(DRAFT) LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 25, 2002
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• Publication Date: July 25, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
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25 July 1967
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ......................................................
1
CHAPTER I:
EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT.. ........................
5
Initiative ............................................
5
Coordinator of Information............ ........ ....
6
Office of Strategic Services............ ...............
7
OSS Authorities ......................................
8
Central Intelligence Group ............................
11
Background "Principles"........ ......................
12
"Plan" ..............................................
13
Joint Chiefs' Consideration ............................
14
Secretaries of State, War, and Navy Consideration.......
16
Secretary of Navy ....................................
16
Secretary of War .....................................
17
Secretary of State ....................................
17
Recommendations to the President .....................
18
Presidential Directive ................................
19
Achievement through Executive Action ..................
24'
CHAPTER II:
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS - EXECUTIVE BRANCH....
23
CIG Consideration ...................................
2:i
Presidential Recommendation to Congress..............
30
CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF THE
NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947 .................
3:
Background ........................................
3.
Legislative Processing ..............................
3b
Legislative Record on CIA ...........................
37
NEED FOR CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ...............
4'_)
Senate Armed Services Committee ....................
4-
House Committee ...................................
43
Committee Reports .................................
46
Floor .Discussion ..................................
41
CHAPTER V:
POSITION WITHIN EXECUTIVE BRANCH ..............
5
NSC Relationship....................................
53
Relationship with Intelligence Community ..............
53
DCI Relationship with NSC............................
63
Summary ...........................................,
65
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CHAPTER VI: FUNCTIONS ........................................
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Senate ............................................
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House Committee ....................
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Summary .........................................
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COLLECTION .....................................
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Back
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House Committee ..................................
Summary .........................................
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CHAPTER VIII:
CIVILIAN STATUS OF DCI .........................
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Background ......................................
82
Senate ...........................................
House Committee .................................
House Floor ......................................
Conference Committee ....................... . . . . .
Summary ........................................
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CHAPTER IX: INTERNAL SECURITY .............................. 1`)