MEMO TO THE SECRETARY OF TH STATE, THE SECRETARY OF WAR, AND THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY FROM HARRY TRUMAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00610R000200110003-1
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 1, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 22, 1946
• Content Type: MEMO

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,THE WHITE HOUSE
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To The Secretary of State,
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' - le It is my desire, and I hereby direct, that all. Federal foreign
The Secretary of War, and
The Secretary of the Navy.
intelligence activities be planned, developed and coordinated so as to
assure the most effective accomplishment of the intelligence mission
related to the national, security. I hereby designate you, together with
another person to be named by me as my personal xepresentativo, as the
National Intelligence Authority,to accomplish this purpQso.
? 2. Within the limits of available appropriations, you shall each
from time to time assign persons .and facilities from your respective
Departments, which persons shall collectively form .a Central .intelligence
Group and shall, under the direction of a Director of Central Intelligence
.assist the National Intelligence Authority. The Director of Central In--
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telligence shall be designated by me, shall be responsible to the' National?
Intelligence Authority, and shall sit as a non-voting member thereof.
3? Subject to the existing law, and to'the direction and control
of the National Intelligence Authority, the Director of Central%intelli--
gene. shalli
Accomplish the correlation and evaluation of
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appropriate dissemination within the Government of the
resulting strategic and national policy intelligence.
In so doing, full use shall be made of the staff and
facilities of the intelligence agencies of your Depart-
ments.
b. Plan for the coordination of such of the activi-
ties of the intelligence agencies of your Departments as
relate to the national security and recommend to the Na-
tional Intelligence Authority the establishment of such
over-all policies and objectives as will assure the most
effective accoaplishment of the national intelligence
mission.
c. Perform, for the benefit of said intelligence
agencies, such services of common concern as the National
Intelligencq Authority determines can be more efficiently
accomplished centrally.-
d. Perform such other functions and duties related
to intelligence affecting the national security-as-the
Presiddnt and the National Intelligence Authority may from
time to time direct.
4. No police, law enforcement or internal security functions
shall be exercised under this directive,
your Departments as may be designated by the National Intelligence
$. Such intelligence received by.the intelligence agencies of
Authority shall be freely available to the Director'of Central Yntelli-.
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gence for correlation,'evaluation or dissemination. To the extent
approved by the National Intelligence Authority, the operations of
said intelligence agencies shall be open to inspection by the Director
of Central Intelligence in connection tirith planning functions.
6. The existing intelligence agencies of your Departments
shall continue to collect, evaluate, correlate and dissc.inate departiie
7. The ,Director of Central Intelligence shall be advised by
e_.. an Intelligence, Advisory Board consisting of the heads (or their repre-
tal intelligence.
sentatives) of the principal military and civilian intelligence agencie
of the Government having functions related to national security, as
determined by the National Intelligence Authority.
8. Within the scope of existing law and Presidential directives
other departments and agencies of the executive branch of the Federal
.Government shall furnish such intelligence information??rolating to the
national security as is in their possession, and as the Director of
Central Intelligence may from time to time request' pursuant to regula-
.tions of the National Intelligenco.Authority.
9. Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize the making
of investigations inside the continental limits of the United States
and its possessions, except as provided by law and Presidential.
directives.
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10. in the conduct of t ei.r activties tho National intolli
&once Authority and the Director of Central Intelligence shall be
responsible for fully Protecting intoUirOnGe sources and methods.
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