ELINT EVALUATION WORKING GROUP MINUTES OF THE SEVENTH MEETING HELD 6 FEBRUARY 1968 CIA HEADQUARTERS BUILDING (Sanitized) CIA, CHAIRMAN

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• Publication Date: February 9, 1968
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9 February 1968
ELINT EVALUATION WORKING GROUP
Minutes of the Seventh Meeting held 6 February 1968
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CIA, Chairman
_'SENT:
DIA:
NSA:
AIR FORCE:
NAVY:
ALSO PRESENT:
:IR FORCE:
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY:
b. Determine missions performed by each entity. W - .
C. Determine direct costs and positions for each missi copy
d. Determine indirect costs and positions for each mission.
Mr. Robert D. Hilbish
Lt. Colonel Arnold Friedman
NSA'
briefed the Working Group on some techniques
which might serve to organize ELINT costs in a form compatible with
the evaluation methodology. Copies of his vue-graph slides are attached
for reference. Ipointed out that certain problem areas had to
be -dentified and resolved before the cost effectiveness figures for the
above illustrations could be established. The problem areas include:
a. Identify collection and processing entities.
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e. Determine direct and indirect cost sensitivities to tasking
for each collector.
f. Establish cost versus tasking curves for each collector.
g. Determine phasing out costs.
25X1 2, advised that JCS had established four states of
conflict tension: Cold War, General War, Guerrilla Warfare and Limited
War; and suggested that the Working Group may want to adopt these terms
for values in the Group's transform. After a general discussion of their
definitions, it was decided to use three terms (General War, Limited War,
and Cold War) in the transform. At this point, the Chairman suggested
reducing the number of interest levels (National, Theater and Local) from
three to two (National and Theater), as the observables for the Theater
and Local level would appear 'to have approximately the same values.
number of states below twenty seven would reduce the effectiveness of
the transform. The Chairman concurred in maintaining twenty seven
states for the present, and continuing the deliberation on this number
after the intelligence fields are more completely structured.
and Lt. Colonel Parrish stated that they felt cutting the
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ELINT SYSTEMS COSTS
-- CONCEPTS AND STATUS
OBJECTIVE -- To develop Elint systems costs that are
compatible with performance evaluation
methodology.
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MISSION
STRATEGIC I ' TECHNICAL
National
Theatre
Local
COST Vs. MISSION AND TARGET
MISSION
STRATEGIC I TECHNICAL
National
Theatre
Local
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COLLECTOR CAPABILITY Vs. TASKING
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(PERFORMANCE)
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(TASKING)
COLLECTION COSTS Vs. TASKING
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DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS Vs. TASKING
DIRECT INDIRECT
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DIRECT AND INDIRECT (Including Phase Out)
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TARGET ORIENTED DISPLAY COSTS
A. SUMMARY COSTS
INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONS
RESOURCES
B. GEOPOLITICAL TARGET AREAS
C. SUBJECT TARGETS
D. MILITARY -TARGETS
STRATEGIC FORCES
OFFENSIVE
DEFENSIVE
GENERAL PURPOSE FORCES
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MILITARY
COMMAND AND CONTROL
SPECIAL WEAPONS
SPACE PROGRAMS
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1. Identify collection and processing entities.
2. Determine missions performed by each entity.
3. Determine. direct costs and positions for each
mission.
4. Determine indirect costs and positions for each
mission.
5. Determine direct and indirect cost sensitivities
to tasking for each collector.
6. Establish cost vs. tasking curves for each collector.
7. Determine phase out costs.
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