European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 14 the stars and stripes Tim Day september 79, 1964 Warren report Tomt ram Pya i Fri look an unduly restrictive View of. In role in preventive intelligence work prior to tiie Anat Sinuon. A More carefully coordinate treatment of the Oswald investigation by the Fri might Well have resulted in bringing Oswald s Acup Lylei to the at Tention of the secret service. D the commission has concluded that some of the Advance preparations i Dallas made by the secret service such As the measures taken at i Jve Field and the trademark were thorough and Well executed in other respects however the com Mission has concluded that the Advance preparations for the president s trip were deficient. 1 although the secret service if compelled to rely to a great extent an local Law enforcement officials us procedures at the Tim of the Dallas trip did not Call for Well defined instructions As to the respective responsibilities of the police officials and others assist ing in the Protection of the president. Buildings i the procedures relied upon by the secret service for detecting the presence of an Assassin located in a building along motorcade route were inadequate. At the time of the trip to Dallas the secret service As matter of practice did not investigate or cause to be checked any building located along the motorcade route to be taken by the president. The responsibility for observing windows i these buildings during the motorcade was divided be tween local police personnel stationed on the streets to regulate crowds and secret service agents Riding in the motorcade. Based on its investigation the commission has concluded that these arrangements during the trip to Dallas were hourly not the configuration of the presidential car and the sealing arrangements of the secret service agents in Theca did not afford the secret service agents the Opportunity they should have hid to be of immediate assistance to the president at the first sign of danger. F within these limitations however la commission finds that the agent mos immediately responsible fur Lite president s safely re acted promptly at the time the shots were fired from the Texas school Book depository building. prompted by the Assas Lnu lion of president Kennedy the secret service has initiated comprehensive and critical review of its total operations a a result of studies conducted Durini the past several months und in cooperation with this commission the secret service Ilius prepared a planning Docu a Mcnol ruled August 27, 1964. Which recommends various programs considered necessary by the service to improve its techniques and enlarge its re a urges. The commission is encouraged by the efforts take by the secret service since the and suggests the following recommendations. 1. A Commil Teo of Cabinet members including the Secre tary of the Treasury and the attorney general or the National Security Council should be assigned the responsibility of reviewing and overseeing the protective activities of these Cret service and the other fed eral agencies thut assist in Safe guarding the president. Once Given this responsibility such committee would insure that the maximum resources of the fed eral government Are fully enraged in the tank it protecting the president Imd would pro vide guidance in defining the general nature of Domestic and foreign hungers in presidential Security. 2. Suggestion in pc been advanced in Hie commission for the Transfer of ill or parts of the presidential prot Ellve responsibilities of Hie secret service twosome Uther department or Agency. The commission believe that if there is to lie any determination of us Cher or not to relocate these res and functions it ought to remade by the executive und the Congress perhaps upon recommendations lulled on studies by the previously suggested com Mittee. 3. Meanwhile in order to improve daily supervision of the secret service within the department of the Treasury the commission recommends that the Secretary of the Treasury appoint a special assistant wit the responsibility of supervising the secret service. This special assistant should have sufficient stature and experience in la enforcement. Intelligence and Allied Fields to provide effective continuing supervision and to keep the Secretary fully in formed regarding the perform Ance of the secret service. On of the initial assignments of this special assistant should be he supervision of the current efforts by the secret service to revise and modernize its Basic operating procedures. 4. The commission recommends Thui the secret service completely overhaul its facilities devoted to the Advance detection of potential threat against the president. The com Mission suggests the following measures. A the secret service should develop As quickly As possible More useful an precise criteria defining those potential threats to the president which should be brought to us attention brother agencies. The criteria should among other additions provide for prompt no irrational Itic. All bight disc Rcd site of tug tra i do thin map shows the downtown Section of Dallas a sure i resident was shot. Arrow Points in be area Bsma tree to the pc i service fall returned u efe tors. B the secret service should exp Diu its current plans to utilize the most efficient data processing techniques. C once the secret service has formulated new criteria delineating the information it desires it should enter into agreements with each Feder Al Agency to insure its receipt of such information. 5. The commission recommends that the secret service sin s Hull cos struck. The president was rushed to Parkland memorial Hospital lop left where attempts were made la save his life. Improve sheures followed protective Meus in the conducting of presidential motorcade. In particular the secret service should continue its current efforts to increase the precautionary attention Given to buildings along the motorcade route. 6. The commission recommends that the Sucrel service continue its recent efforts la improve and Formalin its relationships with local police departments in areas to be visited by the president.7. The commission believes that when the new criteria an procedures Are established the secret service will not have sufficient personnel or adequate facilities. The commission recommends that the secret serv o u r c e s an Many Federal ice be provided with the person Nel and resources which he service and the department of the Treasury May be Able to demonstrate Are needed to Ful fill i important Mission. T. Even with an increase i secret service personnel. The Protection of the president will continue to require the re cooperation of. Agencies. The commission recommends that these agencies specifically the Fri continue the practice As it has developed particularly since the assassination of us sysling the secret service upon request by providing personnel or other Aid. Und that Here be a closer association and Liaison Between the secret service and All Federal agencies. Pret Lenl t Phy Illon 9. The commission recommends that the president s physician always accompany him during his travels and occupy a position near the president where he can be immediately available in Case of any Emer gency. 10. The commission recommends to Congress that it adopt legislation which would Mali the assassination of he Presl. Dent and vice president a fed eral crime. A state of affair where . Authorities have no clearly defined jurisdiction to investigate the assassination of a president is anomalous. 11. The commission has exam ined the department of slate s handling of the Oswald mutters and finds i hut u followed the Law throughout. However the commission believes that the department in accordance wit hits own regulations should in All cases exercise great cure in the return to this country of defectors who have evidenced Disley ally or hostility to this country or who have expressed a desire to renounce their american citizenship and thut when such persons lire so returned proce dures should be adopted for the better dissemination of information concerning them to in intelligence agencies of the . 12. The commission recommends thai the represent Alivs of the Bur Law enforcement associations und the news Media work together la establish ethical standards concerning the collection and presenta Tion of information to the Public so thut there will be no interference with pending criminal investigations court proceed Ings or the right of Individuate to u fair trial. Fire who t Stef Justice Warres Der Lubove with Lee Sou i be a
