Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Formal Agreements With Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies

Once the Secret Service formulates new standards for information collection, it should enter into written agreements with each federal agency and leading state and local agencies that might be information sources. These agreements should describe in detail the information sought, the manner of provision, and respective responsibilities for any further investigation. Detailed formal agreements should be worked out with the FBI and CIA. The Secret Service should not seek to duplicate intelligence capabilities of other agencies but should use their data for its special duties. After gaining experience with federal and leading state and local agencies, the Secret Service should negotiate similar arrangements with other local law enforcement agencies through its field offices. These agreements will be of little value without a system for frequent formal review of activities thereunder.

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This chapter outlines Secret Service protective operation improvements recommended by the President’s Commission following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, covering liaison enhancements, data processing upgrades, advance protective planning adjustments, coordination with local and federal agencies, personnel and resource requirements, and supporting official documentation.

Improving Liaison Arrangements

The Commission approves recent and proposed Secret Service measures to improve liaison arrangements. An interagency committee including representatives from the White House Office of Science and Technology, Department of Defense, CIA, FBI, and Secret Service has been established to develop more effective liaison criteria, and the Department of the Treasury has requested five additional Protective Research Section (PRS) agents to serve as liaison officers with law enforcement and intelligence agencies, a step the Commission endorses as the only effective way to ensure adequate ongoing liaison. As an initial step to improve local law enforcement liaison, the Secret Service directed field representatives on August 26, 1964, to send standardized intelligence information request forms to all local, county, and state law enforcement agencies in their districts. The Commission recommends these and other proposed liaison measures be pursued vigorously.