First Meeting of the National Security Council Intelligence Committee

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• Publication Date: December 3, 1971
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ANDUAV RECORD
?~::: FOR TOE lax,
SUBJECT:
?"-`zii bers Present:
Others Presont:
First Meeting of the National Security
Council Intelligence Cor::rnittec
Dr. Kis:.inger, Air. Mitchcli, Mr. Irwiaz.
Mr. Packard, Admiral Moorer, Mr. 1-ie1r:.s
Dr. Cline and Mr. Weiss, State; Mr. MM:arshall.
? Weinel, JCS;
-Dr. Hall and ; ;r. Buzhar dt, Defense ; Vice Adn:.
1. Dr. Xis:,ingcr opened the meeting by saying that this was
intended to be an organizational session, with the principal purpose
of Gecicing ho;;~ the cor-:n-iittcc will operate and what it will do. He
said that this was a group of ccnior intelligence consumers which a.;,
he srw it should meet at fairly Iengthly intervals. Its prin-:ary function
would be to express satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the product and
to c etern.irc what el ,e might be needed.
2. lie felt that the staff work for the NSCIC should be carried
out by a subordinate corr.rzittce which should be chaired by a repre_
._so:.tative of the DCI. He said that the cor:.mittee would have nothin-
to do with budgetary asepcts of the intelligence process, since these
.:,utters would be considered by other corr.mittees. He felt that soma,
'bf to production of Mr. Marshall's net assessment committee would
be brought to the NSCIC.
3. Dr. Kissiner then asked that each r>zember prepare a state-
4i of what his department's requirements for intelligence are. The
,roue should than meet again is perhaps ten days to two weeks to look
at t::oce lists and to work out a charter and a "work prograr,." or
of z4ctlon for the on-going; deliberations of the con.mittce. He thou:,:,*
th:.t after that the committee would not have to meet for pcrhans two
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:%Ir. IIclr.?.s *rccd that it was not necessary to r,-.cct vc y
f ra'c-t:ciitly but he :itr t`. :?C t: the 171. ortancc of this con nittce, ac.i
:11.;j is the first tin c that the i:ltclli cncc con muriity has ever had. :.:ay
0r a.aj of rcceivin- th View:: of its principal con: u.:.err, on the
t~~ aat:t. i'i 1 t1eu ht that it was it:',nar taint not only to assess what is
rt'cca:.d and i1o-.v rood it is but also what is not needed. Dr. rCissir. er
and ot'hcrs a,-recd with thir, point but Mr. Packard cautioned that it
%Foul.; not :leceauarily be easy to a;;rcc on what is dispensable.
S. The rCI brought up the cluc:ition of tactical intellirict:ce.
Ear ink that 13enator Ellender and others had been after hirn to ri:r,ove
tactical intelligence from consideration in the national intelliZ.ence budAsct.
They felt that this should be put back into the Services :;o as to rcducc
the total national intelligence bill. Mir. Packard a ;reed with this and
::.i that this subject siloulc certainly be on the agenda for the next
.
Admiral Moorer cautioned that tactical intelligence cannot be
cer6trally controlled in yip' ashin ,ton and he and :+'+r. Pact:a rd agrccc that
a good Gcai of what riArflbt be considered tactical intelligence shou:; in
fa c: be looked at as operational activity, e. g. , SOSUS. In this co ine ction
Dr. Ki::3inger. :iaai id he saw no reason why tactical intelligence could not
be broken out of the national budget. He added that he would appreciate
:having a recon:r:,cadaLion for a system of exar.?iining such tactical 11i-
gence as the r.=:onthly reconnaissance schedules. Admiral Moorer said
he had corr:nlissioned a study of the various peripheral reconnaissance
activities and agreed that after the study is completed. it would be
brought to the NSCIC for policy Suidance.
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