LETTER TO THE HONORABLE CARTER MANASCO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00610R000100090011-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 17, 2002
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: July 12, 1947
• Content Type: LETTER

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J 12M, 1'94?
The ?arable ter Masco
U. S. Soruse of -AepzosenL::tiaes
1,106 low Souse Office Building
Waahingtonp 25, D. C.
0 dear Cmpt9aaaean. I naaooe
I bave diuuseed with Admiral. -il k3aetter the alter-
native provisions rgaarding the position of f i eetor of data'--i>
at as cote*pla.t.d in the tmifiaaticrn biU.
It is felt that the first proposal# vhieh provides o W4
for a civilian Director, would be unf+ rtxa ate, for reasons set
forth below.
The ****ad altersaativ* provides that. the first Dip xr
any be a ainted froa the armed eersiaas,, but that subsequent
Directors shall be appointed from civilian life. As in the first
pos this app to p1 o. as =fort=s&t* r.striatian u
the Pre eidential Wirers of Appointmet,. The President Mould be
allow" to a eareiae his d3seretion in appointing the beat available
Director, ,tbsr f`r a civilian or mt1tt r7 life, da upon the
teaa tir~rts of peracamol available at the tine of .a;oint et.
The necessity of mats confirmation of the Director w d.
ejtlfat* the posaibWty of a poor selectionj and t ?a ate is
its discretion would probably reject ap tees t`raa the ar=W
services if they w@r*, sosttmral,ly rotated for short tours of -tutyo
if at sme time is the future, we were A=ged into another warp
the w>st qualified appointee might xeu be a reserve officer who
bad entered an active duW from civilian life. The px"opos*i res-
triction would prs' nt his ap aointa nt kr the Payee ideent. Snob a
limitation would have prevented the appointment of the Director of
the O fisr of 3trat gic Meretsss during the Peat warp
The third alternative provides that the first Dir ear say
be appoint" i , o civilian or ailitary li tap but naakeee no pxovisiom
for the appointment. of any eubeequent Director* If this aaiternativae
is adopted, this detect saber be corrected.
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