Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume X, National Security Policy

216. Letter From the Chairman of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (Taylor) to Secretary of Defense Clifford¹

Washington, September 24, 1968.

Dear Clark:

Your letter of 20 September² will be most helpful to your old colleagues of the FIAB in dealing with the intelligence aspects of its central theme. Although aware of some of them, I found the tabulation of DOD efforts in the field most impressive and would like to take advantage of your offer of a briefing on some of them.

With regard to the use of IDA, Rand, etc. for studies in this field, speaking under my IDA hat I can assure you of IDA’s readiness to work on any aspect of these problems which are within its competence.

Sincerely,

Maxwell D. Taylor ³

1. Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, Vol. 2 [1 of 4], Box 6. Top Secret. Attached to a September 24 note from Taylor to Rostow indicating that “Unless you have other thoughts on the subject, I would like to suspend further consideration of our recommendation until I have had time to discuss the matter further with the Board at its next meeting on October 3.”
2. Document 215.
3. Printed from a copy that bears this typed signature.