Office of the Historian

325. National Intelligence Authority Directive No. 110

Washington, September 16, 1947.

ACTION BY THE INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD ON MATTERS SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY

The following policies and objectives are established by the National Intelligence Authority governing action by the Intelligence Advisory Board on matters submitted to that Authority:

1)

All recommendations envisaged by paragraph 3 of the President’s letter of 22 January 1946 (Section 102 d of the National Security Act of 1947) will be submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence to the Intelligence Advisory Board in writing, accompanied by copies of such papers or statements as the Director of Central Intelligence may contemplate accompanying the recommendations upon presentation to the National Intelligence Authority (NSC). These recommendations will have attached a voting slip providing opportunity for:

a.
Concurrence or non-concurrence;
b.
Comment;
c.
Request for an IAB meeting.

Voting slips will be acted upon and returned to the Secretary, NIA, within seven working days after receipt. Substance of the statement of the non-concurrence shall accompany the statement to the NIA (NSC). If any Intelligence Advisory Board member so requests, an Intelligence Advisory Board meeting shall be called by the Director of Central Intelligence. If the IAB proposes to refer any such recommendation to a special study group or otherwise to delay the presentation of the recommendation to the NIA (NSC), but the Director of Central Intelligence considers such delay inadvisable, the IAB members shall have seven working days, after receipt of the views of the Director of Central Intelligence regarding such delay, for the submission of any desired statement of non-concurrence, the basis of which will accompany the recommendation to the NIA (NSC).

2)
The Secretary, NIA, shall circulate to the IAB members any recommendations, proposed directives, papers, etc., which an IAB member may originate for consideration by the Director of Central Intelligence and the Intelligence Advisory Board. Each shall be accompanied by a voting slip providing opportunity for: [Page 798]
a.
Concurrence or non-concurrence;
b.
Comment;
c.
Request for an IAB meeting.
3)
Any recommendation two or more IAB members believe should be submitted to the NIA (NSC) will be submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence in such form as to set forth his recommendation and the comments of the IAB members.
4)
Unless otherwise directed by the NIA, the Secretary, NIA, shall circulate to the IAB copies of all agenda, minutes, decisions, and directives approved or issued by, or in the name of, the NIA.

For the National Intelligence Authority:
J. S. Earman

Secretary, N.I.A.
  1. Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Leahy Papers, No. 132. Confidential.↩