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Coloae11'recleric:k D. Sharp 

Exentlw Otttcer, G-2, GSUSA '!'be~ 

My deal' Colonel Sharp, 

Your letter ot J1 Jfa:J 1952 ~ Una tor a _.. J:nq 

iateJ.JJ.aence .,.-. attordll • the opparUd.tJ to ll)'Dtheaise 117 Wnk• 

-. oa a JrO'blem eicll .._ ben 1a tbe ...... ot ., lllDl tor - ttwe. 

Aa • knl:t ott1cer t.DtewJ¥ 1ntenste4 ta JIU11m7 InteUipnce, I 

baw p..,.. cona1Aerable tl&rN&ht to the ~ requtre.eata ot 

paeralisatioa ml 8J11Ct.a1Uatioa :l.n the ~ or llil1tliz7 leadel'-

abtp a4 aeun4 _..aJ..U-. A tr00Jt e: lltr didlcNt • l111C11tratu4• 

1n1 ot tuteWpstce ..s. iw relatiOllahl» to Id.a Jtlm, estD&te8, aD4 

4"1tdou 1a aa i~ a 11111ta17 1ltalliu' u u ltrtelltanoe ottteer 

lacktlll a lloa4 ~ ot COllllbat cc; 1 ""• arpntutian, ma. QJm'&tlou. 

llr. Pace, Secreta:l'J' of the A7!S7, in a 20 llrQ" addresa at West 

Point stated ''Jl1lite.ey leadnahip mat ad.ares& 1 tself to tbose 11>re 

tedmical tields o1 procbM:Uoll, iutellt.pnce, per80DDel, research and 

4eftlolmmt as veil as the combet t:l.elda with CQlllllll'ltl>le revarc1a tor 

a career in each.'' 

!'he amnrer to both questions raised in JOur letter lies in the 

apecifl.c measures taken to sol Ye the problem posed bJ' llr. Pace. 

!'roll a -penonal viewpoint, I aa often disquieted b7 the thought 

that I ma;y 'be preJud1cing rq opp:>rtmdties for acl"nmceaent and h1ab 

leftl training bJ' prauing iq low tor 1ntelllgence work When IQ' career 

_.......ut 'Jl'Ogram realdes in the bands ot IQ' 'buic hrauch vith speci:tic 

branCh c:riteria the DD1'ml. 'b&e1a for selectirm tor b'per level tndn1ng 

and conaideration for achancemeut to the SE"a4e ot general officer. 

It is Jt¥ coml4ere4 optn1on that the eetabUabment of an Intel.-

1 Sgeuce Corps is des!ra'ble tor the ~ reaaou advanced b7 JOU tor 

couidsring a reorSSlliza.Uon, 1.e., (a) tbe tena.a.q to shlm intelHgence 

as a 4etdrable career; (b) the AC/S, C-2, I>epmt&ent ot the Arrq, under 

ex1aUng organization d.oee m>t have the lle8M nor the autbor1t7 to 

COD°WOl the procureaent, M8ignment, and tralld:ng r4 intelligence vera<>wl 

as ao cbieta ot the techrdcal ""1ce8 J and ( c) tbe problem ot author1 t7 

and. mtbod for tJle NJ/S, G-2, to :properl.7 coord1nate iihe operations ot 

all tnwntgence agencies belov ~ level to pro4tlce an ef1'1eient, 

weU-galanced averall intelligence ettort. ~, I believe the 

ed&tence ot 8vdl a Corpe vUl assist 111 developiDg "illtelligenee consciousneu'' in co•m1ers at all echelons. 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 10-28-2013 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 
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'!'be tol.1oving recomendationa are reapecVu.111' e.iat"84 tor 

consideration: 

( l) !bat under the prov1aione Of' SectJ.on 306. (a) ot the 

An;r Orpnizatiou Act of: 1950 the Secret.u7 ot the Arm:/ estabUah an 

Intelliger.lce Ccrps as a basic branch ct the AJ!W1. 

(2) 'l'b.at the Intelligence Corps haft MminietrativeJ 

operational, techa1cal, training, and ~ reapoas1b:ll1Uee 

paralleling th.Oee of' the present 'l'ecbn1eal 8ervic:ea. 

(3) That the organizational structure ot the Intelligence 

Corpe Jl'O"lide for u. A%W;)f Securlt7 Service (Sipal Intel.Ugence an4 

Co 11 mScation Secu.ritJ'), a Counter Intelligence Service, and a M1litaz7 

Intel.11genee Service aa maJor basic COIQOuenta of the Corps. 

(4) That under the provision• O'f Sec'tion ~.(d) of.' the 

An1f Orpniza~OD Act ot 1950 the Secret&17 ot the Arrq preacr1be 

reauJ.ationa for detail ot lllllibera or the InteJ..JJ.sen.c Corps ot the 

Arrq to other brlmcbes ar P'O\IP1' and for Oetail ot member& of other 

branches tor 41nJ with tbe Intlll1Sence Co.rps. 

( 5) t'hat ~l asaigned to or detailed tor d.u't7 with 

the Intelligence Corps be trained and aftilable tor 4ut7 in azq ot 

the several COJlllPOnents ot the Intelligence Corps and not permanently 

apJOin.ted or comlaaioned 1n but one of tbe eet'Vicee C01iJ11i 1a1ng the 

Corpe. 

( 6) !'hat, in order to tneure that Intel.l.iaence otticer• 4o 

Mt become inbred and will also be available for troop comand and other 

uas_...ts, such as General. start, at lee.at tweatJ'•flve per emt ot 

the -1 uioned strength ot the Corps will be mah.ta1ued on atail to 

other bm.w:hes and poupa. 

(7) That, in order to insure \be develoi-mt of' intelligence conaciousn.ess in c:oawenders at all eehelou, at least twentyi-t1...e i-r 

cent of' the comise1one4 strength or the Corpe will be detailed to 1sbe 

Carps trom other branehee. 

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Arthur C • :reterson 

Colonel, Ar'f:¥'