LETTER TO THE HONORABLE ROSWELL GILPATRIC FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000800040027-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 7, 2002
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: July 13, 1961
• Content Type: LETTER

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onorable Roswell Gilpatric
epaty Secretary of Defense
_' ashin ton, I). c.
days af;o you kindly sent me your mesmaranAxim jr
o5 July to the Service Secretaries, the JCS, and ntherr~, with regard
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ment of a Defense Intellipgence gene F?
I have read this with great interest, ** wish to assure you
that we here find no basic problem in the coordination of our work
with the proposed new DLA. In this connection, I fluted what you
had to say in your recent press conference this subject.
I enclose a memorandum which de*ls with pane: or two points
in
your proposed Directive. It only su gssts one rather wino
and raises one or two questions for your consideration.
thfuity yours,
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#CT: Comments on Draft DoD )ireectiv,e for P Delense Intelligence
gency
1. by xar the reater part of this Directive cuancarns Doi) arranger-
which only indirectly affect the responsibilities of the Director of
Bence. There are, however, some previsions which have
a direct and immediate impact on the U. s. Intelligence Board and CIA
respcsiihilitias. Comments in this memorandum are dined to the
latter.
Z.
raph IV A bars directly on the production of U. S.
1ligence Estimates but does not clearly- provide for contri-
0 those estimates. It would seen. preferable for the paragraph
to be reworded as follows:
eveiop and produce all DoD intelligence eestirates
and contributions to 1. atirsl
atimatea for the U. S.
ligenc a Board.
estir-nates and contributions tray indicate
in analysis and evaluation.
end and final sentence of this same rsgra, seems to indicate
to in the D ca_ eot arrive at an agreed sinfle eatir ate on
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 cats how these differences are to to a
y matter 'sac" as is W the Cass with the service estimates
,.t ICBM catbiiitiee--rarsrt and future) t
iea will Indicator not merely differences in
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artal,gsl~ar. WIS beiisve that this to
Promises, assumptions, ervaltsati s
ion of our NaticMP-i i eti atea...
Paragra IVG reads '?1 stahli,e)? and lntair?: the Doi T tics.
essary and desirable to establish and maintain
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