NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

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• Publication Date: June 29, 1946
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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY
FUNCTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
References: a. President's Totter of 22 January 1946
b. N.I.A. Directive No. 1
c. N.I.A. Directive No. 2
Ae crc bj the Director of Central Intelligence, with the
nar n:v us Concurrence of the Intelligence Advisory Board
The "'resident's letter of 22 January 1946, directing the
establ:Ushment of the National Intelligence Authority, con-
tained, in . aragraph 3 thereof, a general description of the
functions envisaged for the Director of Central Intelligence.
N.I.A. Directive No. 1, containing the basic policies and pro-
cedures rvorning the Central Intelligence Group, further
clarified the functions of the Director of Central Intelligence,
particularly as regards his relationship with the National
IntellI_cnce Authority and the Intelligence Advisory Board.
N.I.A-. D'_oectivo No. 2 contained an initial personnel authori-
zation for the Central Intelligence Group, providing only the
minimum necessary for the tasks of organizing, surveying pressing
problems, and meeting initial requirements. N.I.A. Directive
No. 2 also instructed the Director of Central Intelligence to
submit his recommendations for ,augmentation of the Central
Intoll:L,oncc, Group as soon as practicable. Pursuant to those
instruct:,_::ns, this report proposes a redefinition of the func-
tions of the Director of Central Intelligence which will give him
the necessary authority to augment.the Central Intelligence Groa_
so that he may effectively perform his assigned missions.
2_A draft N.I.A. directive, redefining the functions of the
Direct-,_,r _f Central Intelligence,, is contained in Enclosure "A".
Discuss::..n of the provisions of this draft directive is
cont ._~_ned in Enclosure "B".
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3. The former Director of Central Intelligence, Rear Admiral
Sidney W. ,Souers, has concurred in the recommendations con-
tained?here_Ln. This report also has the unanimous concurrence
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of the Intelligence Advisory Board, which included the Director
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in this case.
4. It is recommended that the National Intelligence Authority
approve the draft directive in Enclosure "A".
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ENCLOSURE "A"
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY
D R A F T
PROPOSED N.I.A. DIRECTIVE
FUNCTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
Pursuant to the President's letter of 22 January 192.6
designating this Authority as responsible for planning, develop-
ing and coordinating all Federal foreign intelligence activities
so as to ensure the most effective accomplishment of the intel-
ligence mission related to the national security, the functions
of the Director of Central Intelligence are hereby redefined as
fol-lows, subject to the provisions of said letter:
1. P ara3raph 3 of the Presiden.t l s letter of 22 January 1946
defined the functions of the Dirootor of Central Intelligence as
follows
'3. Subject to the existing law, and to the direction and.
control of the National Intelligence Authority, the Director
of Central Intelligence shall:
Accomplish the correlation and evaluation of intol-
ligonce relating to the national security, and the appro-
7)r_a4te dissemination within the Government of the resulting
strategic and national policy intelligence. In so doing,
1 ult.. use shall be made of the staff and facilities of the
ritol.lige.nce agencies of your departments.
".b. Plan for the coordination of such of the activities
of the Intelligence agencies of your departments as relate
to the national security and recommend to the National
Into;_ligence Authority the establishment of such over-all
:L_c:os and objectives as will assure the most effective
wccoornoolishment of the .national intelligence mission.
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c. Perform, for the benefit of said intelligence
agencies, such services of common concern as the National
Intelligence Authority determines can be more efficiently
accor_r.>lishod centrally.
"d. Perform such other functions and duties related to
intelligence affecting the national security as the
1-'ro.sidont and the National Intelligence Authority may from
time to time direct."
.2. In _?erforming the functions specified in paragraph 3-a of
the President's letter, the Director of Central Intelligence is
hereby authorized to undertake such research and analysis as
may be necessary to determine what functions in the fields of
national security intelligence are not being presently performed
or arc not being adequately performed. Based upon these deter-
minatio_:ns, the Director of Central Intelligence may centralize
such research and analysis activities as may, in his opinion
and that :,' the appropriate member or members of the Intelli-
gence 2dvisory Board, be more efficiently or effectively ac-
complishod centrally.
3. In addition to the functions specified in paragraph 3-b of
the Pros_Ldo.nt's letter and in accordance with paragraph 4 of
N.I.A. Directive No. 1, the Director of Central Intelligence is
hereby directed to act as the agent of this Authority in'co-
ordinat=_ng all Federal foreign intelligence activities related to.
the national security to ensure that the over-all policies and
objectives established by this Authority are properly implemented
and executed.
4. Pursuant to paragraph 3-c of the President's letter, the
Director of Central Intelligence is hereby directed to perform
the follow-'rig services of common concern which this Authority
has determined can be more-efficiently accomplished centrally:
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Conduct of all organized Federal espionage and cou.nter-
espi-onage operations outside the United States and its pos-
sessioons for the collection of foreign intelligence informa-
tio:n required for the national security.
b. Conduct of all Federal, monitoring of press and propa-
ganda broadcasts of foreign powers required for the eollocti
of intelligence information related to the national security.
5. To.
the extent of available appropriations and within the
limits of their capabilities, as determined by the respective
Departments, the State, War and Navy Departments will make
available to the Director of Central Intelligence, upon his re-
quest, the funds, personnel, facilities and other assistance
requirod.",?-.r the performance of the function's authorized herein.
At the earliest practicable date, the Director of Central Intel-
ligence will submit for approval by this Authority any supple-
mental budget required to perform the functions authorized herein,
in addit_o.o:n to the appropriations which can be made available
for this by the State, War and Navy Departments.
6. Whore the performance of functions authorized herein re-
quires the liquidation, transfer or integration of funds, per-
sonnel ~r facilities for existing activities of the State, War
and Navy Do