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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M00165A001600150014-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 12, 2004
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: March 4, 1977
• Content Type: MF

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15 December 1975
PROCEDURES FOR ALERT MEMORANDA
1. The Alert Memorandum (AM) is an interagency publication issued
by the DCI on behalf of the Community. It provides explicit warning from
the Director himself of possible developments abroad of major concern to
the U. S. The AM is signed by the DCI, addressed to the members of
WSAG, and disseminated, inter alia, to all USIB Principals and, via
electrical transmission, appropriate embassies and field elements.
led to the decision, the extent of coordination being sought, the amount of
assistance (if any) desired, and the likely time of issuance. When feasible,
appropriate U. S. embassies and field elements should also be notified that
an Alert Memorandum is being prepared and their views should be solicited.
USIB agencies of the decision to produce an Alert Memorandum. * When
time permits, he should also indicate the source of information that
4. At the earliest possible time, the NIO should notify appropriate
2. An AM may be' initiated by the DCI or may be proposed by a USIB
Principal, by a National Intelligence Officer (NIO), or by (or through) any
other senior officer of the intelligence or foreign affairs communities. A
proposal for an AM will be addressed to the DCI or the appropriate NIO.
But, the decision Fo issue an AM will in all instances rest with the DCI.
3. Responsibility for the production of an AM will normally rest with
the appropriate NIO, and he may call on any element of the Intelligence
Community for support. Whenever possible, the NIO will coordinate a
draft of the AM with appropriate USIB agencies, and dissenting views, if
any, will be described in the Memorandum. The DCI, however, may
authorize the NIO to limit or forego coordination when time is of the
essence. All AMs will note the extent of coordination within the Community.
*When feasible, NOIWON or other conferencing procedures may be used to
so notify..
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An AM will in most circumstances be a discrete paper which provides the
basic rationale for the issuance of a warning. Occasionally, however, an
AM may consist simply of a covering memorandum attached to an existing
intelligence document, suggesting in essence that the policymaker should
focus on the situation reported in the basic document.
5. An AM will also clearly indicate what special actions are being
taken by the Community to ensure effective coverage of the situation, e. g.
the initiation of special collection efforts, the establishment of crisis task
forces, etc.
6. A supplementary AM on a crisis should be produced whenever, in
the view of the DCI, the crisis has greatly intensified or changed in some
especially significant way. The NIO should issue an appropriate advisory
to the recipients of an AM whenever, in his judgment, events indicate that
the crisis at hand has abated or terminated (ur *.ess that fact is apparent to
all). Collection efforts arising from the issuance of the alert should also
be modified or cancelled as appropriate.
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
SUBJECT :
Procedures for Strategic Warning
Notices
REFERENCES .
a.
b.
USIB-D-71.11/18, 16 January 1976
USIB _M-714, 23 January 1976, Item 2
The attached Procedures for Strategic Warning Notices,
which were approved by the United States Intelligence Board on
23 January 1976, are circulated herewith for information and
implementation,
kacecutFvi~ Secretary
Reg. Dist. Plus cys 116-125-SWS
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