LETTER ( UNSIGNED) TO CONGRESSMAN CARTER MANASCO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00610R000100140001-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 9, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 12, 1947
• Content Type: LETTER

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W-y l2, 1.7
The Eonorable C rtar Man*sco
U. S. }auae of Ueprse atr+.ti'm
1306 New House Office Building
Washington, 25, D. C.
dear CoWsamean Uaaascot
I have disc aed with Admiral Hiller ttar the alter
native arovi aione s ardiag the tposit.io4 of Df reofior of Meal
Intelligence as coat a plated in the untfioati bill..
It in felt, that - the U rat proposal,, Bch _; vin a only
for a civiliana Directors would be unforyuaaate, for reasor!a n
forth below.
The second .tsrsativee provid$a that the .first motor
may be a"rinted fruu the armed serviaess but that subsequent
Directors shalI be a ..oiated from civilian life., As in.. the ."irat
proposal., this appears to place as uafor ;ante restricts nib
the Presidential :, ern of eppolntmes U The Presidents uit be
allo tto waweise his discretion in a p pointing the best a ,last
Director, either from civilian or military life, depending upon th .-
qualifications of persnel available at the time of ap?point. t.
The n.eceeesit r' of Senate confirmation of the Director would
sliaina-te the possibility of a poor selection; and then in
its disorstios vould 7robably reject appointees from U o armed
uererie a if they were vc ctinnraUy rotated for short tog's of duty.
if at sme -time in the future, we were ;l ed, into another r,
the most q a 1tfie4 appointee might well be a serve officer rho
had entered an active duty froe civilian life. The proposed rem--
triction w6u;A Tt Ste sp2ointeent by the President. Such a
limitation sew have prev+snted the appoints -t of the Dircet*tor of
the Office of Strategic Services during the past war.
The third alternative ;.)royidss that the first= Director maj
appointed fro? civilians or military life, but rues no ,min
far the p .oia t of any aubseluent i)irecctor. I this alt rn ttti. s
is adopt, this defect should be oorreoted.
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