IMPLEMENTATION OF JOINT STUDY GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SECDEF)

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 61
• Publication Date: April 25, 1961
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25 April 1961
MEMORANDUM FOR: The Director of Cent ,~ elli ice
SUBJECT: Implementation of Join ud roup Recommendations
by the Secretary of De ns (SECDEF)
FOR INFORMATJFON
1. This is a brief summary of the third progress report from the
Office of the Secretary of Defense pertainIng to DOD responsibilities,
either wholly or in part, for implementing certain recommendations of
the Joint Study Group.
2. The initiative for development of a concept for an integrated
Defense Intelligence Agency is again with SECDEF as the JCS has recently
provided additional answers to his specific questions. (Recommendation No. 1).
3. While it is true that final action on some of the recommendations
must wait upon the decision concerning Recommendation No. 1, SECDEF is
nevertheless going ahead with others. As you know, final action has been
taken regarding the National Photographic Intelligence Center (No. 16);
changes have been made in NSCID's No. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 (Part c. of Study
Group Recommendation No. 1); improved budgeting procedures are being studied
as a matter of high priority (No. 3); provisions for greater career develop-
ment of intelligence officers are under study (Nos. 4 and 12); requirements
for an inter-departmental training effort between the military services and
the CIA are being developed with Matthew Baird representing the Agency(Nos.
5 and 13); the assignment of Defense electronic intelligence resources to
unified and specified commanders is being re-examined (No. 7); the concept
of partnership between the NSA and the service cryptologic agencies is being
strengthened (No. 8); existing research and development programs for FLINT
purposes are being reviewed (No. 9); directives governing MAAG support
of the intelligence collection effort are being evaluated by JCS (No. 19);
inter-departmental coordination of the Defense and the CIA research and
development activities is being reviewed by a Joint Task Group (No. 39);
CIA intelligence information support to unified and component commanders
is being expanded (No. 20).
4. Your Coordination Staff is now preparing its first full progress
report regarding implementation of the recommendations of the Joint
Study Group Report. It will cover the entire intelligence community
and will be sent to you soon after 1 May 1961.
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