The Intelligence Community: Investigation and Reorganization
32. Memorandum for the Record
Source: National Security Council, Ford Administration Intelligence Files, 40 Committee Meetings, Minutes/Approvals, 1975. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted on February 4. Attached to a February 4 covering memorandum for the record by Ratliff, summarizing the decisions taken in the meeting. Copies were distributed to Clements, Sisco, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General George S. Brown, and Colby.
34. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversations, Box 9, February 20, 1975, Kissinger, Schlesinger, Colby, Philip Areeda, Laurence Silberman, Martin Hoffman. Secret; Nodis. All brackets are in the original. The meeting was held in Kissinger’s office in the White House.
35. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversations, Box 9, March 5, 1975, Ford, Kissinger, Senators Frank Church and John Tower. Secret. All brackets are in the original. The meeting was held in the Oval Office.
36. Letter From Director of Central Intelligence Colby to the Chairman of the Commission on CIA Activities Within the United States (Rockefeller)
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, OPI 10, Executive Registry, Job 79M01476A, Box 17, Colby Appearance Before the Rockefeller Commission, 28 Apr 75, Book II 190973–250475. Secret. A copy was sent to David W. Belin, Executive Director of Rockefeller Commission.
37. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversations, Box 10, March 28, 1975, Ford, Schlesinger, Rumsfeld, Marsh, Buchen. Confidential. All brackets except that accounting for still-classified material are in the original. The meeting was held in the Oval Office.
38. Memorandum From the President’s Counselor (Buchen) to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, Richard B. Cheney Files, Box 7, General Subject File, Intelligence Subseries, Release of Documents to the Church Committee, 4/2/75 (1). No classification marking.
39. Memorandum for the Record Prepared by the Executive Assistant to the Director of Central Intelligence (Knoche)
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, OPI 10, Executive Registry, Job 80M01009A, Box 17, Rockefeller Commission, 070275–210775. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified].
40. Memorandum From the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (Graham) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Brown)
Source: Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA Command Files 1970s, Box 3, DIA Command 1976. Top Secret; [codewords not declassified]; Eyes Only.
41. Memorandum From Vice President Rockefeller to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, Richard B. Cheney Files, Box 7, General Subject File, Intelligence Subseries, Report by James J. Angleton. No classification marking.
42. Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hyland) to Secretary of State Kissinger
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 405, Department of State, Commissions—Commission on CIA Activities Within the U.S. (Rockefeller Commission), Chron File, June 1975. Secret; Sensitive.
43. Speech by Director of Central Intelligence Colby to Central Intelligence Agency Employees
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, OPI 10, Executive Registry, Job 79M01467A, Box 21, Papers Relating to Rockefeller Comm Recommendations—Misc Others, 010175–300675. Administrative; Internal Use Only; Special Distribution.
44. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Ford Library, Richard B. Cheney Files, Box 6, General Subject File, Intelligence Subseries, Congressional Investigations (3). No classification marking. Initialed at the end of the memorandum by Buchen who presumably drafted it. Copies were sent to Rumsfeld, Marsh, and Scowcroft. A separate transcript of the meeting, drafted by John M. Clarke of the CIA, is in the Central Intelligence Agency, OPI 10, Executive Registry, Job 79M00467A, Box 18, White House Correspondence Re: Congressional Investigations, 010175–311075.
45. Memorandum From Kathleen Troia of the National Security Council Staff to Robert C. McFarlane of the National Security Council Staff
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Robert C. McFarlane Files, Box 1, Intelligence Investigations Subject Files, Murphy Commission Recommendations on Intelligence. No classification marking.
46. Memorandum From Secretary of State Kissinger, the President’s Counselor (Buchen), and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Lynn) to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Robert C. McFarlane Files, Box 2, Intelligence Investigations Subject Files, Rockefeller Commission, Implementation of Recommendations (5). No classification marking. None of the senders initialed the memorandum.
47. Memorandum From the President’s Counselor (Buchen), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Lynn), and Secretary of State Kissinger to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, John O. Marsh Files, Box 45, Intelligence Subject File, Commission on CIA Activities Within the United States, Implementation of Recommendations, Aug.–Sept. 1975. No classification marking. Sent for action. Kissinger did not initial the memorandum. Tabs A–E are attached but not printed.
48. Memorandum for President Ford
Source: Ford Library, Richard B. Cheney Files, Box 6, General Subject Files, Intelligence Options Paper, 9/75. No classification marking. Printed from a copy that none of the senders initialed. The options approved by Ford are summarized briefly in a memorandum from Connor to Rockefeller, Kissinger, Schlesinger, Buchen, and Lynn, September 20. (Ibid., Philip W. Buchen Files, Box 111, Intelligence Investigations/Reorganization Numbered Files, Reorganization (7))
49. Memorandum From President Ford
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, OPI 10, Executive Registry, Job 80M01066A, Box 8, Executive Registry Subject Files—1975, The 1975 Reorganization of the Intelligence Community (1 Sep 75–31 Oct 75). No classification marking.
50. Decision Paper Submitted to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, President’s Handwriting File, Box 30, National Security Intelligence (3). No classification marking. Submitted by Marsh to the President under a September 24 covering memorandum. (Ibid.)
51. Letter From Director of Central Intelligence Colby to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, President’s Handwriting File, Box 30, National Security, Intelligence (4)–(6). No classification marking. A stamped notation indicates that the President saw the letter.
52. Memorandum for the Record by the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hyland)
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Outside the System Chronological File, Box 2, 10/16/75–10/23/75. Secret; Sensitive.
53. Memorandum From the Executive Director of the Intelligence Coordinating Group (Raoul-Duval) to the President’s Counselor (Marsh)
Source: Ford Library, James E. Connor Files, Box 57, Intelligence Community Subject File, Intelligence Coordinating Group—Draft Plan, 10/23/75. Sensitive; Eyes Only.
54. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 346, Department of State, Memoranda of Conversations, Internal, October–November 1975. Secret; Administratively Sensitive; Nodis. The meeting was held in Kissinger’s office.
55. Memorandum From the President’s Counselor (Marsh) to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, Richard B. Cheney Files, Box 7, General Subject File, Intelligence Subseries, Report on CIA Assassination Plots (2). Secret; Sensitive. Attached to an October 29 covering memorandum from Marsh to Cheney, which states that Marsh’s memorandum was also forwarded to Kissinger, Schlesinger, Colby, and Buchen. A notation by Marsh on the last page reads: “Presidential letter to the Committee to be made public?”
56. Memorandum From the President’s Counselor (Marsh) to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, President’s Handwriting File, Box 31, Subject File, National Security—Intelligence (7). Secret. Sent for decision. A stamped notation at the top of the page indicates that the President saw the memorandum.
57. Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Research and Intelligence (Hyland) to Secretary of State Kissinger
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 411, Subject File, Congressional Hearings, House of Representatives Select Committee on Intelligence (Pike Committee), Chronological File, November 1975. Secret; Sensitive.
58. Memorandum by the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft)
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, OPI 10, Executive Registry, Job 80M01066A, Box 8, Executive Registry Subject Files—1975, The 1975 Reorganization of the Intelligence Community (1 Nov 75–31 Dec 75). Confidential. A copy was sent to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General George S. Brown. Although Ford formally announced Colby’s removal on November 3, Colby remained as DCI on an interim basis until he was succeeded by George H.W. Bush on January 30, 1976.
59. Letter From President Ford to the Chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence (Pike)
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, John K. Matheny Files, Box 4, House Select Committee on Intelligence, Presidential Letter to Chairman Pike, 11/19/75. No classification marking. All brackets are in the original.
60. Memorandum From the President’s Counselor (Marsh) to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, President’s Handwriting File, Box 15, Federal Government Organizations Subseries, President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. No classification marking. A stamped notation indicates that the President saw the memorandum. Attached to a covering memorandum from Connor to Marsh, December 10, which summarizes Ford’s decisions.