PROPOSED C.I.G. DIRECTIVE PLAN FOR COORDINATION OF BIOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM BY THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE WITH THE UNANIMOUS CONCURRENCE OF THE INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD

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PROPOSED C,I.G. DIRECTIVE
PIAN FOR COORDINATION OFBIOGRAPHIC, INTELLIGENCE
Memorandum by the. Director of Central Intelligence,
with the Unan: mou.s oneu.rronco oi he Into tI C once Ac~vsory Bo~.rcl
1. Under the provisions of N.I.A, Directive No. 5 which
charges the Director of Con3tra.l Intolligence with acting for the
N ti.onal Intelligence. Authority ' in c.oordina.ting o.11 Federal
foreign intelligence activities related to the national security,
the following pia.n for coordination of Foreign Biographic Intel-
ligence is n3u-iounced.
2. Categories of niogrn.phic i ersonalities
C . Allocation of rj.Vinary rosponsibilitibs for reporting
Biotrai74C Data, producing Biographic Intolligc.nce,. and main-
taining comprehensive supporting files on various categories
of personalities is made to the intelligence agencies rep-
resented. on the I.A,B., in Tabular fore, below:
Cn.te~ pries of Porsonolitios
Political
Cultural
Sociological
Economic
Int,Orna.tiona.l
Military (;Xrly) Arr?iy Air Force
and Separate Air Force
Naval (Navy Navy Air, or Fleet
Air ~>.rr.,s j
Scientific
Intelligence Agencies of
I~rirrL Rosponsib tli
State Dept.
Stato Dept,
State Dept.
State Dept.
State Dept.
W:.r Dept,
Navy Dept.
Each agency as jointly
agreed or, in accordance
with 'categories above,
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b. The allocation of responsibility within the various
categories above is based upon insuring complete coverage of
important individuals and minimizing unwarranted duplication
of 'effort. However, in special instances where a personality
in another category becomes of particular interest to 'any
into 1.1igence agency, nothing in this directive prevents or
restricts such agency from reporting and maintaining a
biographic file on that individual, so J.ong as the departmental
agency holding primary responsibility is duly informed., and
is furnished with`the data necessary for its own file.
c. Each intelligence; agency has the responsibility to
produce ,!nd evaluate responsible Biographic Intelligence on
personalities within its own categories of primary responsi-
bil_ity for the other agencies requesting and authorized to
receive some, or if desired, to make available the appropriate
source material. In this connection, agencies will circulate
to one another and. to CIG a list of qualified and security
approved personnel authorized to engage in direct liaison.
3. Coorc:'.i.nation at foreign posts:
a. The chief of Mission, or his delegated staff officer,
of each, ontba.ssy, legction, or foreign post is charged with
the overall responsibility for the coordination of biographic
intelligence in his googrophicel area. To effect this co-
orciina.tion he will:
(1) Maintain a local coordinated biographic file on
all important pergonalitlos.
(2) Insure that all personalities in the above cate-
Sories,arc being covered by biographic ,reports, and that
the responsibility for such reports is delegated to de-
ertmonta.L fie_Lcb reprosontatives so far as possible in
a.ccorda.nce with the appropriate departmental primary
responsibility listed above .
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(~} Insure that whenever one or more of the departmental
intclligo.rico agencies arc not represented at a foreign,
post, reporting on the appropriate categories of foreign
personalitie=s of such ,gencies is delegated to the extent
possible to other members of the staff,
b. Field representatives of. each intelligence agency will
be directed by their departmental agency to:
(1) Cooperate in. the coordination measures for bio
garaphic intelligence prescribed by the chief of mission.
(2) Promptly enter into the local biographic file, all
source .aterial and copies of biographic data reports on
personalities within their own departmental categories
of primary responsibility.
(3) Enter in the local biographic file and bring to
the attention of the appropri.ato representative any other
biographic c~at^ or ma.teriral, of interest to the latter,
which comes to their attention.
(lk) Collect information and report. on :personalities
other than within their own categories of pritaary re-
sponsibility when directea by the chief of mission duo
to the non-representation at the post of the dcpartriont.al
agency of primary responsibility.
(5)' Promptly forward to their hone office biographic
reports rcfloct4ng thou source materials which have been
collected and entered in. the local Biographic File from
any source a?nci which fall into their departmental agency
categories of primary interest, (Whenever the activi-
ttes of personalities reported upon plaices or appears to
place them in r.Iore than one category of primary responsi-
bility, ooch interested field representative will forward
to his hone office his own estimate. of the personality
together with a reference to the report prepared by the
other interested field representatives.)
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(6) Call to the attention of and mike available to the
ch:i.of of mission and to the other field representatives
a?li dirccti.ves and instructions on the subject of bio-
gr~aphic intelligence which are received from their home
office.
(7) promptly forward to home offices other than their
own biographic reports on personalities other than of
their own interest for whom responsibility has been dele-
ge.ted to them by the chief of mission,
Standardization and use of biographic reporting forms
a. For the present one form, to be called the Suismary
Report Form, will be standa.trdiZOd and this to the extent
that it contains the basic factual data on the top as shown
in the Enclosure (Apponr1ix hereto).,. and is not over 8" wide
and approximately 13" long.
5. a l The Director-of Central Intelligence' will undertake to
exploit for the benefit of CIG and, the departmental agencies
sourcbs of biographic information from government agencies
not rop-ros6nted on the L B and will maintain such other.
biographic files within CIG as he deeds necessary to comply
with the President' a directive.
b. -The' Central Intelligence Group will act, as a clearing
house for foreign biographic, intelligence received from its
own sources or from agencies of the goveri.le nt other than
those represented on the I~,B d..nc. will pass on the appropriate
intelligence to the agency holding prir.mry responsibility
therefor,
6. a . The Director of Central Intelligence will take the
necessary measures to ascertain gaps in coverage of biographic
intelligence and to undertake, remedial action therefor.
7< a. Departmental intellige.nee agencies will ilinnediatelyy is-
sue such directives. to the field as will insure that this plan
raa;y come into operation not later than 1 January l947.
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