The National Security Act of 1947


226. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Souers) to the National Security Council

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 62 D 42, IAC. Confidential. Addressed to the Secretaries of State, Defense, Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Chairman of the National Security Resources Board.


227. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter to the Intelligence Advisory Board

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 62 D 42, IAC. Confidential. Addressed to Armstrong, Chamberlin, Inglis, McDonald, and Gingrich.


228. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Acting Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Armstrong) to Acting Secretary of State Lovett

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 62 D 42, IAC. Confidential.


229. Memorandum for Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 90–00610R, Box 1, Folder 9. Confidential. No drafting information appears on the source text. From the context, however, it appears that it may have been written by Pforzheimer.


230. Memorandum From the Secretary of the Army (Royall) to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Souers)

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, Records of the National Security Council. Confidential. Sent through the Secretary of Defense. Attached to the source text is a November 28 note on the stationery of the Office of the Secretary of Defense addressed to Souers from John H. Ohly, indicating that Forrestal had not seen Royall’s memorandum but that a copy was being held for him.


231. Memorandum From the General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency (Houston) to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 90–00610R, Box 1, Folder 17. Secret.


232. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 90–00610R, Box 1, Folder 7. No classification marking.


233. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant (Steelman) to President Truman

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files. No classification marking.


234. Memorandum From the General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency (Houston) to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–808, Item 10. No classification marking. The source text is a copy transcribed for the CIA Historian on September 10, 1952.


235. Memorandum From the General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency (Houston) to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–208, Item 31. No classification marking.


236. Letter From Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget (Webb)

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, Records of the National Security Council, File CIA, Memos for Director, 1948. No classification marking.


237. Memorandum From the Assistant General Counsel, Central Intelligence Agency (Pforzheimer) to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 90–00610R, Box 1, Folder 17. Confidential.


238. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Armstrong) to Acting Secretary of State Lovett

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945–49, 101.5/12–2948. No classification marking. Drafted by Fisher Howe and approved by EUR, OFS, CON, ODA, ORP, L/A, and C/L.


239. Letter From Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives (Rayburn)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 90–00610R, Box 1, Folder 17. No classification marking. A similar letter was sent to Senator Millard Tydings, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on the same date. (Ibid.) See the Supplement.


240. Memorandum From the General Counsel (Houston) and the Legislative Liaison Officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (Pforzheimer) to the Executive of the Central Intelligence Agency (Shannon)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–84, Item 3. Confidential. The source text is a transcript prepared for the CIA Historian on September 9, 1952.


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