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. ,. - 17 - . .* Appointment cf a new DD/F and h i s i n i t i a t i o n 0: a review of the miss:on and organization of t h s DD/P area; appointment of a new Assistant DD/P for Psycholcgical and Para-Militarb operetions t o assist, I n the operntional direction of p o l i t i c a l action a c t i v i t i e s ; abol1sk;mant of t h e Inspectian and Review S t a f f and t'le transfer t o tSe Inspector General of t h e sole responsibility f o r compre- hensive review of C l ~ n d e s t i n e Szrvices a c t i v i t i e s , re- porting Clrectly t o t h e Director of C.?ntral Intelligence; revislor. of t h e planning s stem w i t p i n t h e CD/P area, guidance and direction f o r the operat;ng divlsions and staffs f o r the forthcoming f i s c a l year; other orcaniza- t i o n a l changes were still undzr consideration. '.3e report was not responsive t o Part. 2 of the recommendation, which proposed t h a t the DD/P area be relievcd of respons'bility f o r the formulation of intelligencs estimates upon which plans f o r PP and Para-Military operations are based, The omission was brought t o t h e attention of t h a Directcr of Central Intelligence with t h e s u g g s t ' o n t h a t supplemental Information be furnished. On October 17, 1953 the Director of Central Intelligence submitted an sddltional re2ort thereon, advjsing t h a t he f e l t the Board's concern had been m e t by the following existing procedures: (1) planning f o r PP/PM is not base3 on intelligence providxi solely by the DD/P, the primary source far 1ntellii:ence purposes being the Office of National Estimates (ONE) an$ present procedurzs p?ovlde for t h c use of ONE guidance throughout the e n t i r e planning cyclz; (2) t h e Clandestine Services general plan, DD/Pts basic :)lanning document, derives from current NIE's the cont2nEencies agalnst which clandestine a c t i v i t i e s must be directed, and spscit'ic projects are tested against pertinent NIE's or, i f e current or relevant NIE is not availa?lle o r tlmc mkes a coordinated MIE impossible, an ONE esbirrative memor-andum is ob3alnsd; (3) PP/PM projects are riviewed internally within the CIA by the Project Review Committee; ( 4 ) significant PP/PM p m j e c t s having poll t i c a l import an6 involving substantial expenditures recRive a thorou&h review by t h e Department of S t a t e an6 t h e NSC 51112 Group; (5) a3 Indicated above, action I s not taken on Intelligence recommendations from DD/P alone; ( 6 ) c e r t a i n oreanizational changes i n the Clandestlne Servicss are under consideratlon t o f u r t h e r improve planning and contrcl of covert operatiofis and t h e D C I w l l l report changes t o tk? Board as they ari3 put i n t o effect. c a l l i n g f O ? an i n i t i a l DD,P 7 operational plan containing On receipt of t h e reports from t h e D i r x t o r cf Ceiitral - Intelligence dated July 23, '959 and October 17, 1959, t h e President requssted review and comment khereon by the !3ca**d. No+, b.?in~: