the Secre-
tary of Defense, will be passed by this section to the applicable
Service contact office. Provision has been made for processing
requests which are received directly by the Services from the
CIA either at their headquarters or at lower echelons. Since
the CIA may make a request for military support at any level of
command, the Service which is contacted will inform the Special
Operations Section of the nature of the request prior to pro-
viding that support unless it can determine that authority,
usually in writing, had been granted for that specific CIA
operation. In any event this element of the Joint Staff will
keep in close contact with the Assistant to the Secretary of
Defense for these matters to assure close cooperation and
understanding.
3. This procedure will be made more effective and the Joint
Staff activities will be facilitated, if Chief, Subsidiary
Activities Division, J-5, is promptly informed of all matters
which may require support by the military services. Similar
close coordination should also exist for all other matters of
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national policy which involve the CIA and its relationship with
certain other elements of the Office of the Secretary of Defense,
such as International Security Affairs and Defense Research
and Engineering.
4. You may be confident of the complete cooperation of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff in this endeavor.
L. L. LEMNITZE
Chairman
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The Honorable Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Washington 25, D. C.
Thank you for your note of 7 August
enclosing a copy of your memoranduir on
procedures within the Department of Defense
for handling policy and support in connection
this Agency's operations.
The procedures as set forth are
entirely agreeable to us, and we shall be
glad to deal with these matters in any way
you see fit.
Sincerely,
Allen W. Dulles
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O`DCI/ W . Elder:kpm(8 / 14 / 6l)
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Dear Allen:
I am enclosing a copy of a memorandum which I have
sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on procedures
within Defense for handling our policy and support role in
connection with CIA operations. I trust that this will help
clarify the matter for all concerned and meets with your
approval.
Sincerely,
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
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