INSPECTOR GENERAL SURVEY OF THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL ESTIMATES AND THE ESTIMATIVE PROCESS, SEPTEMBER 1962

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 2002
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: February 1, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
Action Memorandum No.
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specter Gexxeral Survey of the Office of Natrona :stimatees
and the Estimative 'recess. September 1964.
1. In consideration of subject survey and the comments by the I3OJI
d the AD/ E, action on the r,cornm"ndatit s of the Inspector t eneratt is
di reacted as follows.
The D:D/I anad AD/NE develop a long-tern career
ONE staff personnel carefully articulated
with the DO/I career planning policy.
la. Action an this recommendation has beer, implemented per 13I/1 memorandum
of 7 December 1962.
1b. The 00/I negotiate with ,00/1- the establishment of
officers assigned to render close
part to chiefs of atation in the respective
lb. The DD/I's position on this recommendation is not clearly indicated
e DD/I" for these slots. Approval of this recommendation is held
action await 1>1)1 1- but that the DDD/t actively negotiate
t 7 December comments. The Inspector Generaa1 did not intend that
ce pending further Comment by the DO/i.
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slots--to be furnished by the DD/I--at major
critical areas of the world and staff the so
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ic. GNX vacraacies be announced In TAD/ staffs and
dirrWioas & ad the 1) /P regularly a*vAnata qua Mod
o cers for each vacancy as i o .ihie candidates for
sta,ff service tours in +Ti.
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'irssion positions lit the ON FE aces
The /1 isitiate necessary stops to auWariss an
reasad ftwAbility for the AD/N1 to
`sig.
staff positions with an *Meer from CM sores on
a rational
4. ' Iw / divide his present iatia Asssrnri
Africa -Staff Into separate stalls for the two regions
and pursue as a sta "ie objective the- into aars:ce
r four estimator specialist* in each of the
II secure
to notices throughout the DD/P and to
Pend
prrog rara .
awn is aalrr+eeesy under way.
o cases whore it is deterrmi
Changing their PO
This should be done with the utmost
at inter*-sts of the *ncya
S. The principle, of this r comr-xen fen bias airendy loan carried out
/I memorandum of 7 December 1964.
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The D /l *rran#* with appropriate State and
Defense officials the aasi, nn ent of able ONE staff
officers to their policy and plarrdt g staffs fax-
apecific tours of thtty. teciprocai arran oraent
conraga4.
Insure that any of his employ***
one will be considered for any
vacancy in his directorate. Car* should be
a arcisod to insure that no position, particularly those
ve seas, be identified with any one DD/1 office.
The policy of having a representative fror.
aacb of the three military services on the board
nude red.
nammuch as the ?H)/V's position on this recommendation was natel*arly
7 December me orandun, approval is held in abeyance
urther cemnae at by the D J L
equest the W rector of Central Intelligence
Dop&rtment for the services o z the Board of
t DD/I will submit list of possible
with the Secretary of State.
The AD/N.E explore with the Dl)!! Ways aad =* "a
.bee board's role ev that good Ire can be
with understan4inL that the DD/l and the ADP NE develop specific
proposals for eshascieg the Board's role.
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ldh yr overcrowded Estimates Staff.
of ONL Consultants in panel con.suitatic ns.
11b. The AD/NE pursue a policy of cos lt*tion with
roperiy cleared ndi duai 9 regarded by his s f' and
Board as capable of making constructive contri6utioa
to specific. estimates particularly in the drafting phase.
Ila. Action on this recommendation is held in abeyance pending decision
from the DCL
1L. The ADJNE take *taps to acquire a slat and
recruit a Aseistant Administrative Officer.
Action on this recommendation has been accomplished per ODJI
4-ieruorandum of 7 December 196~:.
I NE realest the Dili I to rr a the
-4tronest possible representation to the DI)! 3
adequate space available for
sets with the LIDS and the DCL,
xdeeretandin that OW,f t action has been c ~iploted
The ADINE poll, the intelligence cos i uniity
terminate as * natter of ree diar
to
continuing estutasess
solved by the dtsLcontinua
The AD/N , in conaultatIOU with USIS represeetativee#
establish fir ; Lda:Siews ddafinna ting the conditions on 3
which a post-mortar and/or validity study be prepared.
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The A )/N take the i:aitiative to invite the British
presentative to visit ON i4= more frequently for tensral
vs intelligence, discussion*.
~e as c odified by I ) coa rnents of 1 is er tier 1964.
be./I tra.e-it $ personal copy of each estimate
ctod Government officials to widen the readership
and increase the influence of essttratss among policy der as.
I P ci,, or "/I requesting an evaluation and c rents
opt' should be accozrepanied by a personal letter from
g list prepared by D471i, and that where a particularly
it send out the personal copies
?tiax -te is finished the I:as.ecutiva Secretary of USIA will prepare
overin letter.
/UUL Insure that C 14k; review and con mcut
Jar basis.
actively on the kk amt psi research programs
The Alit/ t subroit to the UN D via the P1)/ I
r review of t;: con. n-4ttee, Coordinating
and pubiishiag procedures; that the review be perforn ed
by the Assistant to the PCI for Coordination.
PD/i C
The P/i establish the pot y of holding lace-te-face
irons between a propriate astir atoras ane.
polity -making officials on the terrn:s of reference of each
forthcorr, log national intelligence estimate; that the notes
appended to the present terms of
each forthcoming esttinaste.
;; . grave, with understanding that the 1)1/I go all out to arrange
?tb se discussions.
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.:n i. The Did/I on concert with the Aseistant t> the ICI for
(;oordination propose to the U MB a review of ragas a lent
aspects of the USIB e+atinaati f process for the 1
recording a reed deficiencies in estimating perfor*4ancs,
improving procedures, astabbektn& standards of peraaenei
. t., 2prave.
ctivos and levels of research effort in the iaataitigenca
he 00/1 will submit a report to the D DU within 90 days from the
this n em*randu.m on the progress made in carrying out the approved
adations.
DCI
Distribution:
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