INTELLIGENCE ON COMMUNIST CHINA

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• Document Release Date: September 15, 2004
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MEMORANDUM FOR: DCI China Coordinator
SUBJECT : Intelligence on Communist China
REFERENCE : Memorandum from DCI China Coordinator
Same subject, dated 6 January 1966
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1. The number of people in the Directorate of Intelligence
who devote more than half their time to work on Communist China
has not changed significantly since January 1964. This level
has been maintained despite general personnel cuts of about
10 percent during the same period. Much more of the time of
other intelligence officers is now being devoted to the China
problem, however, iri order to help meet the growing volume of
urgent requirements and ad hoc demands.
2. The following table shows changes in the number of
analysts employed full time on China in the last two years.
A detailed breakdown by Office is attached as Tab A.
January I964 January 1966
NPIC
Other
3. Fortunately the problem has been relieved in part
through the provision of 27 additional positions for work on
Communist China as a supplement to the FY 1966 budget. We
plan, furthermore, to review the present allocation of DDI
personnel with the objective of shifting people from less
urgent tasks to work on China. We are also developing programs
to attract personnel well qualified for work on China so that
we can realize maximum benefit from positions that become
available. In doing this we must find ways of overcoming the
difficulties posed by the scarcity of trained China hands and
their reluctance to enter into Government service.
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4. A basic problem is that our knowledge of Communist
China -- in the military, economic, and political fields is far less than what we know about other denied areas, such
as the Soviet Union. We therefore need to supplement our
analytical attack on contemporary developments with a much
broader research effort to build up our store of basic
information in all relevant areas of knowledge pertaining
to China.
5. Tab B is a projection of the personnel which will
be needed by the Directorate of Intelligence to meet minimum
requirements on China through 1970. As you know, the long-
term personnel requirements for NPIC are among the matters
now under intensive study by the Joint Imagery Interpretation
Review Group. I prefer, therefore, not to submit a formal
projection of NPIC's personnel requirements on China until
I have had an opportunity to review the matter thoroughly
and consider the findings of the JIIRG study. We are now
developing our budget needs for 1968 and supplemental needs
for 1967, and China requirements will be emphasized in both.
R. J. SMITH
Deputy Director for Intelligence
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