ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 8, 1946
• Content Type: REGULATION

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DIRECTIVE NO. 2
ORGANIZATIc N Ai~ID FUNCTIONS OF THE CMITPAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
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References: A. The President's letter of 22 January Ll140,
the National Intelligence Authority.
B. N.I.G.A. Directive Number 1.
1. Pursuant to the President's letter of 22 January 19h6, designating the
undersigned as the National Intelligence Authority, the Central. Intelligence
Group is hereby constituted and will be activated this date by the Director of
Central Intelligence. In accordance with personnel authorizations approved by
this Authority, the Departments of State, War, and the Navy Will assign person-
nel to the Central Intelligence Group, and make reliefs and replacements, upon
the Director's requisition.
The approved initial personnel authorization is
enclosed (Appendix "A").
2. The initial authorization provides the minimum personnel necessary for
the tasks of organizing, surveying pressing problems, and meeting initial re-
quirements. As soon as practicgle the Director will submit his recommendations
for augmentation of the Group.
3. Initial principal offices and sub-divisions shall be as shown on the
chart (Appendix T.rith functions as follows:
a. Di rector of Central Inteli-once - Responsible for all operations of
the Central Intelligence Group in accordance with the President's letter of
National Intelligence Authority. He
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will make" the assignments of all personnel in the Group. At the appropriate
tune, he will select an Assistant Director from each of the four personnel
contingents (State, Army,, Navy, Air), one of whom he may designate as his
Deputy.
b. Administrative Section - This Section will perform all necessary ad-
ministrative and security functions of the Group., and will provide the Sec-
retariat for the National Intelligence Authority,
c. Central Reports Staff - This Staff -mill assist the Director in accomp-
lishing the correlation and evaluation of intelligence relating to the nation-
al security, and in accomplishing appropriate dissemination within they Gov-
ernment of the resulting strategic and national policy intelligence. >ata>;>>sa3>.,
d. Central Planning Staff - This Staff will assist the Diredtor in plan-
ning for the coordination of intelligence activities related to the nation-
al security,, and in preparing recommendations regarding the establishment
of such over-all policies and objectives as will assure the most effective
accomplishment of the national intelligence mission.
e. Central Intelligence Services - The Central Intelligence Services shall
be such operating agencies as may hereafter be established upon approval of
this Authority under the provisions of paragraph 3c of the President's Dir-
ective of 22 January.
L1.. Initial Tasks. The Director of Central Intelligence will give first pri-
ority to the following tasks:
a. Production of daily summaries containing factual statements of the
significant developments in the field of intelligence and operations related
to the national security and to foreign events for the use of the President,
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the members of this Authority, and additional distribution shoim in Append-
ix 11C114
b. Conducting a survey of existing facilities for collection of foreign
intelligence information., and submission of appropriate recommendations.
Secretary of State Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Personal Representative
of the President
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