MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE SPECIAL STUDY GROUP PLANNING AND PROGRAM COORDINATION STAFF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-00374R000100030002-5
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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 3, 1998
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 29, 1954
• Content Type: MIN

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Minutes of the Meeting of the
Special Study Group
Planning and Program
Coordination Staff
The Special Study Group met in K Building, Room 1037, on Thursday, July 29,
1954, at 2:05 p.m.
MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL STUDY GROUP
Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle
Mr. J. Patrick Coyne
Mr. William Birrell Franke
Mr. Morris Hadley
Mr. William D. Pawley
Mr. S. Paul Johnston
OTHERS PRESENT (FROM PPC STAFF)
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General Balmer opened the discussion by giving the general function of the
Clandestine Services, their origin and organization. This was followed by a
detailed breakdown of the Planning and Program Coordination Staff, to include the
positions of all personnel.
CLANDESTINE SERVICES PLANNING SYSTEM
Authority
a. Organization of CIA Clandestine Services - 15 July 1952
"Establish in the immediate Office of the Deputy Director
(Plans) staff elements specializing in long-range planning and
programming and review and analysis".
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b. Frank Wisner's statement: 8 September 1953
"CIA. programs -- at least on the 'action' side -- must be
directly related to and specifically designed to be in support
of our foreign policy and military objectives; otherwise they
become meaningless and in some cases actually mischievous."
c. Mr. Allen Dulles' statement: 19 December 1953
. Our objective was, and remains the same: to
convert our Mission into a long-term facility devoted primarily
to the secure management of covert operations.
. . The Uashington Headquarters will undertake
steps to accomplish the following:
vstablishrnt of an integrated, single list of
requirements and priorities to govern all CIA covert
operations .
Insure that future planning; is realistic in terms
of actual and anticipated operational capabilities.
d. Excerpt from DCI Memorandum of 23 April 1954 to DD/P, subject:
Implementation of NSC 5412.
The planning and programming system for the Clandestine
Services will be designed to insure that covert operations are
within the types authorised by NSC 5412 and are planned and
conducted in a manner consistent with United States foreign and
military policies. The planning and programming of covert
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operations and espionage and counter-espionage will be
integrated to the extent feasible, using common documents
where applicable with separate annexes for the different
functional activities.
PPG Staff
The PPC Staff has many responsibilities and the ones we are going to look
over this afternoon are:
a. We are responsible for the collection, interpretation, and dissemination
of policy.
b. We are responsible for the development of a planning system to put these
policy directives into effect.
Our Planning System is designed:
a. To conform with higher level purposes and standards, and give Staffs and
Divisions a clear and more complete picture of what is expected of them.
b. To provide a foundation for operational planning early and complete enough
to be a real base for administrative, fiscal, and logistical planning.
Chart I was exposed, which set forth the basic features of the Planning
System:
a. First of .all we must be informed as to what we are supposed to do. This
information comes from our policy directives.
b. Secondly, we take these policy directives and place them in a General
Plan covering the entire field of our responsibilities.
c. Third, from the General Plan prepare a budget program for each division,
setting forth those items which we feel that we should try to do in the
next fiscal year.
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d. Fourth, after the budget and personnel ceilings are firmed, the tasks
are assigned to the divisions for operational accomplishment and -
e. Last, Regular reports from the field to analyze and evaluate our
performance against the tasks assigned.
To implement the first item we have the Policy Book of the Clandestine
Services - which sets forth directives from the National Security Council, the
aspects of the accepted war plans of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the directives
published by the Director of Central Intelligence and the Deputy Director (Plans).
Our policy directives come to us through the chain of command; namely, the
President, National Security Council, Director of Central Intelligence, and
Deputy Director (Plans). We obtain policy guidance on a day to day basis directly
from the State Department, the Department of Defense, the Operations Coordinating
Board and other agencies of the government, as appropriate. The Clandestine Services
participate in the development of National Security Council directives by reviewing
the drafts sent to us from the Planning Board of the National Security Council.
When the National Security Council directive is finalized, it comes to us in the
form of an approved document, usually approved by the President.
National Security Council policy documents are not suitable for direct opera-
tional use. Here a few examples of National Security Council policy were read.
It is the function of this Staff to take these policy directives, interpret
them, simplify them, and disseminate them for the use of operators. --- At this
point a copy of the policy book was distributed to each member of the Study Group.
The Introduction to the Policy Book was discussed and note was taken that
other details in the book would be discussed later.
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Pertinent extracts of the Policy Book are now authorized to be sent to the
field on a "need to know" basis.
GENERAL PLAN
This Plan sets forth the tentative tasks that we have been given in the form
of policy directives as shown in the Policy Book. It is for all countries world-
wide. It has been developed step by step in consultation with divisions, branches,
areas, and staff planners. It has been concurred in by all and approved by the
Deputy Director (Plans) in Janu.+ry 1954.
A large chart of the check lists for the Free Areas of the World was then
exposed and explained. The broad statement of objectives included in this check
list are as follows:
a. Behind the Iron Curtain our aim is to exploit political and
economic weaknesses in the Communist orbit, to encourage internal
opposition and resistance, to induce the defection of Soviet and
important satellite personnel, and to keep alive in the minds of the
non-Communists behind the Cur_taro the idea that they are not forgotten
and the hope for eventual liberation from Communist oppression.
b. In the free world our objectives are to combat Communist
political parties, groups and front organizations, to assist in anti-
Communist movements in the fields of labor, youth, culture and the
professions, to help support persons, organizations, movements, and
political forces which are working for ends consistent with U. S.
objectives, and to help establish and support stable friendly
governments.
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Briefly, the interpretation of the Check Marks and X Marks are as
a. On these pages, a Check Mark means: This objective in relation
to this Country --
Is authorized by policy; AND
Is operationally feasible for action in FY 1956; AND
Would be desirable end profitable in the U.S. interest; AND
Should be undertaken if we can provide the support capability
required.
b. An X Mark means: This objective, in relation to this country Is not authorized by existing policy; OR
Is not operation