DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE PERSPECTIVES FOR NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 1976-1981

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 10, 2012
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: January 1, 2000
• Content Type: REPORT

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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE PERSPECTIVES FOR
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 1976-1981
Introduction
1. Perspectives for Intelligence, looking five years into the future,
are issued annually by the Director of Central Intelligence to provide
general guidance for all elements of the Intelligence Community. In
particular, these statements, of perspectives are designed to stimulate
early action and planning on programs requiring long developmental
lead times prior to their execution--such as complex technical systems,
language training, the augmentation of skills, etc. These Perspectives
for 1976-1981 are intended to influence Fiscal Year 1976 decisions whose
effects will be felt or results fully manifest only after several years.
Near term guidance for Fiscal Year 76 is provided in the Objectives
the Director has submitted to the President, which included both
Substantive Objectives (further articulated in the Key Intelligence
Questions) and Resource Management Objectives. The Director's Annual
Report to the President on the work of the Intelligence Community will
include comments on steps taken during FY 76 to meet future require-
ments as outlined in these Perspectives.
2. The Perspectives open with a general overview of the inter-
national political, economic and security environment anticipated during
the coming five years (Part I). This is followed by a broad statement
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of the needs the Intelligence Community will be expected to meet
during that period (Part II). Finally, more specific guidance is given
with respect to activities which should be initiated, or on which
planning should commence, in order to meet those needs (Part III).
3. The Perspectives focus on major national intelligence problems.
They recognize three important additional categories of problems, but
these requirements are not extensively addressed:
a. Continuing national responsibilities of a lower
priority which must somehow be satisfied with limited
resources;
b. The requirements of civilian and military
components of the United States Government for depart-
mental or tactical intelligence support;, requirements
which also necessitate continuing attention and resources;
c. Unanticipated situations or crises capable of
posing major political, economic or security problems
for the United States. Since it may not be possible to
meet the demands of such unanticipated problems by
a reallocation of resources from less urgent activities,
some reserve capability must be included in our planning
to give the Intelligence Community the flexibility necessary
to cope with the problems of an unpredictible world.
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