THE IG SURVEY OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS

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• Document Release Date: March 21, 2005
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• Publication Date: March 15, 1967
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The IG Survey of Foreign Intelligence
Collootion Requirements
REFERENCE: Memorandum from Addressee, 10 March 67,
requesting comments on a proposed
restatement of recommendations
SIIWECT:
MEMORANDUM FOR: Special Assistant to the DD/I
I. This Office views the report as a major service
to the Agency in an area of activity that has chronically
required attention. We are particularly impressed by
the courage with which the report has identified defi-
ciencies and the forthright manner in which recommendations
have beer. drafted to bring the authority of management
to bear c z the solution of difficult problems. I t is
our impression that the statement of deficiencies can be
regarded as generally valid. This memorandum is therefore
directed chiefly at the proposed restatement of recommen-
dations, which we agree is necessary in order to effectively
cope with the problems Identified by the report.
2. In general we approve of the revised recommenda-
tions. The consolidation of related recommendations will
reduce the total number and improve the focus. We favor
the strengthening of the position of OGS to represent
all producing offices in dealing with collectors, and
we are pleased with the plan to accomplish this objective
by coordinated action by the DD/I and the DDS&T. For
similar reasons we support the proposal to create a
Collection Guidance Advisory Group, composed of the
deputy directors of the substantive offices in the two
directorates. If employed Imaginatively, such a. group
can provide CGS with the support from management needed
to provide effective continued guidance to collectors.
We note, however, that the convocation of a body at this
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level imposes the obligation on CGS to submit significant
problems for discussion and to staff and develop these
problems so that they can be effectively considered by
the group.
3. As noted in the report the DCIDs related to
priorities for collection have been ineffective in
focusing collection on priorities of national security
importance and have been used instead to justify ex-
Cessi,ve collection. We agree that reform is in order
but we anticipate that the road to reform will be
difficul?; to follow without strong support from top
management. if an advisory group is established one
of its early topics for discussion might well be con-
sideration of the proper roles for human source collection
under present and expected capabilities for technical
collection. Another subject which merits attention is
the improvement of communications and feedback between
analysts and collectors.
5. ORR agrees that support from division and office
managemeist is needed to develop a streamlined and effective
collection guidance system but we also believe that these
objectives can be achieved most efficiently if a means
can be found to improve control without burdening manage-
ment with the review of large numbers of individual re-
quirements. We note with satisfaction that the revised
recommendations instruct Chief, CGS to devise such a system.
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ivhMORANDUM FOR: Director of Intelligence Support
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SUBJECT The Inspector General's Survey of Foreign
Irtelli-ence Collection Requirements
1. The draft comments forwarded with this memorandum constitute
my recommendation to the Deputy Director for Intelligence concerning
the Directorate position on the proposals in the IG survey. The
positions taken on the surrey's cr`-ginal recommendations and the
rationale underlyin? the r~:state:uents were developed with the members
of the DDI review team:
_._e final responsibility for the restatements and the comments as you
have them hexe is mine, however.
2. I would appreciate any comments you may have. It would be
useful to have the.. by 15 March.
3. Two words of caution: So far we have had no substantive,
detailed discussions with other Directorates on the proposals in the
IG survey and none should be underoahen on the basis of the attached
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