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Secretary of' State is submnitted to the Intelligance Advisory>. Board for consideration in connectiony.wth.thereferences.' -. 2. In th~e light of'-the et~ closure,,it 'ia ...
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RELEASETH ECENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

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CENTRAL INTELL'IGENCE GROUP PROVISION Referenbes:

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. Minutes I.A.B, 4th Meeting, Item 2

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1l.The enclosed memorandum .trom the 'Special Assistant to the Secretary of' State is submnitted to the Intelligance Advisory> Board for consideration in connectiony.wth.thereferences.' 2. In th~e light of'-the

et~closure,,it 'ia recommended

that Eie

Intelligence Advisory Eoard concur in the submittal of the enclosure to 0.I-.G. 1/1

or consideration by the National Intel-li-

gence Authority

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W;'OUERRS w, SCDIi Director

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May 27, 1946 MEMORANDUM FOR:

REAR ADMIRAL SIDNEY

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SOUERS,

- DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL .INTELLIGENCE . The Prittigabiaity of State Department Operation ,o .F BIS (Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service)

SUBJECT:

As a result of the discussion during the meeting of the

1946, and a subsequent,

Intelligence Advisory Board on May 9,

conference with representativ~s of the Central Planning Staft of CIG and G-2, the pepartment his made

careful studyof the

practicability of its taking over the operation :of FBIS fronr the War Department.

The Departmegt concludes:

a. That it is not practicable for it to assume responsibility

for the operation of FBIS'

b. That, it

'oncurs with the Director of Central Intelligence

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in the view that the War Department should properly continue to have responsibility for the operation of FBIS, at least during fiscal 1947. "

c. That a comprehensive program for the relocation of the facilities used by FBI3 should-be u

to improve the,

.derken

coverage of broadast inteligence.;

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d. That direction of the monitoring effort should be assume.d by tie Director of-COentrai Irtelligence,. and that the Department

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that eoniect3-on e. That the

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rvice provided by PBTS is

of great value,

and that the Department will be ready to support budget requests for FBJS-.

(Signed)

WILLIAM L 'WILLT;AM

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LANGER

L. LANGER

(Speoial Assistant to the Secretary of. tate)

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