COORDINATION OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES OVERSEAS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R003200160006-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: December 10, 1957
• Content Type: MF

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Executive -egiait
10 December 1957
~Ma ORA I1 3=1 Director of Centml Intelligence
r Coordination of Intelligence Activities Overseas
1 'BR CB 10 randesa to DD/C, dated 12 Septeber 57, subject
as above
1. This memorandum contains a recamm ndation for your approval in
paragraph five.
2. It is important that the DCI act at an early date to strengthen
his efforts in the coordination of iutallig a activities overseas. The
recocaendations of the President' a Bowad of Consultants of 20 December 1956
placed greatest emphasis an the DCI's coordination responsibilities. One
year has passed since these rec tkwss were made. The DCI has appointed
a Deputy Director for Coordination vho has assembled a seas' staff and has
been very active in work on the revision of the BID= and other coordination
responsibilities in Washington. Nowever the President's Board in equally
concerned with the work overseas, and Will undoubtedly be anxious to examine
this aspect when they reconvene in early 1957.
3. In strengthening coordination overseas it is apparent that a new
technique must be developed. To attempt to force CIA station chiefs into
greater coordination activities is foredoomed to failure. ".were are strong
sentiments in CIA concerning its prerogatives and authority. There are
equally' strong sentiments in the serviees intelligence agencies and the Depart-
ment of State concerning their prerogatives. Also apparent is the fact that
the Director of Central intelligence has unchallenged, authority for coordina.
Lion, and thus coordination activities must be conducted in the name of the
DCI rather than CIA. It is therefore suggested that the BQ appoint regional,
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coordinators to Europe, the Middle Bast and Africa.. the Far East and Latin
America. These four regional coordinators should be selected one each from
Army, Navy, Air Force and the Department of State. As a general rule the
military representatives sold have two-star rank and the State Department
representative should be no loss than a career minister. Further, to assure
impartiality and to guarantee that no one service would have an exclusive
right to any particular assignment, each of the regional posts would be
rotated through the four services. Thus, if the initial anal g' ents were
Latin America - State, the Far East + Mavy, the Middle East/Africa ? Air Force,
and Europe - Army,, the next assignments would be Latin America - Azar, the
Far Nast ? State, Middle East/Africa . Navy,, and Europe - Air Force. Further?
it is suggested that the tours of duty be for two years and that the
appointees be chosen by the DCI with the cenewrenes of the Director of
Intelligence of the parent service. It would appear that these assignments
would be ideally suited for top-flight officers in their last post before
retirement. Thus, Major General, Robert Scbew upon leaving his present
assignment, might welcome... and would be ideally qualified.-to serve as
coordinator for Europe; vbi
Rear Admiral Edwin Layton would be equally
well qualified for a post upon leaving C NPAC. By selecting men from the
other four departments, the DC will avoid any implication that the coordinators
are prejudiced toward CIA. Finally, these regional coordinators would be
known as Da representatives and would report to the DCI through the DD/C.
4. The task as regional coordinator would involve considerable travel
and it would be assumed that the coordinators would spend approximately half
of their time visiting the various posts in their areas. It is suggested
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that they would have no staffs other than secretarial. however, it is Visible
that these Bassi is eventually ftau encompass certain war planning
5. It is rea ed that the
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Inspector General
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