Field Reporting

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000100040019-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 31, 1997
• Sequence Number: 19
• Content Type: MF

Approved For Release 2000/0 lDP61 S00750A000100040019-5
MEMORANDUM FOR: Assistant Director for Collection and
Dissemination
Assistant Director for Operations
Assistant Director for Research and
Reports
Assistant Director for Special
Operations
Assistant Director for Scientific
Intelligence
Assistant Director for Policy
Coordination
Assistant Director for National
Estimates
SUBJECT: Field Reporting
1. Though the Departmental organizations have prime
responsibility for overt field collection of information,
CIA must constantly evaluate the strength and weaknesses of
this undertaking under its overall duty of coordination.
2. Hence all Offices of CIA should bring pertinent
items to the attention of the Collection Office for such
remedial action as may be required to strengthen weaknesses
or to fill gaps in reports coming from the field.
WALTER B. SMITH
Director of Central Intelligence
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