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A, ellen ME c00016380" | Ju Program Manpower Resource Requirements ENT a A ea reac aRRarn ee Special Operations Groups © Counter Intel jJigence staff: an een « The program of the ‘Special Operations Group origi- . nated in instructions of the. Deputy Director for Plans on -.. 415 August 1967, based on instructions to him by the Director, =. 1 Central Intelligence-Agency. These instructions were -to -—--— 0:02 74-- establish a program for collection and dissemination ‘of: erry information on foreign involvement.in domestic extremisn— and dissidence; and to maintain an adequate supporting data . boat. ‘\ pase, including full control of. pertinent related informa- PO AR tion received from the Federal. Bureau of Investigation. ae : The program started with one officer and-one IA,. building © strength Sradually as personnel. could _be_ obtained, -. ae . The first ‘formal. strength ‘anthorization ‘was provided | in mid-1969 when a.total of 36. positions was authorized | with the undérstanding that, -if-this should prove” insuffi-* - ¢ient, additional personnel. "woulda tr. authorized. . (The... . Chief of the Special Operations. Group estimated that_a_ Stree force of about 6C would be ‘required as a minimun to. imiys = implement the required, prograin. ) OT Sy OE ee a To facilitate-e-rapid-qualitattye: puliaup-of- the pros grem, 3 memorandum was sent: 4n“September 1969. by the DCI - to each of the Agérity’ Directorates. requesting full support. _ to the program;-i.e., especially by the Office of Security. and Office of Communications in the- Support Directorate; --: ; ae by the Foreign Broadcast Information Servicé and the. Domestic lee Contact Service. in the, Intelligence. Directorate; - -by.. he. sankey, "Office: of Computer SerVicés™ in’ the” Seiéntirie” and"récnnieal™”: Directorate; and by all pertinent elements in the Plans: * os Directorate, - As part:of the buildup of the Special Opera= =? . tions Group, several kéy personnel - “assignments were made. in amid and late 19693 i. Ors three. branch chiefs | and 4 a, Seputy -- _— shief. are . al coq ie : we Soo ve 8 leit “egh . *. . . “By “phd-A970.1 the authorizea’ ‘strength’of- 36 ‘had. been: 8 “genteved and was inadequate for the workioad, despite t @ ae use of a very large amount of overt: oe wee be ©. Dihew wee mc sa ee wae re a . Paes A ° L209 Yew aR ES EE ENE HERS YS OR AN TI, RS, OOS NE TE EE TS