DIGEST OF PROGRESS REPORT ON THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP BY ADMIRAL SOUERS, DCI, JUNE 7, 1946

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 13, 2005
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• Publication Date: June 7, 1946
• Content Type: REPORT

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Digest of Progress Report on the Central Intelli^ence Group
by Admiral Souors, DCI, June 1946
stablishment
CIG officially acti rated February 3, 19)46 (MIA Directive
No. 2). Actually a small group from Sta !..e, ,:Tar and Navy
had been assembled on 25 Januarir (3 days after the President's
Dire c:--, .
2. Organ ;.zation
Major compmnnts as of 7 June: Central Planning Staff
Central Reports Staff
Chief of Operational
Services ('common concern" )
Secre-,ariat to serve NIA, CIS, IAB
Administrative Division
Administrative Officer
Security Officer
Personnel Officer
3. Personnel -
Requested and selected for CIG from the Departments.
"The responsible officers in the Departments have cooperated
wholeheartedly toward this end-but a rather slow process because
of demobilization and specific requirements of CIC.10' There followed
a table show?_ng the actual apportionment among State, War, Navy
according to reports, plannin.T, administration. The figures showed:
Date
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the Central Intent -ea Agency.
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 Planning, Staff was riven priority as a necessary "prelude
to accomplishment." Now (June 7) concentration was on Reports
Staff. Stringency in administration was largely "alleviated"
by part-time use of SSU persons and facilities. This division
would require reinforcement when "centralized operations" were
undertaken. A development considered of great importance
was the designation of "consultants" to the DCI. Scientific
consultant was Dr. H. P. Robertson. George Kennan was to
be designated consultant particularly with regard to USSR.
4. Activities
These were primarily administrative details, urgent
problems, and planning for future programs.
Coordination of Intelligence Activities
Since February 12 CIG had been receiving numerous suggestions.
The report spoke of them however in general terms. It mentioned
specifically:liquidation of SSU, development of intelligence
on USSR. Then came a list of problems. for which solutions
were in progress:
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a. Monitoring Bress and Propaganda Broadcasts - Foreign Powers
b.
c. Coordination of 6ollection
d. Coordination of Intelligence Research
c. Essential Elements of Information
f. Collection Foreign Intelligence Clandestine Methods
g. Foreign Industrial Establishments
h. Interim Study, Collection in China
i. Central Register of Intelligence Information
Projects in stages of study and. planning:
a. USS13S-Disposition of Files
b. Censorship Planning.
c. Intelligence Terminology
d. Resources 'Potential Program
e. Sampling Techniques
f. Coverage of Foreign Language Press United States
g. Foreign Petroleum Developments
h. Coordination of Geographical and Related Intelligence
i. Disposition of Publications JIC
j. Survey Joint Intelligence Study Publications Board
k. Photographic Intelligence File in State
1. Coordination Private Research in Social Sciences
M.
o. Plan. for Psychological Warfare
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"Ono of the functions of CIG which has assumed great
importance is the support of adequate budgets for departmental
intelli;?-ence., Qoordinated representation to the Bureau of the
Budget and the Congress of the budgetary requirements for
intelli-ence activities, promises to be one of the more effective
r:,ans for guarding against arbitrary depletion of intelligence
sources at the exnrende of national security. So long as the
CIG is dependent upon the Departments for budgetary support
however ;.ts authority to speak as an unbiased guardian of
the national security will be suspect and therefore not wholly
effective."
Production of National Policy Intelligence - Daily Summary (CIZS)
First issue 13 February. Need for Weekly Summary. Produced
first issue 14 June 1946. The concept of this As that it
.concentrate on,"significant trends of events supplementing
the normal intelligence produced by the Departmonts."
The primary function of CIG in the production of intelli ence,
howevef, will be the preparation and dissemination of definitive
estimates of the capabilities and intentions of foreign countries
as they affect the national security of the United States. The
necessity of assigning the best qualified and carefully selected
personnel to this vital task has delayed its initiation. Solution
of the relationshir of this CIG activity to the Departments, the
State-War-Navy Coordinating Co~mittee, the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
and other agencies corit,erned with the national security has also
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been deferred pending the procurement of adequate personnel.
This procurement has- now been given priority and. it is anticipated
that the Central Reports Staff will be prepared to produce
national policy intelligence at an early date."
Performance of Centralized Operational Services
The report spoke of the lic,u.idation of SS13 and the arrangement
for operation by the War Department under directives from DCI.
Planning had progressed to th,:_ _)oint w'.-ere= the f ollowi_ng
operations could be more efficiently accomplished "centrally":
a. Monitoring foreign broadcasts
b. Collection foreign intelli,ence clandestine methods.
c. Production of static' intelligence studies of foreign
areas (to replace JANIS)
d. Establishment 6f a central register of intelligence information
e.. Basic researfh and analysis (common interest to all Departments)
of such subjects as economics, geography, sociology, etc.
The concluding paragraph in this section indicated administrative,
budgetary, and legal difficulties of CIG. The reduction of
Department funds and personnel had made it difficult for
Departments to furnish CIG with necessary facilities. GIG
could not recruit directly from civilian life. The lack
of enabling legislation to make CIG a legal entity prevented
contracts which were required for many operations such.as
c.ionitoring of foreign broadcasts.
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5.
Conclusions
a.
The present relations'-lip_ etween Tt _P , CD',
is sound.
b.
The initial organizational and plann_i_n phase has been
comi'le !;,ed. Operation of centralized inteili once
service should be undertaken by CIC at the earliest
practicable date."
c. NIA and CIG should obtain "enabling legislation
.and an independent budget as soon as possible, either
as part of a new national defense organization or
as a separate agency.
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Digest of Progress Report on' the Central IntelliTeence Group
by Admiral Souers;, DCI, June 7, 1946
1. !`,"stablishment
CIG officially act:-rated February 8, 19) 6 (NIA Directive
No. ?). Actually a small group from Sta U,o, Var and Navy
had been assembled on 2 January (3 days after the President's
Dire c U-ive) .
2. Orma.nization
Major conmpon:nts a.- o' 7 June: Cenral Planning Staff
Central 1:R.eports Staff
Thief o? Operational
Ser- -vices ("common concern")
Secre cariat to serve NIA, CICz, IAB
Adminis!trati.ve Division
Administrative Officer
Security Officer
Personnel O1Cficer
3. Personnel
Requested and. selected for CIG from the Departments.
"The responsible officers in the Dep,srtm nt,s have cooperated
according to reports, plannin^;, adm-i.ni_str a-Lion. The figures showed:
a table showing the astral apportionment among State, War, Navy
wholeheartedly toward this end,--but a rather g=low process because
of demobilization and npeci_fic requirements of CI0.a'' There followed
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Planning Staff was given priority as a necessary "prelude
to accomplishment." Now (June 7) concentration was on Reports
Staff. Stringency in administration.was largccly "alleviated"
by part-time use of SSU persons and facilities. This division
would require reinforcement when "centralized operations" were
undertaken. A dc velonment considered of great imp or Lance
was the designation o "consultants" to the DCI. Scientific
consultant was Dr. H. P. Robertson. (-gorge Kennan was to
be desi-nn.ted consultant particularl,~ with regard to USSR.
1.;.. Activities
These were primarily administrative details, urgent
problems, and planning; for future nrogra ms.
Coordination of Intelligence Activities
Since February 12 Cm had been receiving numerous suggestions.
The report spoke of them. however in general terms. It mentioned
specifically: liquidation or SSU, development of intelligence
on USSR. Then came a -list of problems for ta!-lich solutions
were in progress:
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a. floni:cor:i.ng Press and. Propaganda Broadcasts - Foreign Powers
b.J ~
c. Coordination of Collection
d. Coordination of Intelligence research
e. Essential i2'lements of Information
C. Collection Foreign intelligence Cland.cstine Methods
Foreign Industrial Establishments
h. Interim Study, Collection in China
a_. Central Register oC In-i,ell.i once Information
Projects in stages o study and plamin
a. USSBS-Di.sposition o' :[Files
b. Censorship Planning
c. Intelli_'ence Terminology
L. 1.1eeousr ces Potential ':c o;grarn
c. Sampling, Techniques
P. Coverage of Fore i_g n Language Press 1Tni,ed. States
1'orei ;n Petroleum Developments
h. Coordination of Geog-graphical and tLelated Intelligence
i. Disposition of Publications JIC
j. '715urvey Joint Intelligence Study Publications Board
I.C. Photographi.c Intelligence File -in Slate
1. Coordination Priva;,e gesearch in Social Sciences
ri.
o. Fla i'or Psychological Warfare
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Ac vrtits and MelhOdg
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"One of the functions of CIG which has assumed great
importance is the support of adequate budgets for departmental
_i.ntc]_li ;once Qoordinated repro sentation to the Bureau of the
F31.Ldg;2-t and the Congress of the budc,,etary requirements for
in ,ellLgence activities, promises to be one of the. more effective
m.,ens for guarding against arbitrary depletion of intelligence
sources at the expense of national security. So long as the
CIG is dependent upon the Departments for budgetary support
hoT?lever its authority to speak as an unbiased guardian of
the national. securit7r i-)b silspoct and theme ore not wholly
feCti:crC~, tr
Production of National Policy Intelligence - Daily Summary (CT?.e )
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Fir. st issue 13 February. Need for 'a~cel~l_y Summ:@ry. Produced
first issue lL~ June 19)L6. The concept of this As that it
concentrate on "signi-a'J.cant trend, s of events eiipplemen.ti r)
the normal intelligence, produced by th.e Departinn.ts."
(i estimates)-~ The n rirnry function of CIG in the production of intellis-;once
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however, will be the preparation. and d_i-ss,eio'1_nation of definitive
estimates of the capabilities and intentions of foreign countries
as they affect thc. national security c, the United States. The
necessity of as i n:i ng the selected
per orn-J to this vital -t.ask has delayed its :i-niti_a.,ion. Solution
of the o!' t!l:i s CI a ac b:i:,: i ty to the ?3- nartments, the
-tate-7.1~ar_Navy Coordinating Committee, the Joint; Chief's of Staff,
and other agencies cornt~erned With the national security has also
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