INTERIM COAPS REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY INTELLIGENCE REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

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• Publication Date: July 31, 1950
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Interim COAPS Report on Implementation of Atomic Energy
Intelligence Report Recommendations
(a) DCI Memo of 28 June to Exec. Sec., NBC - ~' 0
(b) Report from Ad Hoc Committee 9 June S h "
(c) Memo of 25 July from Exec. Sec., NSC to the DCI -
The Ad Hoc Committee Report on the above subject recommended so much
outside of the scientific field that the implementation of Recommendations
1-7j, called for by the letter of 25 July from the Executive Secretary, NSC,
will require action by various CIA offices and then by some TAC agencies.
We are talking this over in COAPS and with other CIA offices. Eventually
we should send copies of Lay's letter to IAC and ask them to take appropriate
action in their shops, _
All of the Committee recommendations were toned down and emasculated by
the IAC members. State went along with this but Defense did NOT. We think
therefore, that CIA should pay more attention to the Recommendations them-
selves than to the IAC Comment and to the "Tamnediate Actions" and "Further
Actions". Presumably the IAC agencies will willingly go along with only
their comments and suggested actions; but maybe, if we send them copies
of Lay's letter of 25 July with the Secretary of Defense's remarks, they will
decide.. to "see the light".
We are working on the Air Forcers Priority List of Critical Objectives --
awaiting additions by State, AEC, OSI-ORE -- before having a Standing Committee
meeting. This will tie in with the Immediate Action recommended, With regard
to Further Action, we think OSO should work with OSI and ORE on priorities
and OSO capabilities, and the CIA office in charge of the new Exploitation
Centre should work with them on that "field operation". The ever-present
question of priorities will have to be clarified somehow withiii:CIA -- maybe
by inter-office boards, ORES-OSI-OSO for covert and for domestic overt, OR.E-
OSI-00 or OCD and then, if our new NSCID goes through, maybe this can be
extended outside CIA to the other collectors.
Recommendations 2 and 3:
Should be implemented by the Air Force and AEC. If they don't or won't
do this, we should report it to the Executive Secretary, NSC. OSI thinks
this calls for AEC action at some of its plants.
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Recommendation 4:
"Reorganization" of the collection activities abroad is a hot potato.
What do you want us to do --- how far to go towards unified collection for
intelligence matters relating to the National Security? one budget?
adequate personnel? type of personnel? and their location? priorities of
collection? Maybe we shall have to wait for the new NSCID.. There are
various items that now could be corrected by the agencies concerned such
as MacArthur'a filing out there interrogation reports without sending copies
of them back _ here, slowness of transmission of similar information from
Germany, etc., etc.
OSI and CIA can take care of the "Imediate Action" and are doing this
with HICOG through the new Exploitation Centre which will also take care
of the Further Action recommended. The IAC can then be asked to direct
their personnel in Germany to give this full support. This is tied in with
Recommendation 6 also.
Recommendation 5s
Should this be handled in CIA by the Advisory Council? or OSI? or
COAPS? Some think that there should be a new NSCID 9 to strengthen.the
civilian (State and CIA) participation in this matter to get more than pure
"order of battle" which now dominates this field. We understand that USCIB
now has but little if any control over this activity. The CIA Executive
may be able to make some personnel available but most of them should come
from the Service IAC Members.
Recommendation 6:
In the overt field this is similar to Recommendation 4. I think that
OSO should make recommendation on Occupied Areas (maybe without talking
with the Army first)? and then DCI should work on the Army to get the best
possible position for OSO.
Recommendation 7:
OSI is now working closely with OSO. We shall look into the ORE-OSO
charnnels.
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Recommendation $:
Awaiting action on Reply to S s` udy. (Word has just
reached us that OPC thoroughly approves o the Staff Study's
Recommendationsill)
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