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ENCLOBGRE BPECIAL?ABBIBTANT TO THE BECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON. April 8, 1946 Dear Col. Douglass: The 1947 appropriation for the intelligence work of the State Department is now before the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives. The Secretary of State originally requested an appropriation of over $5,000,000, which theBureau of the Budget then out down to about $4,200,000. There was a rumor in the press last week that the Appropriations Committee might make a further drastic cut and might even eliminate the intelligence appropriation entirely. The Director of Central Intelligence has recently ex- pressed his conCern, for the continuance in the State Department of a strong intelligence unit That would not be possible if ...adrastic cut in the appropriation were made, and I am there- fore drawing your attention to the matter, With the suggestion that you obtain the views of the Intelligence Advisory Board as to whether a recommendation by the National Intelligence Authority in support of the program of the Secretary of State might not bein order. Sincerely yours, A/ ALFRED McCORMACK Col. Kingman :Douglass Acting Director of Central Intelligence New War Department Building_ Washington, D.C. APPROVED FOR RELEASEDDATE: HR 70-14 26-Aug-2008 ? (U) ettifiBBNLIA6-. ZAB 3rd Meeting Enclosure