COLLECTION - SOURCES AND METHODS

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 5, 2000
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SUBJECT: Collection - Sources and Methods
COURSE: INTELLIGENCE PRINCIPLES
AND METHODS
METHOD OF PRESENTATION: Lecture and Discussion
Hours: l
Instructor;
To discuss the collection agencies of the Intelligence Community;
the allocation of the collection responsibilities; the guidance of
the collection effort; and the nature of the source material reported.
SUBJECTS WITH WHICH COORDINATION IS REQUIRED:
Information Reporting
Requirements
Gaps in Intelligence
Production
Dissemination
REFERENCES:
I. Reporting Guides and Collection Instructions
Department of State
Foreign Service Manual (CONFIDENTIAL)
Nav
Naval Intelligence collection instructions (NICI) (SECRET)
Naval Intelligence Requirements - Periodic Summary (NIRPS) (SECRET)
Naval Intelligence Requirements Memoranda (NIRM) (UNCLASSIFIED)
Basic Air Intelligence Requirements (SECRET)
Intelligence Collection Instructions (SECRET)
Air Interrogation Guide (CONFIDENTIAL)
AEM
Department of the Army Intelligence Plan - Annex A. Collection
Plan (SECRET)
Army Intelligence Collection Instructions - Special Regulations
No. 380-305-5 (CONFIDENTIAL)
A Guide to the Collection_of Technical Intelligence - Pamphlet
No. 30-26 (UNCLASSIFIED)
Intelligence File Index (CONFIDENTIAL)
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II. Intelligence Publications Indexes
CIA
CIA/OSI, Index of Scientific Intelligence Digests (SEC/US Off. Only)
CIA/ONE, Index National Intelligence Estimates (NIE) and Special
Estimates (SE) (SECRET) Superceded by:
NIE Code Designations (SECRET)
CIA/OCD, Intelligence Publications Index (CONFIDENTIAL)
CIA/ORR, Status of Projects - Office of Research and Reports (SECRET)
Department of State
Psychological Intelligence Digest Index (SEC/US Off. Only)
Index Current Foreign Relations (SECRET) (A Department of State
policy report)
Bi-Weekly Report of Intelligence Research Completed (SECRET)
Index Current Economic Developments (SECRET) (A Department of
State policy report)
External Research Reports Lists (UNCLASSIFIED)
Intelligence Report Index to International Communism: Developments
Outside the European Soviet Orbit (SECRET)
Miscellaneous
ONI Review Index (CONFIDENTIAL)
Department of the Army, AC/S - G-2, Intelligence Index (SECRET)
EIC, Economic Intelligence Survey - 1954 Semi-Annual Report of
Internal Economic Research Reports on the Soviet Bloc
(SEC/US Off. Only)
Public Affairs Information Service (Weekly Bulletin)
Industrial Arts Index
International Index to Periodicals
Readers Guide News magazines - Time, Life, U.S. News and World
Report, etc.
New York Times Index (only newspaper index)
Guide to OCD: Reference Services & Facilities (CONFIDENTIAL)
Abbreviations of Intelligence Interest (CONFIDENTIAL)
Glossary of Intelligence Terminology (SECRET)
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OUTLINE
I. Collection is the exploitation and reporting of information from which
intelligence is produced. .
A. Two types of collection: Field Collection and Headquarters Collection.
II. The Collection Agencies
A. The Foreign Service of the Department of State.
1. The Foreign Service is responsible for overt collection and
coordination of reporting of political, economic, sociological
and basic scientific and technical information.
2. The Armed Services Attaches collect and report information in
accordance with the requirements of their services.
B. The Overseas Commands.
1. Combat forces, occupation forces and missions collect and report
information obtained from prisoners of war, escapees and refugees,
and by observation including aerial reconnaissance.
1. CIA is responsible for collection and reporting of information
and materiel by the clandestine services, the domestic collection
STATS P E C of forei intelligence and other collection services of common
concern and
coordination of the National Intelligence
D. Non-Governmental Agencies.
Survey.
1. The press services
2. Specialized and technical journals
III. The Guidance of Collection
A. The principal means of guiding the collection of information is
by:
1.
Formal trai
ning in:
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b.
c.
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al Intelligence School
eign Service Institute
ndestine services
2.
Basic guide
s; reporting guides and collection instructions
issued by t
he Intelligence agencies.
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Special requirements of analysts and researchers
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IV. Transmission of Intelligence Information
A. The problem concerns accuracy, brevity, completeness, speed and
security.
B. The means used are radio, cable, pouch and courier.
C. The transmission of materiel is determined by its bulk, weight and
the priority of its importance.
Sources of the Information Required by Analysts
A. Much material is available in the Intelligence Community and is
obtainable through OCD or research.
B. Periodic reports, cables, despatches and periodicals, government and
other, come regularly to analysts on the basis of need.
C. Gaps in information are filled by special requirements served on
collection agencies through established liaison channels.
D. Research aids are published by various offices and commercial
publishers.
1. These include gldssaries, Readers' Guides and Indexes.
E. Gazateer information and maps are obtainable from the Map Library
(D/GL).
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