OFFICE OF COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2001
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: January 1, 1953
• Content Type: REGULATION

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Security Information
OFFICE OF COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
FOR COLLECTION
AND DISSEMINATION
ADMINISTRATIVE
STAFF
LIAISON C.I.A. SPECIAL
DIVISION I I LIBRARY I I REGISTER
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MACHINE
DIVISION
SECRET
OPERATIONS
STAFF
BIOGRAPHIC
REGISTER
INDUSTRIAL
REGISTER
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2'REC3ULATION ORGANIZATION
20 March 1953
2. MISSION
The Assistant Director for Collection and Dissemination is charged with providing
central reference facilities for all components of the Agency, and with providing
a central service for the coordination of intelligence requirements, the servicing
of collection requests, and the dissemination of intelligence materials.
3. FUNCTIONS
The Assistant Director for Collection and Dissemination shall:
a. Design, develop, and operate such central reference facilities as will ensure
that the content of all available intelligence materials is immediately accessi-
ble to all offices of the Agency in support of intelligence production.
b. In collaboration with the Organization and Methods Service, conduct research
into, and advise Agency components upon, the application of machine tech-
niques and special devices to problems of information control and bibli-
ographic research.
c. Operate the CIA Library, which will serve all offices of the Agency in accord-
ance with their needs and other agencies of the intelligence community to
the extent possible.
d. Provide books, periodicals, documents, and other publications required for
use by all components of the Agency.
e. Develop and operate such specialized registers of biographic, industrial, and
graphic intelligence data as may be required in support of intelligence
production.
f. Maintain biographic data on foreign scientists and technicians as a service
of common concern as required by NSCID #8.
g. Receive and disseminate, in accordance with current requirements, all incom-
ing positive foreign intelligence information and intelligence.
h. Develop and implement dissemination policies and procedures in coordination
with other offices of CIA and of the intelligence community.
i. Provide a central service for the coordination of specific foreign intelligence
requirements.
J. Determine, in collaboration with the agencies concerned, which collection
facilities are best able to satisfy specific requirements and, based on this
determination, assign collection missions.
k. Conduct operational liaison with all components of the, Agency and with
other Government agencies and departments in the execution of the above
mission and functions.
4. ORGANIZATION
See organization chart, Figure 2.
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ORGANIZATION
10 August 1954
25X1 A OFFICE OF COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
FOR COLLECTION
AND DISSEMINATION
ADMINISTRATIVE
STAFF
SECRET
LIAISON
DIVISION
CIA
LIBRARY
SPECIAL
REGISTER
MACHINE
DIVISION
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SECRET
OPERATIONS
STAFF.
BIOGRAPHIC
REGISTER
INDUSTRIAL
REGISTER
GRAPHICS
REGISTER
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2 *ATION ORGANIZATION
10 August 1954
OFFICE OF COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION
2. MISSION
The Assistant Director for Collection and Dissemination is charged with providing
central reference facilities for all components of the Agency, and with providing
a central service for the coordination of intelligence requirements, the servicing
of collection requests, and the dissemination of intelligence materials.
3. FUNCTIONS
The Assistant Director for Collection and Dissemination shall:
a. Design, develop, and operate such central reference facilities as will ensure
that the content of all available intelligence materials is immediately accessi-
ble to all offices of the Agency in support of intelligence production.
b. In collaboration with the Management Staff, conduct research into, and advise
Agency components upon, the application of machine techniques and special
devices to problems of information control and bibliographic research.
c. Operate the CIA Library, which will serve all offices of the Agency in accord-
ance with their needs and other agencies of the intelligence community to
the extent possible.
d. Provide books, periodicals, documents, and other publications required for
use by all components of the Agency.
e. Develop and operate such specialized registers of biographic, industrial, and
graphic intelligence data as may be required in support of intelligence pro-
duction.
f. Maintain biographic data on foreign scientists and technicians as a service
of common concern as required by NSQID #8.
g. Receive and disseminate, in accordance with current requirements, all incom-
ing positive foreign intelligence information diid intelligence.
h. Develop and implement dissemination policies and procedures in coordination
with other offices of CIA and of the intelligence community;
i. Provide a central service for the coordination of specific foreign intelligence
requirements,
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j. Determine, in facilities are' best l able a to satisfy specific requirements concerned, which
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determination, assign collection missions.
k. Conduct operational liaison with all components of the Agency and with
other Government agencies and departments in the execution of the above
.mission and functions.
4. ORGANIZATION
See organization chart, Figure 2.
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OFFICE OF COLLECTION A~TD DISSEMINATION
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SECRET
OFFICE OF CENTRAL REFERENCE
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
FOR
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LIAISON
DIVISION
CIA
LIBRARY
SPECIAL
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DIVISION
CLASSIFICATION
CONTROL
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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (INTELLIGENCE)
1. DEPUTY DIRECTOR (INTELLIGENCE)
The Deputy Director (Intelligence) will assist the Director of Central Intelligence
in the coordination of the intelligence activities of the Government, as prescribed
by statute and by National Security Council directives, related to the overt collec-
tion of information and the production of substantive intelligence. He will also
be responsible for directing and coordinating the activities of the Offices of Cen-
tral Reference, Research and Reports, National Estimates, Current Intelligence,
Scientific Intelligence, Operations, and Basic Intelligence and for the fulfillment
of such additional functions as may be specified by the Director. (See organiza-
tion chart, figure 1.)
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OFFICE Or CNV ThAL R MENCE
Assistant Director
for
Central Reference
Administrative
Staff
Liaison
Division
CIA
Library
Special
Register
10 September 1956
Machine
Division
Operations
Staff
Biographic
Register
Classification
Control Staff
Industrial
Register
Graphics
Register
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2llTION ORGANIZATION
Revised 8 July 1957
OFFICE OF CENTRAL REFERENCE
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
FOR
CENTRAL REFERENCE
ADMINISTRATIVE
STAFF
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DOCUMENT
DIVISION
LIAISON
DIVISION
SPECIAL
REGISTER
CIA
LIBRARY
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ORGANIZATION
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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (INTELLIGENCE)
1. DEPUTY DIRECTOR (INTELLIGENCE)
The Deputy Director (Intelligence) is responsible for directing and coordinating
the activities of the Offices of Central Reference, Research and Reports, National
Estimates, Current Intelligence, Scientific Intelligence, Operations, and Basic
Intelligence. He will also assist the Deputy Director (Coordination) in the coor-
dination of intelligence activities relating to the overt collection and systematic
organization of information and the production of substantive intelligence. He
will represent the Agency on the National Security. Council Planning Board and
undertake the fulfillment of such additional functions as may be specified by the
Director. (See organization chart, figure 1.)
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