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. . , . . , . . - 6 - "Every f i e l d element of the intelligence conwunity [appears t o be earnestly en- L gages In an - Ou-P-rabJ! onal effort which each can j u s t i f y under its existing directives, and the 'require- ments' which It is being called upon to s a t i s f y . Since 'requirements1 are established under I A C agreement3 a t t h e Washington Headqunrte'rs of each a;ency on t h e broadest possible base and then interpreted f r e e l y a t each suc- cessive lovrsr echelon, t h e end r e s u l t often I s to place the f i e l d elements of t h e various deFartnents and agencles in direct competition w i t h each other f o r the sane resources. This, obviously, I s pot only costly 1.1 men and money but also acts t o attenuate the security CL' the entirr! ltitelli- gence e f f o r t . "There I s scant evldence of any g.osit1ve 'Coordination1 of intelligence a c t i v i t i e s 1.n th:? f i e l d . This is t r u e Insofar as i t concerm both the responsibilities of thz Senior !J.S. Eepresentative f o r the cc17r3inaticn of 'normal1 co?lection a c t i v i t i a s and those the p:I f o r tha coordinl- t l o n of all overt an3 covert z c t 1 v i t j . s . Ivluck! morr- active and r e a l i s t i c Tneasures than appear tc: have been i n i t i a t e d t o Bate should bz taken t o consolidat?, coordinate and protect the na t l o n a l i n t e l l l g e w c yrcgrzin. 8 better centralized arrangement f m the p1ann.tr.g; a:id control (including fcllcw-up) of P1' c.,-l,-atlons than now e x i s t s as w e l l 'as f o r the specific pl.ncerr,ent i n 51.2 fie3.8 cf t h e r?sponsibilify f o r t h e i r execution. should be re-examined w i t h a v l w , pei*h3ps, t o clcsi?c i t out; and 1lquI.dEtlng the. back-up stocl!~ invclved. The e;:+,rema dlff'lcult?.es belr,E; encountere;? i n koldin;: th;L program ot anything even approacking a state of x*eadineas ir. terms of trained, dependable perscmel and proppr equipment iaise r e a l questions as to %he JustifIcEtion f o r its contlnuation. . . . I' In the f a l l of 1956, ancther Panel of th.3 Board (con- "There are in31.c?tIorls of ';f;-> r?eud It? Uasnin!:t?n fc;* It would Riq)'?ar t5et th9 wkol:? Stay-behind Prc~gr3.m 11 sisting of Lovett, Bruce and Cassj.dy) submlttec? a report t o thk f u l l Soard based on I t s headquarters review of varic.l.rs aspe:ts of NSC 5412/2 a c t i v i t i e s . This report states in part: "The conceptim, plannlng and, 4 v . m on ocCas.!.oa, the approval itself (Guatemala), o f covelit operations , eiJo2- mously significant t o our m i l i t s r y and f'orelgn policies,