DRAFT STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00022R000200050021-5
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 5, 2000
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: May 4, 1951
• Content Type: REQ

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND REPORTS
DRAFT STATE?AENT OF FUNCTIONS
1, The functions of the Office of Research and Reports, Central
i lligenee Agency, and its components as presented herewith are
11-3tablished in. accordance with CIA Regulation Number 70, 19 January 1951,
2, Each Division, Branch, or Staff Chief.:
a, Is responsible for, and has authority to carry out, the
functions specified for him in this publication. Except when
prohibited from so doing, he may delegate to members- of his staff
appropriate portions of his responsibilities together with pro-
portionate authority for their fulfillment, but such action will
not relieve him of direct over-,all responsibility for results,
bo ti Will coordinate his activities with other Division, Branch,,
or Staff Chiefs to the extent necessary for fulfillment of the over-
all Agency mission, but will in no instance assume responsibilities
and functions assigned elsewhere.
on Will establish internal policies and procedures for the
operation of his office in consonance with this and other Agency
and Office Regulations,
3. This statement supersedes and cancels any statements of functions
;.previously issued for tie Office of Research and Reports (or 0/ICE), or
components thereof, except as provided in CIA Regulation Number 70. -The
statements of functions contained in this directive will not be reproduced
or distributed, in whole or in part, outside of CIA without specific approval
o:r the Director of Central Intelligence,
25X1A
E. L1ILLIKAN
Assistant Director
Research and Reports
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OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND REP(RTS
ADN:LNISTRATIVE STAFF
I. MISSION
The Chief, Administrative Staff, will provide administrative
management and personnel services to the Assistant Director,
O/RR, and to all components of the Office of Research and
Reports.
ITa FUNCTIONS
The Chief, Administrative Staff, will carry out the following
functions:
A, Advise the Assistant Director on administrative manage.
not and personnel policies,
B, Develop O/RR administrative procedures and supervise
their implementation,.
C. Resolve administrative problems in connection with
budget, personnel,, supply, space, and personnel and
physical security.
D. Provide facilities for special purposes, such as
conferences and special requirements for consultants,
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MATERIALS DIVISION
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I, ?fLSSION
The Chiefs of the Economic Divisions of ?/RR will fulfill the
research, advisory, and report production responsibilities of
0/Rft with regard to foreign economic intelligence affecting
the national security,
II. FUNCTIONS
The Chief of each economic division will, in his field of
specialized responsibility, carry out the following functions:
A. Formulate and recommend an intelligence research program
to the Assistant Director for Research and Reports.
B. Provide the authoritative basic research, intelligence
support and consultant services within his specialized
functional fields under approved Agency programs.
C, Provide these authoritative basic research, intelligence
support, and consultant services to each other, to the
other producing components of CIA, and to IAC and non--IAC
agencies as required, collaborating with all of the fore-
going in the fulfillment of mutual responsibilities.
D. Recommend measures to coordinate research and reporting
activities of governmental and other agencies in economic
fields of primary interest.
E. Review as required, intelligence produced by the 0/RR
economic divisions, and other CIA and governmental com-
ponents, and make recommendations regarding the adequacy
of treatment of those sections which have a bearing on
their specialized fields of inquiry.
F, Prepare timely research reports on specific subjects,
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a, Evaluate available intelligence Information and intelli-
gence for other CIA and governmental ecagonents; assess
its adequacy, accuracy, and timeliness, and prepare reports
of such assessments for the guidance of collection, source
exploitation,, and producing agencies to ensure that an
significant fields of intelligence bearing on the national
security are adequately covered,
H. Formulate and establish necessary requirements for the
collection and exploitation of intelligence data in order
to ensure an adequate flown of material in fulfillment
of research requirements.
I. Maintain active liaison with appropriate government depart-
ments and agencies,
J. Perform such other functions relating to intelligence
research and reporting as may be directed.
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OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND REPORTS
GEOGRAPHIC DITIISION
la MISSION
Tho Chief, Geographic Division,, acting for 0/RR and interdepartmentally
in reap intelligence matters, will provide eentra)-V for the productio)i
and coordination of geographic and map intelligence, He will provide
for the compilation and construction of intelligence maps and will
furnish graphics support to appropriate components of the Central
Intelligence Agency and other intelligence agencies, He will also
provide for the procurement of maps on foreign areas and for related
map reference services for the Central Intelligence Agency and other
government organizations,
The Chief, Geographic Division, will perform the following functions:
A, Coordinate and produce foreign geographic and map intelli-
gence in cooperation with other components of CIA and other
government departments and agencies,
B. Prepare reports that evaluate the adequacy of map coverage
and mapping programs of foreign areas in terms of intelli-
gence requirements,
Co Fulfill advisory and research responsibilities for geographic
analyses in support of. CIA operations and intelligence produc-
Lion,
D. Coordinate requirements of the government mapping organizations
for the procurement of foreign maps and charts, and, by mai,n-
taining,an extensive library of maps on foreign areas, provides
xnap reference services for the CIA and other IAC agencies.
Eo Provides for cartographic advice, the compilation and construc-
tion of special intelligence naps and graphic services in
support of CIA and other IAC intelligence production and
presentation,
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BASIC jNTELkIGEKqE DIVISION
1. IESSION
The Chief, Basic Intelligence Division, will fulfill for O/RR the
CIA responsibilities under the National Intelligence Survey Program
as prescribed by the National Security Council Intelligence Directive
Number 3Q
11o FUNCTIONS
The Chief, Basic Intelligence Division, will perform the following
functions s
A. Ascertain interdepartmntal intorosts in basic intelligence
and, in collaboration with appropriate agencies, establish
requirements for its collection, production, and maintenance
under the NIS Program.
B. Determine, in collaboration with appropriate agencies, the
policies and
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p
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ures, the allocation of production
responsibilities, the production and maintenance schedules#
and the dissemination requirements for the NIS Program,
Administer the NIS Program, including the over-a11 coordfnatr,.
tion, the advisory direction of the producing components,
the review, editing and publication of NIS material.
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OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND REPORTS
REPORTS DIVISION
I. MISSION
The Chief' Reports Division, will provide a project initiation,
monitoring, editing,. and publication service for 0/RR and maintain
an external research program to support the mission of 0/141.
II. FUNCTIONS
The Chief, Reports Division, will carry out the foltow3ng functions:
A. Determine, in collaboration with 0/RR producing components,
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periodicity of reports.
Initiate and coordinate the production of intelligence
reports within 0/RR and review, adapt, and arrange them
for publ Le ation.
Co Recommend and arrange for final distribution of published
reports,
D. Coordinate 0/RR external research projects within CIA and
with the IAC agencies? and maintain contact with all external
research agencies; collect information concerning research
facilities and programs; distribute research studies.
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RECVIREIIENTS AND CONTROL DIVISION
I. IJISSION
The Chiefs, Requirements and Control Division, will coordinate
the formulation of and establish the necessary requirements for
intelligence information and material for transmittal throw
appropriate channels for collection action; to provide guidance
to available collection and source exploitation facilities, and
to ensure max+mxm benefit therefrom.
II. FUNCTIONS
A. Provide facilities for the recording, distribution, and
dispatch of all incoming and outgoing intelligence and
administrative material.
D. Assist in the formulation, review, coordination and
processing of requireesents for intelligence data obtainable
from all sources,
0. Coordinate and consolidate assessments of adequacy,
accuracy, and timeliness of available intelligence data:
in collaboration with other CIA components and IAC
agencies.
D. Initiato recommendations for CIA action calculated to
remove qualitative and quantitative deficiencies in
the collection field.
E. Arrange and establish operational contacts for O/RR
analysts with IAC agencies.
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The Chief, Requirements and Control Divisions, gill carry out the
following functions:
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