NOTES ON THE IAC REFERENCES IN THE DULLES REPORT

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• Publication Date: February 3, 1949
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Notes on the IAC References in the Dulles Report
CIA's Position
Conclusions:
ON PAGE 271 The Central Intelligence Agency should be empowered
and encouraged to establish, through its Director, closer liaison with the
two members of the National Security Council on whom it chiefly depends;
namely, the. Secretaries of State and Defense."
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Is be "empowered" by all the members of the National Security
Council to do this with two of their members, or "encouraged" to do
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this by then, or by the IAC? 4( 65 { ~ r con {4c.+
ON P. t Another important area (where more active
efforts at coordination are needed) is that of domestic intelligence
and counterintelligence, in so far as they relate to the national security.
To improve coordination in this area, and between it and the entire
intelligence field,, we recommend that the FBI should be made a member-
of the IAC".
We are checking on the actual facts pertaining to the FBI
withdrawal from the former 3Ad3, but as yet have found nothing showing
that they formerly were a permanent member. The last meeting that they
attended was August 26, 1946. It is provided, ncawadays, that they
can be invited to attend meetings pertaining to matters in which they
are concerned. ` "1(e'
The Director of Central Intelligence should be made pernanen
rman of the United States Conmunications Intelligence Board."
The DCI prefers not to be chairman. He thinks the present
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system of rotating chairmen is working out satisfactorily.
"The Intclliuence Advisory Committee is soundly conceived, but
it should participate more actively with the Director of Central Intelli-
gence in the continuing coordination of intelligence activities."
The IAC, nowadays, is meeting more regularly for coordination
purposes, and there is more joint preparation now for the Secretary of
Defense briefings, AEC, Senate and House Reports, etc.
"The Intelligence Advisory Committee should consist of the
ctor of Central Intelligence, and the representatives of the
artments of State, Amoy, ;dav;, and Air Force, and the FBI. Other
rtments and agencies would sit as ad hoc members when appropriate't.
The DCI is opposed to dropping from the IAC, either the JIG
our estimates arc now discussed with the 3AC
responsibility for them."
ON PAGE 811 "Under the leadership of the Director of Central
Intelligence, these estimates should be submitted for discussion and
approval b_ the reconstituted IAC, whose members should assume collective
Agencies (not necessarily with the IAC Members themselves )j, and that
when a concurrence is received from an lAC Agency, that constitutes a
"collective responsibility".
"Provision should be made in these arrangements for the
The example sited in the Report has been given consideration
and arranger>ments have been made among the lAC Members to avoid recurrence
handling of crisis situations when coordinated estimates are required
without delay*"
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"Coordinated intelligence estimates produced in this gray, must
in order to be effective, be recognized as the most authoritative
imates available to the polie* makers".
If an estimate has been produced and disseminated by CIA?
of their hands and we cannot assure how it will be received
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recipient. We do attempt to bring about credence in CIA time to
ON PAGE l191 "There should be effective coordinat#
the work of the Joint Intelligence Comrzittee in the field of military
estimates and that of the Central Intelli;ence Agency and Intelligence
Advisory CmAttee in the field of national estimates".
We now assist in military estimates of the Joint Intelligence
Committee, and the Joint Intelligence Committee can dissent from
ough the military departments, or through their
representative on the IAC. We think this coordination is working
effectively.
ON PAGE 161; "The State Department Mill have to decide
whether any of these recommendations are to affect the IAC or just
the internal affairs of the State Department".
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