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Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities organization

also: Board of Consultants, Hall Board, Hull Board, Intelligence Board, Killian board, PBCFIA, President's Intelligence Board, the board, the Board, The Board

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Claims (31)

Donald Russell member_of Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented document
“The original PBCFIA members all of whom were recommended by Dulles included General Doolittle Sidney Souers General Omar Bradley Admiral Richard Connolly General John E Hull Morris Hadley a New York lawyer William B Francke former Secretary…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.68
Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities succeeded Presidential Intelligence Advisory Board documented document
“The current PFIAB is the successor to the President's Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities created (E.O 10656) in early 1956…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.280
Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities dissolved John F. Kennedy documented document
“As a matter of formality the panel submitted resignations on January 7 1961 in anticipation of the new Kennedy Administration…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.280
Presidential Intelligence Advisory Board renamed_to Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented document
“Inactive during the next four months the unit was revitalized (E.O 10938) in the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs fiasco and given its present designation the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.280
Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities proposed United States Intelligence Board documented document
“In 1957 the Board recommended the merger of the United States Communications Intelligence Board with the Intelligence Advisory Committee. This proposal was intended to strengthen the DCI's authority and it resulted in the creation in the fo…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.122
Henry Wriston member_of Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented document
“The original PBCFIA members all of whom were recommended by Dulles included General Doolittle Sidney Souers General Omar Bradley Admiral Richard Connolly General John E Hull Morris Hadley a New York lawyer William B Francke former Secretary…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.68
Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities renamed_to Presidential Intelligence Advisory Board documented document
“Renamed President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB) in 1961…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.113
Dwight D. Eisenhower founded Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented document
“In January 1956 President Eisenhower created the President's Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities (PBCFIA)…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.122
Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities renamed_to Presidential Intelligence Advisory Board documented document
“In May 1961 it was renamed the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB)…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.122
Dwight D. Eisenhower founded Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented document
“In January 1956 President Eisenhower created the President's Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities (PBCFIA)…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.68
Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities proposed United States Communications Intelligence Board documented document
“In 1957 the Board recommended merging the United States Communications Intelligence Board with the IAC…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.68
Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities proposed Intelligence Advisory Committee documented document
“In 1957 the Board recommended merging the United States Communications Intelligence Board with the IAC…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.68
James H. Doolittle member_of Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented document
“The original PBCFIA members all of whom were recommended by Dulles included General Doolittle Sidney Souers General Omar Bradley Admiral Richard Connolly General John E Hull Morris Hadley a New York lawyer William B Francke former Secretary…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.68
Sidney Souers member_of Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented document
“The original PBCFIA members all of whom were recommended by Dulles included General Doolittle Sidney Souers General Omar Bradley Admiral Richard Connolly General John E Hull Morris Hadley a New York lawyer William B Francke former Secretary…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.68
Omar Bradley member_of Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented document
“The original PBCFIA members all of whom were recommended by Dulles included General Doolittle Sidney Souers General Omar Bradley Admiral Richard Connolly General John E Hull Morris Hadley a New York lawyer William B Francke former Secretary…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.68
Richard Connolly member_of Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented document
“The original PBCFIA members all of whom were recommended by Dulles included General Doolittle Sidney Souers General Omar Bradley Admiral Richard Connolly General John E Hull Morris Hadley a New York lawyer William B Francke former Secretary…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.68
John E. Hull member_of Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented document
“The original PBCFIA members all of whom were recommended by Dulles included General Doolittle Sidney Souers General Omar Bradley Admiral Richard Connolly General John E Hull Morris Hadley a New York lawyer William B Francke former Secretary…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.68
Morris L. Ernst member_of Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented document
“The original PBCFIA members all of whom were recommended by Dulles included General Doolittle Sidney Souers General Omar Bradley Admiral Richard Connolly General John E Hull Morris Hadley a New York lawyer William B Francke former Secretary…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.68
William B. Francke member_of Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented document
“The original PBCFIA members all of whom were recommended by Dulles included General Doolittle Sidney Souers General Omar Bradley Admiral Richard Connolly General John E Hull Morris Hadley a New York lawyer William B Francke former Secretary…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.68
David Bruce member_of Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented document
“The original PBCFIA members all of whom were recommended by Dulles included General Doolittle Sidney Souers General Omar Bradley Admiral Richard Connolly General John E Hull Morris Hadley a New York lawyer William B Francke former Secretary…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.68
Dwight D. Eisenhower founded Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented
“The board consisted of a group of Americans chosen by the president who met monthly in Washington and were briefed by intelligence agencies and basically did a report out to the president once or twice a year. Eisenhower had established the…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed by COLONEL TOWNER in Presidents' Secret Wars Chapter 9 @ 5:22
James Doolittle member_of Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented
“you know, right around the time we're doing MKUltra. The Killian board, as it became known, included other notable scientists, military men, including General Doolittle, and a few captains of industry, of course, because that's who the CIA …”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 12 (13) @ 34:19
Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities headed John E. Hull documented
“because they ultimately were the ones that failed. A major source of the proposals was the President's Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities, which of course now is the President's Intelligence Board. And it was also known…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed by COLONEL TOWNER in Presidents' Secret Wars Chapter 9 @ 4:52
Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities member_of James Doolittle book_quoted
“is interesting in that the intelligence board members was one of them was Jimmy Doolittle. And you remember where he fell into this whole thing, who had expressly studied covert operations for Eisenhower back in 1954 and came up with the wh…”
▶ The Colonel’s corner president‘s secret wars chapter 8 cont @ 9:57
John F. Kennedy removed_from_power Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities host_asserted
“More than ever before, a new NSC staff transacted business directly. Kennedy never consulted Eisenhower's White House staff secretary, Andrew Goodpaster, who had relevant information at his fingertips. Kennedy also abolished the presidentia…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 21 (22) @ 53:25
Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities headed John Hall book_quoted
“This unfortunate situation highlights the necessity for reviewing and perhaps recasting some of the virtually autonomous functions presently assigned. Virtually autonomous. They're beckoning back to the Hall board, which we already talked a…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe For Democracy Part 15 (16) @ 1:05
Robert Lovett member_of Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities book_quoted
“Project Hake served as an example of how things could go wrong. Robert Lovett, co-author of the board's previous covert study, pressed Eisenhower to transfer review authority to the 5412 group. Gordon Gray, the guy that we talked about earl…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe For Democracy Part 15 (16) @ 2:39
Dwight D. Eisenhower founded Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities book_quoted
“and were briefed by intelligence agencies and basically did a report out to the president once or twice a year. Eisenhower had established the board in 1956 to head off any initiative that would have created a joint congressional committee …”
▶ The Colonel’s corner president‘s secret wars chapter 8 cont @ 6:37
James Doolittle member_of Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented
“is interesting in that the intelligence board members was one of them was jimmy doolittle and you remember where he fell into this whole thing um who had expressly studied covert operations for eisenhower back in 1954 and came up with the w…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed by COLONEL TOWNER in Presidents' Secret Wars Chapter 9 @ 8:49
Gordon Gray member_of Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities documented
“Gray had once hoped to become the director of central intelligence, but any chance he had had expired with the Truman administration. He was a holdover on as a board member and helped provide advice. Gray's efficiency and discretion also pl…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed by COLONEL TOWNER in Presidents' Secret Wars Chapter 9 @ 11:12
Presidential Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities member_of John E. Hull book_quoted
“was the President's Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities, which, of course, now is the President's Intelligence Board. And it was also known back in the day as the Hull Board, H-U-L-L. That was named after General John E.…”
▶ The Colonel’s corner president‘s secret wars chapter 8 cont @ 6:06

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The Colonel’s corner president‘s secret wars chapter 8 cont
▶ 6:06 was the President's Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities, which, of course, now is the President's Intelligence Board. And it was also known back in the day as the Hull Board, H-U-L-L. That was named after General John E.…
The Colonel’s corner president‘s secret wars chapter 8 cont
▶ 6:37 and were briefed by intelligence agencies and basically did a report out to the president once or twice a year. Eisenhower had established the board in 1956 to head off any initiative that would have created a joint congressional committee …
The Colonel’s corner president‘s secret wars chapter 8 cont
▶ 8:02 Moreover, projects came almost too exclusively for the responsibility of the Central Intelligence Agency alone. The board felt that the State Department and Defense Department should have a closer coordination along with ambassadors in the …
The Colonel’s corner president‘s secret wars chapter 8 cont
▶ 8:32 And they personally presented it to the president on December 16th. The spokesperson for the board was General Hull. He made covert operations the second highest priority on his list of topics. He pointed out that the initial evaluations of…
The Colonel’s corner president‘s secret wars chapter 8 cont
▶ 9:30 Allen Dulles argued in a memo submitted the following February that the CIA took into account all available intelligence before beginning any operation, that the agency was always on guard against self-serving intelligence bullshit, and the…
The Colonel’s corner president‘s secret wars chapter 8 cont
▶ 13:45 He spent most of 58 observing the CIA's oversight in action. Though the DCI was officially only an advisor to the group, Gray found that the committee exercised virtually no initiative, which left the field largely open to Allen Dulles. The…
The Colonel’s corner president‘s secret wars chapter 8 cont
▶ 14:14 and the CIA with an eye towards revising the 5412-2 memo. After Christmas, Eisenhower met directly with Dulles and Gray. Eisenhower laid great stress on his arrangements for executive management of intelligence and clandestine operations wi…
The Colonel’s corner president‘s secret wars chapter 8 cont
▶ 18:55 direct access to Eisenhower. The Hall board criticized the many different facets of the Pentagon's involvement in this group and raised the possibility that they needed one single point of contact. Eisenhower said that this was letting the …
The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 12 (13)
▶ 29:11 of the president's board of consultants on foreign intelligence activities. A citizen's consulting group that would work directly for him. Gosh, I wonder who would be there. Some of the oligarchs that were going to be overthrowing governmen…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 12 (13)
▶ 30:13 I would venture to say they were all bought off. For years, bills similar to Mansfield was introduced at every session of Congress, but none of them ever passed. Despite the more formal structure, this could not be called oversight. Intelli…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 12 (13)
▶ 33:37 That's your oversight. As the president's board of consultants, Eisenhower relied upon the group not so much as a watchdog. That is what it was.…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 12 (13)
▶ 33:50 told to everybody else that it was, but as collaborators. The best way to think of the board would be as efficiency experts. Ike underlined this by his selection of the first chairman, who was Dr. James Killian, K-I-L-L-I-A-N. He was, at th…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 12 (13)
▶ 34:19 you know, right around the time we're doing MKUltra. The Killian board, as it became known, included other notable scientists, military men, including General Doolittle, and a few captains of industry, of course, because that's who the CIA …
The Colonel’s Corner Safe For Democracy Part 15 (16)
▶ 1:05 This unfortunate situation highlights the necessity for reviewing and perhaps recasting some of the virtually autonomous functions presently assigned. Virtually autonomous. They're beckoning back to the Hall board, which we already talked a…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe For Democracy Part 15 (16)
▶ 4:36 thus guarding against self-serving data. Right. Dulles argued that the hall board had an exaggerated notion of what the DO was doing and their perceived autonomy. The last point is interesting in that one of its members, Jimmy Doolittle, ha…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe For Democracy Part 15 (16)
▶ 6:40 director of operations. John Brose, a friend of Bissell's since their prep school days, became special assistant in the reorganization. Bissell also inaugurated a formal planning staff. The hall board withheld judgment. Later, the CIA split…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe For Democracy Part 15 (16)
▶ 12:14 The special assistant openly raised his doubts in December 1958 in a meeting. After Christmas, Eisenhower met privately with both Gray and Dulles. They were now studying the CIA 5-4-1-2 group relationship. Eisenhower laid great stress on ma…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe For Democracy Part 15 (16)
▶ 17:45 That had been approved. The Hall Board criticized many facets of the Pentagon's involvement and raised the possibility of a single focal point, preferably under the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Eisenhower said that this got the mi…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 17 (18)
▶ 1:01:16 Good Pastor told Harder on November 9th at the White House, knowledge would be confined to Good Pastor himself, Eisenhower's son, John S.D. Eisenhower, Gordon Gray, and one confidential secretary. When Gray proposed that the Hall board be b…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 21 (22)
▶ 53:25 More than ever before, a new NSC staff transacted business directly. Kennedy never consulted Eisenhower's White House staff secretary, Andrew Goodpaster, who had relevant information at his fingertips. Kennedy also abolished the presidentia…
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