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374. Memorandum From the Acting Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Butler) to the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Armstrong)0

Washington, March 17, 1949.

It was suggested at a recent meeting of the Under Secretary’s staff that suggestions be submitted to you regarding what the Department wants and needs from CIA. The following points are of interest to S/P:

1.
Continued close liaison between OPC and S/P, in order that the former may receive policy guidance from the Department.
2.
S/P needs and wants secret intelligence from all sources just as soon as it becomes available to CIA.
3.
Better clearance with State before the publication of CIA estimates of situations. Clearance of summaries of information and similar CIA reports is not of great concern to S/P, but it is considered important that State have an opportunity to express its views regarding interpretations of or judgments about information obtained by CIA.

George H. Butler 1
  1. Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Policy Planning Staff, NSC Files: Lot 62 D 1, NSC Intelligence Directives, Box 2517. Secret.↩
  2. Printed from a copy that bears this typed signature.↩