SRP ENDEAVORS SINCE MID-AUGUST 1979

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 22, 2013
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: July 17, 1980
• Content Type: MEMO

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Memorandum For: DD/NFA
From: Senior Review Panel
Subject: SRP Endeavors Since Mid-August 1979
NFAC 5065-80
17 July 1980
The focus of Panel efforts to date has been to provide an
independent, collegial, and substantive review of major intel-
ligence products of both the Intelligence Community and NFAC.
In addition the Panel has undertaken other assignments such
as postaudits of intelligence efforts, assisting in overall
production planning, recommending improvements in the overall
intelligence processes, and other intelligence evaluation
efforts, including informal discussions with senior Intelligence
Community officers.
1. Review of Major Interagency intelIi'ience Papers- 111
review of planned interagency papers at the request of DD/NL'
or C/NIC is a continuing activity which absorbs much of the
Panel's time. Since mid-August 1979 the Panel has prepared a
total of 103 memorandums commenting on 42 NIEs and SNlEs, and
50 IIMs in various stages of production.
2. Production Analysis/Post Mortems: The Panel, assisted
by Rear Admiral Robertson, completed an examination of Intelligence
Community performance regarding the Soviet military presence in
Cuba.
Two analyses of NFAC production on specific subjects were developed:
Comments on coverage of Soviet Military Capabilities in
Situations Less Than General War.
Reporting on Morocco/Western Sahara.
The Panel is in the final stage of completing a comprehensive survey
and analysis of the quantity and scope of NFAC intelligence production
over a year's period. It will then proceed to evaluate the quality
of NFAC's production during that same year.
ALL PORT ARE
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Subject: SRP Endeavors Since Mid-August 1979
3. Theory and Practice of Estimative Intelligence Papers:
In addition to individual essays on various aspects of the estimative
process, the Panel prepared a study on the subject culminating in
specific recommendations submitted to DD/NFA.
4. Research Production Planning: The Panel prepared two
major reviews of the NFAC production plan, with Dr. Knorr serving
as DD/NFA's representative to the Working Group.
5. Understanding the Problems of Intelligence: The Panel
met with senior Intelligence Community officers, former Agency
officials and a member of the House Intelligence Committee Staff
(HPSCI) to discuss problems of intelligence collection and analysis,
and to gain a better understanding of Community organization and
activities.
6. Other Activities: Individual members of the Panel
participated in a wide range of activities: Members of NIC panels
to review NIE 11-3/8, and the IIM on Germany; Action NIO-at-Large
for NIE 11-12; Member of NFAC's Long Range Planning Working Group;
"Participating Observer" on Interagency Working Croup for Production.
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