The Office of Scientific Intelligence 1949-68 (Vol - The Black Vault

esulted in the so-called Dulles Report of 1 January
1949 which had this to say about scientific intel-
ligence :
"We believe that there is an obvious
need for more centralization of scientific
intelligence. Where centralization is not
practical there should be the closest
coordination among the existing agencies
through the use of committees such as the
present interdepartmental atomic energy
would be the logical focal point for the
coordination and appropriate centralization
of scientific intelligence. There appears
o overridinn re or the segregation
within the Office
of Special Operations,
to reattach this Group to the
even though some
y for security reasons."*
"To fulfill its responsibilities as the
chief analytical and evaluating unit for
scientific intelligence, and consequently as
the principal guide for collection, the Branch
would have to be staffed by scientists of the
highest qualifications. We appreciate that in
such a Branch it would be impossible to obtain
a leading scientist for each of the many segments
of scientific and technological intelligence,
*We understand that since this report was written
steps have been taken to create a separate Offic
Scientifi lligence which is to include the
(Author's Note: The foregoing sen ence
o e to the Dulles Report. NSC approval of
the portions of the Dulles Report dealing with the
strengthening of scientific intelligence did not come
until 7 July 1949. CIA in the meantime had moved to
establish OS1 without waiting for NSC action.)
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