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DECLASSIFIED ANN Waive FOR RELEASE BY THE CENTRAL INTEWGOICE AGENCY DATE: 2.111 o JOINT PROPOSAL OF THE SECRETARIES OF STATE, .WAR AND NAVY FOR A CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 0- As a result of the various criticisms the McCormack plan was entirely eliminated. On 7 January the three .Secretaries submitted their unanimous recommendation to the President, together with a draft directive for setting up the National Intelligence Authority and the Central Intel- ligence Agency. The directive differs fr...