REQUESTS FOR INTER-AGENCY ASSISTANCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00022R000200040046-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: August 24, 1948
• Content Type: MEMO

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October 1, 1953 "Souvenirs of G/GS-'
Chief, Plans and Policy Staff
Chief, Global. Survey Group
Requests for Inter-Agency Assistance
Reference: Your memos 20 August 1948
24 August 1948
1. The Global Survey Group has never made a direct, formal
request to any outside agency for research and analysis. It has
sometimes, in oral discussion, suggested the general desirability
of certain studies.
2, The work of the G/GS does not lead to. the formulation of
direct requests on departmental agencies, for the following reasons:
a. The tasks which fall to the G/GS normally require
urgent action and do not permit the adoption of an unduly
time-consuming procedure.
b, These tasks do not involve research and compilation,
but rather appreciation, which, in view of the normal urgency
must be made on the basis of research already accomplished
and current intelligence,
c. These tasks, especially those undertaken at the request
of tEe NSC Staff,, are directed toward specific problems rather
than generalized requirements, Experience has shown that the
specific pertinence of departmental studies cannot be relied
upon without a greater degree of guidance and control than it
is feasible for G/GS to exercise outside of ORE.
d. G/GS has found no "opposite number" in the departmental
agencies. In this circumstance it is compelled, for reasons
to internal comity, to deal with external units corresponding
to ORE Branches through the ORE Branches.
e. For the foregoing reasons, the practice of G/GS is to
prepare its drafts in collaboration with ORE Branches, relying
upon their liaison with their'bpposite numbers" and upon sub..
sequent coordination to keep it apprised of departmental views.
3. A special case is the Joint Ad Hoc Comrci'ttee under G/GS
chairmanship. This working arrangement results in close direct
collaboration between G/GS and departmental representatives, but
not in direct requests upon outside agencies for specific research.
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All texts used as a basis for discussion have been prepared in
ORE in consultation with committee members. A single exception
is a report in preparation by a military subcommittee and not yet
completed.
The projects completed by the Joint Ad Hoc Committee are:
Special Evauation No. 28 (16 March)
ORE 22.18 (5 April)
ORE 58-48 (30 July)
Political,, economic,, and scientific appendices to ORE 58-48 are
ready for publication but held up awaiting completion of the
military appendix referred to above. ORE 22v48 is currently under
review by the Committee.
cc: Chief, S/PP
Chief, G/SI
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