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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01240A000100140059-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 30, 2002
• Sequence Number: 59
• Content Type: REPORT

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The data contained herein is class fi -3 as 3T:?;I~hT- atd. is for the
use of the Comptroller ibeneral, Ti enrra. Counsel, we the
Director, Civil kocauntl;st a .~. tln i visiv It ? be
stored in the security t'e ` -r the pew std ai utto of the
i. tl F?is ffi`t ist,
Director, Civil Aceou.it=n*, and
^ it co talus ne hint of 6117 -A
eviewej
Date
Qocsment 110.
Review of this docume-tt by CIA has
determined that
^ CIA has no eb;ectlon to declass
'it contains i'Mermattoft of dfA
interest that must r$ or
ciassitEed at YS T C
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The limited comprehensive revtew of Central Intelligence Agen y
(CIA) activities, initiated Ir
-T ner 1950. was mtade ;ursuant to
interest indicated br thr! Epf, 'w' suban rittee, 'ettre1 Iatelli-
audits are usually rroductl-e of ,t,rdfioant evaluations. We do havr
sufficient access to make revlevg , thm overt operations of the
Intelligence C sonent, but it is ; ap$nion that such reviews will
not U productive of signifiee,t evaluations on a continuing basis
0;,Pnoe 44ency of the House `.ossri ~. r. Armed = rvlces. at an exec=,t: v?
heartng.in May 1959.
In our reviews we tre denied a.cesa to the covert (sensitive
security operations) of CIA, incluri in, administrative activities
in support of sensitive operatione. We have had no access whatso-
ever to activities of the 111ans - v^ ->nent of '.!A. We are unable to
evaluate the administrative ae P :~ ' :? t performed in the Support
ponent of C1A because tae aotivit:r.. in support of sensitive operr:tL is
are cot separated from those in ?-;- ort of n,-,neenaitive operation!.
no administrative activities s ea rrorr r,mer-t, contracting.
supply, and budgeting am areas r..,..re the General Accounting Office
b aline (l} we.eannot feasibly evx`'rate the extent to which needed
overt i faraation is available for collection or deterein4 the need
for *0 intelligence informatics selected for collation and use in
t e prodsst ptf- Of intollit ee reports ash is the jroduattos of
2) such a avat qns tlt7 of inte"Stlos
Irate r..Cor onest relates T O r gyro. l and other contraot%"
sb that abort 90 T*reest of a* aaamual =' pens itores of the
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payments for personal services rencersd in selecting on the basis
ccf personai judgement under broar. guidelines established by the
:ntalli, enee ^ommunlty the spec 'Information to be collected,
collated and used In the proauct:.or, of intelligence.
BY letters dated -'ay 16, l9 , to the Cttiaircan of the Special
. ubconmittee and the irector. :`:.s `-orptroller General set forth
these opinions ama oonclusicns. :a these letters the Cosmtroller
renAral the audit firn2:rxCs tht.t tie ptliave that (1) CIA is financing
^e fain Library of C. ' ess act5?. 'i.!es which substantially transcend
:-i .13 interest hm real )nsibilitl, .r providiid a centralized refer-.
ence service as a sera :ce of cosi.on ::oncern to the intelligence ,
c ommun i ty,
The Chair an of the House L? ittse on Armed Services advised
the Comptroller General by letter dated MA' 1F, 1961,.that the points
raised in the May 16, l%l, latter should be the subject of disc.
cussions between the Conant tee, 'AC,, and CIA, and he very strongly
rec+astneaded that the auiit should rot be discontinued until such
tine as the national interest permits stns disvweion$ to be bald.
The Gbairatan stated also that the S*ba' $k.. on a A was of the
firs dpinion tA&t even a liadited avdii !:o + riiuct a~ ii set can
would servo -s vortb ile peirpms, (I 34 be. taste that
could asks a voucher-type sits alit -, i a+Ct qns Fzc4o +~ed in
the T1sca1 Division of the Offleit_
ransaations are not of a cahi':dettta ' Pit . aM rhlah: 1sclslds
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not be productiwr of any oafistaactcry osaalusiofs or of results
commensurate with the ef" orts i::ti olved.)
The Director, 'Vie. airlsed r;.-troller Genera by letter
dented .sy 17, 1961, that over L,e - Para the &w it bad beer benef i^ial
e+r) he expressed regret cn the to d1sconttrive the audit com-
pletely. lie aarressec the deer a :c w!,scuss with he Coi troller
General the possibility of eootltuLn.g an audit on some scale
before final action is taken.
By letters dated `R.&.r 23. I cy., the Controller General advised
the ilia iraan atri the .L l rec for that to a ed on the Cba i rman" s firs
belief that the audit should not be discontinued, our limited ,audit
prcjraa will be 'continued. The C'hairas* was adyissd also- that in
view of the *etated interest to further consider the contexts of
our letter of 16, 1961, we shsaI be xirparsd to meet with the
.;u'bacamittoe at its convenience.
Our sonclnsions and opinio s on the listta:tous on our access
adainistratire activities of the ,;uppolit Coml,on?nt
are based on prelteinary surveys a1 the SWsst# Finance, Fiscal,
card I1isistrial i)oitrsot Audit Divisions at the Office of the Cos;_
t" 140r, MIA; the Frooureaent, Supply, Wanspartation, and Printiat.
?ertices Divisions of the Off tee of Lo4ttias; 'ths Audit Staff; and
nit - the faoasat
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ILLEGIB
*viewed the oe'Lrt activities of the Odfiees of Operations,
Central Reference, Basic Intelligence, Research and Iteportsl,
National Tstiar-tesl, and aeientific Intellitenoe1,~a-s ~.r
on. a selectivo.basis whether these activities ar~s-sff~ectiveiy and
economically carried out ana are it accordance with basic authorizing
legislation, National Security Cour-ell Intelligence Directives and
other regulations, and whether ade,uate ministrttive Irooedures
are used to geode and control the activities of these Offices.
Certain organisational changes i..nre been recently made or-are
>n the process of being mace. it w.erstand that the significant
changes iaeludet (1) separating to the extent possible the functions
of the Director -of Central Intef S 1eenee from those of the Director
of the Central Intelligenco Agency, (2) creating the position of
eeoutive Officer, (3) creating two new staff easssittuos reporting
to the Director -- an 1aecut,ye Cosxr.. ttse and a financial Pal icy
aad 3NAgot, Committee, (4) creating; a Researob Coasonent frost certain
units is Plans and Intelligenoe, which ' ronent will be at the seas
oraLaisational level as the Plans, Intelligence, and Support coax.
po ets, (S) elevating in the orga=aisatleml structure the stature
of-t a ic.s of Comptroller and General Counse(T reaosiag'the&
t.T#Stf vs r;... vIrioss are presently being made. We bare
certsis questions on Frogrampsing and research guidelines in,.
741" th s. three Off ices ?
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from the Su ort Component and establiShin them as separate Offices
reporting to the Director, &z .ransferr-ng the Audit Staff from
the Supl.ort :oorcrer.t to tae f f c, if the :nspeotor General.
There re-en t1y :,Ave beer si -- :' .cast cthaa es in the offiC:xle
acettpyiug Key Fos:tiore
it the ealud :
Direct for
Deputy Director
ftsoutiwa Officer
Deputy Director (1 inns)
Deputy _'ire:tor +r.telligr -e
Deputy Director G.eseareh)
Comptroller
4r. KoCone
-- General Garter
-- )4r Kirkpatrick formerly
spictor General, :IA
-- Mr. Nelms formerly in Plans
Mr. Clias who we udderstand 2s
now to C1A
Mr Scoville formerly Director,
Qrf i*e of Saientif$e'Iatelligence
Mr. Bross who is of legal back-
#rowA and who was formerly in
ovtrseas and headquarters ac-
tivities of Pleas Component
Inspector General former affiliation ILLEGIB
Is not rno+rn. )
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