302. Memorandum From Acting Director of Central Intelligence Wright to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Souers)0
Reference is made to your Memorandum1 of 8 October 1948, addressed to the Director of Central Intelligence and pertaining to the [Page 726] action of the National Security Council in amending our directive in connection with NSC 29.2
It would be appreciated if this Agency could be informed of the considerations which prompted the decision of the Security Council to amend their original directive. The implementation of our functions in connection with NSC 29 can best be accomplished if we have full knowledge of any new considerations brought to the attention of the Council.
It is strongly recommended that Central Intelligence be represented at Security Council meetings when matters pertaining to CIA operations are discussed.
- Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 273, Records of the National Security Council, OCB 10/2–10/5. Top Secret.↩
- Not found.↩
- Not printed. NSC 29, a paper entitled “Security of Strategically Important Industrial Operations in Foreign Countries,” was approved by the NSC at its 19th meeting on September 2. At that meeting the Council expressed concern over the vulnerability of Venezuelan petroleum installations to hostile action and instructed the Director of Central Intelligence to refer to the Office of Special Projects the preparation of a plan for the security of the facilities. (Memorandum of discussion at the 19th meeting of the NSC, September 3; Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files, Subject File) At its 23d meeting on October 7, the NSC amended this decision to provide that it should be carried out by the CIA but not by the Office of Special Projects. (Memorandum of Discussion at the 23d meeting of the NSC, October 8; ibid.)↩
- Printed from a copy that bears this typed signature.↩