REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION OF THE FUTURE STATUS OF SSU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00499R000700040003-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: February 4, 1946
• Content Type: MF

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tl]o Assistant .,SocrotarY,r ot.`War,
:in S trateF 110' Sorviec ;tJnit,9
of the
clarification. of the status
to be prosorvcd Since. then the lia,,uidation
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of its : wartimo
,Pr& i table in
telligonco oporations havo' been maintainod, but the assets
accelerated by continuing obscurity in the Unites future.
Assets vanish alarmingly despite the generous and construe-
tivo support of the United by all officials of the liar Do-
high grade personnel, and its morale lowered at a rate
of the organization continue to be sapped by attrition of
and.comnLitmonts are not possible under the circumstances.
Since the establishment of the Central Intolligonc?
partmont responsible for its maintenance. Long;-range planning
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Authority on(~22 January. 194V the disposition of the SSU
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ti n2er xoranduxa' to
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.stro'cc n tho urgent Hoed:: for
SSfJ if' itr assets vraro
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r'c';;;cct to that j\ut)bor:Lty 11.ri z'crlaine 1 undocidod.
:orcovcr, othor dir;turbin,; C :Lrcur Ste nco.3 have
nriccn ti;: ich fond fi.irthcr to postp,ono docision. I rofor to
criticic tis fro'rt various sour cc:1 of certain aspocts of SSU
tending to raise doubt ,as to its value as an ontity for use
in tho Contral IntolliUenco Group. Sono of therm ciriticis rats
talk tho cheap and fariiliar forrl of innuendo roflocting on
the coupoternco of the 'personnel and security of: tho Unit.
't~.rt.i-nrf 1, C1 fnrts arnd shoor, opinions..aro expressed by ins-
divid1Lals mhc . could not 'ba familiar .rrl th. the current methods
of"operation,`'.assota, or, if liven favorable conditions, the
potentialities, of the. organization. On the other hand, some
rational questionings have boon.r iced air to the propriety
.o I f the continuance. of certain `activities,, such as` liaison'
with foreign intolliganco services, and, semi-overt group
activities in support of occupational forces.
Both the irresponsible criticism of the organization
and the justifiable queries as to the appropriate nature and
scope of its functions are causing indecision and delay
respecting the future employment of SSU. The delay is serious.
In the national interest, irrrnediate and authoritative study
should be given to. the problem.
On:15 January 1046, I submitted to Major General
S, LeRoy Irwin a statement of the ascota.of the SSU as of
that date .(Tab A)..'j,. Those assets 'are believed to be verifiablo
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