LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00269R000100130085-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 85
• Publication Date: June 7, 1954
• Content Type: LETTER

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7 June 1954
The President
The White House
Dear Mr. President:
About five years ago, pursuant to NSC action, a small
committee of persons outside government, but familiar with
intelligence work, was constituted to review the work of the
Central Intelligence Agency. I was Chairman of that Committee,
which included Mr. William H. 3ackson and Mr. Mathias Corr*&.
The, report which we submitted in January 1949 served as the basis
for certain organizational changes which my predecessor, General
Bedell Smith, put into effect shortly after he became Director of
Central Intelligence.
In the five years subsequent to this report there have been
basic Changes in the world outlook, and in the problems which this
Agency faces. The Soviet have nuclear weapons and are making
important progress in various scientific and technical fields
affecting their over-all strategic situation via--a-via the free world.
Intelligence targets have changed intelligence techniques must be
altered accordingly.
Under these circumstances, I would welcome it if you fe
ime had come to constitute a "Board of Consultants" to review
ork of the Agency, its programs, techniques and administrative
setup, as well as its progress in carrying out its statutory duties and,
in particular, its duty to coordinate and make more effective the
orrice operations of government. Such a study could include a
review of our personnel policies and of our methods of controlling the
expenditure of the unvouchered funds entrusted to us by the Congress.
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It is my belief that reviews of this nature should be carried
out at periodic intervals as the National Security Council might
determine to be appropriate.
While I might constitute such a board by my o
believe that I could only secure the high caliber of men required
to carry out this mission if you, yourself, took the initiative in
constituting the Board thereby emphasising the importance you
place upon it.
Faithfully yours,
Allen W. Dulles
Director
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