DCI, CFI, AND CIA RESPONSIBILITIES

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• Publication Date: March 15, 1976
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15 March 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR: Acting Deputy to the DCI for the Intelligence
Community
SUBJECT : DCI, CFI, and CIA Responsibilities
1. Attached is a package of proposed arrangements for the
General Counsel, Legislative Counsel, Inspector General, and USIB
Security Committee, and for handling certain of the DCI's respon-
sibilities by these offices and organizations. Once I have your
comments, I will draw up an options package for the DCI. We have
not addressed the CIA Comptroller here. His role will of course
be an Agency one., but its definition depends on the relationship
worked out between the DCI and his Agency Deputy.
2. Relating to many of the same questions, the ADD's have
discussed the allocations suggested in the attachments of DCI/IC
76-2918. This memorandum expands and supplements my initial short
memorandum to you of 5 March.
3. Under CFI responsibilities we note:
-- Nothing is said about reprogramming
under Item 1. Perhaps there should be a lg.
-- Item 2b appears inadvertently to
limit allocation of R&D resources to col-
lection.
-- Item 2c(l) is really a sub-question
of 3a(4).
-- Item 2c(2), while not mentioned in
the Executive Order for security reasons,
clearly falls under the DCI's responsi-
bilities for regulating arrangements with
foreign services, and not under CFI.
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-- It is not clear what is meant
by 2c(3). Is this a question of pro-
priety or of resource allocation? If
the former, it is an IG/Oversight matter;
if the latter, it falls between the CFI
and the CCP manager.
-- Item 2d(l) relates directly to
DCI responsibility xv.
-- Item 2d(3) suggests a larger
role for the CFI in the affairs of pro-
gram managers and organization heads than
is probably meant. If it means allocation
of production resources to these organi-
zations on, say an annual basis, we would
have no problem.
-- Regarding Item 3a(2), it would
appear appropriate for an IC evaluation
organization to do this, but we would
like a somewhat fuller expression of
what you have in mind.
-- Item 3a(3) is, as you note, a
problem for a General Counsel, but not
necessarily for the DCI's General Coun-
sel. Item 3a(6) is not primarily for
the General Counsel. Neither of these
in any case is a CFI problem.
-- Should there be an Item 3b de-
fining the organizational components of
the Community as they relate to the NFIP?
-- As noted in my first memo, we are
not sure what Item 5 means. If this re-
fers to NSCID's and such NSDM's as relate
to Intelligence Community operations and
management, then it would appear an ap-
propriate CFI responsibility. On the
other hand, it might be talking about
compliance with Section 5 of the Exec-
utive Order. An inquiry to Cargill and
Hardy might shed some light.
4. In regard to DCI responsibilities:
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-- Item ivB is assigned to the IC
Staff. Requirements would appear to.
be part of the national production
package. Priorities, on the other hand,
relate more to resources and to the re-
sponsibilities that we agree belong to
the CPI. CIA should have at least a
peripheral role here, too. In any
case, the relative roles of ICS, DCI
Committees, and a USIB replacement will
need to be better defined.
-- We believe that Item vi should
be handled by a DCI committee chaired
by the DCI's IG, and will be sending
you a proposal to this effect for com-
ment.
-- The same proposal applies to Item
-- It would be clearer if you broke
Item xiA into two sections, one dealing
with management matters and the other
with substantive briefings.
-- Under Item xiv, CIA should have
a small "x"; the DCI as head of CIA
might want to set up such Committees
peculiar to CIA's activities.
-- Item xv needs an "X" under CIA
if we are not to be precluded from con-
sulting consumers about our own product.
Also a broader question: There clearly
has to be a product review function inde-
pendent of the producers, and in the real
world I expect this to end up in the IC
Staff. The Executive Order, however,
appears to lodge this function in the
NSC's 6-monthly reviews and therefore
in the NSC Staff.
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,+.,u4s Gri
Chief o.f'Staff
116 Td's__ fart for" DCI
:Gets"and iaterprets decisions fair senior officers
- Coordl hates between -Deputies and among staff
F'act-fi nds--and-troubl trouble shuots.
- M}anges speciar projects_as-necessary--
Adv-i-ses--'DC1 across full range ;.of his _-responsi bi l i ties
------_ReRres eats DCI as-- chi rected
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PROD (NIO's and/or Board of Reveiw)
Produces national estimative -intelligence (Model I)
Provides substantive support to the DCI and DD/Community
(Model I)
-- Advises the DCI on Community substantive matters
Provides Community producer-consumer and producer-collector
liaison
-- Directs (whatever organization is called)
-- Is responsible under the DCI for the following of his
responsibilities as listed in NSCID l:
Coordinates all activities 'in support of DCI
-- Manages Office of DCI
- Provides legal, legislative, and IG services to DCI,
DD/Community and DD/CIA
-- Represents DCI as directed
--'Manages special projects as directed
Facilitates communication among the DCI, DD/Community,
DD/CIA and national production mechanism
-- Is responsible under the DCI for the following of his
responsibilities under NSCID 1:
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PROD (NIO's and/or Board of Reveiw)
Produces national estimative intelligence (Model I)
-- Provides substantive support to the DCI and DD/Community
(Model I)
-- Advises the DCI on Community substantive matters
-- Provides Community producer-consumer and producer-collector
liaison
-- Directs (whatever organization is called)
-- Is responsible under the DCI for the following of his
responsibilities as listed in NSCID 1:
Coordinates all activities in support of DCI
Manages Office of DCI
-- Provides legal, legislative, and IG services to DCI,
DD/Community and DD/CIA
-- Represents DCI as directed
-- Manages special projects as directed
-- Facilitates communication among the DCI, DD/Community,
DD/CIA and national production mechanism
-- Is responsible under the DCI for the following of his
responsibilities under NSCID 1:
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PROD(APo o
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Provides secretari
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Produces national estimative intelligence
Provides substantive support to the DCI and DDC
Advises the DCI on Community substantive matters
Directs (whatever organization is called)
Is responsible under the DCI for the following of his
responsibilities as listed in NSCID 1:
(- Coordinates activities of and provides staff support for
certain DCI Committees) ?
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Coordinates all activities in support of DCI
- 'D~i4~ 'Office of DCI
- Provides legal, legislative, and IG services to DCI, DDC
and DDA
- Represents DCI as directed
- Manages special projects as directed
- Facilitates communication between the DCI and DDC, DDA,
and D/PROD
- Is responsible under the DCI for the following of his
responsibilities under NSCID 1:
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? DCI Comml tteej ZC/
Is responsible ~`ndUst /ipt4 ".?~ e DCI for responsibilities as listed inNSCIDe"io(Ober nDraft hof
23-March): .
- Advises DCI on Community matters, other than substantive
- Coordinates activities of and provides staff support for
(some? 11?
- Is Principal Deputy to the DCI
Is Vice-Chairman and Executive Secretary of CFI
- Directs the IC Staff
- Makes recommendations on programs and budgets to the CFI I ~M A
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- Monitors implementation of CFI decisions by program managers
DDA"vAM
(- Provides substantive support to the DCI and DDC?)
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Is Vice-Chairman and Agency member of NFIB(V,c/8 4/ je~{t-per
Directs the Central Intelligence Agency O v,.L(G
Acts as program manager for the CIAP
Is responsible under the DCI for the following of his
responsibilities under NSCID "l:
Produces national current intelligence
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DD/Community
-- Is principal Deputy to the DCI
Is Vice-Chairman and Executive Secretary of CFI and
NFTB
-- Directs the IC Staff
Makes recommendations on NFIP programs and budgets to
the CFI and maintains data on NFIP
-- Monitors implementation of CFI decisions by program
managers
-- Evaluates programs and products of NFIP
Advises DCI on. Community matters, other than substantive
Coordinates activities of and provides staff support for all
DCI Committees except
-- Is responsible under the DCI for the following of his
responsibilities as listed in NSCID "l:
DD/CIA
--' Is Agency member of NFIB
-- Chairs (Model II)
-- Provides substantive support, to the DCI and DD/Community
(Model III)
-- Directs the Central Intelligence Agency
-- Performs the functions assigned to the Central Intelligence
Agency under E.O. 11905
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Acts as program manager for the CIAP
Is responsible under the DCI for the following of his
responsibilities under NSCID "1:
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DD/Communl
Is principal Deputy to the DCI
Is Vice-Chairman and Executive Secretary of CFI and
NFIB
Directs the I C Staff
Makes recommendations on NFIP programs and budgets to
the CFI and maintains data on NFIP
-- Monitors implementation of CFI decisions by program
managers
Evaluates programs and products of NFIP
-- Advises DCI on. Community matters, other than substantive
-- Coordinates activities of and provides staff support for all
DCI Committees except
-- Is responsible under the DCI for the following of his
responsibilities as listed in NSCID "1:
DD/CIA
--' Is Agency member of NFIB
Chairs .(Model II)
-- Provides substantive support to the DCI and DD/Community
(Model III)
Directs the Central Intelligence Agency
-- Performs the functions assigned to the Central Intelligence
Agency under E.O. 11905
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- Acts as program manager for the CIA}
-- Is responsible under the DCI for the following of his
responsibilities under NSCID "1:
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National Security Act:
"...it shall be the duty of the Agency, under the direction
of the National Security Council...to correlate and evaluate
intelligence relating to the national security... Departments
and other A encies of the Government shall evaluate, correlate...
department intelligence."
E.O. 11905:
"The DCI will... supervise production and dissemination of
national intelligence-Promote the development and maintenance
by the Central Intelligence Agency of sources of Common Concern...
including... national level intelligence products."
"CIA will...produce and disseminate foreign intelligence
relating to the national security... to meet the needs of the
President, the National Security Council, and other elements
of the United States Government."
"Senior Officials of the Intelligence Community shall.. .con-
tribute in areas of [their] responsibility to the national intelligence
products produced under auspices of the Director of Central Intel-
ligence."
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'National Production System
Any system must:
Provide substantive advice directly to DCI
-- Retain NIO's in staff functions
-- Provide collegial review of national production
-- Provide clear lines of responsibility for production
-- Maintain close links between current and estimative
production
-- Provide systematic substantive input to ICS for CFI's
resource decision process. (Note: This function is much
more important now that CFI has been established; a strong
two-way link between production and resources will be the
key to CFI's success.)
Model I meets these re uirernents as follows:
NIO's provide advice as at present
-- NIO's perform staff functions as at present
-- Collegial review can be provided several ways
-- Lines of responsibility remain ambiguous
-- Current and estimative are under separate systems
-- Input to ICS can be provided only if individual NIO's are
integrated into larger structure and given additional staff
support
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Model II meets these requirements as -follows:
-- Board of Review and/or NIO's provide advice
-- NIO's perform staff functions
-- Collegial board constituted in various ways
-- Lines of responsibility through Steering Group clear,
but cumbersone; NIO's have less control over product
-- Current and estimative still separate
-- Steering Group becomes mechanism for input to ICS
Model III meets these requirements as follows:
Collegial board and/or NIO's provide advice to DCI
NIO's perform present staff functions
Collegial board constituted in various ways
Clear lines of responsibility through DD/CIA as Community
production manager, but less NIO control; diminished
Community role balanced by placing NFIB under DD/Community
as Vice-Chairman
Current and estimative closely integrated
DD/CIA organizes Community input to ICS
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DD/Community--as -Chairman,NFIB
Arguments for:
-- It is a Community function
-- DD/Community is to be senior deputy
-- Commitment to Murphy
Arctuments against:
-- Further down-grading of CIA, especially when combined with
Production Model I
-- Congressional opposition to running NIE's throughfmilitary-
dominated body
Solutions:
-- Create separate production-only board with DD/CIA as
vice-chairman
-- Create "working group" under NFIB to handle production,
with DD/CIA as chairman, and combine with Production
Model II
-- Arrange for DD/Community to yield chair to DD/CIA when
estimates are considered, preferably in combination with
Production Model II
-- Go to Production Model III
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 THE DECISION SEQUENC ..~
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CFI HANDLES RESOURCES
AND MANAGEMENT
OPTION I
ADAPTATION
OF PRESENT SYSTEM
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HOW TO ALLOCATE MISC. FUNCTIONS
AND ORGANIZE DCI STAFF (IG, OLC, ETC.)
1. THE PRESIDENT HAS DECIDED BY
EXECUTIVE ORDER
DCI RESPONSIBLE FOR
EVERYTHING ELSE
2. DCI NOW CAN ALLOCATE NATIONAL
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS AMONG
HIS SUBORDINATES
OPTION II
NATIONAL BOARD
3. DCI CAN THEN DECIDE:
OPTION III
NATIONAL PRODUCTION
UNDER
AGENCY DEPUTY
HOW TO ORGANIZE NATIONAL PRODUCTION
MANAGEMENT
4. DCI CAN THEN DECIDE:
HOW TO DISPOSE OF USIB STRUCTURE CIA INTERNAL REORGANIZATION
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National Intelligence Production
under the DCI
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DDCI/C Exec Secy
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(Non-Current)
NFIB
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under the DCI
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CFI
OR Chm
DDCI/C V-Chm
DOCIIC Exec Secy
NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
MECHANISM
(Non-Current)
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DDCI! C, Member
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Estimative Papers
November 1973 - April 1974
NIO's Chaired
CIA Chaired
DIA Chaired
INR Chaired
19 and collaborated with NIO
on 1; DIA on 5; INR on 3, for
a total of 28
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