NSC 50 AT THE FORTHCOMING IAC MEETING ON 22 JULY

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• Publication Date: July 18, 1949
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18 July 1919
MEMORANDUM FORt THE DIRECTOR
Subjects NSC 50 at the Forthcoming IAC Meeting on 22 July
Reference.. Circular Memo of 7 July from Executive Secretary
to S6, 1 A C--
The following items in NSC 50 were referred to DCI and the IAC
for information and appropriate implementation so should be discussed
at the MAC Meeting scheduled for 22 July.
You may care to use this as an "Aide Memoirett at that meeting,
to mention the specific points listed in the Souerst Circular Memo
on NSC 50. Item (4) in the second section "political summaries"
is the ever-present hot potato. ICAPS has negligible information on
(6) and (8) in the second section.
The Standing Committee did not wish to meet before the TAC
Meeting to discuss the points mentioned in Mr. Souers' Circular Memo.
COORDINATION (#2 on pages 2 and 3 of NSC 50)
A statement of principles to be followed by the DCI and MAC:
"The responsibility of CIA..with respect to coordination
of intelligence activities has not been fully discharged."
"The MAC is soundly conceived as an advisory body but
should, under the forthright initiative and leadership of
the Director of Central Intelligence, participate more
actively in the continuing coordination of intelligence
activities and in the discussion and approval of intelli-
gence estimates."
We have endeavored to coordinate by mutual agreement which is
recognized in the Dulles Report as the most effective method.
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We believe that "discussion by the IAC" does not mean the IAC
members themselves, but rather their offices. There.is such dis-
cussion nowadays among interdepartmental working groups and also on
higher levels in the form of concurrences and nonconcurrences. Dis-
sents are included in coordinated intelligence estimates.
Have you any comments on this subject?
2. l [TESTIONS REWIRING ATTENTUDN (#4 on pages 4 - 7 of NSC 50)
Progress Report to NSC within 6 months.
(1) Scientific Intelllkeence. CIA's new Office of Scientific
Intelligence s operratng. An interdepartmental agreement is, we
hope, in the final stages of completion after some months of dis-
cussion; and we hope subcommittees can broaden the scientific
intelligence coverage.
Any comments?
(2) Domestic Intellig!nce an
they relate to the N oiationni cur
er S l77LG and icy Yiav3ng the Bl a member of the IAC.
Any comments?
(3) Provisions for m t coordinated intelligence estimates in
crisis si bons: members or the IAGhave already agreed to
expedite this ma ter among themselves and the CIA,.
Any comments?
(1) The pro 4r allocation of responsibility for political
summaries. Tell the IA : should have your cowmen s on
ham,tem." ?? Do you want-to mention CIA's position on the requests
for IM's, etc. ???
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(6) Coordination of covert intelligence activities in occupied
areas. 0 has been wor on this problem.
Any comments?
This is being
luvim in on Witil k.5) above and by inter-iii-agreements with the
FBI which I understand have been or are being arranged separately
with all of us,
Any comments?
(8) Increased emphasis on the counter-espionage activities abroad
of the CI and closer liaison for coup er-e na a makers with the
t. . This is U;UZ attend e to.
Any comments?
3. NATIONAL INTELLI (ENCE ESTIMATES (# on. pages 7 and 8 of NSC 50)
Statement of principles to be observed by DCI and IAC.
CIA.. believes that this does not call upon the IAC Members them-
selves to discuss each estimate' but that this discussion should take
place between CIA. and the IAC agencies and that this procedure with
the concurrent publication of dissents permits the DCI and IAC to
fulfill their respective responsibilities,
Any comments?
PT"
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