LETTER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE, THE SECRETARY OF WAR, AND THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY FROM HARRY S. TRUMAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00610R000200110007-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 11, 2006
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: January 22, 1946
• Content Type: LETTER

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January.-22 ,. 1946
To The ,Secretary of .State,,
The Secretary of War and
The Secretary of the Navy.
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1. It isx desre,
;.and I helopeddire
and. coordinated so as to? assa
.be;planned, - related` to the
intelligence acti,rities dev
the. most effective. accomplishment; of the intelligence mi.gat arson to
national security. .I 'herebyr designate, you,;together with another p ence A :-A
be named by me:as pees al representative,:as the National Inte1I g }
Authority:a to accompli Yr this ":purpose.
from time: to:.time` assig .persons and, faczuiz.es^f me central.`IntelligenceA
2.; "Within .the -, limits". oL avaa.a.ao.ic
GI oup and ;-shall?x, nder- the 0 recticn or.=.a .i areci or vt v. ---
The t Dir actor - of= Ce rrbral. Tn~
nal
Authorit
y,
as s ist t2 e National, Int e711 gEnce
b srsonsible to the Natio
e
g
Intelligence. Authority,, :and shall 53.1 as a11011 v
_ o eof
telligence sha l,be~ desi.gnk.ted: by:me,..shall er
member th,.r
ooin
of the
.resulting strategic ana n`tlondl ; u.-.-,r ~---- v
r Lt- c+ni'f P_,_nA'
a.Accomplish the core i - : the
___ _4. .,.- +,. +hv nn +i nra1 security, a
r 1^t'or and evaluation:of
facilities of the intelligence agencies of
In so doing, foil. use shall oe rraae ui
r c h of ih actii'1~??tle5
accomplished centrally.
agencies, such services of corw^ion co" ? - --
e
Perform, for the benelit of s- the
t t` L'n as +. .>~.
r id intellirye:.ce'
JVic-..
polic=es and cb jecti ves as will assurer n^e~ "=
accomnlishrient of the national intelli,,,?
Intelligence Authority theestablishment e
the m l ?f?ec'- rF
es
to the national security ann recomniena -lch Q,.Qr-Qiy
b. Plan for the -coorc:iration o-1. of ~,..._ c Telata
of the intelligence agencies of your Dep' 4?~ynt&
to the iati l
t. or ^ tired duties rem tl '
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f
+.i ,,,P to time direct. - . .
President and the, National Intellig'3. `
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to intelligence affecting the natloi r o i th ri
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d. Perform such other
security -as the: '
4. No police, law enforcement or
shall be exercised under this. directive.
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THE ;,- TE HOUSE
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continue to collect, evaluate, correlate ,and clssem ..at
6. The existing intelligence ,agencies of. your. Departments shall
'' i^~te derartmental
nection with planning . unc ?i ons .
ence received by the intelligence agencies of .
h intelli
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g
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your Departments as may be designated by the National .Intelligence
Authority shall 'be freely available to the Director of Central. Intelligence
f or correlation, evaluation. or. dissemination. To the. extent . approved by the
National Intelligent; Authority, the operationsof+.,s ~dTi tellige ce ag ncie
Intelligence Authority.,-:
having functions related to rk lore
of the principal mi Vary and civ ian e s
mot' 1 security as determined by:.the National
intelligence Advisorx, Board consls n? , .
1 41' intelligence a^erC ELS :.of .the Government
7. ' The Director or t;enurZ:;._
+4 of the heads (orr their representatives)
national securiti ,Gs regulations
4.- +; _e rar?o-qt n rsuant to
other a.epar:,meacs dll'?1 GpG1il lc.v .vi ----
Coverrurent stall furnish such intelligence information :elating to the
Tli reetnr? of
of existing law and. >Pres.idential directives,
of invests.getions.. .i uC ....y11G , . ~....~... _ - - ~tiues.
and its possessions,except.as provided by law annPresi entiul re'n
..- Nothing'herein shall be. construed ?,to authorize he making'
,..r' +1,n TTm' Pd SitLtes '.
of the National Intelligence Autnority.
Author ty lnd the. Director t J envral 'lnLeliager~a : ~~ ~,Md thpds
t e'S ..., .. i .~.?._ - .. rte. ... - ..
it , ' or y to nce;;
viti eS, tYie":N
-for .fully protecting ' rt --Ligence .soum cos cal ule }