PRODUCTION PROGRAM FOR ORE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00022R000200040039-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 39
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
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Subject: Production program for ORE
Reference: Draft memorandum for the Assistant Director for Reports
and Estimates submitted by ICAPS to the Director for
signature.
1. The Office of Reports and Estimates cannot concur in the
Reference. It considers the production program for ORE contained
therein to be unrealistic and impracticable insofar as it fails to
take into account the man-hours and facilities required to carry out
the program at the rate of production indicated and the manpower and
facilities actually available to ORE.
2. This Office has discussed the subject with ICAPS in a
spirit of collaboration, but with a realistic appreciation of the
means available to it, as briefly set forth in Tab "a".. It feels
that it is contrary to the best interest of C.I.G. to lay down a
program which is, on its face, impossible of fulfilment. It has
proposed to ICAPS an alternative which, while providing to meet the
needs indicated by ICAPS to the maximum extent now practicable, is
also flexible enough to permit acceleration and expansion of the
program in keeping with any increase in the means available. In
paragraph 2 B (2) of the Reference, however, ICAPS insists upon its
original, unrealistic production schedule. In paragraph 2 C, concerning
basic intelligence, ICAPS introduces a novel concept never considered
in its discussions with ORE and diametrically opposed to the principles
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which ORE has understood were to govern the production of such
intelligence. Even eventual compliance therewith would require that
the recently approved T/O for ORE be quadrupled, since it implies
that ORE is to undertake all the basic intelligence research now
being accomplished in the State, War, Navy and other Departments.
3. The Office of Reports and Estimates recommends that the
Reference be not approved, and that in lieu thereof the Director
approve the substitute attached as Tab "b".
J. KLAHR HUDDLE
Assistant Director
Reports and Estimates
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