NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R000800060012-9
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 22, 2006
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: September 11, 1947
• Content Type: MF

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11 September 1947
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
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PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PRESIDENT ON NIA
Sub3eots National Security Act of 1947
1. Upon the coming into effect of the National Security Act
of 1947, the National Intelligence Authority automatically ceases
to exist and the Central Intelligence Agency comes under the
National Security Council. Inasmuch as no date has been set for a
meeting of the National Security Council to carry on the work of the
National Intelligence Authority, the following suggestions and recom-
mendations are made:
a. At the first meeting of the National Security Council,
it is recommended that all directives of the National Intelli-
genoe Authority and the Central Intelligence Group be con-
tinued in full force and effect until the National Security
Council has had an opportunity to study the problem and to
make amendments and changes that they may consider desirable.
b. In order that the National Security Council make an
early approach to this problem, it is recommended that the
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency be directed to
submit, within sixty days, his proposal for National Security
Council directives to bring former directives of the National
Intelligence Authority and the Central Intelligence Group into
lines with the National Security Act of 1947.
c. In consideration of the size of the National Security
Council, as compared to the National Intelligence Authority,
it is recommended that a subcommittee be established to act
similarly to the National, Intelligence Authority to furnish
the active direction of the Central Intelligence Agency. This
subcommittee should be composed of a minimum number of members
and, as a suggestion, could be either the Secretary of State
and the Secretary of National Defense, or the Secretary of
State, Secretary of National Defense, and the three Secretaries
of Army, Navy and Air Force. Personally, I believe the first
suggestion is better since the Secretary of State has equal
representation with the military. If the second suggestion is
followed, there may be some complaints from State that the
military is overshadowing them.
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2. The Director of the Central intelligence Group sat as a
non-voting member of the Rational Intelligence Authority, and, whil
I believe it presumptuous and a card on sy part to suggest that he
so sit with the National Security Council, still it would be of
utmost "xistams if he could attend all meetings of the National
Security Council In some capacity, either as observer, counsel or
advisor, in order to keep informed of what the thoughts of the
National Security Council nay be. In addition, by being present,
the . Direr of the Central Intelligence Agency would also be
available for such direct questions as s be propounded.
3. If you will. indicate your approval or disapproval of the
suggestions and recommendations above, I shall go ahead and have
formal statements prepared to be furnished to the National Security
Council at its first meeting.
R. H. RUMM9TER
Rear Admiral, USN
Director of Central Intelligence
Distributions
2 cc Rear Admiral Sidney W. Souers
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1 cc - Exec. Registry
2 cc - Central Records
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