LETTER TO OTIS G. PIKE FROM W. E. COLBY RE I WAS ALSO ASKED TO EXPAND ON INTELLIGENCE RELATED ACTIVITIES

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• Case Number: F-2007-00094
• Publication Date: September 2, 1975

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THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20505
BYE 111589-75
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The Honorable Otis G. Pike
Chairman, Select Committee on Intelligence
2428 Rayburn Building
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
, Dear Mr. Pike:
During my testimony before your Committee on 4 August 1975,
I was asked to provide more detailed information on the organization
of the Intelligence Community. The Committee was particularly
..interested in advisory boards .and.comMittees, titles of. key officials, �
flow lines of command and cOordin.ation,� and .�a: narrative that will '-
permit better Understanding, of the Community organization. I was
� also, .asked to expand on ..intelligence�-related ��
� ..:.� -� � . , .
Attached is my response which I hope you will find helpful.
Respectfully,.
W. E. Colby
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US. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
(Organization and Structure)
August 1975
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U. S. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
(Organization and Structure)
Contents
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INTRODUCTION
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LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND GUIDANCE
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INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT
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INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS
THE BUDGET PROCESS
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ATTACHMENTS:
Tab A - Summary Statements of Missions and Functions
of Components of the Intelligence Community
Tab B Description Summary of Programs Within the NFIP
Tab C - Presidential Memorandum (5 Nov 1971)
Presidential Memorandum (9 Oct 1974)
Tab D - Structure of the United States Intelligence Board (USIB)
USIB Members
USIB Committees
USIB and Intelligence Resources Advisory Committee
(IRAC)
Tab E - National Intelligence Officers (NIO's)
Tab F - Intelligence Community Staff (ICS)
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Tab �G - IRAC Members
Tab H - DCI Objectives for the Intelligence Community
for FY 1975
Tab I - DCI Perspectives for Intelligence 1975-1980
Tab J - The Purpose of Intelligence
Tab K - Intelligence Community Programming-budgeting Cycle
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US FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
(Organization and Structure) .
INTRODUCTION
The Communitj, includes several national and departmental
organizations assigned by law or national-level directive to collect
and produce sensitive information relating to the foreign environ-
ment in support of decisionnlakers on matters of US foreign policy
and military defense. They include:
Central Intelligence Agency
� Department of Defense
Defense Intelligence Agency .
National Security Agency
� � Intelligence Branches of the Army, Navy, and Air Force
State Department/Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Treasury Department
,Bureau of InveStigation �
Energy Research and Development Administration
.7 � .In...ervip:g jOintly. the- requirements for foreign- intelligence at''
both the national policy level and departmental level, the resources
and efforts of the CIA, State INR, and Defense organizations
;collectively repre8ent..what is referred� as the 'National Foreign.'
Intelligence Program (NFIP)....Because..only a -very .minor portion -of
their resources are used abroad, the FBI, Treasury, and ERDA are
considered members of the Community, but do not have resources
reflected in the NFIP; In additicin, other US -g,oVernment intelligence-.
related activities contribute frequently and significantly to the total
foreign intelligence effort. Among these are general reporting from
embassies abroad a.nd intelligence activities that are integral to the
US military force structure ("tactical intelligence").
The Community and its National Foreign Intelligence Program
reflect the basic concept for intelligence contained in the National
Security Act of 1947 which ...
- established the CIA under the National Security
Council to advise the Council concerning foreign intelligence
activities of other US departments and agencies, to recommend
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