MEMORANDUM FOR HEARINGS BEFORE SURVEY GROUP - NOVEMBER 22 AND 23

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00269R000500050023-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 28, 2003
• Sequence Number: 23
• Content Type: MF

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II~ORANi1Ui~ FOR HEARINGS BEFORE SURVEY GROUP -- NOVEMBER 22 and 23
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General procedure, No formal record to be taken. Survey Group
BeQking ;uidance in connection .with. formulating report. Welcome
ar~r further memoranda or canvereativns if -those appearing desire
it.
Outline general purpose of Survey.
fine GIA~, under statute, has three main f~.nctionst
1. Coordination of intell.i.gence activities:.
. Correlation and evaluation of intelligence affecting
the national security (national estimates).
Carrying out of services of common usefulness.
4. As regards coardinatton of intelLi.gence activities
doss your experience indiate you .are performir, Intel
Iigence functions ~rhich overlap Frith other agencies to
such an extent that they could better be performed' ~~~"~ "~~
centrallyr -- for exampls# general, economic and. political
intelligence -- intelligence respecting transportations
natural resources, food resaurcess etc. of foreign countrissY
Scientific intelligence -- biological intelligences
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J~tamic intelligence?
Tm the IBC functionin; as a coordinator of intellince
activities?
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Ae regards CIA's second function, namely, correlation
and evaluation of intelligence, the I!d5C has, by directive,
defined national intelligence as aintegrated departmental
intelligence that covers the broad aspects of national
policy and national security, is of concern to more than
one department or agency and transcends the exclusive
competence of a single departm?nt Qr agency or the
Military Establishment." Piave you any suggestions or
ccmfrnents with respect to the performance by CIA of this
second duty to prepare pnational intelligence" estirns,tes7
As regards the thix?d function of CIA.., namely, to perform
services of common usefulness, have you any suggestions
regarding its ~rork in its collecting or operational
field? (450, Q0, OPC}.
(Static central functions already discussed under ~, above}.
Have you arm suggestions about the better correlation of
~rork in the field of domestic intelligence and of foreign
intelligence from domestic sources (relations vrith FBI}?
7, What are your glans for developing aril improving the?
personnel in the intelligence services, including the
attache services?
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