COORDINATION OF GUIDED MISSILE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00961A000200010023-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: July 1, 1955
• Content Type: MEMO

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DUM FOR: Chairman, Intelligence Advisory Committee
FRC4 : Chairman, Scientific Estimates Committee
SUBJBCT : Coordination of Guided missiles Intelligence Activities
RVEREECE : IAC-M-200
1. In compliance with paragraph 3 of reference, the SEC has considered
the part which it can play in the coordination of guided missiles intelligence
activities. It is the considered opinion of the SEC that,' by further eepha-
sizing and expanding in certain respects its coordinaon effort in guided
missiles intelligence, it can fulfill the objectives of the proposed DCID
3/6 through existing organizations and mechanisms and by establishing ad hoc
subcommittees as required.
2. With respect to the responsibilities outlined by paragraph 2 of
the proposed DCID 3/6 (IAC D-81/9), the SEC procedures for implementation
would be as follows:
a. "Providing recommendations for the over-all coordinated
guidance and support to the guided missiles intelligence effort and
to exercise such guidance as is authorized by the IAC." The SEC
will proceed essentially as it did in connection with the preparation
of NIE 11-6-54 when an ad hoc subcommittee was established. As a
committee of the IAC, the SEC will iuplemient guidance passed to it
by the 3AC.
b. "Recommending new techniques for the collection and analysis
of guided missile intelligence." The SEC will recommend proposals in
fulfillment of this function.
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c. 'Providing continuing, coordinated requirements to the
collectors." The SIC will, exercise this function as it did
during the prerparation of NIg u-6 54.
d. "Recomrdend ding the means to be established for making avail-
able to the participating agencies all guided missile intelligence
information. " One of the basic policies of DCM 3/4 is that ' Fu .,1
and free interchange of all intelligence information and finished
intelligence between all agencies concerned is essential." This
Polley in regard to guided missiles will be implemented by continuing
to pass information through established, formal channels and to insure
passage of information, informally within the SEC mechanism.
e e "planning and coordinating intelligence research according
to the city's capabilities and needs e" The SEC interprets this
function to entail the establishment of a commnunity research plan in
guided missile intelligence by coordinating the individual research
plans of the MWber agencies. The purpose of the plan will be to
achieve proper scope and level of research in guided missiles
intelligence in accord with priorities established by DCI}l 4A.
Fulfillment of portions of this research plan which require the
assistance of the Economic intelligence Cogmdttee and the Joint
Atomic Energy Intelligence mittee wil.l be coordinated with
those groups and. subsequently forwarded to them for Implementation.
The SEC will likewise support those committees in the fulfillment
of their responsibilities.
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f- `leview and coordination of intelligence on guided missiles
produced to serve as contributions to national intelligence estimates
and national intelligence surveys." The SE will continue t
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and coordinate contributions for national intelligence purposes
essentially in the same meaner as was used for NIB u-6-54 and is
currently being done for National Intelligence Surveys..
S. "Production of coordinated intelligence studies on guided
missiles to be published under QRIC rubric." Such studies as deemed
desirable by the SRC will be prepared from departmental contributions
and published under SRC rubric.
h. `Providing staff support when required by the IAC with respect
to international conferences and planning in guided missiles intelli-
gence." The SRC, at IAC direction, undertook staff support for the
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Future activity will be accomplished in a similar manner.
3. The previous paragraph relates to the specific functions proposed
for tIC. The ;ESC believes that experience alone will enable the community
to judge the necessity for all these functions and the possible omission of
other equally important spheres of activity. Until experience can be gained
through actual operation, the SRC proposes to proceed as outlined above to
accomplish the objectives of the ACID 3/6.
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4. The SRC will require appropriate support from other IAC subcommittees
(Economic Intelligence Committee, Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee,
Interagency Priorities Committee, and the Interagency Defector Committee)
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in the accomplishment of its guided missile intelligence mission. The SEC
will request assistance of the joint Technical Intelligence subcommittee.,
Joint Intelligence Committee. Requirements for support in special intelli-
gence and ELnff will be levied on the U.S. Communications Intelligence
Board through appropriate channels.
5. Regular SEC membership includes representatives of CIA, the Depart-
ment, of State, Army, Davy, 'and Air Force, the Joint Staff, and the ARC.
Ad hoc representation from the National Security Agency, the FBI, and
others will be requested as appropriate.
6. The SEC is in easement that no changes in its charter are required
at the present time to accomplish the objectives of the proposed DCID 3/6,
if so directed by the IAC. The SEC believes that DCID 1iJ1 provides the
necessary priority for effective implementation. A considerable increase
in the work load of the SEC is envisaged as a result of the assumption of
the proposed duties. The SEC will report to the IAC periodically on the
progress. in the guided missile field and will request guidance immediately
on any problems which SEC cannot itself resolve.
7. At the invitation of General Samford, the SW visited ATIC and
was briefed by General Watson on the Air Force activities in guided missile
intelligence. Air Force activities in improving and implementing methods
for technical collection of guided missiles intelligence were particularly
encouraging. At the present time, however, the SEC is not in a position
to evaluate further the activities of the Air Force inasmuch as the .wets
and capabilities of the remainder of the comimenity have not yet b,en investigated.
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