COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES ON THE STANDING COMMITTEE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF NSC 50 WITH RESPECT TO:

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Subject: Co ants and Recommendations of the Defense Departrent
R.erpsreesentativ*es on the Std Committee 'Regarding
Implementation of NSC 50 with respect tot
a. Coordination of 1nte11igeraeee activities.
E'. Production of dational Intelligence.
e. Responsibility for research and reports.
IT. Political sues arie s.
se f e n a a*
b.
I.
Ur. Armstrong e s re arks at the IAC meeting an
22 July 191x9.
CIA > andum 5 August 1919, subject as above.
leinutee of IAC meeting of 19 Ault 191&9.
CIA memorandum of 25 Au ,uet 1949* addressed to
the Standing Cc .tt a Hers of the LW, sub-
ject as above.
CIA ge randum of 1 September 1949, to the Stn d--
ing C ttere Umbers of the IAC, subject as above.
1. The eparteent of Defense reepreeseer: tativees on the Standing
he JAC submit the following marts and r e datione
relative to the, Department of Stater proposals new under consideration:
functions of ICAPS the Stanft Comitteee of the IAC
(1) As was brought out in the 30 August meeting of the SC/IAC,,
it is desirable that the functions, reeponeibilitte e, and coeposi-
t..ion of ICAPS and the SC/IAC be definitely established And -published
for the information and guidance of all concerned. These are not
gene rally well understood at present, as is evidenced by the minutes
of the IAC meeting of 19 August which shows that, song the IAC
members, there was, a considerable divergence of opinion as to
whether ICAPS or the SC/IAC was the proper a?ency to fake the
OSD REVIEW COMPLETED
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taff action rec uired in conyocticn with the Depart mt of State
proposals in order to rake the suitable for consider-ation by the
(2) The ar to tt of Defense sera of the SC/IkC consider
that the !unctions, responsibilities, and membership of ICAPS an
shred be as follows:
(a) ICAP&
3. Should be composed of full time meabers contribu-
ted by the agencies ropreeen ted an the IAC.
ii. Should be under the direction of and responsible
to the Dar?voter of Central intellig sake.
iii. Should ha= a as an* of its primary responsibili-
ties, the acconpl:ieheent of staff work in cCT'nso.
tiara with the developomt and presentation of
and procedures for the production and
coordination of intelligence
aria agencies
represented on the IAC. In matters of {his sort
the objective of ICAPS should be the pro ction of
an unbiased, comprehensive presentation or report
covering all aspects of a subject. This It should
be able to do because of the Ads variety in
training, experience, and genes,-al background of
its s berg.
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iv. Should function as a secretariat for the i*
(3)
Should be composed of at least. one represeant&ttve
from each IAC agency.
ii. Should review, on behalf of the IAC, such matters
and the Standing Cor it eye the +C,
v. Should perform such other functions as the
Director of Central Intelligence may d i.rec
(b) The Standing Comitt eer of the IACt
as my be referred to it for action by the IAC or
the IAC Secretariat 1JUPS),
Normally all staff irk on such matter
CkPS prior to submission of items to the SC/IAC or
C could ti-An be directed pri x?ily toearard tt
v:erplished
(a) Presentation and discussion of r-visions which
reabers might consider desirable, from an a
agencies they represent.
(b) Thorough indoctrination of all SC/IAC suers in all
aspects of the matter der consideraV an including the views of
W her SCfIAC ambers and hence the probable r datlone they
will make to their respective Directors when. the matter comes up
fur consideration by the IAC itself. (There shouldbe no formal
voting by this SC/IAC and it should be clearly understood that the
views szpresded by /IAC members will not necessatt2 r be the same
on any particular subject as those presented by their Wrectors
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foregoing it in recd ended that the IAC sp ro
- -- ;lu Lm Nuuu.sar in appropriate form for
the aefwm&tiort and guidance of all concerned.
As to future action on the remainder of the Department of S'tata
s the riepartawnt, of Defense members of the `"C/IAC consider that,
as a first step, these proposals should be referred to ICAPS for appropriate 'the staff action,, need for such action was recognised by the LAC in its
meeting of 19 August and it is further borne Out by the facts t &t, in the
Some of the mejor points at issue are Implied ratha-r than
f 30 August, It deevelopesd that x
expressed clearly in the papers under consideration.
be -SOMe of the terms used area Bather misleading.
c. There Is a difference of opinion as to the 5C/1 C res
for recoe?amending acti.eea on matters which pertain to the inter,
mation of the CIA,
tunctlonv and responsibilities of ICApz and the
lity
eestSbliabed and understood at the time of the IAC Meeting of 19 Au uat, it
is believed that the IAC would have selected ICAPS rather than the C/IAC to
such anti n still seems desirable not mly because it is in consonance with
the Comments In paragraph 1 above but because some Concentrated efXort by a
u11.-time, c t,nt staff is needed to put the als in ae f rm suitable
ideration by the ;C/IAC and later by the IAC itself.
a staff ag
or ear- the SC/IAc is not, for it functions on a
basis only., and,, In the spacer of some three weeks, it 'as ben able
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blame kwas ante in the Dsparta t of 5t ae to reports.
In view of the foregoing it is reco=mw
IAC indicate whether those portions of the cur; ant pro
bloms relating to the internal organization of the Ik should be con_
arider+sd at this tie; i.e., should the reatte~r of an n1ratiwates Divi.
e#.rta3*, as michp be considered. (The De-art nt of Dof:.wq members of
consider such matters the sole r0spOnsibility of the sir c.
for of Central. Intelji -ace and, flanoee, not appropriate for action by
t or by the fC itelf - a les the Director of Central
asks for advice from that body.
}. The original Department of Z" atv proposals, along with all
peas tinent data a rich have bow developed since then, be referred to
use in c nnec titan with preparat 4 on of a ec preheensivee report
giving a clear, unbiassed preaseentaation of all aspects of the problee
and all issues involved.
ct. cheat It ,P- has f3shad this report, It be referred
for consideration, at wr ich time the staff level ale noy view* can be
expressed and the report revised (by ICAPS) in light of such coa"asnts,
if naae:eeoevaar and ap ropriate.
d. ih finall, repot be referred to the lAG for Consideeration.
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OF z R VIOU$ ACTION 5tAT D RTV T P.
For the purpose of the record there is given baker a
action an this attert
D@Parta*ft was egg an effort to outline certain portions
the IAC meeting of 22 July lDbP s
G which daelt with pre blaws of IAC or interaenta . chamater
as diatimjutshed fron those ahich ware internal to CIA. He
result of harems efforts Vould; be tlsprni ie to
or its consideration an soon as possible.
2 Ault 1919, Mr, AAr etro submitted four
dealing with the *lamentation of use 0 with respect tot
a. Coordinatief- of intelligence aCttV1tL*16
U. Production of National intelligence9
c. lssponaibil ty for research and reports.
Political pries.
papers wars circulated to i abera of the IAC tay the CIA namsrurAum
3?
its -ti.ng of 29 august 19102 the IAC sieer
proposals. +. Arestron presented a reamw e the
pro-
tbere was a ahwt discussion as to the ap priate apncy
ecaplish the necessary staff work preliminary to a. C ide jio of
the prarAems, t7 the IAC. It was finally decided that their should be
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of the LIC for (staff)
standing Oo ittea of the met can 30 Ai
2 papers as aWlified by the CIA me + T
was Vneral agreement an all major points and re d attons mum approved
a. That ICAPS sere as a joint staff mder the direction of,
the states and resg ibilitise of ICA .and the Standing Ownitteco
Au st 1 949., The first portion of this meet
and responsible to, the Director of Central Int,Uigenve:
That it be sa e d of members contributed by the as
ages ias on a full-time basis, bat no
and be heeded b.r a chief who will also be
of the LAC*
ting* the agcy,
a* That matters of coardiratton be referred to I ire;
study and emendation 1 the Der of Central lnteU
through the i)irector of Central Ierteilige nos by the ,
rt ,CAP itself any submit to the DCI, or through the I
to the I AC,, rem i-Andations which it considers ap
consideration.
d. That the representation an the rtsnding Committe
sera as that of the LAC, and that the standing Committee
as a subordinate onus .ttoe to the lAC to wider, on an lnt*r-
agetmy basis, problems referred to it b,
The reminder of the meeting wis devoted to a disc on of
the C #+s +aoordinatire responsibilities*.. seise stun was not vary
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s iced presentation of ail aspects of the Problems under
eouslderatton.
6.
C ttee hold a f wither asesting cc 8 5. r 3949
msmovu4w of 1 =c -#.aaber 1910 contains the meal
to review the action taken In the 30 August 1910 meeting and to proceed
with the staff work Mich is r*4uired to put Proposals in suitable alsps
for consideration by the IAC,
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