INTELLIGENCE TERMINOLOGY, DEFINITIONS OF
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January 29, 1948
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Chief, -TAPS
3htel3ence To
as
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29 January 1918
Macao from JIC to DCI, subject as above, dated
30 September 1947, and enclosure thereto,
Telephone conversation between General BBibert
and Colonel Shorn, 26 Januaaxyy 1948, on
above stub ject.
Reference a fails to give def. .nitions for a number of
words listed,, but rZft re to the Joint Arxr and Navy Dictionary.
Attached hereto in a list of those worde with the tentative
definitions thereof,. in eampliance with your request.
3. These definitions, approved by JIC and Ca), have been,
submitted to the Joint Logistics Playing Group of the JCS
(Colonel Mark E. S .th of that office is in charge of the project),
who are preparing the Joint Army and Navy Dictionary. Thereafter,
the Dictionary will be sent to the Joint Strategie Survey Committee
for approval, and thence to the Services for camment. "final
publication probably win not be earlier than June 1949.
4. the asantise, it is believed that these tentative
definitions may serve a useful purpose.
Attachns-at, --
List of words with
tentative definitions
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DICTIONARY OF MILITARy TENS
appropriate researchers when it first reaehes an intelligence
organization*
is the initial prooees of cirouleGt g iafes vatic n to
In the field of oolleatiion of fnfori tt o n, *distri
The Jud ant or union, messed wily or in written
fords, after eareful c onsideration and retseardh# of the
significance of oonolusiesns remshed,
(4ai1eotion - The procuring, assembling and organizing of information
for further intelligence processing.
Valuation - The determination of the pertinence, credibility,
reliability, and ao,uraoy of in item of information,
Collation - A critical comparison of rarieus items of information
concerning tho same general eubjest,
the examination of information to distingidsh oenponent
parts and determine Carious interrelationships.
athesIa
The examining and combining of processed information w ith
other inforrcmtio and &ntelli enee for final interpretations,
Interpretation - The determination of the probablemeaning and significance
of processed infae.ti on in t erms of past, present and
future factors,
Presentation - The selection or the unedius, of *on- eysncee ail-3 arrangement
of intelligence into the mast sui table twa for clear and
full understanding. It my take the form of oral, graphio,
and written media or combinations thereof.
Dissemination - The distribution of intelligence and information in such
a manner as to insure that it reaches the areneies needing
it, in usable f , and in ace ordano. with Its urgeney,
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