DONOVAN MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00610R000100130009-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 5, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: December 26, 1944
• Content Type: MEMO

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DONOVAN MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT
26 December 1944
The Donovan Plan, embodied. in JCS 1181, was passed
to the JIC for study, comment and recommendation. In the JIC
it became something of a football which was kicked about by
way of a series of proposals and cuunter-proposals for nearly
two months. By the end of December these had clarified into
two differing proposals, respectively labelled JIC 239/1 and.
JIC 239/2.
The memorandum here included represents a brief
interim report to the President by General Donovan just before
he was to take off on one of his frequent field trips.
For the sake of brevity this memorandum has been
inserted rather than the very extended minutes of the JIC
which record the full discussions of the members.
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26 December 1944
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I e ving to -anted to let you .ov of the
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us of the error .ndum ~?roe o : ing the a st bli ent of
s central intelligence arvice.
it as referred by the J to the ,JIC for co:ent?-mod rec-
ommendation through the joint s trateic :;urve7 Committee.
The JIC Committee has rroduced to covater 1rropos;=l-
one by represent .tive of the oilit ry &genciez and, the other by
sere-tentative : of t;. te, Fz , and OS S. These two cowiter Yro-
i fifer from each other , f and u:mentally in troach, coa-
.. -i tt.~ b: the -?resident the, aLk
e theory ?, tderi; in g the
ni ity -n 4ion.
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that they recognize the -~wces;.~ it; of eAablI :i ing z nch a a nt
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all three of the fiefs of Cta` f as mambo" of the 3 . I
offered no objeations to this but insisted that, whatever the
con-position of Vhe 3oard1 there?tor fre4 administratively
ob, re anon ibl a as is a mineral na . r to a 3 oar;
otors. I talked also to :3tate about this aid they feel
consulted in the selection of the : freetor
discussing this matter with responsible officors 'in
field I have been surprised at their lack of and
of the necessity for a sound intelligence or ni ati
an. organization oomprisiap, a central service In * tie`% ear
officers and civilian a erts workin:3 to ther u rnthesize all
available inteUienee on the polia7 level, and eati. ate, be.?
the went, political and aili tar's devel nts.
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