THE DD/I ACTION STAFF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05167A000800020019-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 2014
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: April 25, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: The DD/I Action Staff
1. Effective ,there is established in the, Office of the
DWI a DIVI Action Staff with the mission of managing on a consolidated
blUsis the functions of the DDil Directorate with regard to responsive
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reaction to substantive developments and the guidance of substanUve
collection.
7, 2. The DWI Action Staff will'include an Operations Center, a
Reconnaissance Division,: a HUM= Resources Division and the present
Special Intelligence Staff (SP/INT). The wink of the colleCtion guidance
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element in SIVINT, the Reconnaissance Division and the Human Resources
Divisioni will be coordinated by a Priorities Guidance Staff: The collection
guidance elements of the Action Staff will be manned by consolidating the
present requirements functions and personnel within the several offices of
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3. The functions of the Action Staff as a whole will be to coordinate
for the DD/I his directorates respcnses to guidance provided in
Comprehensive and Priority National Intelligence Cbjectives in terms
of broad production programs. intelligence information needs and collection
'action priorities and resources; to insure the initiation of appropriate ' ?
collection actions withia and outside the agency in response to critical
developments; to support the AD/CI or other officials in the directorate
In maintaining a continuing flow of information to the DCI, the DD/I and
other senior agency officials in rapidly developing intelligence situations;
to represent the DDA in the activities and concerns of MIS collection
organizations such as COMOR, IPC and the SWINT Committee.
4. The Operations Center will provide an alert and action facility
In support of the. AD/CI, the DIVI, the DCI and other !ardor agency officials
and, in close coordination with the AD/CI, who is responsible for the substantive
analysis of developments, will take or. suggest necessary actionalo obtain
further information or .clarificatiOi through elements of CIA or other
Washington or field operations centers. The OperatiOns Center will serve
as a-cadre and luz.pporielement for Riedel task forces to deal with critical
situations and will priovide an input of 'US operational information and. ?
plans as an additional element in. sport of the DCI and other senior agency
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officials. Within the Operations Ceoter.Evhiciraillt-incosporsite-the
preenBrali.?Watat:MOT3 the action officer will be responsible for
operational information and for taking action to obtain further facts,
while the 13IDO, rresenting the AWCI, will be responsible for
providing the substantive analysis of the facts as they' are received.
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S. The 'PrioritietaGuidance Staff will provide a central point for the
review and coordination of DD/I information needsiutd for the assignment
of action to appropriate elemeats of the DDil Action Staff. During
critical periods it will also be responsible for formulating and insuring
act lou on urgent Collection problems arising from the crisis situation.
? It will further serve as the focal point for CIA-DIA relations on guidance
problems and will provide the secretariat for the Critical Collection
Problems Committee of USIB.
8. The Reconnaissance Division will provide current and long-range
guidance for the DDA to reconnaissance collection and exploitation and will
prepare and coordinate reconnaissance targets and mission proposals. It
will support the CIA representative on COMOR and will represent tfie DDA
In guiding the priority exploitation by NPIC of thO proceeds of reconnaissance --
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7. The Human Resources Division will-provide current and long-
range DEA guidance on priorities for collection and exploitation of
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information frotn human sources. It will administer the Travel Folder
Program, support the DD/I's representative on the Intelligence Priorities
Committee, and will maintain close liaison with 00, ,DD/P, and the
Departments of State and Defense in terms of their human source
collection programs.
S.. The Special identities Staff wilicontinue itefunctions in
support of the crAlenver Officer with respect to &GIRT policy,
?ectlonguP'anoe, representation, exploitation and security. Its
Guidance and Support Branch will work closely with the Reconnaissance
and Human Resources Divisions in the area of collection guidance and
priorities under thteP000rdination of the Priorities Guidance Staff..
Huntington D. Sheldon
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