IMPLEMENTATION OF NSC-APPROVED RECOMMENDATION RE REVIEW OF PLANS AND PROGRAMS OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 77
• Publication Date: May 8, 1961
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
Chairman, United States Intelligence Board
SUBJECT:
Implementation of NSC-Approved Recommendation re
Review of Plans and Programs of Intelligence
Community
REFERENCES:
A.
B.
USIB-D-1.5/7 dated 27 April 1961
Joint Chiefs of Staff Memorandum for the
Chairman. United States Intelligence Board
dated 5 May 1061, subject as above.
1. This memoraadu= contains a recom'renetation for actt on by the
Chairman, United States Intelligence Boards :iueh recommendation
appears in paragraph 4 below.
2. A proposal for the review of intelligence community plans
and programs (reference A) is scheduled for discussion at the United
States Intelligence Board meeting on 9 May 1961. The Acting Director
for Intelligence, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has requested that this
matter be deferred from consideration by the United States Intelli-
gence Board at this time (reference B).
3. The requested deferral is based upon the pending reorgani-
zation of Department of Defense intelligence activities and revisions
of budget and programming procedures within the Department now under
way.
4. It is recommended that you support United States Intelligence
Board approval of the proposal contained in reference A for the
following reasons:
a. Joint Study Group Recommendation No. 32, as approved
by the President on 18 January 1961, requires the proposed
action at the beginning of each annual budget cycle. USIB
action to defer the proposal would necessitate strong and
reasonable arguments to the National Security Council justi-
fying the delay.
b. The information to be presented by the USIB meuber
agencies is keyed to specific intelligence programs considered
necessary regardless of reorganization or changed budgeting
and progrmmiing procedure.
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c. A USIB review of future plans and progrceas of the
foreign intelligence cou.:.:.unity and for which the USIB ."embers
rare jointly responsible, would produce r:utually aclvantaGeous
inprovenents fron the coubizaecl judger eats not otherwise possible.
d. The United State; Bureau of the Budget endorsed the
inclusion of recar:ir-iendation No, 32 in the Joint Study Group
report. Having parti ci )r.ted i ! developing the proposal, now
before the USIB, especially z -s to its timing, the Burcr.u could
be expected to advise a ,ins deferring the r. ;.tter.
e. The infor tiara celled for in the proposal would be
of value in planning the reorganization of Defense intelli-
gence activities and would be of considerable use by then
(luring the per _od of transition.
f. Fiscal year 1363 budgets imst be prepared and sub-
nitted to the President and the Congress in any event. It
would be pore advantageous to the intelligence co., :unity to
do this with USIB guidance than without it.
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Attnch:,,cnts :
1. Reference A
2. Reference B
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