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estimates.
For such estimates to be worthwhile, however, CIA's in-
formation would also be required. He thought it was wrong to think
in terms of the military commander depending on such joint military
intelligence without getting CIA's intelligence as well.
Called upon for comment by Secretary McElroy, Secretary
Quarles indicated that it was not intended that such an impression
be conveyed to the President, for the joint intelligence estimate
of the military took off from the National Intelligence Estimates
and added to them the local military situation, such information
being prepared in a way as to make it most useful to the military
commander.
The President said he frankly believed that today war
would be the responsibility of all agencies of Government. Therefore it was difficult to see how any important intelligence that
came in wasn't of national intelligence significance. The CIA was
the office we must look to for such national intelligence. He did
not like the idea of separate intelligence of the kind referred to.
Mr. Brundage, referring to a study made in the recent past
relative to duplication of intelligence collection efforts, stated
that the Bureau of the Budget felt that the separation of national
intelligence and departmental intelligence was fundamental. With
respect to NSCID No. 2, however, it was his thought that there could
be duplication of effort in areas pertaining to the collection of
scientific, technological and economic information, the overt collection of which was the responsibility of the Department of State.
He said that duplication of effort in these fields should be avoided.
General Cutler indicated that Mr. Dulles had that fact well in mind.
In response to General Cutler's request for further comment,
General Hull indicated that his Board felt that there was & real question as to the precise statutory responsibility and authority which
the Director of Central Intelligence had in matters pertaining to the
protection of intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure. The President at this point made a jocular reference to the
soldier becoming a constitutional lawyer. The Attorney General
thought that the language in the statute on this point could not be
more clear.
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his owm agency in matters pertaining to protection of intelligence
sources and methods. He said thet when there was a breach, all he
could do was to request the various agencies to mke appropriate investigations. He said he acted by consultation, and that he did not
have the right to prowl in other agencies. As to the latter point,
the President observed that the Comptroller General might prowl if
he wished. The President then referred to a recent leak of highly
sensitive information which could only have come from the USAF, and
he said that there must be sane way to run. down such a leak.
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