TRUMAN LETTER CREATING NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY
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CIA-RDP90-00610R000100060007-4
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December 15, 2016
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December 13, 2002
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January 22, 1946
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1111T WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 22, l 46
The Secretary of State,
The' Secretary of War, and
The Secrery of the Navy.
my desiret; and rhereby direct, that
planned,.develaped'
oordintedsocs to th most: effective aCcOmplizhiii6
the-intelligence mission related to the nAtional se.:urit
nereby:,designate.you,? together with, another person t) be Lric
e..azmY'Peraonatl. r.e.pres?entative?a3 the-National Iltell
genCeAuthority to'acoOmplish
Within the limIts of PVafiable ap7ronriati)ns, rA./
shall eaeli,fromtime tO.time;assigh'Persons and factli':ies TOT-
.lotlitYre4pectivO?Departments,:whichpersons shall colle:Tiva
-fom:aCentral: Intelligence Group sh.all, under the
.61f*0'.:Dipectordf: Central Intellipence-assist the N,-ti)n:l
.Intelligence?Atthbrity; The -Director of Centrl Intel:Lgen
shall be designated by me, shall be resnonJible to the Nat,
Intelligence Authority, and shall sit as a non-voting 7171"0-2
thereof.
3. Subject to the existing law, and to the di
and: control of the National Intelligence Authority, th,'
of Central Intelligence shall:
Accomrlish the correlation and evaluiti a of
intelliLc-nee relating to the nation-A_ securit/
anpronriate dissemination withln the Uovernmen of
resulting strategic and national policy intfll_ n:
In so doing, full use shall be made of the 2t-
facilities of the intelligence agencies of ;011
Departments.
b. Plan for the coordintion of such of th
ties of the Intelligence agencies of your De-1:--777-
as relate to the nation...31 security and recomme
the National Intelligence Authority the estb?..
of such over-all policies and objectives as
the most effective accomplishment of the natio
intelligence mission.
c. Perform, for the benefit of said intell
agencies, such services of common concern astL-
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efficiently accomnlished centrnlly.
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