EISENHOWER TESTIMONY AT HOUSE HEARINGS ON H.R. 2319

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00610R000100050014-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 9, 2002
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: May 8, 1947
• Content Type: MEMO

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ME)LORANDtJM ON THE PROVISIONS OF S. 1282
, (A BILL TO PROMOTE THE
NATIONAL SECURITY BY PROVIEING FOR THE COORDINATION OF ALL E EMENT:)
OF NATIONAL SBCtJRITY, AND FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE MILITARY
STRUCTURE OF THE NATION TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF MODERN
WARFARE), DEALING WITH THE SU3JECT OF A CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGECI.
1. Section lO4(a): This Section establishes a Central Intel _!-
gence Ageu does not give it a specific place in the Governmental
structure. S. specifically places the Central Intelligence Agf=ncy
"under the National Security Council." This latter is preferable, as
the Council is designated as the bocty to which the Agency is respotxsi-
ble. S. 1282, in not clarifying this point, eliminates any direction
and control of the activities of the Central Intelligence Agency ot,tier
than that given by the Director.
This Section also provides that the Director "shall be at--
pointed from civilian life ..." and makes no provision for the pos
sibility of a Director to be appointed from officers on active duty
with the armed services. It is felt that this Section should be
amended to read substantially in the form of Section 202(a) and (b)
of S. 8, with the added provision that the Director may be chosen.
"from ci an or military life." If this Section of S 32
tamed?, the salary of the Director should be placed at X15,000
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