LETTER TO MR. E. F. WILLETT FROM THEODORE BABBITT

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00269R000200010019-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2006
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: September 27, 1948
• Content Type: LETTER

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27 September 1948
Mr. E. F. 4i11ett
Assistant to Mr. Eberstadt
Commission on organization of the
Executive Branch of the Government
1626 K Street, N. W.
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Mr. Willett:
This will acknowledge receipt of your Tettpr no I
similar letters
together with the enclosures of rough
the National Security Organization of the Commission onvOr-
ganization of the Executive Branch of the Government.
I am enclosing in reply a complete copy of your notes
together with our changes and additions, which latter are
underlined in the text. In addition, I as forwarding .s of
possible interest to the Committee the outline from wniich r]
These papers are, of course, classified and it is
our understanding that they are for the confidential use of
the Committee and not to be publicly used in any way.
If any further questions arise in your mind or in
that of any member of the Committee, we are always most happy
to be of what service we can.
Fours very t
enclosures as stated
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Distribution:
Director (1)
Central Rec. (1)
AD/ORE (2)
THEODORE BABBITT
Assistant Director
Reports and Estimates
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MILLETT, E.F .
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1626 K STREET NW.
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
September 22, 1948
Brigadier General E. K. Wright
Deputy Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C.
Dear General Wright:
I acknowledge receipt of your two letters
of September 20, returning to me your corrected
copies of the testimony of yourself and Admiral
Hillenkoetter.
I certainly very much appreciate your
kind words about the accuracy of the record and have
eliminated the reference to the figures on Page 8
of the notes as requested by you.
Sincerely yours,
E. F. Willett
Assistant to Mr. Eberstadt
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20 September 1948.
E. F. Willett
Assistant to Mr. Erberstadt
Commission on Organization of the
Executive Branch of the Government
1626 K Street N. W.
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Mr. Willett:
In the temporary absence of Admiral Hiillenkoetter, I am
taking the liberty of replying to your letter of 17 September,
addressed to the Admiral and referring to your notes on his dis-
cussion with your committee. I know the Admiral will appreciate
your kindness in forwarding the notes for review. Since he will
be out of the country for some time, however, I am taking this
action.
I have looked over-the notes and, since the Admiral has
thoroughly discussed these matters with me, am returning them
with but two minor suggested changes in wording. You have done a
very thorough job in catching his opinions. You can'be assured
that the record is correct.
Our real appreciation for the opportunity of reviewing
Sincerely,
1-41
E. I. WRIGHT
Brigadier General, USA
Acting Director of
Central Intelligence
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EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT
1626 K STREET NW.
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
tee:: ,emi~er L', 1948
;.ear Admiral hoscoe H. Hillenkoetter
Central Intelligence Agency
21,30 E street, N. IN.
yiashington, U. C.
Dear kdmiral hillenkoetter:
it the request of vMr. Eberstadt, I am en-
closing two copies of a rough draft of my notes on
your discussion with the Committee on the National
security Organization of the Commission on Organiza-
tion of the Executive Branch of the Government held
here last week. These notes are for the confidential
use of the Committee, and are not to be publicly used
in any way.
:Jill you kindly return to me one of the en-
closed copies, noting thereon any changes that you may
wish made.
Very truly yours,
E. r'. villett
iissistant to Mr. Eberstadt
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23 September 1948 P
Commission on Organization of the
Executive Branch of the Government
Committee on the National Security Organization
1626 K Street, N.W.
Washington, P. C.
The following suggestion is made in response to Mr. Eberstadt's
request that additional written comments be submitted regarding the
Central Intelligence Agency. The comments deal with the services
of common concern which should be performed by the CIA.
At the time allocations were made of production responsibilities
for the various portions of the National Intelligence keys, some
of those allocations were based on the dominant interests of the
various agencies. Other allocations were predicated on a then-exist-
ing capability coupled with the fact that a particular agency had
been engaging in a certain production activity in the past. It is
suggested, in the interest of efficiency and economy, that these
allocations for the production of basic intelligence, other than
those based on dominant interest, require re-examination in order
to ascertain which of them may now or in the near future be accom-
plished directly by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Sincerely,
C. P. CABELL
Major General, USAF
Director of Intelligence, Office
of Deputy Chief of Staff,
Operations (U. S. Air Force)
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Rear Admiral Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
Central Intelligence Agency
2430 E Street, N. W.
``Iashington, D. C.
1626 K STREET NW.
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
September 14, 1948
Dear Admiral hillenkoetter:
For the second time I take pleasure in
thanking you on behalf of the Committee on the
National Security Organization for your kindness in
appearing before us last week. Your testimony has
been most helpful.
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lay I add my personal thanks to those of the
other Committee members.
Sincerely yours,
F. Eberstadt, Chairman
Committee on the National
Security Organization
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OFFICIAL BUSINESS
PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID
Rear Admiral Roscoe H. illenkoetter
Central Intelligence Agency
2/,,30 E Street, N. W.
Washington, P. C.
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