DRAFT OUTLINE OF ORGANIZATION OF THE SPECIAL STAFF

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00022R000200040071-1
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 71
• Publication Date: October 2, 1950
• Content Type: OUTLINE

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November 18, 1953 the Cout"I
From P. Borel's File
ORE - Special Staff Papers
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
2 October 1950
SUBJECT: Draft outline of organization of the Special Staff
1. Functional Assignments
a. Assistant Director, ORE
As Chairman of the Special Staff, directs the activities of
the Staff and makes final decisions on all its actions.
b. Executive Secretary
d.
Coordinates and supervises the execution of Staff actions
subsequent to their approval by the Assistant Director, Acts
for the Assistant Director in expediting the work of the Staff.
Project Planning Group
Initiates projects for Staff action. This includes the draft-
ing of terms of reference, indicating also recommended priorities
and desirable Divisional or Departmental participation.
Production Steering Group
Assigns projects to Staff Groups and supervises their progress
through the various stages of production. Meets with the pro-
duction groups to review draft estimates and reduce to essentials
apparent points of difference as a preliminary to the review of
these estimates by the Staff in plenary session.
e. Current Group
Meets periodically with the Special Staff to exchange views on
matters pertinent to current intelligence production.
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f.
This exchange has a three-fold purpose:
(1) To establish and review the CIA position on any
given point of intelligence;
(2) To facilitate the inclusion of the CIA position in
current publications; and
(3) To insure prompt Staff attention to matters of which
it ought to take cognizance.
Produces the CIA monthly "Review of the World Situation as it
Affects the Security of the United States."
Soviet Orbit Group
Produces or has cognizance of the production of all estimates
covering primarily Soviet and Satellite intentions and capa..
bilitieso but excluding China.
NATO Group
Produces or has cogi'iizance of the production of all estimates
covering NATO and related activities.
Peripheral Areas Groin
Produces or has cognizance of the production of all estimates
covering problems primarily involving China and countries which
are neither within NATO areas or the Soviet Orbit.
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ORGANIZATION OF THE SPECIAL STAFF
Assistant Director., ORE
Executive Secretary
Project Production
Planning Steering
Cline - Borel
. Matthias
Jackson Cline
V
NATO Peripheral Areas Soviet Orbit Current
(Including China)
(Komer) Pendleton Van Slyck Cline
MauryJ. Smit7
Jackson (A, Smith) Matthias
J. Jchcoc7
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