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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY 

MEMORANDUM 

May 6, 1969 

Attached are copies of 

1. Mr. Laird's April 29 memo 

assigning Mr. Froehlke the additional 

duty as Special Assistant for Intelligence, 

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2. his May 5 memo indicating Mr. 

Froehlke Is responsibilities assigned in 

the earlier memo would encompass the 

National Reconnaissance Program. 

?lease note that neither memo was 

addressed to you as the DN 

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Brigadier General, USAF 

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THE SECRET ARY OF DEFENSE 

WASHINGTON 

5 b1AY 1969 

MEMORANDUM FOR Secretaries of the Military Departments 

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff 

Director, Defense Res ear ch and Engineering 

Assistant Secretaries of Defense 

Director, Defense Intelligence Agency 

Director, National Security Agency 

SUBJECT: Management of DoD Intelligence Resources 

Reference: (a) SecDefa11Multi Addressee Memo., subject as above, 

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The responsibilities assigned in the referenced memorandum 

to the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Administration) as SpE;.cial 

Assistant for Intelligence to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of 

Defense encompass the ( National Reconnaissance Program. 

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rHE SECRETARY OF' DEFE:NSI::': 

WASHINGTON, D, c:;;. 20301 

.. MEMORANDUM FOli. 

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Scc1·ctarica of the Milita1·y Dcpa:i:tmont~ 

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff 

Di:recto:r, De:fonse Research and Enginee::dng-· 

Assistant Secx:eta:des. of Defense ·. ·, 

Di:r:cctox:, Defense Intelligence Agency · 

Dh•ccto:r.-, N'ationa.l Security Agency 

SUBJECT: Management oi DoD Intelligence :Resources. · 

After considering t.he recom .. mendations o~ the Dil"ecto:r, B'u:reau·: .: 

of the Budget, Director 0£ Central Intelligence, and others, I recognize· . 

. the importance of insu:rin.g continuous high level review of all of the . 

Defense Depa:l.'tment 1s il1tclligcnce programs. There is an apparent nee·d 

· to have one focal point for intelligence resou:rce matters, including the 'i'- ·, . 

development of a review and decision making process fo:r intelligence ~-: 

:resource allocation. The latter will integrate the program review of· 1.< 

Defense intelligence programs with full :recognition 0£ the relationship ·. • 

oi each prog:i.·am to the others and to the t_ol.:al effo:rta of the national · .. ' · 

intelligence ·c onununity. .. 

. .• . .. .. Accordingly, as of this date Mr. Robert F. Froehlke, Assistant, ,· 

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.· .. _,: Secretary of Defense (Adnμnistration) is assigned additional duty as . · ... 

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Special Assistant for Intelligence to the Sec:retary and Deputy Secretary. · · · : 

· _In this role he will .be our principal advisor ori intelligence :resource · · ::: .. · ,,. ' '. . ~- management. ;-, • 

In addition, l request the Special Assistant for Intelligence to :· ··: ·, 

provide me within 45 days a study of the intelligence ef'fo:rts withi~ }he·, r: · DoD. ':rhis study .should analyze alternatives and provide :recommen.. _.:;-_. 

.dations in the following areas: . I •. \ . 

DoD intelligence o:rganizational structu:re, to 

. include the :responsibilities and relationships 

o! elements of the OSD E-ta.fi as well a.l;J the 

military departments, the JCS, DIA, and NSA •. . , . 

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· The :means by which these requirements are 

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The study should.be coordinatqd with a:p:p1·op1·iate elements of the DoD 

and the i11telligenco. community. · 

Please· coope:i:ate in assisting Mr. Froehlke in carrying out 

·. these ~a.·s~s, particularly.in his• study of intelligence activities. 

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