NFIB ACTION ON INTELLIGENCE DEFINITIONS (U)

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• Publication Date: July 1, 1977
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Acting Deputy to the DCI for
the Intelligence Community
FROM:
SUBJECT:
REFERENCE:
Executive Secretary, NFIB
NFIB Action on I nI g e n c e TREA has not reviewed.
1 July 1977
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1. We have received a resounding nonconcurrence
from NFib in response to certain elements of the memorandum
you signed setting forth the DCI's proposed intelligence
definitions. OPP put together a useful matrix (attached)
that identifies the main problems.
2. =The S&T problem will undoubtedly come up at the
NFIB on Tuesday during the discussion on the Attachment to
DCID 1/2. We would recommend waiting until after that
meeting before taking any formal action, but you may want
to show the DCI the attached written comments from the
members for his information.
3. We will need to close out the action some
time, but since the impetus came from the DCI, it will be
up to him whether he wants to take up the difference at an
NFIB meeting or handle them some other way. We can always
hope that discussion at the 5 July meeting will obviate
further action.
State Dept. review
completed
Attachment: a/s JCS review completed.
DOE review completed.
NRO review(s)
completed. DHS Review Completed.
DIA review(s)
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NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE BOARD
NFIB-24.1/12
6 June 1977
MEMORANDUM FOR: NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE BOARD
Executive Secretary
SUBJECT Intelligence Definitions
1. The attached memorandum from the Acting Vice Chairman
requests you review the statements contained in paragraphs a.
through c. The DCI proposes to promulgate these basic definitions
in order to standardize terminology through the Community.
NFIB ACTION REQUESTED
2. You are requested to submit your comments and concurrence
to the NFIB Secretariat by close of business, 15 June 1977.
Attachment:
As Stated
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Executive Secretary, NFIB
Deputy Director tor Intelligence
SUBJECT . Intelligence Definitions
1. The Agency has reservations about the proposed DCI intelli-
gence definitions contained in the 6 June 1977 memorandum from the
Acting D/DCI/NI.
2. In Paragraph A, limiting the categories of foreign intelli-
gence to Political, Military and Economic has the advantage of
simplifying discussion of the intelligence business but it does not
account for major new aspects of intelligence. Scientific accom-
plishments by the Soviets in the past have had a major impact, for
example, uite apart from any distinct military or economic impli-
ions.
3. In Paragraph B, distinguishing between strategic and tactical
intelligence based on the organization that collects the information
could prove confusin .
4. In Paragraph C, the categorization of consumers as national,
departmental and tactical is likely to become quite arbitrary since
consumers of intelli ence vary depending on the roles they play in
specific situations.
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OFFICE OP THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 202P.0
SECRET
June 15, 1977
,1C3?.AFMU.4 FOR: Executive Secretary
National_ Foreign Intelligence Board
J. Foster Collins
Special Assistant to the Secretary (National Security)
0EcT: Intelligence Definitions
'ERENCE: NFIB-24.1/12 dated 16 June 1977, subject as above
The following comments are furnished concerning the definitions
stained in reference:
-- in order to make the delineation of "consumers" as
contained in paragraph C distinct from the definition in
paragraph B and more applicable outside the military
community, I suggest that "operational" be used instead
of tactical.
Because "the public" often has an interest in and is a
consumer of departmental intelligence and even in some
cases tactical/operational intelligence, it is suggested
that "the public" be deleted from the grouping of
national intelligence consumers. The following sentence
inserted at the end of the paragraph would accommodate
the public consumer. "It is recognized that the public
irill often be a consumer of national and departmental
intelligence and may occasionally be a consumer of tactical/
operational intelligence."
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In the last sentence of paragraph C' recommend
changing the reference from "Treasury Agents" to
"Treasury Representatives Overseas." This change
will accommodate the fact that US Treasury represen=
tatives overseas include Attaches, Customs officials,
IRS representatives, etc& and the term Agent is used
for staff personnel only by the Secret Service.
SECRET.
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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND 20755
SECRET
MEMORANDUM FOR THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, NFIB
SUBJECT: Intelligence Definitions
1. The following comments are provided in response
to the Memorandum of the Acting Deputy to the DCI for
the Intelligence Community, NFIB 24.1/12, 6 June 1977
same subject.
a. Exclusion of S&T as one of the primary
categories would seem to ignore non-military (or
"pure") S&T, or force an artificial assignment to
Economic. Political, military, economic, and S&T
are the conventional subdivisions used in DCID 1/2
and adopted in the National SIGINT Requirements
System. I would suggest that those four continue
to be accorded recognition.
b. I fully agree with the concept of "continuum."
"Tactical" should imply a time-sensitive decision-
making application. It would be wrong, however, at
least in the case of SIGINT, to equate "tactical" to
the organization that collects, or to the "direct
control" aspect.
c. The adjective "operational" might be a more
useful descriptive term than "tactical" in the examples
cited. We should prefer to retain "tactical" in a
military context. It should, however, not apply to
all military commanders, but only to those who exercise
direct command and control over combat units and their
supporting forces.
2. I strongly support the idea of the promulgation
of standard definitions. Because of the policy inherent
in some definitions and the possibility of conflict
with other governmental publications,_I would urge that
they be adopted or changed only after full deliberation.
LEW ALLEN, JR.
L' utenant General, USAF
Director
FC Q-2 T
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THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH
WASHINGTON
SECRET June 16, 1977
National Foreign Intelligence Board
Central Intelligence Agency
SUBJECT: Intelligence Definitions
(NFIB-24.1/12 - 6 June 1977)
While we agree that intelligence definitions need
greater standardization and more universal acceptance,
we wonder whether the definitions proposed may not go
too far toward eliminating fine distinctions that have
both utility and validity. We therefore suggest that
an ad hoc group be set up under NFIB to consider the
proposed definitions and report to NFIB their implications
for the Intelligence Community's work.
Harold H. Saunders
SECRET
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(S) NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE BOARD
SUBJECT: Intelligence Definitions
REFERENCE: NFIB-24.1/12, dated 6 June 1977, Subject as Above
The NRO 'believes there is some risk in removing Scientific and
Technical Intelligence (S&T) as one of the basic categories of foreign
intelligence. Relegating S&T to subdivisions of Political, Military, and
Economic Intelligence categories may have important consequences. For
example, a major technological surprise could have strong implications
regarding the country's political stance, military balance, and economic
status. Alternatively, an item of S&T interest which is considered minor
in one category could have far reaching implications in other categories.
Maintaining S&T as a discrete category could insure that all categories
(political, military, and economic) assess the impact of a scientific or
technological development on its own merit.
The NRO also believes that the categorization of intelligence by
collector, tactical or strategic, is not as useful as having the user of
the intelligence determine its categorization. For example, a tactical
field site can intercept an enemy radar emission and use it for tactical
purposes. The same data can be relayed to a strategic user for strategic
purposes or data base update. Similarly, a national or strategic system
can make the same intercept and relay the information to both strategic
and tactical users. The real problem, however, aside from the question
of just the definition per se, lies in the fact that decisions have and
will continue to be made on the older, more conventional definitions.
The NRO concurs in the categorization of consumers as described by
the DCI. It is noted that this categorization parallels the proposed
Senate Bill's wording of the National Intelligence Act of 1977.
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UNITED STATES
ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20545
JUN 2 7 1977
National Foreign Intelligence Board
Intelligence Community Staff
Washington, D. C. 20505
This letter is in response to your memorandum, NFIB-24.1/12, dated
June 6, 1977, with enclosed memorandum from the Acting Vice Chairman.
I share Mr. McMahon's interest in achieving clarity of definitions of
commonly used Intelligence Community terminology.
Referring specifically to Mr. McMahon's memorandum, I concur in substance
with the language of paragraphs b. and c., but disagree with the substance
of paragraph a. I believe that Scientific and Technical (S&T) Intelligence
is not a subdivision of Political, Military, or Economic Intelligence,
just as Economic Intelligence is not a subdivision of Political or Military
Intelligence. I do not concur that giving S&T Intelligence separate status
has served to create overlaps and confusion and point to a historic record
of significant contributions to the national intelligence effort by the
scientific and technical segment of the Intelligence Community and the
enhancement of those contributions since S&T activities were accorded
unique status, resources, and separate organizational identity within the
Intelligence Community.
I feel that the body of foreign intelligence knowledge falls into four
interrelated, interdependent and mutually supportive categories and that
these are: Political, Military, Economic, and Scientific and Technical.
An integration of knowledge from all four areas is essential to the
production of national intelligence on any given geographic area as well
as on any functional area.
Sincerely,
ate- t-y- Q--
Edward B. Giller
Senior Intelligence Officer
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