NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY N.I.A. DIRECTIVE NO. 4 POLICY ON LIQUIDATION OF THE STRATEGIC SERVICES UNIT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00022R000400090009-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: April 2, 1946
• Content Type: REGULATION

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POLICY Old LIQUIDATION OF TiI STRATEGIC S; ZVIC
Zef" erences . p a.. ` he ecutive Order of 20 September
subject. "Tersrination of the
Office of Strategic Services and
Diisposition of Its 1 anctions?
b. C.I.G. Directive No. 1
Pursuant to paragraph 1 of the letter from the rF . i ',en t
1?c-
dated 22 January 19146 which designated this Authority as
developing and coordinatinC tileiiederal
oreinble for y-)]- ^,11J1_L11.Zj ..~
as to 2s.i"i110 the 1:06t 2frCCt7_ve
s
f
oreiPz into!_ Ji Tence activities so
accor the :i_nte_i:li ence mission related to file na-
a.ishment of
tional security, the fo1_1otnring policies and rocedures1reiatdng
to the liquidation of the Strategic Services UnIt (sS ) are
announced:
a ,ds that the compi.ete liq 1i-
l.. The nati_on~a Interco o acid T.
dati.on of SCU shall not be accormpl.isred until ills deter-
mined mined which of its functions and activities are required
,forl.d
the permanent Federal foreign inte.lli ence Program,) and ~;
therefore be transferred to the Central IntE11_i-,once {group or
its useful assets lacy not be los t.
other agencies in order that
Such determination and transfers shall be made and the li ui d2-
iofe r tral
Lion of the remainder of SSU shall oe cT ele7ted Director as
as possible and prior. to 1 July 1947
Intelligence shall issue the necessary directives to effect
the liqui d.ation intelligence actlvi the stp ermarentl.~j.S f j-
thority as to the
paired in the peace--time effort.
2. During the period of liquidation the 5311 should be ad-
ministered and o>erated so as to service, to the extent prac-
encies subject to our coordination.
+i:?enCe;
t1.C~'?._!'p t~7e inte.l.~_ , ~lal_l issue tle neccs^
The Director of Cen`~r