DEPARTMENT OF STATE REPORT OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF REORGANIZATION TASK FORCE #2

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Approved For Release 2000/08/04: CIA-RDP79-01143A000300100009-0
DEPARTMENT OF STATE ]
I?EPORT OF ItiE
STEERING COIIITTEE OF
REORGANIZATION TASK FORCE #2
xcerpt from above report., paragraph III, E, (b), page i57
(b) Submission of -intelligence Estimates to the Tap Command
As part of its reco;nmendation for the reorganization and reorientation
of the intelligence effort, the Hoover Commission Report stated that The
intelligence unit "should be a device by. which the Secretary and Under
Secretary can obtain expert evaluations and check on information coming from
the action unLts,1 The Steering Cormiittee has given a great deal of atter-
tion to this problem, It has concluded that R should supply intelligence
estimates to the Secretary, Under Secretary and Policy Planning Staff
without review by other offices when so requested, In such cases interested
offices would be provided with copies of such documents for post-audit,
In all other rases, intelligence papers produced in It for the top command
should be reviewed by the appropriate regional or Functiional. Office prior to
s ubmiscion, In the event of disagreement, the reviewing area should
be given an opportunity to append its dissent. The Steering Committee
believes that this procedure protects the abil:.ty of the research and
intelligence organization to produce independent estimates. At the same time
a sound relat:Lonship between the re: earcl intelligence organization and
other parts of the 1 apartment can be maintained,
(c) Dissemination, Outside the tment of :Intelligence Reports
The Steering Committee hasp after thorough consideration, concluded
that in prier t e. 'cazien peak ,at all times -with a consistent
voice--M- is relate psy_ th . othe ? agencies t1ae re' a .^ch` and retell i-gence reports and estimates must be revic is the appro as
tics Y~efore i:Irey ate cTistr`uted~o o~hP~ es' ffze Co.ttee
bail ie~re that, the review procedure it has rerommen ed gives R the oppor
to nity to express its independent judgement in such reports and estimates.,
and does not. preclude the Department from fulfilling its responsibilities
to the National Security Council. and the Central Intelligence Agency,
(':.'here $ollaws a dissent by Mr. Howe to this conclusion.)
1l:_sse rttb f 5ra, Ho
I:Ir,, No-we dissents from the conclusion and recommendation requiring
raview of all estimate:; going outside the Depar :nt, According to this
:^oceJiire the research-intelligence organization would find itself in a
Uleni a wherein, as the Steering, Co ni.ttee indicates, it new