ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

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• Publication Date: November 14, 1975
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CONFIDENTIAL Novei-nber.1J., 197
THE WHITE HOUSE
MEMO zANDUM FOR TIIE SECRETARY OF STATE`
TIIE SECRETARY OF TREASURY
T1-IIE S.I CR -1-C1,1' Y OF D I, J` J' ESE
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
THE DIRECTOR, Orf"ICE OF
1,,IANA GEIvIENT AND BUDGET
THE DIRECTOR O?-' CE NTRAL INTELLIGENCE
Organization and Management of the
Fox eign I*ltelligence C ommunity
The President has directed that a study be made of the organization
and management of the for eign intelligence COrLtilntln i~"arc The study-
should include an examination of:
the basic structure of the community,
--- key .problems of organization and management,
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--- systems design and selection
resource allocation,
guidance meclxani sms,
consumer-producer relationships, and
--- relevant recommendations of the Rockefeller and Murphy
Commissions.
Based upon the results of these reviews, the study should:
---- evaluate the need for changes in the current organization of
the foreign intelligence community,
--- present options for a possible reorgani ation of the foreign
intelligence conmunity, and
-- submit the recommendations of each addressee on the options
presented.
This study will be prepared by an ad hoc grcrip cornposed of r epreseni:a.
tb-c o;. tt1C, acid 1':.' s s - e i and! cl-lai._- c d fDy t11 xe rce-res C`ntativc of the. Office! Y.
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Management and Budget. The study should he. completed by
L7ece:nh r 11,
1975. It ?cnil be submitkecl to the Intelligence Coordinating C: coup whi.cI1
was established by the President on Septem'_ur 19, 1975,
On rile NSC release instructions apply.
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INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION GROUP
PROPOSED TASK PLAN
Sty dy Plan: Review Foreign Intelligence Community
only; counterintelligence and domestic
intelligence agencies excluded
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PRASE T - OBJECTIVES, NEEDS AND PROBLEM DEFINITION (Nov 20-24)
A. Study Objective.
The primary objective is to identify organizational
alignments and management arrangements
to develop and deliver the best and most
timely substantive intelligence products
to policy-makers and government operators,
--- to insure that decisions to employ intel-
ligence activities are proper, well considered
and advised, and
-- to insure that such activities, when employed,
are well directed and monitored with assigned.
accountability.
All of this is to fall within an environment of
effectiveness, efficiency and economy.
B. Current and future trends --.look ahead 5-10 years.
Areas of greater/lesser emphasis.
-Mission area - Soviet, PRC, Europe, Middle
East, Near East, Other.
-- Type intelligence - military, political,
econimic, national vs tactical.
Intelligence resource mix - collection,
processing, production.
Time sensitivity - e.g, six, months; 1-2
weeks; less than one week.
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C. The users of foreign intelligence (after Phase II).
Who are they - President, agency heads,
military commanders, agency staff.
What are their needs - today and in the future?
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Have these needs been met in the past?
-- Performance evaluation..
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Conduct interviews with consumers/players.
D. Deficiencies identified in foreign intelligence.
Executive Branch organization..
Intelligence Community leadership.
Intra-community relationships.
Producer-user relations.
0 Foreign intelligence (secrecy) in a democratic
society.
Executive/Congressional relations.
PHASE II - ORGANIZATIONAL AND 7NAGEMENT PROBLEIAS (Nov 24-29)
1. Executive Office (and State) supervision,
coordination and control.
2. Intelligence Community Leadership.
3. Control over Community Resources.
4. Producer/consumer relationships.
5. Need for secrecy and compartmentation.
6. Protection of sources and methods.
7. Covert action.
8. Intelligence support in crisis situations.
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9. Control of intelligence resources in peace--
time and war-time.
10. National intelligence support for field commanders..
11. Review the Intelligence Community organization.
12. Relationship of the Intelligence Community and
Congress.
PHASE III - IDENTIFICATION AND REVIEW OPTIONS (Dec 1-5)
0 Evaluate need for organizational changes.
Identify most promising options.
Spell out the pros and cons of each option.
PHASE IV - DEVELOP FINAL REPORT (Dec 5-15)
Dec 6 -- Complete First Draft.
Dec 9 - Complete Second Draft.
Dec 10 -- Review draft report with principals.
Dec 12 - Final Draft for comment/mark--up.
Dec 15 - Deliver final report.
Dec 16 -- Receive formal agency comments.
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1. Executive Office and Siatc sui w-HIsi.on, coordination and control.
1. I-low Presidential needs are currently being served.
---Who reports to President on intelligence anatters?
Responsibility for providing substantive intelligence unclear.
2. Executive Branch coordination in politically sensitive
areas (e0 g. , covert action, clandestine collection)
3. Resource control unclear. within the Executive Cffice.
4. Oversight procedures must be stren ;thened.
5. Role of PFIA 3 must be reexainin.ed.
Sources: All Studies
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2. Intelligence Coznrnunity Leade>rshi ~
1. Identify possible options
2. Evaluate capability of various options to resolve identified prcoblei
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3. Control Over Community Resources
1. Describe and critique current resource control system
- DoD/DCI/CIA/St.ate/Treasur.y
2. Resource control within the Executive Office
3. Decision-making framework emphasizes functions. (input)
rather than mission product needs (output)
processing,
4. Inadequate review of balance.bet%veen collection,/and prcductia...
5. Viability of existing committees including - IRAC, USIB, Exc.orri
6. Consumer role in resources
7. National vs. tactical resources
8. Performance evaluation--describe and critique
Sources:
Schlesinger Study
CIA Study
Olvjy- papers
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Catalog of major relationships - DoD/DCI will provide quick
survey by Tuesday
quality, relevance,
2. Trends in / and timeliness of product shaped to user
3. relative importance of structured vs. ad.-hoc requirements
4. Intelligence personnel involvement in policy-making process
5. NISCIC effectiveness
6. Early warning capability needed.
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JVeed for feedback; customer must iterate with producer
8. Greater need for lower level customer involvement
` V7,ashington relation with country teams.
Sources:
Schlesinger
CIA Stucly
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5. Need for secret r and r,om~a.rtn~ent i-ti on
1. Describe and critique current system
2. Must reexamine what needs to be protected
3. Is customer being served properly - objective must:
be to deliver needed information to customer
4. Tendency under today's system to seal off on all sides
5. Excess emphasis on clearances which consumers do not need;
other potential customers pre not being served since they
do not possess clearances
6. Overhead reconnaissance classification question -- .including
possible delivery of product to outside users
7. Parallel to classification study conducted in 1971
Sources:
Taylor paper
Knoche papers
Congressional proposal
.1bapers
Space Policy Commi-ttee (overhead reconnaissance)
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6. Protection of sources and methods
1. Describe existing authority (statutory,; -partial in coverage
(NSA and CLA included, DIA. exclude
Z. Existing proposals for statutory ch- ;es from DCI/DoD/,Virh.ite
House are needed
3. Review existing agency proposals and count.erviews
4. Protection vis-a--vis Congress/and public
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Existing statues
statutory proposals
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7. Covert action
1. Describe and critique existing nature 'structure
2. Assess all levels of existing controls (including Congress)
3. Should it be part of the Intelligence Community?
4. Should it be in CIA?
5. Need for coordination on j)olitically sensitive problems.
Taylor -- CIA Study Annex
Murphy Commission - Covert Action. Annex
- Agency responses (in library)
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8. Intelligence suppazt in-_ crisis situations
1. Describe and critique the current process inclrLding;
who provides intelligence to TT SAG
Strategic Warning Staff (under DCI)
Early warning process
Alert memorandum
? Operational Centers (White :Mouse Sit Room, 1VMCC, State,
NSA)
Effectiveness of fecdbacl'.mechanisms from policy-rn.ake_rvs
to intelligence producers.
CIA Study
DIA Study of warning systems (library)
DC1 directive on strategic warning
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1. Describe and critique existing procedures (including statutory
and formal tics between DoD/DCI)
2. Can the military and DC7 roles be n. ore cl_osc lye related?
10. I~?a':io~:a1- support for held co:.~in~a dcrs
1. Outline will be provided by Tuesday (Action: Hilton, K3n1oc.he)
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11. Reviev., of {.he Inte1Jig,encc Cornrnuni.t V or:-f,.:Laliza{:ion
1. Describe and critique the current structure
2. 1].i storica]. context shaping organizational decisions
3. Identify its strengths an a weaknesses
4. Review the existing co nrni ;tec S{:l'i cture
5. Identify abuses which` have
12. Relati.ons7li of the Tnfe)Ji e.ace Colaanymral.tvan Coll e.ss
1. Describe existing arrangements
2. Congressional oversi ]_`. role and its
,3. Congressional access to intelligence product
4. Role Of the GAO
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INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION GROUP
Work Schedule - November 24-30
Monday, Nov 24: 2 p.m.
Rev'-_;w; of the intelligence Community organization TAYLOR
Relationship of the Intelligence Community and TAYLOR
Congress
Office (and State) supervision,
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coj-_._`.Lnata..on and control
National support for field commanders HILTON/KNOCHF
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Need for secrecy and compartmentation
Intelligence support in crisis situations
Control of intelligence resources in peace-time
and war-time
Covert action
Friday, Nov 28: 2 p.m.
Control over Community Resources
Producer/consumer relationships
Protection of sources and methods
Saturday, Nov 29/Sunday, Nov 30
Wrap-up session (s) complete work on all
problem papers
HILTON/KNOCHE
HILTON/KNOCHE
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EXECUTIVE SECRkTARIAT
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ACTION
INFO
DATE
INITIAL
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DCI
2
DDCI
3
S/MC
4
DDS&T
5
DDI
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DDA
7
DDO
D/DCI/IC
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D/DCI/NI
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GC
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LC
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IG
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Compt
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D/Pers
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D/S
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DTR
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Asst/DCI
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AO/DCI
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22
Executive Secretary
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