DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 1/5* STRATEGIC WARNING (EFFECTIVE 3 MARCH 1975)

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• Publication Date: February 26, 1975
• Content Type: REGULATION

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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 1/5"'
STRATEGIC WA NING
(Effective 3 March 1975)
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-I.. Mission
The mission of the Special Assistant, with the support of
the Strategic N'rarning Staff, is to advise aiid assi:at the Director of
Centxal Iiltclli.ger cc in the discharge of his duties and responsibilities
with a`e SP"' :C" to the,provision: of strategic :warning inte)ligence..
-- 2, Definition ..
Strategic %varning.is defined as the earliest possible \vaning
that the Soviet Union, the Warsaw Pact, the PR. C, or North Korea is
or `is e:rriploying its rnil.itaryca.pabilities lbeyoxid its boners in ways
that mmriight threaten military confrontation with the U. S.
The functions of the Special Assistant and the Strategic
warning Staff are:
strategic warning.
a. Ta carry on a continuing analysis of informat=ion
and intelligence from all sources which might provide
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b. When the situation warrants it, to issue strategic
warning notices to the DCI, who will notify the President
and National Security Council or take such other action
as he deems necessary. The DCI will also transmit the
strategic warning notices to the USIB principals for
further di sseminati.on within their dep rtments and:'
agencies. When time is of the essence,- the Special
Assistant may. issue. such notices directly to.the
President and NSC 'wvith concurrent dissemination
to the DCI and USIB principals.
c. To make to the DCI and in time critical situations
laterall Tti to other USIB Principals) such other reports on the
s(a?us of strategic warning as the Special Assistant may direct.
cl.. - To ?conduct. and submit to DGI and. USI 3 Principals . stuclie s
and anal}*ses with a view to:irr~prot-ing 1k.. .eapabili iethe,
Intelligence Community to provide strategic warning Arid with Our.-
Cori consideration for related wort: being done c l .e .:'here i.rn. the
To arrange with appropriate departments, and
agencies of the Government for the prompt forwarding
needs` to, carry out its rriissi.on;
to, the..St:rategi.c. Warning Staff of all the information it
4. Community res nslbi.llti_Xs.
a. The rconsibzlities of U:SIP, cle~:rtrnen.t:.c and afencies
in support of the Special Assist%,nt and te, trzz te,dc 1`jarn nc., St,tf.%
are:
(1) T~? 1z~23'iSie fulltime, scni_orprofessi.onal
intelligence I)ersonnel to t:?ie Sf rat.cf;ic \'/arni.r-s. Staff
anclooiiier.:tt c r t a.s arrancd l)y.,fli ~ ?a A s `cant.
(2) To provide to the Strategic Warning'Staff on
a timely basis all information from every domestic and
-foreign source pertinent to the strategic warning mission,
as is prescribed in.NSnM 226.. .
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b. The DID, shall provide the facilities for the Strategic
Warning Staff, including communications, data processing, logistic
and administrative support.
Composition and Organization
a. The' Special Assistant for Strategic N%Ia* rning shall be
appointed.by the DCI in-consultation with the Director, DIA..
b. The -Strategic Warning Staff shall be. directed by a- CIA
officer appointed by the DCI. He shall be directly responsible to
-tile Special Assistant and shall serve as his deputy for stra"tcgic
warning.
c. The Strategic Warning Staff shall be collocated with-
tlie -National Military. Intelligence Center. and. sha_l..consist..of Intel:..
The Deputy to the Director of Central Intelligence for 0,e
::..Intelligence Coznmuni,ty ?(D/pcI/J.C) is.,heceby.assigned responsibility.
for the formation of a- USJ_B- Nvorhing group -to rcvicv r the functioning of
the strategic warning process and to report periodically.-at least
annually. .to t:he USIB on its fipdings.
li eoce officers'assi ned'from appropriate elements of the Gorn.r,.unit~r
in consultation with the Special Assistant.
W. E. Colby .
? , Director of Central Intelligence
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