THIRD DRAFT OF REVISED NSCID 5

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85S00362R000600170030-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 1, 2003
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: May 8, 1957
• Content Type: MF

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li,i7ELORA:carkii KR: The Inspector General
SUBJECT: Third Draft of Revised NSCID 5
REFERENCE:
8 MAY 1957
Memorandum, This Subject, dated 26 April :1957
(TS No. 148672-C)
1. On 1 iiay 1957 I discussed with the DDCI and Genera Truscott
the advisability of including in a revised NSCID 5 a speciAc pro-
vision setting forth the Director's responsibility for the coordination
of U.S. clandestine collection activities abroad. It was bur reneral
feeling, as a result of this discussion that, while DCIL 5/1 set
forth the procedures for accomplishing coordination of Agreed
Activities, the Director's authority in this connection r4sted on
only an implicit authority in the legislation setting up the organiza-
tion and on the subsequent ESCIDs and that nowhere was such authority
explicitly set forth. While it is true that such authority has not
been directly challenged, it would be hazardous to assert that such
a challenge will never be made. In any event, the discussfon with
General Cabell and General Truscott restated in the decision, after
we considered several alternatives, that the words 'which shall be
coordinated by the Director of Central Intelligence" be exiii.ed to the
last line of paragraph 1 of the current draft.
2. On reconsideration, such wording would cover para4:raph 1
but would leave paragraph 2 (dealing with counterintelligeLce)
uncovered. The insertion of similar wording in paragraph would
be desirable if it could be added in proper context. The organization
of the paragraph is such that the same wordins,, would not _It
smoothly into the paragraph.
3. It is suggested, therefore, that consideration be: given to
adding to the draft a new paragraph (which would be paragrOph number
3, and would call for renumbering the current draft's )ara4reohs 3,
etc.) which would read as follows: "The Director of Central
Intelligence shall coordinate the Agreed Activities descrihed in
the paragraphs 1 and 2 above". This is really no more than the
statement of the responsibilities Which DCID 5/1 implementu.
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4. believe that we should, however, exercise care ;Lest
the insertions recornended above become the subject of a debate
vrith the Services which we might lose. If this were to 1*-oen,
our position could well be weakened rather than strengthened, since
we do at least enjoy currently the implicit acquiescense 6-;:: the
Services in our understanding of the DCIts coordinating rebponsi-
bility in the field of clandestine collection. I should suppose
that the views of the -roard of Consultants on a matter such as this
one would be helpful.
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? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
To : General Cabell
FROM : General Truscott, Jr.
DATE: 9 May 1957
suklim: Revised NSCID #5
REFERENCES: Memorandum from Thomas Karamessines dated 26 April 1957 T.S. 148867
Memorandum from Thomas Karamessines dated 5 May 1957 T.S. 148672-C
1. Since the two paragraphs appear in the current NSCID #5, I would not
object to including them in the revision, although I do not think they areaele
actually necessary.
2. Reference your query on Paragraph 2 of Memorandum dated 26 April 19,W, STAT
I believe CIA rather than DCI should disseminate information.421/Let, e"..
3. Reference your suggested change added to Paragraph 1 of the Third Draft,
and Karamessines Memo of 5 May, I do not think we should raise the question of
DCI responsibility for coordinating. It is already accented in Strmuni
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
Note General Cabell's concurrence and
Now ready for final draft (indicating changes)
for DCI approval.
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3.4 May 57
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FORM NO. 10 REPLACES FORM 10-101
1 AUG 54 WHICH MAY BE USED.
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