PRIORITY LIST OF CRITICAL NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OBJECTIVES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67-00059A000100070008-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 19, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 28, 1950
• Content Type: LIST

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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTJMLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. }+/2
PRIORITY LIST OF CRITICAL NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OBJECTIT-_sS
In accordance with DCI }l,/l, paragraph 3, the following list
of critical national intelligence objectives, with respect to the
USSR, is established; so t'S P -Y
USSR, is established; so th.e highest priority shall be given to
the collection of information and, to the production of intelli-
gence coicerning Soviet capabilities and intentions for:
1. taking direct military action against the Continental
United. States;
2. taking direct military action, employing USSR Armed
Forces, against vital U. S. possessions, areas peripheral to
the Soviet Union, and Western Europe;
3. interfering with. U. C. strategic air attack;
4, interfering with U. S. movement of men and material
by water transport;
5. production and stockpiling, including location of
installations and facilities, of atomic and related weapons,
other critical weapons and. equipment, and critical transporta-
tion eq)uipmnent;
6. creating situations anywhere in the world dangerous
to U. S. national security, short of commitment of Soviet
Armed Forces, including; foreign directed sabotage and espionage
objectives;
7. interfering; with U. S. political, psychological, and,
economic courses of action for the achievement of critical
U. S. aims and objectives.
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DCI X72
28 September 1950
R. H. HILLENKOETTER
.Rear Admiral, USN
Director of Central
Intelligence
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE 4/1
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OBJECTIVES
Under the authority of National Security Council Intelligence Directive No. !i.,
and for the purpose of providing further guidance for the collection of informa-
tion, and for production of national intelligence in amplification of NSCID
Nos. 2, 3, and 5:
1. By virtue of their relevance to the national security and to the
formulation of national policies, National Intelligence Objectives, generally
applicable to all foreign areas, shall be the determination of:
a. The intentions, current activities and probable future
activities of the USSR with regard to the area under consideration.
b, The intentions, current activities and probable future
activities of the government or governments in the area with regard
to domestic affairs, including the basic human freedoms, governmental
controls, and domestic propaganda.
c. Internal or external forces affecting the stability of the
present government or governments in the area, including party
strengths and main current political issues, and probable future
developments.
do The important foreign policies of the area, its current
objectives and probable future relations with the UN, the U.S., the
USSR, and with other countries.
e. The susceptibility of the area to political or economic
influence by such other countries,
f. The current and anticipated themes and trends in the area's
foreign propaganda.
g. The present and anticipated military capabilities of the area,
particularly as to the distribution and allocation of its manpower, and
its industrial and logistic efforts as they relate to its ground, or
sea, or air forces,
h. Current trends in the developments of new weapons in the area
and of new organizations both within and without the armed forces.
i, The war potential and grand strategy now and in the foreseeable
future in the area, including present and future mobilization capabilities
and the morale of its armed forces.
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I. The current and anticipated status of the foreign trade of
the area as may be seen particularly in its trade agreements, trade
balances, and trade channeling.
k. The present and anticipated economic stability of the area
and the extent to which it depends on outside economic assistance.
1. The current and anticipated status of the transportation and
communication facilities of the area, of its food supply, of its
financial situa.tionj, and of its reserves of natural resources.
M, Any significant relocations of the labor population or any
new industrial methods or techniques in the area which might indicate
scientific activities having a bearing on our national security*
n. The present status of scientific activities in the area and
their probable developments in the foreseeable future.
o,, Plans and objectives of the area for carrying out sabotage,
espionage and subversion which might-adversely affect the security of
the United States,
2, The National Intelligence Objectives stated above are established
to preclude the necessity of preparing-and issuing.individual National
Intelligence..Requ-irementsj..as.-such,.. for each country or area.
3, The Central.Intelligence Agency, in ee17aboration with other
agencies -concerned,, shall establish. and maintain -on -a- current basis
priority listings of National _Intelligence Objectives, by country-.and/or
subject.
4. Approved priority listings prepared in accordance v&th paragraph 3
above,... shall-be appropriately- disseminated by the-Central Intelligence
Agency?
R. H. HILLENKOETTER
Director of Central-intelligence
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