MEMORANDUM FOR MR. PFORZHEIMER FROM BERNARD DRELL SUBJECT: PROPOSED LEGISLATION FOR C.I.G.

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• Publication Date: August 30, 1972
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD t~~?~ a~,~~""?/ *~ f/~~+. i;C`a J..:,+ ? r~ 7 3~~a-t'n
Subject: Proposed Legislation for C.I.G.
Sometime shortly after 1600 hours on 22 January 1947, a copy
of the proposed National Defense Act of 1947 was delivered to the
Director of Central Intelligence for comment on. those sections
applicable to him. Imi ediate review of the intelligence sections
indicated that they had been lifted virtually verbatim from S-2044,
the Merger Bill introduced into the 79th Congress by Senator Thomas.
These provisions are considered unsatisfactory to C.I.G. in many
respects. The salient features of disagreement are included in the
Memorandum from the undersigned to the Director of Central Intelligence,
dated 23 January 1947, subject: Proposed Bill for National Defense Act
of 1947.
A conference with the Director established the policy that an
attempt should not be made to remove frcun the Defense Act all but a bare
mention of the Central Intelligence Agency, and introduce a separate CIG
Bill. The Director also indicated his desire to have included a provision
that he would serve as the advisor to the Council on National Defcn;e
on matters pertaining to intelligence, and that in this capacity he would
attend all meetings of the Council. It was agreed that the Director
should take no part in the decisions of the Council as this was a policy
making body, and it had long been agreed that Central Intelligence should
not be involved in policy making.
At 1000 hours, 23 January 1947, a conference was held in the office
of Mr. Charles S. Murphy, Administrative Assistant to the President, at
which General Vandenberg, Vice Admiral Forrest Shennan, Major General
Laurin Norstad, the undersigned, and Mr. Houston were present. Er.
Murphy stated that the subject was new to him, as he had first entc;'ed
the picture on 20 January 1947 and was charged with the over-all dry:-fting
of the White House version of the National Defense Act. He stated that
he did not know that a proposed CIG enabling Act had been submitted to
Mr. Clifford's office. He suggested (concurred in by all present) that
the draft of the proposed CIG enabling act be substituted for the
intelligence sections of the proposed National Defense Act as an in5tiaL
working basis.
In connection A. th paragraph 1 (a) of the memorandum for the Director
fro, the undersincd, dated 23 January 1947, it was pointed out than; no
mention of a CIA had been made in the title of the ~iroposcd bill. This
was due to the fact that a considerable number of boards and councils wore
created by this bill and none of than were being named in the title. Th?rc-
fore, it would not seen appropriate to mention CIA in the title. In this
General Vandenberg concurred.
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After examination of the proposed Third Draft by Colonel Wright
and the undersigned, it was determined that same was not satisfactory
to C.I.G. Therefore, a memorandian was dispatched (under date of
28 January 1947) to Mr. Clifford, setting forth C.I.G. is comments on the
proposed drafte
WALTZ L. PFOF2HEIMER
Chiefs Legislative Liaison Division
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