LETTER TO MR. THOMAS J. DONEGAN FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001000120002-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2005
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 15, 1953
• Content Type: LETTER

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June 15, 1953
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Honorable Allen W. Dulles
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington 25, D. C.
My dear Mr. Dulles:
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The National Security Council has established an ad hoc group,
designated as the "Continental Defense Committee," which is engaged
in preparation of a report for C uncil which must include a
statement, with estimated of presen an anne continental
de ease ro ramps . This rr ort `must cover_ npj . 4 m~fllt
1 e e r defuse,
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nse and mobilization ro ict o but ,a o~ all internal
security programs of all departments a .+~gencies of the Executive
Branch o` he Government which are directed against sabotage, espionage
and other activit ee.
The Interdepartmental Committee on Internal Security (ICIS) is
represented on the aforementioned "Continental Defense Committee"
for the purpose of assembling and correlating the required data on the
sabotage, espionage and subversion sections of the report.
Owing to the very limited time allotted for the submission of the
over-all report, it is essential that your agency submit to the under-
signed not later than June 22, 1953:
a. A statement, with estimated costs, of present, planned
and proposed countersubversive and anti-sabotage programs
under your jurisdiction;
b. All programs should be listed and separately coated,
including the implementation of Executive Order 10290
dated September 24, 1951, "Prescribing Regulations
Establishing Minimum Standards for the Classification,
Transmission, and Handling, by Departments and Agencies
of the Executive Branch, of Official Information Which
Requires Safeguarding in the Interest of the Security of
the United States." The execution of normal functions of
your agency should be considered and any adaptation or
augmentation of these in the interests of countersubvers.on
and antisabotage should be listed and coated to the degree
that they exceed normal operation costs;
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c. Present programs should include those supported by the
revised fiscal year 1954 and prior year budgets, under
the assumption that the Congressional action now under-
way will not substantially affect such programs;
d. The programs, present, planned and proposed, should be
those designed to reduce the vulnerability of the Conti-
nental U.S. to attack by subversion or sabotage;
e. Cost estimates should be prepared along the lines of the
attached outline. While the translation of operational
authority into expenditures is difficult and uncertain,
it is requested that such projects be attained with as
reasonable accuracy as good judgment permits.
Samples of typical programs to be covered are listed below. These
are intended as indicative only and are not to be construed as cou-
prehensive.
Department of Justice:
Operation of internal security section
Border patrols
Immigration inspections
State Department:
Visa controls
Civilian personnel security in international
organizations
Treasury Department:
Port security
Customs inspections (anti-subversive)
Defense Department:
Industrial security program
Security of posts, camps and stations
Military personnel security in international
organizations
Federal Civil Defense Administration:
Biological Warfare program, including research,
stockpiling, reporting and analysis of disease
incidence
Office of Defense Mobilization:
Industrial security (IEB, FPB)
Post Office Department:
Examination of mails to detect clandestine intro-
duction of materials.
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It is also requested that you make an evaluation of the programs
which you list, submitting a brief statement of your estimate of the
degree to which they contribute to the defense of the United States
and the priority which, in your judgment, should be accorded them in
relation to the over-all defense and security'easures presently in
operation or projected for the future.
It is recognized that, within the time allotted, you are faced with
a formidable task and your submissions cannot be as thorough-going
and well-considered as would otherwise be desirable. This factor will
be emphasized in the correlated submission by ICIS to the "Continental.
Defense Committee."
In the event your agency has no security responsibilities in this
program, other than for the protection of classified security informa
tion, it is requested that you submit a statement to such effect.
The security classification of your reply to this letter should be
dictated by the substance of the material contained therein.
Your attention is invited to the fact that the existence of the
Continental Defense Committee and its assignments are highly classified
and information pertaining thereto should be limited to a "need to know"
basis.
Sincerely yours,
Thomas J. Donegan
Chairman, Interdepartmental Committee
on Internal Security
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