MEMORANDUM FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 28, 2003
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• Publication Date: February 20, 1948
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20 February 1948
M t4ORAN.DUM FOR THE E MCUTIVE DIRECTOR
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1. In connection with proposed CIA legislation
,
your attention is called to the debate in connection
with the passage of the National Security Act of 1947
.last July.
2. ? On 25 July Congressman John McCormack
for
,
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merly the majority leader and presently the Democratic
whip stated on the floor that, 'Vie felt, since enabl--
ing legislation was going to come in later from another
standing committee of the House -_'end we know that
;
we were advised and saw a copy of the proposed bill that --
that question, with the other questions that
would arise in connection with this Central Intelli-
gence Agency, should be left to the standing committee,
and that our Committee should try to meet the immediate
problem".
3. Congressman Manasco (D.Ala.) stated on the
floor on 19 July that, "A bill will be introduced soon
after this legislation becomes law that will be referred
to the Committee on Armed Services, where more study
can be given to this most important subject. . ."
4. During the hearings on the bill before the
House Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Depart
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ments, in answer to a question from Congressman Brown
(R.Chio), Secretary of the Navy Forrestal stated on
25 April that, "4WJhile it is not specified in this bill,
Mr. Brown, the intent is, should this bill become law,
to implement specifically, by statute, that part of
it that deals with the reference to the Central Intelli-
gence Authority. . .I think General Vandenberg, as a
matter of fact, is now preparing a statute which could
either be incorporated in this bill or dealt with as a
separate act. . on
5. In a further exchange with Congressman Brown
on 2 May 1947 in which the Congressman asked -vrhe Cher i-11
was the intention to submit detailed legislation for
CIA in the near future, Vice Admiral Forrest Sherman
stated, "I know it is the intent of the Secretary of
the Navy, who is a member of the temporary National
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A. CONQ2241S DUhING HOUSE HEARINGS 01-1 H.R. 2319 (NALIONAL SECURITY ACl)
ON FU.URE LEGISLATION FOR LHE CEN1RAL INlELLIGEDICE AGENCY.
1. Friday 25 April 1947: (p. 126).
MR. BROW ... You will notice by statute you transfer the
function of the National Intelligence Authority to the Nationac_ Se-
curity Council and the Director of Central Intelligence, and the
functions of the Central Intelligence Group are transferred. How-
ever, the functions are. set up nowhere that I have knowledge of in
the statutory law of the land, and your statute refers back to some
Federal Register of February 5, or some other date, and some drec-
tive issued by the President of the United States, under what I
still think is. questionable authority. Nobody can tell from that
statute,-frost this bill, if enacted into-law., what power or autho-
rity this fellow had.
SECRETARY FORRESIAL: While it is not specified in this bill,
., should this bill become law, to implement
Mr: Brown, the intent-16-
specifically, by statute, that-part of it that deals with the refer-
ence to the Central Intelligence Authority.
MR.. BR M,: Do you not think it should be done all at once
before you pass a thing like this? Do you not think this should be
set out in the statute?...
SECRETARY FORRES'TAL: Well, it could be done simultaneously.
I would rather no try, o have that bill incorporated as a part of
this bill.
M. BRCWYN: Do you not think this bill should come first, then,
and have an agency legalize and authorize the law and put it in here?
SECRETARY FORRESIAL: where is no reason why you could not have
it a part of this bills and,_I think General Vandenberg, as a matter
of fact, is now preparing a statute which could either be incorporated
in this bill or dealt with as a separate act. Either way would be
quite all right, as far as I am concerned.
2. Friday 2 Maur 19L.7: (PP. 170-173).
MR. BRUIN: How do you fit together your statement that you
should define by statute the duties and responsibilities, and the
provision in the bill for this Central Intelligence Agency which
pro-Tides that the agency shall have-the functions and the po:rers
as outlined in Executive orders issued by the President. ...
ADyMAL SHERMAN: 'Fell, I would like to explain the background
of the drafting in that regard, sir. In preparing this Graft, ;re
first considered trying to do in this bill an adequate job on the
functions and authority and responsibilities of the Central Ir_telli.--
gence Agency. We found that that would be a rather extensive piece
o tt
le islation in itself. `Therefore the attem t w s de here
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Definitions
Seal of Office / V
Investigation of Personnel -- /
Procurement Authorities
Death Be?.efits
Education and Training -: 01.
U. Leave
c. Transportation of Automobiles
d-. Hospitalization and Expenses of Illness
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Travel, Allowances, and Related Expenses -7
a! Travel Expenses and Transportation Costs, "IF
f* llo nt of Retired Personnel ofythe
Services
g. Exemptions from Civil Service Commission
Requirements
h> Exemptions from Provisions Requiring
Publication of Personnel Data
e. Cost or Living Allowances
General Authorities
a. Transfer of Appropriations
b. Ex of Funds
c. Reimbursement
d. Arming of Couriers
e. ?easing and Alterations of P
Appropriations
Separability of Provisions ,
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