MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN ROOM 5132 NEW WAR DEPARTMENT BUILDING ON MONDAY, 4 FEBRUARY 1946, AT 3:30 P.M.

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COPY NO. 16
1st Meeting
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD
Minutes of Meeting held in Room 5132
New War Department Building
on Monday, 4 February 1946, at 3:30 P.M.
Rear Admiral Sidney W. Scuers, Director
of Central Intelligence, in the Chair
MEMBERS PRESENT
Mr. Alfred McCormack, Special Assistant to
the Secretary of State in Charge of
Research and Intelligence
Brig. Gen. John Weckerling (representing
Lt. Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg, Assistant Chief
of Staff, G-2, WDGS)
Rear Admiral Thomas B. Inglis,
Chief of Naval Intelligence
Brig. Gen. John A. Samford,
Acting Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelli,cnco
ALSO PRESENT
Capt. Thomas F. Cullen, USNR
Capt. W. B. Goggins, USN
Mr. L. L. Montague, Department of State
Col. E. P. Mussatt, USA
C,%1. C. P. Nicholas, USA
Col. W. A. Perry, USA
SECRETARY
Mr. Jamos S. Lay, Jr., Department of State
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CONFIDENTIAL
1. PROPOSED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE GROUP
The paper was discussed paragraph by paragraph.
ADMIRAL INGLIS questioned whether paragraph 3, on the
composition of the Intelligence Advisory Board, permitted other
officials of the State, War and Navy Departments, such as the
Director of Naval Communications, to participate in meetings of
that Board. After discussion and amendment
THE INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD:-
a. Concurred in the paper as amended at the meeting. (Sub-
sequently circulated as N.I.A. 1.)
b. Agreed that the wording of paragraph 3 does not preclude
membership by heads of other intelligence agencies of
the State, War and Navy Departments, but that each case
will be decided on its merits by agreement between the
Director of Central Intelligence and the permanent mem-
bers of the Intelligence Advisory Board.
2. PROPOSED TENTATIVE ORGANIZATION OF THE CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE GROUP
The paper was discussed and amended.
THE INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD:-
Concurred in the paper as amended, subject to a revision
of Appendix "A" so that the totals would be approximately
40 each for State and Navy, and 80 for War. (Subsequently
circulated as N.I.A. 2.)
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