EXCERPTS FROM TASK FORCE REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES MAY 1955

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• Publication Date: May 1, 1955
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Excerpts from Task Force Report
on
Intelligence Activities
May 1955
Prepared by the Commission on Organization. of the
Executive Branch of the Government
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construction have been initiated
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security r ons.' The nor of build now cec
bas been incr^ee sed to tWxty-four,, tba s ifyi they
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objectives as a aiwmm of
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cleat fps to attract the beet ,ifis
at the
a ciae of the tierr services. This situation will be discussed
Central TmteUigewe y
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to that agwwy axe
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of b tart' requests. This tendcy shmAld not be cbarj d to intelli-
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the lion of a compeat CO Atv icon of thio
public saseired. of the nti : and ttruwtvartbry
of our IntoUISmwe fbrres, *ad to emlist public wVport
sort is needed to pmeete a drat see
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that InteUipmee ppe ti ix e- large ee t Of stc-r*07 60 On
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these same concepts and theories have bad strong advocates
almost continuously wince that time, and the D has been, and is being,
periodically subjected to efforts to reduce him and the CIA to a status sub-
a national intelligence csameittee collectively. Therefore,
of the CIA has been 3aergiely one of distrust and discord among the
sevexul intelligence agencies. On the one hand, the three military intelligence
agencies in the past have believed that the CLA was invading their areas of
responsibility and mss, in tact, largely a cae titor of theirs in the Intel-
lilts a field, on the other hand, the CIA has believed that at times the other
intelligence agencies have not been as cooperative as they should have been
sf national intelligence. This distrust has resulted
personnel. of almost all intelligence agencies taking advantage
shortcomings of other agencies., to the detriment
of the intelligence city as a thole. The task force is of the opinion
that the IAC should take cognisance
discord, distrust, and petty jealousy is doing to the aeconpiiebment of the
IW' #s vetry i tant intelligence mission; that the intelligence chief of each
agency should see to it that these haxarua sets and tactics are discontinued
within his own agency; and that any and all unresolved differences between the
seers of his agency and those of other agencies are brought before the TAC
for final solution.
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A careful examination of these formalized directives indicates that in
aascxaee+, if not most, instances they are not clear and concise and do not convey
in precise and unmistakable terms the instructions necessary to carry out the
purposes intended by the directives. Also, there are am* fields of possible
conflict,
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of the fields of scientific intelligence, and in the clandestine collection of
infornetion, which have not been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of t l
concerned. I bers of the IAC are amore of these areas of conflict, and it
believed that they are continuously endeavoring to eliminate them by cou-
eultations and give-and,-take mutual agreements. Nevertheless, the task force
is of the opinion that all eaxisting intelligence directives of the C, IAC
DC1 ghould. ba revieved by the IAC and others concerned, with a view
r?_earer areas of responsibility and to allocating intelligence
area which will be in accord with the capability, interest,.
paramount rational responsibilities of each department or agency.
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The Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) personally site as chairman
of the USCIB and of the VAC, and as a member of the OCB. The major portion
of his time, as yell as tMt of other officials of his office, is devoted to
coldr and other related special operations and functions of the DD/P
exercises direct general control and supervision over the operations
of the CIA by thrice weekly* scheduled meetings with the three deputy directors
of operations, and by monthly scheduled meetings with the assistant director
cue operating offices. Special matters are also directly
controlled by him.through the thr" operating deputy directors, or occasionally
with the assistant director or directors concerned. Aside from this
and distant control over the day-to-day activities of the rats of the
the DCI has decentralized the administrative: and operational control over his
icularly of the DD/I and DD/g areas, to the deputy directors of
the three areas of responsibility; and they in turn have further decentralized
a large part of their control authority to the assistant director heads of the
various operating offices. It 3a the view of the task force that this type of
control is not conducive to efficient administration and tends to create a group
of small aemiautoncsssouss elements, the head of each of which in large measure
exarcusses a self-determination as to tat, when, and how he will conduct his
assigned duties and functions; tends to foster self-interest; and militates
against that * mlity of agency-wide cohesiveness of effort which is so essential
'ftctent maaagem:nt of any activity. To alleviate this unsatisfactory
condition brought about largely because of the constant demands on the time of
the DCI in the execution of the Agency's cold-war functions, there is a vital
used for the establishment of a single coordinating authority, such as an
director or executive of the Agency as envisaged by the basic enabling
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ion., between the DCM and the heads of the various operating elements
to relieve the director of the responsibility for the considera-
tion. of the many administrative, logistical, and operational details and
problems which should be resolved by a central bight-level authority. never,
because of the frequent unavailability of such an authority under current
of these details and problem Bove not been presented to hirer
consideration, but have been settled, if settled at all., by the
ice or by actual direct nta betwen interested officers.
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s=nsibilit:
Functions of DDJP Area
.. ,...i rtheless, the present internal organization of the CIA for carrying
DD/P type of functions gives rise to the suspicion that the intelligence
which the CIA produces is not in fact national in its scope end effect, but
may be sought and slanted to met its own operational needs.
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has been overshadowed by the concentration by the DCI and
assort of their time and efforts on the performance of
is cold -mar functions. The task farce, therefore, is of the opinion
that the present internal ar; iznticn of the CIA, for the, performance of the
DD type of functions, has had a decidedly adverse effect on the accomplishment
agency's espionage ex d. counterespionage functions.
To eliminate., or at least to alleviate, the basic causes of this adverse
effect on the performance of its espionage and counterespionage factions, the
majority of the task force members belie" strongly that those elements of the
responsibility engaged in the performance of these functions
from close integration with the "cold- r" elements of that
area of responsibLity. In furtherance of such a separation, the majority of
ik force, theerefore, recd ends that the "covert intelligence" functions
cald-war" functions of that area each be assigned to the exclusive
control of a separate operating deputy director, the area of
responsibility of each to be meads administratively and logistically self-supporting
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p ibilities end ' Ctions of DD /P Area
k force believes that the senior operating deputy director charged
ponetbility of conducting the Agency's "cold _ ems" functions
be designated as the representative of the Director of Central Int-elliewnce
tip Coordinating Board (C), in order that. can thereby
share of his time to the performance of the Agency's intelligence-
a; and that the status of each of the three armor opera
:e Agency be increased from that of a civil Service position
8 to that of a tic law Pres ential appointee at a salary of
per year. Remiss of the merits of the foregoing reccndations, and
$16,
in spite of the fact that the national intelligence produced in the last two
years is unquestiona b3,y far superior in quality to that produced theretofore,
developed during this survey support the conclusion that the DCI, as
rted by the IAC and the intelligenc& agencies which they repro
irate quality of coordinated national intelligence; and
is due largely to a lark of raw Intelligence Information,,
Soviet bloc countries.
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.....It is suggested that the above-mentioned offices be re-titled as indicated
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to depict mwre precisely the functions being perfarmed, and that the
Basic Intelligence Division of be vithdravn therefrom and raised to office
pus because of the vet great importance of its functionss
Office of Reference and Liaison (On)
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Uac
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Office of Scientific Research (on)
;)Research 4~z}
Office of mimic and Geogra
Office of bmic Intell mnce L )
Office of current Intelligence ( )
Office of Rational EsstiMates (o)
,,.,,The Present organization of the OCD appears to be effective for the accomplish-
of Ructions, but it is suggested that its title be changed
service should be recognized and accepted by the intelligence cesenunity
and WAS official by the publication of an appropriate iuteel-
ice of Reference and Liaison, vhich would be more descriptive of the
functir now being performed by that office.
.....it is the view of the task force that certain types of this CIA central
ive. Also, it is suggested that, because of budgetary 1imitat 5X1
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? . ? ? . principal difficulties appear to be a lack of
apPrecilltjtrl in both the
CIA and in the Military intelli enc. agencies Of the distinction bet en
scientific intelligence concerned prix sy with the future d*ve]opent potential
C Zt3'~1l~aaann~
nations , and tOchnical intelli ce concerned with present map
of foreign nations. Ow se resulted, in
August 1952, in the repl^ee-
t Of the &Unti,fic e.11jae Committee of the IAC with the Scientjfi
Sstimat ft ^_ 4t c
-1 oh concerns itself with the integration of scientific
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cidentally with the coordination of other $cicntifie jute,
lea; with the result that there is still Imad -.te coordimtjon
it affects atoaje energy,
ids aseita ll by the accoe ijabma of the f oU v
tions:
the title of 081 to *O lee of ;& ient c He
assign that reepcnsibf lity to the ?'IA
.ty for the foreign motion of acientifie and tecknical
t pertinent mm to r+el.ieve the Daunt of ate,
lack of spec inter@:st, funds, personnj, or other means, of
e. Revise the prtinent DQTD to abolish the pre. nt Scientific
Bet tea CM=ittoe (WO and to reestablish, in lieu thereof, a Scientific
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nce Committee (SIC), with a charter which will permit the establishment
sepaxate working committees thereof as my be te, to eff,
interagency coordination in the various fields of scientific intelligence, such
as bioit ical, chemical, etc.
Up to the present time the CIA has been one of the major parts
intelligence effort on foreign atomic dew to *aent. i.le considerable
success has been achieved in this field, the task force believes that the division
of responsibilities of the over-all atomic energy intelligence effort requires
definition and reorientation, as recommended in the section of this report
concerning the At mic Rnsrgy Cession.
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.on Bas e
d velopsuent of the NIS program is a formidable task, and it
is the view of the task force that the program vould be materially stiff
and placed on a more efficient and economical basis if this activity VwV
taken out of its third-level position in the 0 and raised to a separate
status under an Assistant Director, as was done in the case of the
establishment of the Office o Current Intelligence.
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Production of Itigge l tiMatss
All in all, the task force is of the opinion that the 0012 and the IAC
are doing ac remarkably good job in producing national estimates under present
eonditi s and with the asatorial available. Unfortunately, there are large
gaps in the intelligence informtion available; and, therefore, it must be
concluded that the national estimates now being produced by the IAG are not
entirely adequate for the purposes for which they are intended.
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503
than is
logistic services of the Agency should be i d to make the area of
e
ea
k force, therefore, is of the opinion that the s lmistrative
var, it is the view of the task force that the Consolidation of
support area tends to tle
together more
ble the operations of the It/I and D/P Areas with the inevi 4
table continued neglect of the statutory intelligenne duties of the
Agency.
th
t
Ponsibility of each operating deputy director a ninistretivtly an
"'f-sporting- Moreover, a csamprebansive and tborou b man-
of the Agency Bellowing the suggested reorganisation is
attention
a full a*s>ness of the III of the status of his Agency ad&in-
I the report of such a survey must be brought to the personal
the or to a true BxAeutive Director of the Agency-, in ord
ve Agency managownt.
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c support of the D)/P Area has been made more difficult than
necessary because of the failure of the r to advise the Logistics Office
of its operational plans or to permit it to participate in the advance plan
ring phases of each
operation. This, in turn, often results in
rocur ent and other sporadic efforts to render the rajuired
support. Also, the tasks of the Logistics Office are made mom
ensive, and less efficient by the security policies of the
noy and by the multitude and temporary-type of buildings in which the
housed in the Washington area.
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fog eta recOMMUU that effo be eatj to
of &wh f~=ft &0 MW be ameossa7 for this
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pay the entire initial
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Office off Per nnel
.....no appreciable progress bas been made in the establishment of ladders
of ' progress by means of which each career employee win be able to select
his career field and plan a training and assignment program which will
qualify him or her for ever increasing positions of responsibility in the
Agency. It is too early to evaluate the program* effectiveness, although
some of the more basic principles appear to be well conceived.
lotwithatanding certain personnel agreements and tentative steps that
en taken, no real war plans have been developed whereby the Agency
will be able to determine requirements of, and to acquire and retain against
itition the necessary personnel to assure continuity of its
own operations In time of war.
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# Ur atuHE
. -a* 1-use., m-nererore, urges the utilization by the CIA of
retired military personnel who possess the requisite competence, and rect.-
mends that Public Lav 53, 8 Congress, be amended by changing the afore-
mentioned words "not more than fifteen, contained in that lax, to reed,
ae r, " thus permitting the eqplayment by the CIA under that law of an unlimited
number of retired officers or warrant officers of the military services.
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. , ..Seer, there is a need for the establishment of a system which will
assure automatic security rechecks at not to exceed each five-year period
of time. Them . are also certain security practices in operation which should
be evaluated both against the interference With operational effectiveness,
:inst the basic American philosophies of Individual dignity and
Also, the program for security of information bus been
,ly
reported as a serious interference with the exchange of info tion and the
maxiw= utilization of information of a highly sensitive (Eyes Only or Special
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s6'
tors Authority Grants CAA
.....Tae task forte is Of the opinion that the current provisions of the fore-
going legislation are sound and necessary for the efficient performance by
IA of its duties, functions, and responsibilities, many of which are of a
tune that could not possibly be accomplished if subjected
n scrutiny of transactions that is normally required of other Govern-
ment departments and agencies; and that in extension of the special rights,
privileges, and authority granted therein, these laws should be further amended,
as follows:
a. Amend the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 19149 to provide -.
Authority for the employment by the CIA of
of only "fifteen," as is now authorized) retired. officers or
of the armed services.
to increase the pay of the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence to a current
enjoyed by the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Defense (currently
Director of Central Intelligence to a current annual salary equal to that
b. Amend the utivee Pay Bill of 1949 to increase the pary
(2) Additional medical and hospitalization benefits and services
pendants of CIA employees when stationed. overseas.
(3) Statutory leave benefits, and accumulations thereof, to
employees of the CIA as are now authorized to members of the Foreign Service.
position
$17,500); to provide for an Ssecutive Director of Central
qual to that enjoyed by under secretaries of executive departments
annual salary equal to that enjoyed by the present incumbent of the
of Central Intelligence (currently 416,000); and to
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responsibility of the Agency (D)OW known as Deputy Directors of Grade
at an sunual salary of $14,800) at an annual salary for each equal to
provide for not to exceed three operating deputy directors of the three for
416,000)*
njcyed by the present Director of Central Intelligence (currently
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for the giving of intelligence advice to the ISC . (pp. 13-20)
Cow Lsions
rovisions of Section 102 of the National Security Act of 194-7
that the p-
us are adequate for the purposes intends, no changes therein
are necessary concerning the position of the CIA as an agency operating under
the direct control and guidance of the national security council for the pur-
pose of coordinating the p ductivn of intelligence affeacting, the national
segurity or concerning the concept of the DCI `a individual responsibility
as currently supported by the IAC and the intell.igenc
agencies Vhich they represent, is not carrying out in a satisfactory manner
his statutory in tel.liggnce-type functions, in that the DCI and the IhC are
not prtdwing an adequate quality of coordinated national intelligence, as
he post-emortem analysis of national estimates which reveal
evidenced by t
many gepa in vital intelligence knowledge; end that this failure is due
primarily to the lack of raw intelligence information fr-oak sources within
the soviet bloc. W. 33-35, 49)
That all NBC# IAC r and DCI inte11igetnce directives should be reviewed
by the IAC and others concerned, with a view to establishing clearer area
which will be in accord with each department or agency*s capability, interest,
and paramount national responsibilities. (pp. 24, 25)
The majority of the task force is of the opinion that the "covert intel-
of responsibility and to 5llocating intelligence tasks in each such area
e" functions and the "cold-war" functions of the current W/P area
should be ZeVamtod and each assigned to the exclusive Jurisdictional control
of a separate operating deputy director, the area of responsibility of each
of whym should be made administratively and logistically self-supporting.
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a minority of the task force members feel that all "covert intelli-
"cold-war" operations should be under both the staff and operating
control of a single operating deputy director, whose area of responsibility
should be administratively and logistically Self-supporting, although such
operating deputy director should have two deputy directors operating at the
staff level, dealing separately and exclusively with "covert intelligence"
and with "cold-wer" operations respectively. (pp? 31, 35, 5o)
'ganization and allocation of internal functions of the
CIA should be revised to reflect an organization designed
to carry out the following functions with regard to the coordination Of the
Production of national intelligence (pp. 35, 36, 49, 50
IL- The maintenance of a central reference and liaison service;
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0# The performume, as a matter of co:emon concern, of certain economic,
scientific research functions;
d? The production of current intelligence for CIA use;
of basic int
coordination of the production, as a matter of common canoe
-genes and national intelligence eeetimateesi and
rformance Of certain headquarters services, such as per-
:nistrative and logistic functions, relating to the support of
hole.
That the Director of Central Intelligence should reestablish the Office
of the ftecutivo Director of the Agency, to relieve himself of the necessity
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of having to devote a large part of his time to the solution of the many day -
to-day administrative and operational problems of the Agemcy. (PP. 31, 39)
status of each of the three major operating deputy director
of the Agency should be increased from that of a civil-service appointee
(now Grade G8-18 to that of a Public Lax Presidential appointee at an
salary of i6, 000. (PP. 34.. 35, 66, 67
That the operating deputy director charged with the responsibility of
conducting the "cold-war" functions of the Agency should be designated as
presentative of the Director of Central intelligence on the operations
Coordinating Bo
share of his tia
tions. (p. 34)
, in order that the I any be able to devote a greater
to the performance of the Agency's intelligence-type func-
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coordination of certain types of scientific intelligence,
electronic, is not satisfactory; and that the Scientific isti-
C ttee ha* been unsuccessful in resolving differences of opinion
certain scientific fields concerning the distinction between intelligence
scientific research and basic resources, and that relating to
she present production and use of weapons by foreign nations. (p. 41)
That the conduct of scientific intelligence research is bandicappe
Bile of the State Department to carry out adequately its allocated
collection functions. (p. 42)
That the coordination of the production of the National Intelligence
Surveys is one of the most important functions of the CIA, yet the element
A responsible for the performance of that function is relegated to
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a third-level position in the Office of Research and mss, when its impor-
tance warrants separate office status. (pp. 44-46)
That. the production of National Intelligence Estimates is accompli
ted, efforts of all ambers of the IAC. Roweeveer, such estimates
adequate because of the deficiencies in available pertinent
on regarding military intelligence on the Soviet bloc; movements
one of Soviet and satellite armed forces, including Cun
controls; scientific end technical capabilities; basic intelligence
production of standardized air target materials on vital targets;
is Intelligence on the Soviet bloc; c?aemodity categories as they aff
about 40 percent complete reporting collections by State Depart
meat; procurement of foreign language documents; coordination of .
in the collection of information; and actual military capabilities or objec-
tives of Russia in atomic warfare. (Y. 49
That the administrative and logistic functions of the CIA. are more costly
and less efficient because of the security limitations imposed and because
of the lack of adequate, more coact housing facilities. (pp. 50,
That the CIA has no appreciable personnel problems. other than those
imposed by security restrictions, and. the normal administrative problems
connected with this type of activity such as the recruitment of top-level
profeessional and other highly skilled personnel. The Agency is staffed
nably well for current needs; its monthly turnover is modest; and its
Live machinery is adequate to eliminate undesirable employees
because of inefficiency.
nheerent administrative problems are alleviated
to some extent by the fact that the average employee of the Agency holds a
equal to or possibly one grade higher than employe in like positions
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in other Government agencies, a fact. which requires careful reconsideration
as to its propriety in the over-all Federal personnel program. (pp. 54-57
a need for the development of a ccmprehe eive plan for the
procurement and utilization of personnel on a continuing basis in competition
with the inevitable demands of the military services in time Of war- (pp. 56-60)
That the security program in existence in the CIA is adequate for the
purposes Intended. Hover, it needs reviewing for operational and adminis-
trative effectiveness, and in its relationship to fundamental American
philosophies regarding the dignity and freedom of the individual,. and there
is a need for the establishment of a system which will assure automatic security
rechecks at not to exceed each five-year period of time. (pp. 61, 62)
That the special rights, privileges, and authority granted to the CIA
in the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, as amended, and in certai
other laws and regulations are sound and necessary for the efficient perform-
snce by the CIA of its duties, functions, and responsibilities. (p. 65)
That certain legislation or change in existing legislation is required
pacified in the recommendations below. (pp. 65-67)
'p,.y';ndertions
The majority of the task force recommends that the "covert inteliigenc
"cold.-wax" functions of the current W/P area of
each assigned to the exclusive Jurisdictional control of a separate operat-
Ing deputy director, the area of responsibility of each of whom shall be
made administratively and logistically pelf-supporting. However, a minority
of the members of the task force feel that both "covert intelligence" and
"eold=var" operatio ne should be under the staff and operating control of a
single operating deputy director, whose area of responsibility shall be a&-
ministratively and logistically self-supporting, although such Operating
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deputy director should have two deputy directors operating at ther-staff
dealing separately and exclusively with "covert intelligence," and
with "cold-war"
operations respectively. That the remainder of the, CIA be reorganized with a Director, a Deputy
Director, an Executive Director, a general secretariat, necessary staff
sections and offices of administrative and logistic services, and an ope
ing Deputy Director of Intelligence with seven operating offices thereunder,
as follower
Office of Basic Intelligence
Office of Reference and Liaison
Office of Collection
Office of Scientific Research
Office of Economic and Geographic Research
Office of Current Intelligence
Office of National Estimates
That the Director of Central Intelligence reestablish the Office of
the Executive Director of the Agency, to relieve himself of the necessity
of having to devote a large part of his time to the solution of
daily administrative and minor operational problems of the Agency.
That the status of the three major operating deputy directors be changed
t of a civil-service appointee (now Grade QS-18) to that of a Public
Baal appointee at an aannural salary of $16,,000.
That the operating deputy director, charged with the responsibility
of conducting the "scald-war" functions of the Agency, be designated as the
representative of the Director of Central Intelligence on the Operations
Coordinating Board, in order that the DCI may be able to devote a greater
share of his time to the performance of the Agency's intelligence functions.
That a comprehensive internal management survey of the Agency be con-
ducted by the CIA within a year following the reorganization of the Agency
as recommended in this report.
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That all N', L4C, and DCI intelligence directives be reviewed by the
others concerned, with a view to establishing clearer arms of
sibility and to allocating intelligence task$ in each such area which will
be in accord with each department or agency's capability, interest, and pars
mount national responsibilities.
tific gstimstes Cca itteo be abolished; and that in lieu
thereof there be established under the IAC a Scientific Intelligence Committees
th such working subcommittee* as way be necessary to insure the full coor-
dination, of community-wide scientific intelligee effort.
That the CIA security program be studied and reevaluated against both
operational and administrative eRf ffective mess; and with a view to the eaestab -
lisbment of a systesa which will assure automatic security recheck* at not
to exceed each five-year period.
That the Congress be requested to appropriate as soon as practicable
my be necessary to construct adequate CIA housing facilities
in or near Washington, D. C.
the cap.
tral Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 be amended to authorize
by the CIA of "any" (instead of only fifteen, as is now auth-
on rd) retired officers or warrant officers of the armed services; to auth
prize additional medical and hospital beenefi
rvices to the d ndent$
of CIA ployeees when stationed overseas, similar to those authorized to
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dependents of members of the United States Foreign Service; and to authorize
leave benefits, and acct.uletions thereof, to employees of the CIA to the
same extent as noir authorised to members of the Foreign Service.
That the Executive Pay Bill of 1949 be amended to increase the pay
of the Director and Deputy Director to the sums *20,O00 and. $17,
o authorise the appointment of an Executive Director of CIA at an
of $i6, 000.
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