DEAR MR. DODGE:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A000100170169-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 169
• Content Type: LETTER

The Honorable Joseph N. Dodge
The Director of the
Bureau of the Budget
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Mr. Dodge:
Bureau of the Budget Bulletin No. 54-5, dated September 22, 1953,
requests the submission of data on, and recommendations for, financing
those interagency committees or boards which are currently financed
by cash contribution from the participating agencies.
The Central Intelligence Agency does not act as "host" agency for
any such committees or boards. However, cash contributions are made
in support of the following committee and board for which anotbar agency
administers the finances:
Committee or Board
Operations Coordinating Board
Interdepartmental Radio Advisory
Committee
Executive Order 10483, dated September 2, 1953, established the
Operations Coordinating Board which reports to the National Security
Council. The Executive Order emserates the functions to be performed
by the Board in connection with national security policies recommended
by the National Security Council and approved by the President. It
further provides that the Board *ball perform such other advisory func-
tions as the President may assign to it and shell from time to time
sake reports to the National Security Council with respect to the carry-
ing out of this order.
 Since this Hoard perform its functions under the direction of the
President and reports to the National Security Council of which the
President is the Cbaisarw, it is reeamended that the Board be financed
by a separate appropriation made available to the Rational Security
Council or by an increase in the appropriation made to the Council.
Executive Order 101i60,dated June 16, 1953, provides that the
Director of Defense Mobilization shall assist and advise the president
with respect to certain telecaewimications functions. It further pro-
vides that the Interdepartmatal Radio Advisory Caaaittee shall report
to and assist the Director of Defense Mobilization in the perfor?ance
of his !unctions as he way request.
According to present plans, the Intetdepartmntal Radio Advisory
Co wittae is to be financed by contributions true eleven (11) agencies
for fiscal year 1955. In order to simplify and reduce the aso nt of
work involved. in the financing of this Camaittee, it is recorded
that the Comaittee be financed by a separate appropriation side avail-
able for expenditure by the Office of Defense Mobilization.
L. K. White
Acting Deputy Director
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Rewritten: EO/DDA:JSW:djm
Distribution:
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1 - Comptroller