INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROGRESS REPORT

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 2002
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: August 1, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
PROGRESS REPORT
PROJECTS COMPLETED
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1. SE-8: Possible Communist Objectives in Proposing a Cease Fire
in Korea. Published 6 July.
2. NIE-25: Probable Soviet Courses of Action to Mid-1952. Published
2 August.
3. NIE-32: Effects of Operations in Korea on the Internal Situation
in Communist China. Published 10 July.
4. NIE-34: Spain's Potentialities in Western Defense. Published
30 July.
5. NIE-36: Prospects for Survival of a Non-Communist Regime in Burma.
Published 1 August.
7. NIE-3'7: Likelihood of a Soviet Invasion of-la
.pan during 1951.
PROJECTS IN PROCESS
A. Intelligence Estimates
8. SE-9: Probable Developments in ;he Far East Following a Failure
in the Cease-Fire Negotiations in Korea.
Priority:* Crash
*Priorities used in decreasing order of urgency
are: Crash, Urgent, High, Routine and Deferred.
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Estimated Date of Publication: 1 August
Status: Before the IAC.
9. NIE-23: India's Position in the East-West Conflict
Priority: Routine
Estimated Date of Publication: Mid August
Status: Scheduled in January on the initiative of the National
Estimates Board. Terms of reference were circulated on 27 March.
All contributions were received by 30 April. A Staff draft was
discussed by the Board on 25 June, has now been revised and is
being reconsidered by the Board.
10. NIE-31: Capability of the USSR for a Clandestine Attack on the
United States with Weapons.of Mass Destruction.
Priority: Routine
Estimated Date of Publication: Mid August
Status: Scheduled on 2 April at the request of ONI. An O/SI pre-
liminary draft is being revised on the basis of a series of dicus-
sions with representatives of AEC, Bureaus of Animal Industry and
Entomology (Department- of Agriculture), Customs Bureau, the Coast
Guard, Chemical Corps (U. S. Army), Civil Defense, FBI, GSA, and
Public Health Service.
11. NIE-33: European Satellite Power Complex.
Priority: Routine
Estimated Date of Publication: Undetermined
Status: Scheduled by the National Estimates Board on 2 April.
Terms of reference were discussed by the IAC representatives on
18 April. Contributions by Army (coordinatirg Defense) and the
Office of Research and Reports have been received. Staff is draft-
ing and awaiting State contribution.
12. NIE-35: Probable Developments in Indochina During the Remainder of
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Priority: Routine
Estimated Date of Publication: 6 August
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Status: Scheduled on 26 April at the request of G-2. Terms of
reference were discussed on 7 May. Drafts were reviewed by the
IAC representatives on 20 and 31 July. Now ready for IAC consi-
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13. NIE-39: Psychological Impact of a Strategic Air Offensive Against
she USSR.
Priority: Urgent
Estimated Date of Publication: Undetermined
Status: Pursuant to a request in early June by the Department of
State, terms of reference were discussed at a meeting on 26 June.
Contribution from the Department of Defense (prepared by Air
Force) was received on 23 July. Awaiting State contribution.
14. NIE-L0: Strategic Effects of a Soviet Acquisition of Western Europe
and he Near East before 1953.
Priority: Routine
Estimated Date of Publication; Undetermined
Status: Awaiting agency contributions, which are due 17 October.
B. Other Items of Concern to the Committee
15. Biographic Intelligence
Problem: To suggest the most effective biographic facility for the
Federal Intelligence System.
Status: No change since the last Progress Report.
16. Requirements
Problem: To develop adequate arrangements for providing coordinated
requirements by priority for the various collection units.
Status.: The IAC has approved the establishment and the terms of
reference of the IAC sub-committee on covert requirements
(known as the Interagency Priorities Committee, ref..
IAC-D-28/l). Contributions are due from the agencies
indicating critical targets as a first step in securing
coordinated priorities.
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The Executive Order No. 10249, dated June 4, 1951,
clarifies the responsibility of the State Department in
administering the Foreign Service in respect of economic
intelligence collection. Coordinated requirements of
the intelligence agencies in this field will be produced
through the Economic Intelligence Committee recently
established in pursuance of NSCID 15.
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