AGENDA ITEMS FOR A PLANNED SENIOR STAFF CONFERENCE

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81T00990R000100160001-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 19, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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19 December 1966
MEMORANDUM FOP: Executive Director, NPIC
FROM: Chief, Imagery Analysis Division, CIA
SUBJECT: Agenda Items for a Planned Senior Staff Conference
1. Pursuant to your request of 7 December attached Is a staff study
on the problem of what constitutes a basic report. With limited manpower
and budget, this is considered to be the most fundamental problem facing
all the elements involved in National or "Basic Reporting". The extent to
which the basic report can be simplified will in large part determine whether
or not all involved components can meet their national tasks and hopefully
have some remaining assets available to meet crises and other work of
equal importance. One thing is certain. If LAD and NPIC do not come forward
with a proposed format others will provide a solution much less palatable.
2. Although basic reporting is of extreme importance, there are
many other pressing problems confronting IAD. Some of these are:
a. IAD Internal vs External Support Concepts
b. The possible relocation of IAD
c. PI Rotation, Recruitment and Training
d. Participation of IAD on National Committees
We feel, however, there is one fundamental question that must
be answered prior to discussing these as the parameters will change, drastically.
That one question requiring resolution is the "accommodation or termination
of the 2-hat concept for IAD management".
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i~1 IORANDU?i FOR: Division and Staff Chiefs, NPIC
SUBJECT. Agenda Items for a Planned Senior Staff Conference
I It is planned to hold a two day Senior Staff Conference at
25X1 A ir,.m.cdiately following receipt of word that the JIIRG Report
is approved. The purpose of the Conference is to develop a uniform
rationale for Center action in effectively implementing the JIIRG
Report recoru;endations as well as to discuss and better understand
specific problem areas of our activities.
2. It is requested that suggested Agenda items be submitted to
me no later than 19 December 1966?
Executive Director,' ;P
Distribution:
Assistant for Operations
Assistant for Planning E Management
Chief., Support Staff
Chief, Collateral Support Division
Chief, Publications Division
Assistant for Technical Development
Chief:, Information Processing Division
Chief, Imagery Analysis Division
Assistant for Photographic Analysis
Chief, Technical Intelligence Division
Chief., Production Services Division.
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 FROM: Chief, Imagery Analysis Division, CIA
MEMORANDUM FOR: IAD Senior Staff
Meeting 25X1 A
Assuming that JIIRG (Option II) is put into effect as we know it,
please shape up suggested agenda items asked for on the attached memo.
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"To develop a uniform rationale for Center action
in effectively implementing JIIRG Report recommendations
as well as to discuss and better understand specific problem
areas of our activities."
At this point in time and space fault-finding with and correction of
JIIRG is a little late. Develop agenda items that will promote IAD operations
in meeting both its Departmental and JIIRG-assigned National responsibilities.
All aspects of operations must be considered from support forth-
coming from NPIC to manpower available within IAD.
It
seems to me that the first agenda item might be that all participants
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JIIRG Report.
vouch for the fact that they have read and understand all of the
25X1A All Branch and Staff Chiefs, chaired by the Deputy Chief, IAD, will
submit a enda items for preparation of a Division paper to be submitted to
by 19 December.
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ATTACHMENT:
As stated above
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-'or base reporting purposes, . this format would seem to have,
some definite advantages oe the s pall fcr. at base report where
doable or triple foldouts are often to be ccnt nded with.
A bas- report produced in the form of a single target sheet
would have real merit in terms of future exploitation techniques.
'hese sheets could be copied and viewed as part of the -" PIC data
base in reading out new materials.
IV. Components Affected
?AC IAD
TID CSD
PSD PD
Asst. for Cperations
All other national basic report -:producers and
related support components
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6. Reference Block - complete inventory of available
photography of target
Format
A variety of formats could be (and have beer.) used for base reports.
In the past, small format reports of several pages under hard covers have
sometimes been generated and then later updated by similar pages issued
under a cover sheet only. The cost of prod-acing and filing such base
reports which are to be continually updated merits some consideration.
Another approach might very well be a single 18 x 25 (+) sheet
printed on both sides. Such a sheet would accommodate most targets as
defined under the present COMOR system of defining targets for high
resolution photography. For instance, one sheet would describe a missile
launch area; a series of sheets would be required for an entire launch
complex. Similarly, several sheets would be produced to cover an
entire nuclear weapons proving ground or industrial complex, but a
single sheet would comprise the basic report on any one test area or
specific industrial target.
These target sheets could be pre-folded for filing purposes.
The large size would accommodate large-scale base drawings on one
side and locator maps, photos, data blocks, and references on the
other side. Economy measures coulc': be served in terms of time and
money by keeping the format and presentation simple with a minimum
of color separation places.
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Submitted by IAD
I. Subject: Basic Exploitation
(Definition) "Basic Intelligence Support Exploitation is that imagery
interpretation effort which is undertaken to provide a flow of basic
image-derived information required by more than one agency, department,
or command. It is a step-by-step process of extracting and accumulating
information from reconnaissance imagery. Basic Intelligence Support
Exploitation involves and is limited to the derivation of information on
each specific installation, object, activity, or search area examined.
It requires the preparation of an authoritative base report which is
augmented by information derived from subsequent first- and second-
phase reporting and, is updated periodically, or as required by appropriate
authority, during third-phase exploitation. Basic Intelligence Support
Exploitation can be provided as a service of common concern and effectively
programmed against the acquisition of all modes of reconnaissance imagery. "
JIIRG Report, Appendix L, Sec. III-A
H. Problem: What.should a "base report" consist of?
From the JIIRG definition we see that the base report should:
1. Be limited to a given target;
2.. Be based on photographic data only;
3. include basic data which can be updated periodically
by information derived from subsequent first- and
second-phase reporting;
4. Be provided a service of common concern.
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:e o per hand ; asic exploitation does not involve in-depth
e__ o sic:: or correlation with other information. Such refinement
and su,)-olementation of the base are characteristic of Direct
L r' to atio n as defined by JERG (Appendix L, Sec. I--
11. Pro?oosed Sc_u icn:
It is proposed that a base report should consist of the following:
1. Basic Data Block
a.. Official designation of target by name, number,
and type
b. Precise geographic coordinates, UTM coordinates
(as required)
c. Negation date and date first seen
d. Status or stage of construction
e. Other basic data such as geology, prevailing wind
direction, etc. - as required
2. Summary of Current Activities (paragraph)
3. Site Location and Layout (map, layout drawing)
4. Best Latest Overall Photograph of Target
5. _'-se Plan
a. Drawn to prescribed scale with significant
measurements noted
b. Major features identified
c. Major changes. added with each updating
d. Topography shown as required
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