Hillenkoetter’s Tenure as Director of Central Intelligence


347. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Intelligence Survey Group (Blum) to the Intelligence Advisory Committee

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86–B00269R, Box 5. Secret. Although the memorandum has no addressee it presumably was prepared as a background or information paper for the Intelligence Advisory Committee.


348. Verbatim Minutes of Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Committee

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–657. Secret. The meeting was held in the Federal Works Building. A note on pages 10 and 11 of the source text indicates that they were corrected copies.


349. Memorandum for the President of the Discussion at the 14th Meeting of the National Security Council

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files, Subject File. Top Secret. Drafted on July 2.


350. Memorandum From Robert G. Barnes to William J. McWilliams of the Executive Secretariat

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945–49, 101.5/8–2548. Top Secret; For State Department Officers Only. The date is from the Executive Secretariat receipt stamp on the source text.


351. Statement by Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86–B00269R, Box 2, Folder 3. Secret. The remarks were prepared for presentation before the Committee on National Security Organization (informally known as the Eberstadt Committee) of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (Hoover Commission). The date on which the statement was delivered has not been found, since this presentation was not recorded in the summary of testimony prepared by the committee staff, but it appears to have been in September 1948. (Truman Library, McCloy Manuscript, Box 17, Folder 119) See the Supplement under date of September 7.


352. Memorandum From the Assistant Director for Policy Coordination (Wisner) to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86–B00269R, Box 2, Folder 3. Top Secret.


353. Letter From Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter to Allen W. Dulles

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86–B00269R, Box 5. Confidential.


354. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Armstrong) to the Intelligence Survey Group

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, Box 7385, Dulles, Correa, Jackson Report and NSC 50. Secret. According to a covering note, “The final hearing for the Department to give its views was held on Monday, November 22, at which time the attached memorandum was submitted.” (Memorandum from Armstrong to Daniels et al., November 22; ibid.) See the Supplement.


355. Verbatim Minutes of a Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Committee

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–657. Secret. The meeting was held in the Federal Works Building.


356. Verbatim Minutes of Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Committee

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-657. Secret. The meeting was held in the Federal Works Building.


357. Letter From the Executive Secretary of the Intelligence Survey Group (Blum) to Mathias F. Correa

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86-B00269R, Box 5. No classification marking. The source text is dated December 18, 1949, but from the context this is clearly a typographical error.


358. Report From the Intelligence Survey Group to the National Security Council

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Executive Secretariat, NSC Files: Lot 66 D 148, Box 1555. Top Secret. The report includes a January 15 letter transmittal to the Executive Secretary of the NSC from the members of the Survey Group, Allen W. Dulles, Mathias F. Correa, and William H. Jackson; see the Supplement for the full text of the report.


359. Letter From Robert Blum of the Office of the Secretary of Defense to Allen W. Dulles

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 80-M01009A, Box 1, Folder 12. No classification marking.


360. Memorandum From Allen W. Dulles to Mathias F. Correa and William H. Jackson

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 80–M01009A, Box 1, Folder 12. No classification marking.


361. Letter From Robert Blum of the Office of the Secretary of Defense to Allen W. Dulles

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 80-M01009A, Box 1, Folder 12. No classification marking. Copies were sent to Jackson and Correa.


362. Letter From Allen W. Dulles to Robert Blum of the Office of the Secretary of Defense

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 80–M01009A, Box 1, Folder 12. No classification marking.


363. Memorandum From the Chief of the Intelligence Coordinating and Planning Staff (Childs) to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

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, Box 7385, Dulles, Correa, Jackson Report and NSC 50. Confidential. The words “but Eyes Only!” have been added by hand after the classification.


364. Memorandum From the Chief of the Intelligence Coordinating and Planning Staff (Childs) to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86–B00269R, Box 5. Top Secret.


365. Letter From Robert Blum of the Office of the Secretary of Defense to Allen W. Dulles

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 80-M01009A, Box 1, Folder 12. Confidential. Copies were sent to Jackson and Correa.


366. Memorandum by the Office of Reports and Estimates, Central Intelligence Agency

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86–B00269R, Box 15. Top Secret. Transmitted to the Director of Central Intelligence by the Assistant Director for Reports and Estimates, Theodore Babbitt, under a memorandum of February 14. The February 14 memorandum and the full text of the comments are in the Supplement. (Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86–B00269R, Box 5)


367. Memorandum From the Assistant Director for Policy Coordination (Wisner) to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86–B00269R, Box 5. Top Secret. Another copy bearing a typed signature is reproduced in CIA Cold War Records: The CIA under Harry Truman, pp. 247–250.


368. Memorandum From Daniel DeBardeleben to the Acting Deputy Assistant Director for Special Operations, Central Intelligence Agency

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86-B00269R, Box 5. Top Secret. The addressee has not been further identified.


369. Memorandum From the Assistant Director for Reports and Estimates (Babbitt) to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–100, Item 17. Confidential. The source text is a transcript made for the CIA Historian on October 1, 1953. This memorandum draws heavily on a February 16 memorandum from Ludwell L. Montague to Babbitt. (Ibid., HS/HC–450, Item 30)See the Supplement.


370. Memorandum From the Chief of the Intelligence Coordinating and Planning Staff (Childs) to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86–B00269R, Box 5. No classification marking. The source text indicates it was prepared for discussion with Mr. Souers.


371. Central Intelligence Agency Memorandum of Comments on the Dulles Report

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86-B00269R, Box 5. Secret. The full text, including the tables not printed here, is in the Supplement. Sent to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council who transmitted copies to the members of the NSC. (Memorandum from Souers to the NSC, March 2; Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86-B00269R, Box 5) See the Supplement.


372. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Armstrong) to Secretary of State Acheson

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Executive Secretariat, NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 50, Box 4207. Top Secret. Drafted by Armstrong. Cleared in C, A, S/P, EUR, NEA, ARA, and FE.


373. Memorandum From the Director of the Executive Secretariat (Humelsine) to the Under Secretary of State (Webb)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Executive Secretariat, NSC Files: Lot 66 D 148, Box 1555. No classification marking.


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)

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.


375. Memorandum From the Assistant Director for Policy Coordination, Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner) to the Under Secretary of State (Webb)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Executive Secretariat, NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 50, Box 4207. Top Secret.


376. Memorandum for the President of Discussion at the 36th Meeting of the National Security Council

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files, Subject File. Top Secret. Prepared on March 23.


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