ESTIMATED FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE COSTS FOR FY-1959

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01237A000100030024-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 8, 2000
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: June 23, 1960
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Members of the Cost Estimates Committee
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REFERENCE Memorandum, Subj. as above, to Members of the
Coordination Subcommittee of the Cost Estimates
Committee, Dtd. 18 Apr 60
TS-174 7Qa,
1. At their meeting on 21 June 1960, the USIB decided to return
the draft report on Estimated Foreign Intelligence Costs for FY-1959
to the Cost Estimates Committee for revision.
2. In opening the Board's discussion of this matter, the Chair-
man noted that the draft report presented the data in an "integrated"
form, and stated that CIA. proposed to include a more detailed breakdown
of information regarding CIA activities than that in the present draft
in order to make it more meaningful. Other members emphasized the
desirability of breaking out additional data on certain categories such
as "Production and Dissemination" and "Auxiliary Activities," and of
attaining the maximum uniformity of categories in presenting data
on alogous activities of various agencies. After exchanging views, it
was agreed that the Cost Estimates Committee should submit a revised
report to the Board for consideration at an early date after considering
questions such as including more detailed information in items under
"Production and Dissemination" and "Auxiliary Activities" and the use
of uniform categories for presentation of data on similar activities
or the inclusion of explanatory footnotes where this is not feasible.
3. In light of the above, I am returning the tabulations, charts
and explanatory notes that were in your "black book" prior to the 25X1A
Committee's decision to present the FY-1959 data on an
basis. This material provides, in most cases, a break-out of Auxiliary
Activity costs.
4. If the Committee members agreed to present their data in the
form used prior to adoption of the "integrated" method, the following
further action would be required to achieve complete uniformity in the
reporting of all the USIB members:
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a. The Navy would have to break out its Production and
Auxiliary Activities costs in accordance with the format.
b. The Air Force would have to break out its Production
costs in accordance with the format.
c. The State Department would have to break out its Auxiliary
Activity costs in accordance with the format.
5. To the extent that the above actions cannot be taken on the
basis of data available at the Washington level, it would be my
suggestion that the Explanatory Notes be appropriately expanded to
explain the problem and provide at least a general idea as to the
dollar and man-year costs involved for those items where it is not
possible to develop a specific estimate. The data submitted by the
USIB members in prior years (1956-58) should provide a basis for this
action.
6. Each member is urged to brief his principal on the problem
involved and obtain his views as to the type of cost estimates data
that would be most useful to him with particular respect to his respon-
sibilities as a member of the United States Intelligence Board. Such
guidance would be of great benefit to the Committee in carrying out
its mission to develop more useful cost data for FY-1960 and succeeding
years.
7. As you have been informed by the Chairman, there will be a
meeting of the Cost Estimates Committee at 1000 on Thursday, 30 June 1960,
in the East Building. Conference Room.
Chairman, Q ordi abn Subcommi
Cost Esti ~tes Committee
Attachments: (2) Deleted TS material
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Copies to:
Mr. Edward Saunders, Chm. CEC (w/o attach.)
Mr. Howard Barkey, OSO/OSD
Col. Richard Park, Jr., P&P Br., J-2, JCS (w/o attach.)
Lt. Col. R. C. Lewis, Budget & Accounting Br., ACSI, DA
Cdr. Wm. A. Novak, Comptroller, ONI
Lt. Col. Francis Vaughan, AFCIN
Mr. Earl urc , u Div., Dept. of State
Dr. Charles H. Reichardt, Dir. of Intell., AEC (w/o attach.)
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