U. S. NAVAL ATTACHE REPRESENTATION IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R003400040005-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 6, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 27, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NA.V&L OPEM IONS
Washington 25, D. C.
27 October 1499
Froms Chief of Naval Operations,
To: Distribution List.
In reply refer to:
Op-322H2/mjc
A3-l/EN3-ll
Serial 7.2596P32
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Subjects U. S. Naval Attache Representation in Foreign Countries. .
1. The plan for reduction and consolidation of Service
attache offices abroad has been approved by the Secretary of Defense as
submitted by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Implementation has been directed
with a minimum of delay to the end that actual strength at various missions
be brought into substantial conformity with the newly approved tables of
organization. It,does not preclude'additional reductions in attaches or
supporting personnel as may later be found feasible and desirable. Discretion
has been granted the Services in taking the necessary action where (.l) greater
over-all saving to the Government may be achieved by. deferment, not to exceed
six months, (2) deliberately slow phase-out has been requested for diplomatic
reasons by the Department of State, (3) involvement with the Military Assistance
Program is concerned, and (4) alleviation of individual attache hardship or
financial loss may be legally effected. It is recognized that the plan will
result in reduced intelligence collection from non-critical areas, and that
certain other functions not germane to the intelligence mission of the Service
attaches will be curtailed or eliminated,
2. Tables of organization together with the required
implementing action have been enunciated separately to the individual Naval
Attache foreign posts concerned.
3. For information, a recapitulation of the Naval Attache
foreign post status is presented:
NO CHANGE REDUCE
Australia Argentina
Bulgaria Brazil
Denmark Canada
Finland Chile
France China
NAVY review(s) completed.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPEWTIONS
Washington 25, D. C.
27 October 1949
In reply refer to:
Op-322H2/mjc
r.3-1/EN3-ll
Serial 12596P32
Subject:
RESTRICTED
Naval Attache Representation in Foreign Countries,
NO CWMNGE
India
Iraq
Italy
Norway
Poland
Rumania
Great Britain
Spain
Turkey
USSR
Yugoslavia
CLOSE
Singapore)
Colombia
Iran
Israel
Lebanon
Peru
Union of South dafrica
Uruguay
Venezuela
Distribution List:
Aug. 1949
Dec. 1949
Dec. 1949
Dec. 1949
Dec. 1949
hug. 1949
zug . 1949
Mar. 1950
F28
F22
21
22
23
Op-32 (all branches, sections,
REDUCE
Cuba
Egypt
Great Britain (London)
Greece
Indonesia
Korea
Mexico
Morocco (Tangier and Casablanca)
Nether lands
Portugal
Sweden
Thailand
OPEN DATE
Ceylon Sept. 1949
Dominican Republic Nov. 1949
Great Britain (Hongkong) Oct. 1949
Pakistan Feb. 1950
Philippine Republic Dec. 1949
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