CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND REPORTS DRAFT STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01157A000100060025-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 3, 1999
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: April 11, 1951
• Content Type: STATEMENT

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CE6ITFUL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND REPORTS
I AFF STAT31 OF FUNCTIONS
1. fhe funetion of the Office of Research and Reports, Central
Thtelligence Agency, and its components as presented herewith are
established in accordance with CIA Regulation No. 70, 19 January 1951.
2. Each Division, Branch, or Staff Chief:
ao Is responsible for, and has authority to carry out,
the functions specified for him in this publication.. ] ocept when
prohibited from so doing, he may delegate to members of his staff
appropriate portions of his responsibilities together with pro-
portionate authority for their fulfillment, but such action will
not relieve him of direct over-all responsibility for results.
b. Will coordinate his activities with other Division, Branch,
or Staff Chiefs to the extent necessary for fulfillment of the over-
all Agency mission, but will in no instance assume responsibilities
and functions assigned elsewhere.
00 Will, establish internal policies and procedures for the
operation of his office in consonance with this and other Agency
and Office Regulations@
d. Will prepare, in conjunction with the Administrative
Staff, detailed statements of duties (job descriptions) for each
individual or vacancy in his unit.
3. This statement supercedes and cancels any statements of functions
previously issued for. the Office of Research and Reports (or 0/RE), or
components thereof, except 'as provided in CIA Regulation Number 70. The
statements of functions contained in this directive will not be reproduced
or distributed, in whble or in part, outside of CIA without specific
approval of the Director of Central Intelligence.
MAX F. MILE KAN
Assistant Director
Research and Reports
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j1RIGEMME STAFF
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The We # Administrative Staff, will provide administrative and
personnel services to the Assistant Director, 0/Rft,, and to all
aomponents of the Office of Research and Reports.
11. FUNCTIONS
The Chief, Administrative Staff, will carry out the following
functionss
Ap Advise the Assistant Director on administrative matters.
3. Develop Oft administrative procedures and supervise
their implementation.
Resolve administrative problems in connection with
budget, personnel, supply, Space, and personnel and
physical security.
D. Provide facilities for special purposes, such as
conferences and special requirements for consultants.
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ITIItXAIS DIVISION
E(DUS'TfLIAL DIVISION
ECONC tIC SERVICES DIVISION
ECON(ItIC ANALTSIS DIVISION
I. iasswu
The Chiefs of the Economic Divisions of 0/RR will fulfill the
research, advisory, and report production responsibilities of
O/RR with regard to foreign economic intelligence affecting
the national security.
lie EUU TIONS
The Chief of each economic division will, in his field of
specialized responsibility, carry out the follonving functions:
A. Formulate and recommend an intelligence research program
to the Assistant Director for Research and Reports.
B. Provide the authoritative basic research, intelligence
support and consultant services within his specialized
functional fields under approved Agency programs.
Provide these authoritative basic research, intelligence
support, and consultant services to each other, to the
other producing components of CIA, and to IAC and non-IAC
agencies as required, collaborating with all of the fore-
going in the fulfillment of mutual responsibilities.
D. Recommend measures to coordinate research and reporting
activities of governmental and other agencies in economic
fields of primary interest.
E. Review as required, intelligence produced by the 0/RR
economic divisions, and other CIA and governmental components,
and make recommendations regarding the adequacy of treatment
.of those sections which have a bearing on their specialized
fields of inquiry.
F. Prepare timely research reports on specific subjects.
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Evaluate- available intelligence information and intelli-
gence for other CIA and governmental components; assess
its adequacy, accuracy, and timeliness, and prepare reports
of such assessments for the guidance of collection, source
exploitation, and producing agencies to ensure that all signi-
fiaant fields of intelligence bearing on the national security
are adequately covered.
H. Formulate and .establish necessary requirements for the col-
lection and exploitation of intelligence data in order to .
ensure an adequate flaw of material in fulfillaent of research
requirements.
1. Maintain active liaison with ap?ropriate government depart-
ments and agencies.
J. Perform such other functions relating to intelligence research
and reporting as may be directed.
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APHIC DI_IS
I. MISSION
The Chiefs Geographic Division, acting for 0/RR and interdepartmentally
in map intelligence matters, will provide centrally for the production
and coordination of foreign geographic and map intelligence. He will
provide for the procurement and preparation of intelligence maps for
CIA and other government agencies. He will provide graphic support
for the Director of Central Intelligence, the Assistant-Director
for Scientific Intelligence, the Director of Training, and other
Agency officials as necessary.
II. FU1 TIONS
The Chief, Geographic Division, will perform the following functions:
A. Coordinate and produce foreign geographic and map intelligence
in cooperation with other components of CIA and other govern-
ment departments and agencies.
B. Prepare reports that evaluate the adequacy of map coverage and
mapping programs of foreign areas in terms of intelligence
requirements.
C. Fulfill advisory and research responsibilities for geographic
analyses in support of CIA operations and intelligence production.
D. Coordinate requirements of the government mapping organizations
for the procurement of foreign maps and charts, and, by main-
taining an extensive library of maps on foreign areas, provides
map reference services for the CIA and other IAC agencies.
Provides for cartographic advice, the compilation and construc-
tion of special intelligence maps and graphic services in
support of CIA and other IAC intelligence production and presenta-
tion.
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BASIC INTELLIGENCE DIMION
The Chief, Basic Intelligence Division, iii1 fulfill the
centralized allocations and coordination responsibilities of
the National Intelligence Surveys . program. for 0/RR as prescribed
by CIA Regulation No. 70.
II. 7M TIM
The Chiefs Basic Intelligence Division, will perform the
follosdng functions s
A. Allocates in collaboration with appropriate agencies,
the responsibilities for the production and maintenance
of National Intelligence Surveys.
B. 'Administer the program for production of National
Intelligence Surveys, determining the production
priorities and schedules.
C. Edit and arrange for the publication of the finished
product.
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RFPTS DIVISION
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?be Chiefs Reports Division, will provide a publications initiation,
monitoring, editing, and publication service for O/RR and maintain
an eacternal research program. to support the mission of 0/HR.
IL. PWGTIOIB
The Chief, Reports Division, will carry out the following functions:
A. Determine, in collaboration with 0/RR producing components,
the nature, scope, terms of reference, format, and periodicity
of reports.
Coordinate the production of intelligence reports within
0/HR and review, adapt, and arrange them for publication.
0. Recommend, and arrange for final distribution of published
reports.
D. Coordinate 0/RR external research projects within CIA and
with the LAC agencies, and maintain contact with all external
research agencies; collects information concerning research
facilities and programs; and distributes research studies.
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REQUXR !ENTS AM C OL DIVISION
I. Wl9SICN
The Chief, Requirements and Control Division, will coordinate
the fariulation of and establish the necessary requirements for
intelligence information and, material for transmittal throui
appropriate a la for collection action; to provide guidance
to available oollectian and source exploitation facilities,
and to ensure maxim mi benefit therefrom.
II. FUETIONS
The Chief, Requirements and Control Division, will carry
out the following functions
A. Provide facilities for the distribution of all incoming
intelligence information.
B. Assist in. the formulation, review,, coordination and
processing of requirements for intelligence data
obtainable from all sources.
0. Coordinate and consolidate assessments of adequacy,,'
accuracy, and timeliness of available intelligence
data: in collaboration with other CIA components and
IAC agencies.
D. initiate recommendations for CIA action calculated to
remove qualitative and quantitative deficiencies in the
collection field.
E. Arrange and establish operational contacts for 0/Tt[t
analysts with IAC agencies.
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