INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD COORDINATION OF INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTION MEMORANDUM BY THE SECRETARY

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INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOLRD
COORDITTj.,TIONT OF INTELLIGTNCE PRODUCTION
Memorandum by' the Secretary
1. Circulated herewith for consideration of the
Intelligence I,dvisory Board at:its next meeting are-
a. Recommendations contained in the report of
the ad hoc committee appointed to draft a pro-
posed Directive on "The Coordination of
Intelligence Production" (Enclosure A).
b. Minority report from the ad hoc committee
member representing the .Assistant Chief of Asir
Staff-2 (Enclosure B).
FOR THE INT7f'LLIGENCF L DVISORY BOL,RD :
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ENCLOSURE
Iv '1OR'1TDU1 FOR TIM SECRETLRY, INTELLIGBT CE DVISORY BOL RD:
Subject; Proposed N.I.L. Directive on the Coordination of
Intelligence Production
1. The Ad hoc Committee has prepared the attached draft
of a proposed N.I.1,. Directive on the Coordination of Intelli-
gence Production. It has the unanimous concurrence of the
committee except for paragraph 2 c (4) on which there is
attached a minority report from the -2 member.
2. The proposed compilations of basic intelligence will
be called National Intelligence Surveys (?'TIS). That on the
Soviet Union, for example, would be the National Intelligence
Survey of the USSR.
,/3. In the establishment of arrangements for the production,
continuing revision, and dissemination of the NIS -due considera-
tion ~-be given, in the interests of economy and efficiency,
to the necessity of closely coordinating the NIS with the overall
intelligence requirements of the individual intelligence agencies.
4.
1~n essential preliminary to the initial planning for
the production of NIS will be consultation with the SIC and the
ID, WDGS, ,,,ith a view to gaining their consent to merging their
respective productions, J NIS*and SID, with 17T S.
5. It is contemplated that in working out the details for
producing, maintaining current, and disseminating the NIS careful
consideration will be given to the intelligence needs of the JCS
rand all other agencies with responsibilities involving national
security. These needs should be automatically determined in the
course of pursuing the following program to initiate the pro-
duction
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a. Adoption of an outline of the complete
b.
Formulation of the procedure for pro-
ducing, maintaining current, and dis-
seminating NIS.
c. Establishment of priorities by section
and country for production of NIS.
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d.
Allocation of production and maintenance
responsibilities by agreement of CIG and
and the agencies represented on I!,B.
6. Recommendations
a. That T-LB concur in the attached draft of a
proposed N.I..,.Directive..
'b. That 11, B go on record as desiring that members
of JIC consent to merge JLNIS with NIS as men-
tioned in paragraph 4 above.
c. That I ~B recommend to the Director of Central
Intelligence that he request the Director of
Intelligence, WDGS, to consent to merge SID
with NI, as mentioned in paragraph 4 above; and.,
d. That IILB and TIC, appoint an 1,d Hoc Committee
with representatives from CIG, ORI (SD), ID
(WDGS), ONI (Navy;), ,,-2 (f F), JIS,. and JTS
to plan, with the aid of as many subcommittees
as necessary, the program to initiate the pro-
duction of NTIS?o alined in 5e, b, c, d above,
the committee to''make specifre recommendations
to the Director. of Central Intelligence re-
garding the following:
(1) The integrating of the Jj.`~NIS and SID
production into the program to be pro-
duced under the name of National
Intelligence Surveys, and
(2) The future production and priorities
for the integrated program for NIS
taking into consideration past produc-
tion of JL;NIS' and SID's.
Donald Edgar, Chairman
Mr. .Ilan Evans
Colonel R. F. Ennis
Captain R. K. Davis, USN
Colonel F. P. Mussett
Enclosure:
Draft of Proposed
NILE Directive
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PROPOSED TT.I .L . DIRJi'CTIVI,
COORDIN', TION OI INTFLLI GFUCE PRODUCTION
1. The following :overall policies and objectives are
established for the coordination of the production of intel-
ligence.
2. In order that all facilities of the Government may be
utilized to their capacity and the responsibilities of each
agency may be clearly defined in accordance with its mission,
dominant interest, and capabilities, the whole field of intel-
ligence production is divided into the following four categories,
and responsibilities are allocated as indicated:
a. Basic Intelligence
(1) Basic intelligence is that factual
intelligence which results from the collation
of encyclopedic information of a more or less
permanent or static nature and general interest
which, as a result of evaluation and interpretation,
is determined to be the best available.
(2) An outline of all basic
intelligence
required. by the Government shall be prepared
by the CIG in collaboration with the appropri-
ate agencies. This outline shall be broken down
into chapters, sections, and subsections which
shall be allocated as production and maintenance
responsibilities to CIG and those agencies of the
Government which are best qualified by reason of
their intelligence requirements, production capa-
bilities, and dominant interest to assume the pro-
duction and maintenance responsibility.
(3) When completed, this outline and tenta-
tive allocations of production and maintenance
responsibilities shall be submitted for NL
approval a~"C Mhis
d4q =yt;=c, It is expected that as the result
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countries, areas, or broad smccial
of constant consultation v~ith the agencies by
the Director of Central Intelligence, both the
outline and the allocations will be revised
from time to time to -insure the production of
the basic intelligence required by the agencies
and the fullest possible use of current agency
capabilities. Changes in the outline or allo-
cations shall be effected by agrcemcnt between
the Director of Central Intelligence and the
agencies concerned.
(4) This basic intelligence shall be
compiled and continuously maintained in
T?stional Intelligence Surveys to cover foreign
agencies in such. form ^s"thc agencies agree
permanently in the T 1,B.
w411 meet tbcir requirements.
(5) The Director of Central Intelligence
shall be responsible for coordinating produc-
tion and maintenance and for accomplishing
the editing, publication, end dissemination
of these TTa.tional Intelligence Surveys and
shall make such requests on the agencies as
are necessary for their prop cr development
and maintenance.
(6) Departments or agencies to be called
on for contributions to this undertaking may
include agencies other then those represented
(1) Curre-).t intelligcn th.t spot
infor?ra:tion or intelligence of all types and
forms of immediate interest and value to
operating or policy staffs, which is used by
b. Current Intelligence
ithout, the delays incident to complete
eva.lu"I tiQn, or int erpretction.-
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(2) The CI G and the several agencies
shall produce and disseminate such current
intelligence, as may be necessary to meet
their own internal requirements or external
responsibilities.
(3) Interagency dissemination of current
intelligence shall be based on interagency
agreement including N.I.A. Directive No. 1
and the principle of informing all who need to
know.
c. Staff Intelligence
(1) Staff intelligence is that intelligence
prepared by any department or agency through the
e-M' correlation and interpretation of all
intelligence material available to it in order
to meet specific requirements and responsi-
bilities, c -t -d.@,pap-m nt or agency come-Pd.
(2) Each intelligence agency has the ulti-
mate responsibility for the preparation of such
staff intelligence as its own department shall
require. It is recognized that the staff intelli-
gence of each of the departments must be-broader
in scope than any allocation of collection re-
v
sponsibilityy recognition of -a&p-
t`dominant interest might indicate.
In fact, theUUfull foreign intelligence picture
is of interest in varying degrees at different
times to each ofAthe departments..
(3)
agency, either through the Director
of Central Intelligence or directly, may call
upon other appropriate agencies for intelligence
.which does not fall within its own field of
dominant interest. Such requests shall be made
upon the agencies in accordance with their pro-
duction capabilities and dominant interest.
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general delineation of dcnant interests,
subject to refinement nd a ptation to the
purposes o'.;intel Bence produ tion through
a continuous p ogram of coordina on by the
Director of Central Intelligence.
(5) As a part of the coordination pro-
gram, the Director of Central Intelligence
Will seek the assistance of the IAB intelli-
gence agencies in minimizing the necessity
for any agency to develop intelligence in
fields outside its dominant interests.
(6) The CIG and the agencies shall,
for purposes of coordination, exchange in-
formation on projects and plans for the
production of staff intelligence.
(7) It shall be normal practice that
staff intelligence of one agency is available
to the other intelligence agencies permanently
represented on the IAB.
d. Strategic and National Policy Intelligence
(1) Strategic and national policy intelli-
gence as defined by the NIA shall henceforth be
known by the short title "Natio 1 Intelligence." -d~ JO (2) The pr ductio, and .di seminst on of
national in ~ ligence shill be the,-responsibility
of the Director of Central Intelligence...
(3) The Director of Central Intelligence
shall plan and develop the production of
national intelligence incoordination vvith
the IYAB agencies in order that he may obtain
from them within the limits of their capa- f
bi eonn _ departmental Iinte encte ~~
LA^
vj~ional intrnce is ba ed.
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(4) The Director of Central Intelligence
shall by agreement with the p rtinent agency
or agencieseceive suchRestimattesreports,
and periodic briefs or summariepr pared by
the individual departments or agencies in
their fields of dominant interest or in accor-
dance with their production capabilities as
may be necessary in the production of rrat-antty
uu ei intelligence reports or estimates U' .a :
3. The research facilities required by any agency to
process its own current and staff intelligence shall be sufficient
to satisfy its individual' needs after taking full cognizance of
the facilities of the other agencies. Each agency shall endeavor
to maintain s - t research facilities, not only to accomplish
the intelligence production tasks allocated to it directly under
the foregoing provisions but also to provide such additional
intelligence reports or estimates v: ithin its field of dominant
interest as may be necessary to satisfy the requirements of the
othegencies under such allocations.
Implementation.. Assumption of responsibilities as al-
located herein shall be effected progressively and rapidly
under the coordina,tic . of the Director of Central Intelligence...
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E N C L O S U R E B
17 April 1947
IMORANDW FOR Thy' DIRECTOR, CEINTRAL INNTFL IG "CF:
SUBJECT: Proposed NIA Directive on the Coordination of
Intelligence Production
1. The AC/AS--2 member of the Ad Hoc Committee is in
general accord with the majority report of the Committee as
presented, but dissents from that report with respect to
paragraph 2 c (4) of the proposed directive.
2. Dominant interest is inseparable from mission, and the
mission of each intelligence agency is determined by and must
always be responsive to the requirements of the department or
agency which it serves. There is no reason for attempting to
delineate dominant interests, and consequently no reason for
including paragraph 2 c (4) in the directive.
3. It is further considered that dominant interests
should not and can not be defined by the assignment of collection
responsibilities. Dominant interests flow from the mission of
the particular department or agency, which is not necessarily
true of agreed collection assignments; collection assignments
may be based on capabilities, dominant interest never.
4. Also, in including paragraph 2 c (4) under the heading
"Staff Intelligence" there is a danger that, in spite of its
broad definition, staff intelligence will tend to become con-
fused with intelligence in fields of dominant interest and con-
sequently its production would be narrowed and restricted.
5. For these reasons, the AC/AS-2 representative is of
the opinion that paragraph 2 c (4) should be deleted from the
proposed directive;.
6. However, if this deletion should not be favorably con-
sidered by the Intelligence Advisory Board, the following para-
graph is submitted as a substitute for paragraph 2 c (4) and in
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desire to reach an accord. This
plishes the purpose desired, and
noted above.
a. Proposed pa ragrap
purposes of
of interests
proposed substitute accom-
is not open to the objections
the following division
agrEed-td:-~~--PIA-Direeti~e-lie:-~
subject to refinemcnt,111 hrough a continuous program
of coordination the Director of. Central Intelli-
gence, shall serve as a general delineation of
dominant interests?, eifteet to rsf~Fs?~t aRd
adaptatien to the Pe ewes of inteiiigexee pred~'Ie-
tieE. through a eeRt}P. ,e'aa PFegPaP1 of eeerdinatieR
Political, Cultural, Sociological Intelligence
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Military Intelligence
Naval Intelligence
Air Intelligence
Economic and Scientific Intelligence:
F. P. M USSFTT
Colonel, Air Forces
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War
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Advisory Board at its next meeting are:
a. Recommendations contained in the report of the ad
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INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD
60ORDINATION OF INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTION
Memorandum by the Secretary
1. Circulated herewith for consideration of the Intelligence
hoc committee appointed to draft a proposed N.I.A. Directive
on "The Coordination of Intelligence Production II (Enclosure A).
presenting the Assistant Chief of Air Staff-2 (Enclosure B).
FOR THE INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD:
b. Minority report from the ad hoc committee member re-
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