ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NUCLEAR ENERGY GROUP, SCIENTIFIC BRANCH, OFFICE OF REPORTS AND ESTIMATES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00022R000200040027-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: March 28, 1947
• Content Type: MEMO

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Subject: Establishment and Ikinctions of the Nuclear Ener# Y Group,
Scientific Branch, Office of Reports and Estates
1. The Assistant Director for Reports and Estimates will establish unme-
diately a Nuclear Ener j Group within the Scientific Branch of his office.
2. In carrying, ou'(-, its; rjission, the Chief, nuclear Energy Group, tir!l1
follow the functional organization and procedure of CIC so far as security
restrictions incident to his relations ~Tith the Atomic Ener r Commission will
perm.it.
3. The mission of the Nuclear Energy Group, Scientific Branch, O ,E,
will be:
a. To conduct and coordinate the necessary research and evaluption
of intelligence information and intelligence pertaining to the develop-
ment of nuclear energy by foreign nations.
b. To establish GIG requirements for intelligence information and
intelligence pertaining to foreign developments in nuclear energy.
C. To prepare estimates of the nuclear energy capabilities and in-
tennions of foreign nations for coordination with and incorporation in
intelligence of national interest.
d. To represent exclusively the Director of Central Intelligence
on 711 contacts with the Atomic Ener ? r Commission.
e. As the AEC may specify, to be the point of contact on nuclear
intelligence matters between the Atomic Energy Conanission and other
governmental intelligence agencies.
f. To receive from the Atomic Ever; y Commission all requirements for
foreign intelligence on nuclear ener y which are required by that
Commission. All such requirements received from the Atomic Energy
Commission, their processini., and the intelligence produced will be
subject to such special security restrictions as the Commission and
the Director of Central Intelligence may find necessary.
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security, the Chief, Naclear Energy Group, is authori^ tSocumaf has bst
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a. To monitor and control all nuclear energy intelligence information
andintelligence received by CIG. In so doing, he will place a represen-
tative in the Reading Center of the Office of Collection and Dissemination.
Except as otherwise personally directed by the Director of Central intelli-
gence, he is solely responsible for final determination of dissemination
of nuclear energy intelligence. He himself i-rill disseminate such special
nuclear energy intelligence as security restrictions make necessary.
b. To review and approve all collection directives prepared by 0CD
which relate to nuclear energy.
c. To coordinate directly, when essential for technical or security
reasons, with U. S. governmental agencies other than the AEC and TAB
agencies.
d. To maintain such direct relationship with the Office of Special
Operations as both intelligence operations and special security require,,
e. To maintain, when essential for technical or security reasons,
direct contacts with industries, institutions and individuals which have
special significance to the Nuclear Energy Group, coordinating such con-
tacts trith the Office of operations so as to avoid duplication of effort
and provide maximum coverage in this field.
f. To coordinate with the Security Branch, OCD, on establishlent of
special policies and routine safeguards on nuclear ener,py intelligence.
S/ E.IV . Wright
Brig Gen
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