COLLECTION GUIDANCE STAFF (CGS)

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 15, 2003
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: April 21, 1964
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21 April 1964
MEMORANDUM FOR : Deputy Director /Intelligence
Deputy Director /Science and Technology
SUBJECT ; Collection Guidance Staff (CGS)
REFERENCES A. Memorandum from Executive Director to
DD/I and DD/S&T dated 28 Jan 64, same
subject
B. Memorandum from CIA SICINT Officer to
DD/I dated 19 Feb 64. subject- -Transfer
of SPINT Staff to BD/3&T
C. Memorandum from DD/I to DDCI dated
28 Feb 64, subject- -Rationale for a
Central Collection Guidance Function
D. Memorandum from CIA SIGINT Officer
to DDCI dated 5 Mar 64, subject- -Special
Intelligence Staff (SPINT)
E. Memorandum from DD/ S& T to DDCI dated
7 Mar 64; subject- -Comments on the DD/I
Collection Guidance Staff and Reference A
F. Memorandum from DD/I to DDCI dated
8 Mar 64, subject--Preservation of
Centralized Collection Guidance
G. Memorandum from D/Security to DDCI
dated 10 Mar 64, subject---Special Intelli-
gence Staff (SPINT)
1. In the basic memorandum to the DD/I and DD/S&T of
28 January I advised that I had reviewed in considerable detail the
organization and activities of the Collection Guidance Staff. I
stated, "While my views are still in a preliminary stage as to
ultimate size and operations of the Collection Guidance Staff. there
are certain views that I believe should be made known at this time
. . . . " 1 then went on to enunciate certain principles, namely that
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the objective of CGS to provide an organization to meld both U. S.
operations and U. S. intelligence information is sound, that CGS
should be the parent organization for representation in NMCC or
State operations, that it should have close relationships with other
watch or alert mechanisms, that it should remain in the DD/I and
perform a service of common concern, and that it should be "the
basic staff for the levying of requirements on collectors for the
substantive Intelligence units of the Agency". In the concluding
sentence I requested than the addressees establish a working
group to prepare the necessary implementing procedures and I
established a due date of 1 March.
2. Shortly after signing the above memorandum, I left on
a field trip of some three and one-half weeks' duration. Upon
return I was advised by the DDCI that the referenced memorandum
had not been implemented in any manner and that there appeared
to be considerable misunderstanding as to what was intended. I
have recently concluded lengthy discussions with all of the principal
officers concerned and regret to say that I find no basic differences
on any of the principles enunciated in the memorandum except for
varying interpretations of the phrase, "levying of requirements".
I would be less than frank if I did not acknowledge the fact that the
document prepared by the Collection Guidance Staff, entitled
?tCGS Services for DD/SEAT"" and dated 31 December 1963, had only
served to complicate the issue and create both confusion and
suspicion rather than assisting in any rational discussion of what
CGS can and should do for DD/S&T. Acknowledging that the Col-
lection Guidance Staff "shopping list" had been prepared about a
month before my memorandum of 28 January, it still ignores a
sound basic principle of management which I certainly implied in
my memorandum, and I know that I enunciated orally in my
25 January meeting with CGS that they should proceed slowly and
cautiously. On the other hand, I do feel that the DD/S&T perhaps
may have been viewing the Collection Guidance Staff efforts with
unnecessary suspicion and consequently did not assist in any way
in moving our efforts forward.
3. In any event, the current disagreements of DD/I and
DD/S&T need to be resolved, and sound working relations re-
established. I have therefore set out the role of the Collection
Guidance Staff as follows:
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Mission and Functions
of the
Collection Guidance Staff
Mission
The Collection Guidance Staff will be the central registry
of all requirements for the collection of intelligence information
(as distinct from tasking or programming) and will assist analysts
as requested in preparing and levying requirements on collection
media, and collectors in clarifying requirements from analysts.
In carrying out this mission the Collection Guidance Staff will not
interfere with direct analyst-collector contacts on technical
matters.
Functions
I. CGS will maintain the central registry of all require-
ments including those served on Agency collection offices. It will
also serve as a repository for other tasking requests for program
requirements placed by Agency components on collectors which
might affect current collection priorities.
2. CGS will be responsible for processing (as distinct
from tasking or programming) Agency requirements on collection
media of other agencies and departments. It will review all such
requirements to insure that undesirable duplication does not exist,
and where such duplication is found, will take appropriate steps
to unity the particular requirement.
3. As requested CGS will provide staff support to analytical
elements on requirement matters.
4. CGS will provide Agency representation at NMCC and
'State Operations Center, and will insure coordination in this context
with DD/P and other Agency components.
5. CGS will maintain an operations center to support the
DCI with salient intelligence on situations of concern to the Agency
and related U. S. military operational deployment plans and
intentions.
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Attached as Annex I is the DD/I's internal memorandum assigning
the CCS those functions he wishes performed for DD/1 units.
4. A related item of major concern is the organizational
location of the so-called SPINT Staff. (The physical location of the
transferred to Dl /S&T there was full agreement between DD/I and
DD/S&T that he should continue his responsibilities as the Agency
SIGINT Officer. At that time r _J agreed that the SPINT
Staff could remain in CCS. It certainly was implied that this origi-
nal arrangement was dependent upon its support to him in a
satisfactory basis. Inasmuch as he does not believe that the present
arrangement is working satisfactorily and has requested that portions
of the SIGINT Staff be reassigned to his immediate office, attached as
Annex II is a reallocation of the personnel formerly in the SPINT
Staff. Attached as Annex III is a revision of the Headquarters Regu-
lation to reflect the changes in the responsibilities of the Agency
SIGINT Officer which reflects the handling of all requirements by
CGS as distinct from tasking.
(signed) Lyman B. Kirkpatrick
Lyman B. Kirkpatrick
Executive Director
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THE COLLECTION GUIDANCE STAFF OF THE DD/I
Mission: The Collection Guidance Staff (CGS) is the central
mechanism for coordinating all-source information requirements
and levying them on collectors In support of the DD/Ps mission to
correlate and evaluate intelligence relating to the national security.
Functions:
t. CGS will collaborate with DDII production analysts in
identifying information gaps and translating those identifications
into substantive all-source collection guidance, acting on request
for DD/S&T as well.
2. CGS will be the channel for processing and passing to
collectors all requirements related to national Intelligence produc-
tion. assigning proper priorities, eelimin .ting duplication and
avoiding competition for collection resources among production
offices.
3. CGS will review progress in collection for DD/f sub-
stantive needs and assess the effectiveness of Collection systems.
4. CGS will maintain the Agency's central registry for
recording and retrieving all requirements for substantive infor-
mation and other tasking requests or program requirements placed
by Agency components on collectors which might affect collection
priorities.
5. COS will provide staff support for the DD/I, and on
request for other components, in developing and coordinating
Agency positions on collection problems, and will appear at U
and other interdepartmental committees where collection guidance
is to be discussed.
6. CGS will maintain an Operations Center to support the
DCI with salient intelligence and U. S. operational intentions and
capabilities with regard to situations of concern to the Agency.
To this end. CGS will maintain Agency representation at NMCC
and the State Operations Center and will insure coordination on
this role with rD/P and other Agency components.
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13 March 1964
Table of Organisation of Special Intelligence Staff
at Time of Transfer of CIA 3IGINT Officer to DD/S&T
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