Vandenberg’s Tenure as Director of Central Intelligence
155. Minutes of the Fifth Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–281. Confidential. The meeting was held at the War Department.
156. Memorandum From the Director of Central Intelligence (Vandenberg) to the Intelligence Advisory Board
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–276. Top Secret; Limited Distribution.
157. Memorandum From C. H. Carson of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to the Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Ladd)
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 263, Records of the Central Intelligence Agency, Troy Papers, FBI Documents. No classification marking.
158. Memorandum for the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Langer)
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945–49, 101.5/6–2846. Top Secret. Drafted by W. Park Armstrong of Langer’s staff. Attached to this document was a 7-page chronology dated January 1946 and entitled “History of the National Intelligence Authority.” See the Supplement.
159. Minutes of the Sixth Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–281. Top Secret; Limited Distribution. The meeting was held at the War Department building.
160. National Intelligence Authority Directive No. 5
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 132. Top Secret; Limited Distribution.
161. Central Intelligence Group Directive No. 14
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–275. Confidential.
162. Memorandum From the Director of Central Intelligence (Vandenberg) to the National Intelligence Authority
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945–49, 101.5/8–1546. Top Secret. The source text is covered by an August 15 note from Acting Secretary of State Acheson to his Special Assistant, Herbert S. Marks, which reads as follows:”
“The President feels strongly that this action should not be taken. He approves of my stalling and using the authority he has given me in any way to prevent it from happening.”
“He is concerned about paragraph 2 saying that General Groves has already transferred his people and thinks I should tell somebody that the transfer should not take place.”
Some of the Department of War background is in memoranda for the record by the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, General Wright, dated August 1 and August 5. (Both in Central Intelligence Agency Records, Wright Office Diaries, Job 80–01731R, Box 32, Folder 1)
163. Minutes of the Sixth Meeting of the National Intelligence Authority
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 132. Top Secret. This meeting was called at the request of Acting Secretary of State Acheson; see Darling, The Central Intelligence Agency, p. 162 and p. 455, note 156. The meeting was held at the Department of State.
164. Telegram From the President’s Chief of Staff (Leahy) to President Truman
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 131. Top Secret. The time of transmission is taken from Truman’s reply (see footnote 1 below). Also reproduced in CIA Cold War Records: The CIA under Harry Truman, pp. 79–80.
165. Letter From the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Hoover) to the President’s Chief of Staff (Leahy)
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 132. Personal and Confidential.
166. Minutes of the Seventh Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–281. Secret; Limited Distribution. The meeting was held at the New War Department Building.
167. Letter From the President’s Chief of Staff (Leahy) to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Hoover)
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 263, Records of the Central Intelligence Agency, Troy Papers, FBI Documents. No classification marking.
168. Letter From the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Hoover) to the President’s Chief of Staff (Leahy)
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 263, Records of the Central Intelligence Agency, Troy Papers, FBI Documents. Personal and Confidential.
169. Minutes of the Seventh Meeting of the National Intelligence Authority
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 132. Secret; Limited Distribution. The meeting was held at the Department of State.
170. Minutes of the Eighth Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–281. Secret: Limited Distribution. No drafting information appears on the source text. The meeting was held at the New War Department.
171. Central Intelligence Group Directive No. 15
[Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–275. Secret. 3 pages of source text not declassified.]
172. Minutes of the Eighth Meeting of the National Intelligence Authority
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 132. Secret; Special Distribution. No drafting information appears on the source text. The meeting was held at the Department of State.
173. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Eddy) and the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (Russell) to Secretary of State Byrnes
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945–49, 101.5/10–2446. Secret. The source text bears the handwritten annotation: “I approve. James F. Byrnes.”
174. Minutes of the Ninth Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–281. Top Secret; Limited Distribution. No drafting information appears on the source text. The meeting was held at the Department of State.
175. Letter From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Eddy) to the Director of Central Intelligence (Vandenberg)
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945–49, 101.5/10–2446. Secret.
176. Minutes of the Tenth Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–281. Top Secret; Limited Distribution. The meeting was held at the New War Department Building.
177. Memorandum From the Commanding General of the Manhattan Engineer District, Department of War (Groves) to the Atomic Energy Commission
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–208. Secret. The source text is a copy transcribed for the CIA Historical Staff on January 14, 1954.
178. Minutes of the 11th Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–281. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text. The meeting was held at the New War Department Building.
179. Minutes of the 12th Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Board
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–281. Confidential. The meeting was held at the New War Department Building.
180. Memorandum From the Chairman (Eddy) to the Members of the Advisory Committee on Intelligence
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 353, Records of Interdepartmental and Intradepartmental Committees—State Department, Lot File No. 122, Records of the Secretary’s Staff Committee 1944–47, Box 94. Confidential.
181. National Intelligence Authority Directive No. 7
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 132. Confidential.
182. Memorandum From the Chief of the Interdepartmental Coordinating and Planning Staff, Central Intelligence Group (Edgar) to the Assistant Director for Reports and Estimates (Huddle)
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–804, Item 29. Confidential. The source text is a copy transcribed for the CIA Historian on July 16, 1952. This copy gives no indication of the sender but the document appears to be identical to one described in Darling, The Central Intelligence Agency, p. 141. This memorandum is referred to as a draft in a memorandum from Montague to the Assistant Director for Reports and Estimates, January 29. (Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–450) See the Supplement.
183. Central Intelligence Group Directive No. 18
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 130. Confidential.
184. Memorandum From the Chief of the Intelligence Staff, Central Intelligence Group (Montague) to the Assistant Director for Reports and Estimates (Huddle)
Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC–450. Confidential. The source text is a transcript prepared for the CIA Historian on December 16, 1952.