LETTER TO REAR ADMIRAL R. H. HILLENKOETTER FROM W. PARK ARMSTRONG, JR.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R002600010009-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: July 24, 1950
• Content Type: LETTER

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SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON
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JUL 241960
Dear Admiral Hillenkoetter:
Reference is made to your memorandum of July 7, 1950,
noting that the Interagency Operating Procedure covering
conferences with U.S. officials returning from abroad is
now considered to be in effect as between CIA and the
intelligence organizations of Navy, Air Force, and State.
As you know, we have approved this operating pro-
cedure, and we expect to carry out the rather extensive
obligations which it imposes on us. I believe, however,
that I must call to your attention that these obligations
were undertaken not only because we considered the pro-
cedure sound and an essential part of the coordinated
intelligence effort, but also because we anticipated
receiving an important benefit in the form of participa-
tions by the Department's intelligence specialists in
conferences with officials of other departments. Frankly,
I feel that we cannot consider this problem solved -- and
certainly the participating agencies will not receive a
satisfactory return on their investment -- until the
Array joins in the interagency agreement. Accordingly,
I urge that CIA make a renewed effort to obtain Army
participation.
Sincerely yours,
W. Park Armstrong, Jr.
cc: Army, Navy, and Air Force
Members of the IAC.
Rear Admiral R. H. Hillenkoetter,
Director of Central Intelligence,
Washington, D.C.
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