INTER AGENCY COMMITTEE FOR THE COORDINATION OF THE COLLECTION OF POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION

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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 26, 1999
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C.I.G. No.
22 July lyl~6
CENTtZA.L INT.~LLIGr~IVCE GRC3UP
PRt~RAIvi FdFt ASSURING THE llII?.ECTION CQdRDINATIQN AND SiTrEIi,VISTf~N
Oi~' THE fJ#'ERATIf~NS VVHTCH Pkt~DUC~; INTEL:GIGENCE RELA'i'Ei7 TO 'i'IIN;
NATl~ONAL SECURITY
FAR T II-~: :INTER-AG~;NCY Cf~vi[v?:I'1'T:~~` ; F'(~R THE
COORD NA IUN Or' THE COLLECTIQiV OF
Pd ITIC INTELL G NC 1NFaRIV1AATIQN
References: a. C.I.G. Directive ivo.
b. C.:i.G. Directive No.~
c. C.l.G, Directive Ivo.~
iriemorancium by the Director of Central Intelligence
1. Reference a. prescribes that the Collection Coordination Board
will be assisted, in the performance of its duties, by appropriate Com-
mittees to be established by C.I.G, action, from without the Board's
membership.
2. The Collection Coordination Board can best be assisted by Special-
i~'s;t Committees composed of representatives of the interested collecting
agencies of State, Vilar and Navy Departments with, in some cases, repre-
sentatives of other government agencies such as the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. Such Committees should draw their memberships from the
working level in the several agencies and each should include a L'.I.G.
collection representative. C.I.G. should also proaide the Secretariats
for such Ca~nittees and should keep the records and files of the Con~nittees.
3? Taster-agency committees for the coordination of the collection of
scientific and military intelligence information have been established
by references band c. respectively. A parallel inter-agency Committee
for the. Coordination of the Collection of Political Intelligence Infor-
oration is required. The term 'rPolitical Intelligence Inforrnation~~, as
employed herein, is understood to include the following:
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a. Political Intelligence Information, which covers the domestic
and foreign relations of governmental organizations;
b. Sociological Intelligence In:f.ormatian, which covers the demo-
graphic and psychological aspects of groups of people;
c. '6Uho~s 1Yha :Lntelligenee Information, which covers individuals
of actual or potential importance.
~.. A draft C.I.G. Lirective to establish such a Couunittee is attached
as Appendix nAn and its approval is recommended.
Ht3YT S. VANTi~;LVS~ttG
Lieutenant General,; tJSA
Director of Central Intelligence
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C.:C.G. 1~IR:ECTrVE iVO.
FROGRA~S FOR ASSURING Tlii~ DII~CTION CO?R1~INATION AN13 ~UFERVISION
OF TH:~ OFERr~TIGI~S ~WHICI~ PRODUC:~ I~'I'ELLTGEidC , ED TQ THE
NATIONAL SECURITY
FART lI-C: 1NT~ AG~;NCY C~I:TTF,~; ~'GR THE;
~"~ COORUINATTQN (}F THE CO ECTION OF
PC}LITICAL INTELLIGENCE 1NFQI~,A 1:QN
Reference: a. C.I.G. Directive No.
Memorandum by the Director of Central Intelligence
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wit t e unanimous concurrence of the
Intelligence Advisory Board
1. ,~arsuant to paragraph 5 of reference Directive, a perr~~anent
inter-agency Comrs~ittee for the Coordination of the Collection of
Political Intelligence Information, to assist the Collection Coordin-
ation Board, is hereby established.
2. The organization and functions of tr~i.s Committee are as t ollows::
a. Membership. The Committee sha11 consist of the followings
(lj ,~, collection representative of C.I.G.;
(2) One political specialist representative each of: the
Office of Collection and Dissemination, Department of State;
the Collection Group, Intelligence Division, fi~dDG5; the Collec-
tian and Dissemination Group, Foreign branch, ONI; the Air
Information Division, Office of AC/AS-2;_ the Director, a'.B.I.;
(3) Such additional or temporary members as the Director
of Central Intelligence may determine to be required;
(I~) Secretariat furnished by C.T.G.
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b. Functions. The functions of the Committee will include:
(1) The execution of directives of the Collection Coordina-
tion Board and assistance to that Board in the detailed perfor-
mance of its functions related to the collection of political
intelligence infof'rration;
(2) Recommendations to the Collection Coordination Baard of
special collecting missions to meet specified political intelli-
gence needs;
(3) Recommendations to the Collection Coordination Board of
priorities and dead--lines indicated by detailed requirer~nts in
the field of political intelligence;
(~.) Initiation of action required of the Collection Coordina-
tion Board with relation to specific vrorking needs of the agencies
represented;
(~) Continuing determination of the adequacy of means anti
coverage for the collection of political intelligence inf ormation
and reco~nmendatians to the Collection Coordination .Board of measures
to correct inadequacies.
(6) Recomr~~endatians to the Collection Coordination Board of
action required to provide for assistance by other agencies, both
public and private, which can contribute to the collection of
political intelligence information related to the national security;
(7) The Committee vrill have no planning functions except those
pertaining specifically to its own operations.
c. ~'rocedure. The Corrnittee shall;
(1) Elect its own chairman and establish its own internal
procedure;
(2) Irranlement its agreed decisions in matters within its scope;
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(3) Refer to the Collection Coordination hoard any operating
problem upon ~rhich prompt agreernent cannot be reached;
(1~.) Qbtain from the member agencies such administrative and
technical assistance as may be required, in addition to the Com-
mittee s own members, for the authorized work of the Committee.
d. Subcommittees. The Committee is authorized to establish such
subcomrriittees as may be required, arranging far personnel directly
witY~ the member agencies through the representatives of such agencies
on the Committee.
e. Liaison. The Committee w i11 establish and maintain, through.
its chairman, close and constant liaison. with any and all similar
specialist committees which may be established by parallel or sub-
sequent action.
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