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This is a CIA office memorandum dated 31 July 1950 from the Assistant Director for Operations to the Management Officer, on a proposed realignment of agency functions. The Office of Operations advises against a general reorganization unless there is clearer evidence that it would benefit CIA, and comments on each recommendation. The phrase "flying saucer" appears only as a joke, describing NSC 50 as "orbiting between the Pentagon and Foggy Bottom." The memo contains no UFO content.

  • p. 1 …At present, there is a flying saucer known as NSC 50 orbiting between the Pentagon and…
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Para. 2, b of Administrative Instractio irects 00 to 25x1
prepare any reports resulting from these n that may be
required for further dissemination. The date o is 20 May 1948?5x1
In two years and two months 00 has not been cal fe to prepare a
single report. I feel that this function is primarily a service to 0E
and should continue under them.
e. Para. (e) transfers Governnental liaison control and records
from 0CD to I & S S. I see nothing wrong funct' with this change
but I doubt whether there is much room i Street. If t1uii
function has to stay physically in Building, 7mht just as we3A,.x
stay under OCD.
f. 00 concurs in the proposed transfer of the function of
administrative machine records support from OCD to SSS.
25X1
GEORGE G.
Copies to:
AD/0CD
AD/OE
AD/OsI
I &S S
COAPS
STAT
00-2
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