Evening star., 1945-02-09
Proposal for Overall
u. 5. Intelligence
Service Reported
By the Associated Press.

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By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Feb. "a copyrighted
dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
yesterday said President Roosevelt
had received a draft Of an order
together with proposal to estab-
lish central intelligence service"
charged with coordination Of post
war intelligence work and supersed-l
Ing existing Federal police agencies. |
The papers Washington bureau,
IN an article by Walter Trojan, said
the highly confidential and secret"
memorandum was given Mr.. Roose-
velt by Brig. Gen. william ]. Dom
ovan, director of the Office of
Strategic Services. The ofiice
would have no police power.
The Tribune asserted it had "se-
cured exclusively" a copy of the
memorandum and added:
"The Tribune also obtained a copy
OF an equally secret suggested draft
OF an order setting up the general
Intelligence service, which would SUI
persede all existing Federal police
and intelligence units, including mil
itary intelligence, naval intelligence,
the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
the Secret Service, the Internal
Revenue agents and the Federal
Communications Commission which
monitors all radio airways. The
order gives the unit a wholesale
grant of power"
Copies Sent to Officials.
Only Is copies of the two docu-
ments were made, the paper de-
clared, each plaStered with secrecy
injunctions." According to the story
these were sent to officials such as
Admiral William E. Leahy, the
Presidents chief Of staff, Gen.
George C. Marshall, army chief of
staff, Admiral Ernest ]. King, COM
mander in chief of the fleet; Secre-
retary of State Stettinius, Secretary
OF Navy Forrestal, and Secretary of
War Stimson.
The Tribune quoted the Donovan
memorandum as saying:
Once our enemies are defeated
the demand will be equally pressing
for information that will aid us in
solving the problems of the peace.
This will require two things:
II. That intelligence control be
returned to the supervision of the
President.
g. The establishment of a central
authority reporting directly to you
(the President), with responsibility
to frame intelligence objectives and
to collect and coordinate the intel
Igence material required by the ex-
ecutive branch in planning and
carrying out the national policy and
strategy"
permanent Long Range Plan"
This would be "a permanent long
range plan," the Tribune quoted the
memorandum, "but you may want to
consider whether this Cor part of
it) should be done now, by execu-
tive or legislative action.
THE immediate revision and CO.
ordination of our present intel
hgence system would effect sub
stantial economies and aid the
more efficient and speedy termina-
tion of the war.
Information important to the
national defense, being gathered
now by certain departments and
agencies, is not being used to full
advantage in the war. Co-ordina-
ton at the strategy level would
prevent waste and avoid the present
confusion that leads to waste and
unnecessary duplication"
The paper said the suggested
order draft called for creation
within the executive Offices of the
new service, to be headed by a presi-
Dental appointee, and working with
an advisory board composed of the
Secretaries of War and Navy to-
getner with others the President
may deem necessary.
Seven Principal Functions.
The agency, with an independent
budget" would have seven principal
functions, according to the article.
These would be: Coordination of
"all intelligence agencies of the
Government" to assure "integration
OF national intelligence efforts"
collection of pertinent informa-
ton" on foreign nations; evaluation
and dissemination of this informa-
ton; procurement and training of
personnel; "subversive operations
abroad; determination of policies
essential to the collection of infor-
nation; such other activities as
the President may require;
And finally, the agency shall have
no police or law enforcement func-
tions, either at home or abroad"
Under this order, the Tribune said.
it would be possible for the director
ito determine American foreign
policy by wedding out, withholding.
or coloring information gathered at
his direction