STUDY OF OCI MISSIONS AND FUNCTIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B01737A000800080001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 1, 1953
• Content Type: MF

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1 October 1953
1,P11,.OR:1IJIDUM FOR: Assistant Director, Current Intelligence
FROIT, : Organization and Methods Service
SUBJ33T : Study of OCI Missions and Functions
1. In accordance with your request, we have reviewed and brought
up to date in rough draft form the missions and functions of OCI staffs
and divisions. No attempt has been Wade to analyze these missions and
functions critically. However, certain observations have been made
during the course of the survey which indicate a possible need for a
more detailed analysis. These observations are as follows:
A. There appears to be a du ' ationof activities in
the Indications Staff and in Soviet Division. Both arc en_
gaged in analyzing political, economic, and military infor-
mation in order to evaluate Soviet capabilities and intentions
on a world-wide basis. This is done in Soviet Division by the
USSR Branch, and by the economic, Military, and International
Communism Units.
B.' There is an unclear delineation of responsibility
between various units of the area divisions. For example,
within the Soviet Division, the geographic area branches
(USSR and Eastern European Satellite) are engaged in pro-
ducing political, economic, and military current intelli-
gence; however, the Military Unit of this Division also pro-
duces detailed military current intelligence and the Economic
Unit produces detailed economic current intelligence. Simi-
larly, in the Western Division there is a specialization in
production c:f ;estorn European economic current intelligence
within the European Regional Affairs Branch, and two of the
geographic area branches are also engaged in producing
economic current intelligence affecting Europe.
C. There is a question regarding responsibility within
OCI for supervision of activities of overseas OCI personnel.
It is the understanding of the Intelligence Staff that over-
seas OCI elements are subject to the policy guidance and
direction of the intelligence Staff in the same manner as
headquarters elements. The Chief, Field Coordination Staff,
maintains that such overseas elements are within his juris-
diction and that Intelligence Staff is not concerned with them.
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D. There is an unclear line of delineation insofar as OCI
approval of liaison with USCIB agencies is concerned, although
there is no evidence of operational failure regarding this
matter. Special Policy and Security Staff authenticates policy-
level liaison, while Special Support Staff authenticates working-
level liaison. The difficulty lies in distinguishing between
these two types of liaison. This is somewhat complicated because
of the nature of the NSA Liaison Group and its responsibilities
toward both Staffs.
E. From a purely management point of view, it appears
that the Intelligence Staff is, in reality, a line-operating
component because of its jurisdiction over the Indications
Staff and Situation Room Division, and because of its relations
with the Publications Board and the area divisions, which look
to Intelligence Staff for guidance and direction. There is
some difficulty in distinguishing the responsibilitiesof the
Publications Board from those of the Intelligence Staff with
regard to daily current intelligence production and line of
command, and this is especially true because of the operational
nature of Indications Staffin particular.
F. It has been difficult to define areas of responsibility
of Intelligence Staff vs. Special Policy and Security Staff in
regard to OCI C014INT policies. While SPS is responsible for
COMINT policies and the utilization of COMINT,, it is difficult
to divorce this from the application of COMINT to all-source
current intelligence production which is largely a responsi-
bility of Intelligence Staff.
G. There appears to be a difference of opinion regarding
the "alerting" functions of the CIA Watch Office and those of
the Publications Board Secretariat,
If. There is a split in responsibility for the editorial
aspects of the preparation of OCI publication,-between the
Publications Board's Editorial Branch and the Secretariat,
layout and format being handled by the latter, and style, pub-
lications schedules, etc. by the former. It might be desirable
to combine all of the editorial aspects of the production of
publications, including supervision of reproduction plant
personnel, in one branch.
2. It is suggested that a more detailed review be made before the
rough draft statement of missions and functions is finalized.
Organization & Methods .icaminer
Assistant Management Officer
DD/I Area
TOP SWIFT
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