OBJECTIVES FOR THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FOR FY 1975

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 26, 2006
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• Publication Date: June 19, 1974
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Memorandum for Holders
USIB/IRAC-D-22. 1/17
19 June 1974
UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
INTELLIGENCE RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEMORANDUM FOR HOLDERS OF USIB /IRAC-D-22.1 / 17
SUBJECT Objectives for the Intelligence Community
for FY 1975
REFERENCES a. USIB/IRAC-D-22. 1/17, 11 June 1974
b. USIB-M-670, 13 June, 1974, Item 5
meeting (reference b. ).
The attached letter to the President from the Director of
Central Intelligence forwards the final version of the subject Objectives.
This version incorporates the changes discussed at the 13 June USIB
Executive Secretary
See Attached Dist.
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CEG ET morandum for Holders
USIB/IRAC-D-22. 1/17
19 June 1974
THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20505
18 June 1974
The President
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
Thank you for your most encouraging letter of March 22, 1974,
and its reinforcement of your earlier directives that I assume
leadership of the Intelligence Community. Since taking the oath in
your presence last September 4th to fulfill these duties, I am pleased
to report a general spirit of cooperation and collaboration among
the different elements of the Intelligence Community. The committee
structures established in your November 5, 1971, directive
(National Security Council Intelligence Committee, Intelligence
Resources Advisory Committee, and the reconstituted United States
Intelligence Board) have been useful vehicles for the determination
of substantive and resource questions affecting the Intelligence
Community.
During Fiscal Year 1974 we have been implementing the
Objectives approved in your letter of September 25, 1973. I hope
the annual report on these Objectives, to be filed after the end of
the fiscal year, will be satisfying to you. A number of steps have
been taken which in my view improve the responsiveness of the
Intelligence Community to your needs, those of the National Security
Council, and those of the Congress. Specific steps of an organiza-
tional and procedural character have also been taken to focus the
Intelligence Community on higher priority needs and to increase
the effectiveness of our collection and analytical operations.
A fundamental element of my attempt to respond to your long-
term goals of November 5, 1971, is the effort to establish
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substantive intelligence needs as the driving force for the
Intelligence Community. Organization, evaluation and resource
allocation should seek the satisfaction of such intelligence require-
ments. I am pleased to report a general acceptance of a new
venture in this area, the identification of Key Intelligence Questions
for Fiscal Year 1974, which your September 25th letter encouraged
me to produce. This guidance for what the Intelligence Community
should cover will be used as the base point for the evaluation of our
effectiveness at the end of the fiscal year. We are still working
out the details to implement this process fully, but I intend to ensure
that the substantive intelligence needs of our customers dominate
discussions and decisions about the Intelligence Community.
Carrying on the process described above, and still responsive
to your November 5, 1971, long-term goals, I submit herewith for
your approval the Objectives of the Intelligence Community for
Fiscal Year 1975. The first group of these I have termed "Substantive
Objectives, " describing the output I believe you would expect of the
Intelligence Community during Fiscal Year 1975. These Substantive
Objectives would be used as the base for the development of more
detailed Key Intelligence Questions which I would issue to the
Intelligence Community with the approval of the National Security
Council Intelligence Committee. A second set is named "Resource
Management Objectives, " dealing with the interaction of the members
of the Intelligence Community and the allocation of resources to and
among them. These Objectives will be reflected in my December
submission to you of recommendations for the national foreign
intelligence program, including tactical intelligence. Milestones
have been established for the measurement and evaluation of
progress toward satisfaction of these two sets of Objectives, and
they will become the basis for my annual report to you of how
effectively the Intelligence Community performs during Fiscal Year
1975. A copy of the Milestones has been provided to the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget.
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I would welcome your approval, modification or discussion
in the National Security Council Intelligence Committee of these
recommended Objectives for 1975.
Respectfully and sincerely,
(signed)
W. E. Colby
Enclosure
Objectives for FY 1975
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SUBSTANTIVE OBJECTIVES
1. Provide reliable, timely and comprehensive assess-
ments of Soviet policies and intentions in the political,
security and economic fields, to include the dynamics of and
factors affecting Soviet leadership and decision making.
2. Provide reliable, timely and comprehensive informa-
tion and assessments of current and future Soviet military
and political capabilities to exert influence or power
outside the USSR, especially with respect to the United
States, its forces and its allies, and other key areas such
as the Middle East and China. In particular, monitor Soviet
compliance with the Strategic Arms Limitation agreements,
the Limited Test Ban Treaty, the Mutual Balanced Force
Reduction, and similar negotiations.
3. Provide reliable, timely and comprehensive informa-
tion and assessments of Chinese internal and external policies
and capabilities with respect to the United States, its
allies, the USSR, Southeast Asia, and the Third World.
4. Provide reliable, timely and comprehensive informa-
tion and assessments on political and security situations or
crises significantly affecting US interests or requiring US
action (e.g., Arab-Israeli relations, South and Southeast
Asia, the European Community, Latin America).
5. Provide reliable, timely and comprehensive informa-
tion and assessments relevant to US international economic
policy decisions and negotiations.
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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES
1. Evaluate the performance of the Intelligence
Community in meeting the substantive objectives contained in
selective FY 1974 Key Intelligence Questions, and report the
conclusions to the National Security Council Intelligence
Committee for review and comment. Present Key Intelligence
Questions for FY 1975 to the NSCIC for approval.
2. Review the programs of the Intelligence Community
in the Intelligence Resources Advisory Committee and submit
to the President, through the Office of Management and
Budget, recommendations for a consolidated intelligence
program budget, including tactical intelligence. Support
the President's Intelligence Budget before the Congress.
3. Provide leadership and guidance to the Intelli-
gence Community, with the advice and assistance of the
United States Intelligence Board, with respect to:
a. The production of national intelligence
responsive to Key Intelligence Questions developed with
principal consumers and approved by the National Security
Council Intelligence Committee to fulfill Presidentially-
approved Substantive Objectives;
b. Formal and informal collaboration of the
individual agencies and staffs of the Intelligence
Community, to ensure the priority requirements of
policymaking officials are clearly understood and
reflected in resource allocations and that timeliness,
objectivity and clarity of intelligence products are
achieved without unnecessary duplication;
c. The interaction of national and tactical
intelligence to contribute both to national intelli-
gence and to force readiness;
d. The proper integration of all intelligence to
produce the best possible results;
e. The protection of intelligence sources and
methods; and
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f. Longer-term projection for planning of intelli-
gence needs in the years ahead.
4. Stimulate research, development and application of
techniques and procedures to improve intelligence collection,
processing, analysis, production and presentation, with
particular attention to product improvements and cost savings.
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