MEMORANDUM TO MR CORREA FROM MR. A. W. DULLES

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 28, 2003
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: January 21, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

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January 21, 1949.
Memorandum to: Mr. Correai
Mr. Jackson
From: Mr. A. W. Dulles
Attached is a copy of a letter from Bob Mum which is
self-explanatory.
I have examined a copy of the Eberstadt report on intel-
ligence and do not feel that Hillenkoetter's reference to a
divergence of views on administration is well founded. It is
true that the chapter on intelligence in Volume II of the
Eberstadt report (the chapter prepared largely by John Bross)
indicated over-administration and too much administrative inter-
ference in certain operational matters. Here we reached approxi-
mately the same conclusions.
The Eberstadt report states in Section V(c):
"The present size of the Administrative Division
seems excessive, particularly in light of requirements for
an administrative staff in each of the offices in some of
which security requires a large degree of independence.
On the other hand, an organization as large as CIA requires
a substantial amount of housekeeping, telephone service,
maintenance of personnel records, etc. The problem is
complicated by the fact that accommodations to house CIA
centrally are not available and could only be constructed at
a substantial cost and with considerable publicity. A certain
amount of decentra ~ization of A may be desirable for
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of the administrative overhead is possible and desirable.
There is some evidence of interference by administrative
functionaries in matters of primarily operational concern.
A certain amount of such interference is inevitable due
to the fact that a Director will tend to entrust the
enforcement of budgetary controls to his immediate adminis-
trative representatives. Too much interference of this sort
is undesirable, but this is an administrative problem
that must be solved internally."
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19 January 1949
Mr. Allen VI. Dulles
Sullivan and Cromwell
48 Wall 6treet
New York, New York
Twenty copies of the report were given to Mr. Souers
yesterday, along with the signed letter of transmittal.
As of this morning, it was Souers' intention to send
one copy to each Member of the NSC and one copy to Hillenkoetter
with a request for his comments. Because of the nature of the
report, it is pretty difficult for the NSC to take any simple
action on it and the intelligent handling of the report may prove
to be rather difficult unless the single question of personalities
is faced immediately.
Souers told me esterday that in his conversations with
the President, he (Souers) took the view that nothing should be
done to bring about a change of Director until a qualified suc-
cessor had been found. At a meeting this morning, Hillenkoetter
suggested that the Eberstadt Committee material on intelligence
should be circulated at the same time as the Survey Group Report.
He mentioned in particular that whereas the Eberstadt Committee
recommended simplification of administration i in the interest
of efficiency, he understood from his conversation with you
that the Survey Group would recommend decentralization (Hillen-
koetter had not yet seen a copy of the report). however, this
suggestion was not accepted by Souers, who said that Hillenkoetter
in his comments on the Survey Group Report - the only report
officially before the NSC - could, if he wished, refer to the
Eberstadt Committee Report.
Forrestal has not yet seen the report, but I hope to
have him read it over the weekend.
I will keep you informed of any further developments.
Sincerely yours,
Bob
Bob Blum
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