SURVEY OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00269R000500030005-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 17, 1948
• Content Type: MF

Admiral Hi.h~:oetter CONFIDENTIAL
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL ~(L $ S S 1
WASHINGTON
L%rch 17, l9 h8
'J 'C)!i'A?T)UM FOR: Mx. Allen W. Dulles
Mr. Mathias F, Correa
Mr. :William H. Jackson
3urw2Z of the Central lntell ?,ence A acy
1. 1 have alrcasly sent you a nencrandum with the terms
of the resolution of the National "ecurLty Council providing that a
survey s'ic=ul-i i~e made of the activities of the Central intelligence
Agency and its relationship to other ' -epartraents and Agencies.
2. As a result of our further discussions on tha.:si sub-
iect, it mar bm helpful if I set forth y understanding re.lardiri the
scope of the survey and the xroceldures to be followed.
3. The survey will cc-prise primarily a thorough and
comprehensive examination of the structure, adminiatra.tion, activities
and ;inter--a-;enc;; relationships of the Central Intelligence enc r as
outlined in the resolution of the NratLonal Security Council. 1U. will
also include are examination of such nte11L -encc activities of other
Governs nt a partments and Agencies as relate to the national sec r-
.L.ty, in order to make recormiendations for their effective operat on
and over-all coordination, subject to the understanding that the group
will not engage in an actual physical a:xanin tion of departiaentaI in-U
telligence operations (a) outside of '?,ashington. or (b) in the collec-
tion of coax-aunaicatlons intelligence. On behalf of the rational Secur-
ity Council 1 will undertake to see', the cooperation in this survey of
those ('rkyvernment ~r`prrtme lts and not represented on the ioun-
cil i eh have an interest In intelligence as reiatar to national se-
curity.
e . it should be understood' t- at 1 0 survey of the Central
`rte1l~. erce ge ic4 aY1d Its relationship to other d~artr nts and Agen-
cies ~rlll b n done for and with the authority of the National security
Council The surrey of the 1nt+el1igence activities of the 'Departments
of State, txi`z Aryl r, t e 'navy, and the Air Force, however, il..l be for
and the. a?atio i tJ of +; jL(- respective heads of those Departments.
5. The survey group m7 11 submit _f raga time to ti gee f3i*).-
ndaticns or, individual problems 5., nich need to be brought to the at-
tention of the Council or the heads of the respective Departments and
Agencies concerned. Problems concerning CIA will be liven priority
over those involvir other Agencies. It is contemplated t}gat the our-
veyy will be cumplet and i gal report sutir i tteca on or before . a ny
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