NIC STAFF MEETING - 20 SEPTEMBER 1983 DISCUSSION OF MONTHLY WARNING MEETINGS AND WARNING REPORTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91B00776R000100030014-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 21, 2008
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: September 21, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C. 20505
National Intelligence Council
NIC #6797-83
21 September 1983
SUBJECT: NIC Staff Meeting - 20 September 1983
Discussion of Monthly Warning Meetings and Warning Reports
1. A good discussion of the value of the monthly warning
meetings and associated reports was held with participation of
all NI0's. There was general agreement on the followinq areas:
--Meetings with the community of analysts are
extremely valuable, often serving an integrating
role;
--Focus should most properly be outside of the
area of current events. C/NIC suggested that
these meetings serve a useful gap-fill role
between DDI current analysis and long-term
analysis, i.e., 30 to 120 days. VC/NIC recommends
six months as the target, and NIO/W suggests
outside two weeks.
--NIO's must drive the community outside their
narrow perspectives through the use of specific
agenda items, positing of controversial opinions,
use devil's advocates, etc.
--NIO's must try to get policy feedback
interjected into the meetings;
--While concern about the size of meetings was
expressed, it was generally acknowledged that they
should accommodate as many as possible. It was
suggested that other, smaller meetings could be
held, such as working lunches for small numbers of
analysts.
--Collection gaps, reporting deficiencies,
must be identified actively;
--NIO's should be cognizant of cross-target
warning topics which should be addressed by ad hoc
warning groups.
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--Significant work must be done to make the
reporting other than old-hat. Where differences
exist_in.the community, they should be clearly
identified.
2. In sum, the consensus appeared to be that the meetings
were valuable and necessary, and that NI0's should constantly
emphasize that the focus is to be at least outside the immediate
time frame, i.e., from one to three months. The issue will be
reopened briefly again for final quicj,ame from C/NIC.
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NIC #6797-83
21 September 1983
SUBJECT: AIC Staff Meeting - 20 September 1983
Discussion of Monthly Warning Meetings and Warning Reports
Distribution:
1 - Each NIO
1 - C/NIC
1 - VC/NIC (Mr. Meyer)
1 - VC/NIC (Mr. Waterman)
1 - NIO/W
1 - A/NIO/W
1 - NWS
1 - NIO/W Chron
1 - DDI Registry
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