SURVEY OF STATE/CIA/DIA FINISHED INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTION IN SELECTED AREAS (APRIL 1972 - APRIL 1973)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M01133A000900070018-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 18
• Content Type: STUDY

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Survey of State/CIA/DIA Finished Intelligence
Production in Selected Areas
April 1972 - April 1973
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: Intelligence production is generally
accomplished by the most appropriate producer , and almost all pro-
duction is at least accomplished by an appropriate producer3. Although
only a very small percentage of production is done by agencies whose
"appropriatenessI. is questionable4 (30 out of 832 documents), there is
a considerable duplication in the "most appropriate" and "appropriate"
categories because the criteria for these categories were made inten-
tionally broad to accommodate the wide. range of interests of the pro-
ducing agencies, particularly the CIA. For example, production on
the Soviet Union revealed extensive overlap. Some questionable appro-
priateness of production occurs when the agency of primary concern does
not produce. DIA's production on military subjects in the Middle East
was very limited (four) while CIA did a number of pieces on those
subjects (30). The category of "questionable appropriateness" would
have been reduced to near zero had the producing agencies produced
within areas of their primary interest and competence while avoiding
production in areas of lesser competence. There is, however, no
systematic way for production managers to know what production is
proposed or in work by other agencies.
1 Based on CIA CRS AEGIS file holdings on the Soviet Union, Latin
America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East
2 Criteria:
a. Production on a subject under DCID authority.
b. Production on a subject clearly within the responsibility of
the producing agency and production for which the producer has the
greatest competence within the intelligence community.
'Criteria:
a. Production does not violate DCID authority.
b. The producing agency has some responsibility for such
production and a considerable degree of competence on the subject.
4Criteria:
a. Production violates DCID authority. (No product in this
sample review violated DCID authority. )
b. The producing agency has little direct responsibility for
such production and limited competence in the subject area.
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Survey of State/CIA/DIA Finished Intelligence Production in Selected Areas
April 1972 - April 1973
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REGION:
Number of Finished Intelligence Publications
Total Pub- Most Appropriate Appropriate Production Appropri-
lications Producer Producer ateness Questionable
Soviet Union
Middle East
Latin America
Southeast Asia
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