PREPARATION OF THE DCI'S ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CONGRESS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 6, 2010
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• Publication Date: December 1, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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DCI/ICS-
1 December 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
VIA:
From:
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Director, intelligence ommuni y a
SUBJECT: Preparation of the DCI's Annual Report
to the Congress
1. Action Requested: That you review the Terms of Reference contained in
Attachment A, and, if you approve, sign the memorandum to the key Program
Managers in Attachment B. (U)
2. Background: Last year's report to Congress was a departure from those
submitte in previous years in two respects: it took the form of a single,
consolidated document in lieu of the DCI overview/Program Manager report
format; and it discussed trends over a number of years instead of addressing
only the year past. The change in format was necessitated by the growth in
the number of agencies that were invited to contribute to the report and the
need for concise but comprehensive treatment. The reporting period was
expanded to allow us to make a statement of how the Community has utilized the
increased Congressional funding at a time when we felt it was appropriate for
Congress to hear that message. (U)
Thus, last year's report addressed the question of what the Intelligence
Community has done with the increased levels of funding provided to it by
Congress, and served as a summation of the reports that preceded it in the two
previous years. The 1981 report, you will recall, described the detrimental
effects on the Intelligence Community of years of neglect and emphasized the
need to rebuild intelligence capabilities. That was followed in 1982 by a
report that discussed the rebuilding process and the overall objective of
restoring balance among intelligence capabilities while in the the process.
S)
We believe that last year's report was successful, and recommend repeating
that format again this year in a document that is even more tightly focused.
We also feel that it is time to provide the 99th Congress and the new members
of the intelligence-related committees with examples of what the additional
capabilities have meant in terms of both substantive and operational output.
We recommend that we do this by focusing on the support provided to the
implementation of US policy objectives by the Community's production and
collection elements, and on our continuing efforts to improve the capabilities
of the intelligence process. We also recommend that we provide Congress in
general and those involved committee members in particular with a sense of the
challenges that must be addressed if we are to continue to provide sufficient
support to the policy process. (S)
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3. Recommendations:That you note any changes which you would like to make
in the Terms of Re erence, and that you sign the attached memorandum notifying
the Program Managers of your request for contributions. (U)
Attachments:
A. Terms of Reference
B. Memo to Program Managers
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12 November 1984
SUBJECT: Preparation of the DCI's Annual Report to the Congress
1. It is again time to prepare the Annual Report to the Congress. Last
year's report was a departure from those submitted in previous years in two
respects: it took the form of a single, consolidated document in lieu of the
DCI overview/Program Manager report format; and it discussed trends over a
number of years instead of addressing only the year past. The change in
format was necessitated by the growth in the number of agencies that were
invited to contribute to the report and the need for concise but comprehensive
treatment. The reporting period was expanded to provide a summary of how the
Community has utilized the increased funding at a time when Congress needed to
hear that message. (U)
2. I was pleased with the product, and would like to repeat that format
again this year in a document that is even more tightly focused than last
year's. I believe that it is time to provide 99th Congress and the new
members of the intelligence related committees with examples of what the
additional capabilities have meant in terms of output, both substantive and
operational. I suggest that we do this by focusing on the support provided to
the implementation of US policy objectives by the Community's production and
collection elements, and on our continuing efforts to improve the capabilities
of the intelligence process. I also would like to provide Congress in general
and those involved committee members in particular with a sense of the
challenges that must be addressed if we are to continue to provide sufficient
support to the policy process. (S)
3. The Intelligence Community Staff is responsible for th f
the report. Please provide the action officer to
Planning and Policy Staff who is prepared to discuss the
proposed report further and who any assistance you might
require. (U)
William J. Casey
Attachment:
Terms of Reference
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