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- I b - . .. I! (Includcd i n t h i s comprchonsive misslcn are the r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s f o r the conduct of Lcth Covert fox-elgn intelligence s c t i v i t i e s and 1-.e Cold \Car Operations of t h e Agency.) "From the evjdence xe have seen, it is our reeling t h a t , within t h i s frame of reference, the Plans C ~ o u p ( f o r t h e Agency) may be incapab3.e of rnaE:ing objective appraisals of its own InteJ-ligence information as we11 as of its own operations when It is 5nvolved i n Cole War a c t i v i t i e s which are the subjects of I t s own re- ports. We are concerned about the irnplicetions 02 t h i s not only because of possible impacts on the pro- grams of t h e Agency but, more importantl7, becausr. of t h e influence 1q-hir-h may be brourht t r Sear on fore1e;n policy determlnations which, i n l a r w measure, rnn?, be f '1: ? I ' , - I On 1Sxzr;ber 29, 1958, befor.? tslcint; a,:tion on th.: above recomniendst;?.on, the Prosldent rsferrid li; t o I2 2 ?.LrxSor of C , x t r a l Intelligence for his views and camentn. L?T! ~ei!ru3ry 15, 29159, the Director or' Central Intellicence reported t o ti:<? Pln.:l;ider,t that he concurred with t h e Board E r*tcomrnendatior!. In :.:is xprf;, howevsr, he advised tha'; i n h i s vS?w CIA'S Pla.r,s Group 1'19.0 less .rtut;womd7 t h a r f e l t by t h e Roard, as final authority m d respc:1s3h3.lits f o r 311 clandestine a c t i v i t i e s rast with h l r n and, i n tt:? C ~ S S r?f ope.?atiofls undei. NSC 5/-r12/2J ED/P actions are taicm only artor necessary polTcy guIAe.nce from the Special NSC 5412/2 Grcup. €:e reported fiirthzr that before NSC 5412/? activit!.es are i n i t i a t e d a l l nvailable I n t 3 l l i g m c e i s taken I n t o account; t h a t CIA constaptly r x m ? p s p i n s t subjectivity o r self-serving reports; and t h a t a review of the 3D/P nission was, then i n progress under a newly-appofnhd DD/P l ! i ccnce?t with C i , ? ' s Inspector Genexl. of the report of the Director of Central 1ntellS.gencs'dated .Febru- ary 16, 1959, directed a f u l l report be submittod on t h e reznm- mendation by June 30, 1959. On March 3, 1959 t h e President, a f t e r noting highlights On Jc~:- 28, 1959 the Director of Cent:.nl Xntelligewe subrr.itted a report rsf lecting organizational ch,:ng;es as follows :