PROPOSED DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SENIOR ASSISTANT FOR WARNING AND CRISIS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81B00493R000100130007-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 13, 2004
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 29, 1978
• Content Type: REQ

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PROPOSED DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OF THE
SENIOR ASSISTANT FOR WARNING AND CRISIS
1. Serve as a focal point for community problems, suggestions and
complaints concerning the DCI's role in the field of indications F1
warning/crisis management. He would use the various existing community
organizations and mechanisms unless patently lacking.
2. Instill and promote "second" look philosophy on part of community
analysts, through command channels. Provide occasional forums for
discussions of indications & warning/crisis management issues, ideas and
idea exchange.
3. Maintain contact with NIOs. NITOs on alerting memorandum and
during periods of impending crisis, actual crisis periods and assist the
DDCI in analyzing crisis experience.
4. Encourage and promote better warning and crisis procedures and
technology aimed at better integration and utilization of community wide
warning and crisis facilities.
5. Oversee the operation of the Strategic Warning Staff replacing
the present Special Assistant for Warning now at DIA.
6. Serve as Executive Secretary to the committee on warning and
crisis.
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THE ROLE OF THE DCI
IN WARNING AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT
I. OUTLINE (Paras 1 through 4)
II.
BACKGROUND (Paras 5 through 22)
A.
Current Intell and Warning: Definition (Paras 5 thru 8)
B.
The Defense Interest (Paras 9 through 11)
C.
The DCI in Crisis (Paras 12 through 14)
D.
Collection Tasking in Crisis E Warning (Paras 15 & 16)
E.
Criteria for Warning and Crisis System (Paras 17 thru 22)
III. DISCUSSION (Paras 23 through 73)
A. Permanent Management Arrangements (Paras 24 thru 29)
B. Mechanisms for Warning (Paras 30 thru 42)
C. Special Mechanism for S.W. (Paras 42a. thru 50)
D. Arrangements for Support of the DCI in
Crisis (Paras 51 thru 73)
IV.
RECOMMENDATIONS (Paras 74 thru 77)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Management (Page 40)
Warning (Page 40)
Strategic Warning (Page 41)
Crisis Arrangements (Page 41 ~
42)
E.
Collection Tasking (Page 42 ~
43)
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