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i hae . 059. ag </ YUE DIRSOTOR OF CENTRAL DIPRLLIORNCE SURJEOT ’ Central Dakelligencs (CI) va. —« Govert Operations (69) 1. tis nenorandun is fesponsive te your request at the As~ sistant Directers staff conference 22 October 1951, that Assiatant | Directors mike appropriate suggestions as to how you can prevent . Clats vapidly expanding covert operations from turning ¢ZA into e. plaek war depertment at the expense of its otetutory neem 2. There is @ classic solution to this pronien which I oup- gest to you. This is to “brigade” Central Jperations, rather than treat Co as one of. many CI offices. _ 3. As you have stated to me, the President "hired® you to - épond full time worrying for him to insure early intelligence te. prevent another Pearl Harber. This is @ full tine Jeb for « big- sine worden, h. . You myer corm aro ee dent's onied of cat? for the Cold ter. fae is another full tines ~ jee for. @ Big-tine operator. = . §. he proper diecherge of pulse dunl respenstit2ision 16 the \ Preeldent would therefore seem to require that you designate a full - —. ~ ene Vice oF Deputy to eneh job with command autherity ccamensurete | * with the responsibility for each full tine job. one would head the 3 3@ REVIEWER: [| governzente 6. This reiees the issue whether or tot CIA should gontinue on its present centralised eupport armingenent.. In ay opinion the supper’ theery is incondistent with the seperable dé- partasnt theory, and ec leng a8 you remia on this centralised ‘theeny’ you will alesys run the Fisk that @ teil will wag a dcy. ‘, 7. Under wy’ proposal it weuld fellow that you give each of coy yow deputies (feae, for Intelidgencs and Covert operations) authority over logistics. ampport ‘comens urate vith their * *MEBtare 25X1 | Femponsibilitios, Sontear Docuyr 6. _let only is this. the Logical ‘as abd - revent , ae: Only w WGEO Tes EXT REVIEW DATE: AUTH: DATE Cc] BeECL? ssiFigs CLASS. CHA _ DOCUMENT NO. a | NO CHARGE iN GLASS —)