TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 1998
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: May 29, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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TERMS OF R Uj , iC FOR THE
E C O N W L I I E N C . ilrsE aI ,GE CE CQIIMITTEE
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1. Because of a , error ij$ IAC-D-22/1, as issued on
21 May 1951, this paper is reissued and you are asked to
.destroy the copy of 21 May 1951. Your attention is called
to the word "foreign" before the words "national security
intelligence" in the first paragraph, line 4. This was
omitted in the earlier copy.
2. These terms of reference for the Economic Intelli-
gence Committee were agreed to by the members of the IAC
at the meeting held 17 May 1951-
3. It is iftended that this Committee will be offi-
cially set up as soon as the NSC has approved the proposed
NSCID as set forth ill TAB B of IAC-D-22. Arrangements for
this formal establishment will be handled by Dr. Max Millikan,
Assistant Director for Research aAd Reports.
JAMES Q. REBER
Secretary
Intelligence Advisory, Committee
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TE .OF REFERENCE FOR THE
EC IG CE COMMITTEE
1. The Director of Central Intelligence with the concurrence
of the members of the IAC has established an Ec.Aomic Intelligence
Committee, on which shall sit designated representatives of those
agencies charged with primary responsibility for foreign national
security intelligence, i.e., the Departments of the Army, Navy,
Air Force, State, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Central Intelli-
gence Agency. Any other agency whose interest or competence may be
relevant to the particular problem under examination may be invited
also to it with the Economic Intelligence Committee.
2. The representative from the Central Intelligence Agency
shall serve as Chairman of the Economic Intelligence Committee, and
he shall supply the secretariat.
3. The Economic Intelligence Committee shall:
a. Arracge concerted economic intelligence support, on
selected major issues, for studies of interagency interest
requested by the Intelligence Advisory Committee, the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, etc.
b. Arrange for the mobilization of the data and analysis
available, relevant to appropriate operating problems of any
member agency requesting assistance, or of any other agency
dealing with economic security problems, which may request
assistance.
c. Examie conti -uing programs of fundamextal economic
research relating to the na.tional'security throughout the
United States Government and recommend to the IAC for appro-
priate action allocation of responsibility for specific fields
of inquiry where such allocation appears appropriate.
d. Review and report to the IAC from time to time, on the
pertinence, extent, and quality of the data apd analyses avail-
able, bearing on the issues analyzed.
e. Recommend to the IAC for appropriate action priorities
aad allocatioj of, responsibilities for the collection a*d-
analysis to fill specific gaps in the economic intelligence
needed for national security.
Plitt"
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f. Maintain a continuing review of the foreign economic
intelligence activities of the United States Government as they
relate to the patioual security.
g. Make such special reviews of economic intelligence
distribution and processing procedures as may appear useful,
and make recommendations for innprovement.to the Intelligence
Advisory Committee, which shall have responsibility for in-
stituting such action as~it may judge appropriate.
h. Prepare coordinated reports which present the best
available foreign economic intelligence.
4. In carrying out its responsibilities, the Economic Intelli-
gence Committee may set up such subcommittees and working parties as
may be Judged necessary.
5. When any member agency is unable to accept a recommendation
of the Committee, the matter may be referred to the Intelligence
Advisory Committee. All agencies directly concerned shall be asked
to sit with the Intelligence Advisory Committee for the considera-
tion of such questions.
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