Foreign Relations of the United States, 1945–1950, Emergence of the Intelligence Establishment
Department of State Intelligence: Document List
Document 72: Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (McCarthy) to the Under Secretary of State (Acheson)
Washington, September 5, 1945.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration—Subject Files, 1944-47: Lot 53 D 28, Box 15, Folder Nelson, Otto L. No classification marking.
Document 73: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Washington, September 12, 1945, 5 p.m.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945-49, 111.111/9-1245. Confidential; No Distribution; U.S. Urgent. Drafted by McCarthy. An incoming copy of this telegram bears the classification Secret. (Ibid., Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 58 D 776) Byrnes was in London to attend the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting.
Document 74: Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Acheson to the Secretary of State's Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (McCormack)
Washington, October 1, 1945.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 58 D 776, Birth of the Intelligence Organization in the Department of State. No classification marking. On September 27 Acheson announced the appointment of McCormack as Special Assistant to the Secretary of State in charge of research and intelligence. (Department of State Bulletin, September 30, 1945, p. 499)
Document 75: Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (McCarthy) to the Secretary of State's Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (McCormack)
Washington, October 4, 1945.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945-49, 101.5/10-445. No classification marking.
Document 76: Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions
Washington, October 22, 1945, 4 p.m.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945-49, 103.918/10-2245. Secret. Drafted by McCormack and cleared in OFS, NEA, EUR, and ARA, and by Donald Russell. Sent to Ankara, Athens, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Cairo, Chunking, London, New Delhi, Paris, Rome, Sofia, The Hague, Tirana, and Colombo for Yost. The time of transmission is handwritten on the source text.
Document 77: Memorandum From Secretary of State Byrnes to the Secretary of State's Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (McCormack)
Washington, October 23, 1945.
Source: Truman Library, Papers of J. Anthony Panuch. Top Secret.
Document 78: Memorandum From the Secretary of State's Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (McCormack) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Public and Cultural Relations (Benton)
Washington, October 23, 1945.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945-49, 101.5/10-2445. No classification marking.
Document 79: Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Public and Cultural Relations (Benton) to the Secretary of State's Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (McCormack)
Washington, October 24, 1945.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945-49, 101.5/10-2445. No classification marking.
Document 80: Memorandum From the Secretary of State's Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (McCormack) to the Under Secretary of State (Acheson)
Washington, October 27, 1945.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 58 D 776, Birth of the Intelligence Organization in the Department of State. No classification marking. The memorandum bears the handwritten annotation, “I shall be glad to help in any way. DA.”
Document 81: Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (Russell) to Secretary of State Byrnes
Washington, November 3, 1945.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945-49, 101.5/11-345. No classification marking.
Document 82: Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (Russell) to Secretary of State Byrnes
Washington, December 29, 1945.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 58 D 776, Birth of the Intelligence Organization in the Department of State. No classification marking. Also sent to Under Secretary Acheson.
Document 83: Memorandum From the Secretary of State's Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (McCormack) to Secretary of State Byrnes
Washington, December 31, 1945.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 58 D 776, Birth of the Intelligence Organization in the Department of State. No classification marking. Also sent to Under Secretary Acheson.
Document 84: Memorandum From Secretary of State Byrnes to the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (Russell)
Washington, January 5, 1946.
Source: Truman Library, Papers of J. Anthony Panuch, State Department, Research and Intelligence, #1. No classification marking. A handwritten notation on the source text reads: “To General Nelson—For implementation and action. D.R.”
Document 85: Report From the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (Russell) to Secretary of State Byrnes
Washington, undated.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 58 D 776, Birth of the Intelligence Organization in the Department of State. No classification marking. Attached to a February 25 covering memorandum in which Russell noted that it was in response to SC-185 and reminded Byrnes that according to his directive of January 5 (Document 84) the issue was to be determined by Byrnes before March 1. The covering memorandum and the full text of the report are in the Supplement. SC-185, February 12, is not printed. (National Archives and Records Administration, RG 353, Records of Interdepartmental and Intradepartmental Committees—State Department, Lot File No. 122, Records of the Secretary's Staff Committee 1944-47) See the Supplement. This report, also known as the “Russell Plan,” is printed in Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee To Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Laws, 83d Congress, 1st Session, Hearings on Interlocking Subversion in Government Departments, part 13, pp. 865-867.
Document 86: Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for American Republic Affairs (Braden) to Secretary of State Byrnes
Washington, February 25, 1946.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 58 D 776, Birth of the Intelligence Organization in the Department of State. No classification marking.
Document 87: Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (Panuch) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (Russell)
Washington, April 16, 1946.
Source: Truman Library, Papers of J. Anthony Panuch, State Department, Research and Intelligence #2. Secret.
Document 88: Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (Russell) to Secretary of State Byrnes
Washington, April 18, 1946.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 58 D 776, Birth of the Intelligence Organization in the Department of State. No classification marking. Also sent to Under Secretary Acheson. For a copy of Panuch's handwritten note to McCormack enclosing a copy of Russell's memorandum (ibid.), see the Supplement.
Document 89: Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (Russell) to Secretary of State Byrnes
Washington, April 20, 1946.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 58 D 776, Birth of the Intelligence Organization in the Department of State. No classification marking. Also sent to Under Secretary Acheson.
Document 90: Letter From the Secretary of State's Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (McCormack) to Secretary of State Byrnes
Washington, April 23, 1946.
Source: Department of State Bulletin, May 5, 1946, pp. 778-779.
Document 91: Minutes of the Eighth Meeting, Advisory Committee on Intelligence
Washington, December 3, 1946, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 353, Records of Interdepartmental and Intradepartmental Committees—State Department, Lot File No. 122, Records of the Secretary's Staff Committee 1944-47, Box 94. Secret.
Document 92: Memorandum From the Secretary of State's Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Eddy) to the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (Peurifoy)
Washington, January 27, 1947.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 353, Records of Interdepartmental and Intradepartmental Committees—State Department, Lot File No. 122, Records of the Secretary's Staff Committee 1944-47, Box 94. Confidential.
Document 93: Memorandum From the Secretary of State's Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Eddy) to the Under Secretary of State (Acheson)
Washington, January 30, 1947.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 58 D 776, Birth of the Intelligence Organization in the Department of State. Secret.
Document 94: Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (Peurifoy) to the Under Secretary of State (Acheson) and Secretary of State Marshall
Washington, January 31, 1947.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration, Subject Files 1944-1947: Lot 53 D 28, Box 11. Secret. A handwritten note on the source text by Acheson reads: “I strongly recommend approval of the attached proposal. D.A.” At the bottom of the source text Marshall wrote: “O.K. G.C.M.”