Increased Intelligence Support of USIA by CIA:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000100150008-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 23, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 27, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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Question: What effects will the implementation of
area? (Also touch very briefly on
Report in USIA and State have o the CIA
current status of study on NIS Financing and assign-
asst of international communism)
once Su
USIA b
The USIA Survey called for the provision to USIA
of national intelligence and CIA intelligence and information.
The USIA Survey also established a list of the types of in elli-
geencee and intelligence information needed by USIA against which
CIA (and other agencies) could disseminate. The NSC has
designated USIA as a recipient of national intelligeenco subject
LAC determination. The clearing of national intelligence
screening CIA intelligence and intelligence information &cc*
g.eenc r publications to be provided USIA. At present, OCD/LD is
established. Tab A of the USIA Survey listed certain
and its dissemination to USIA is handled by procedures already
minated to USIA subject to the consent of the
mesnts established by the Survey. This intelligence
originator with regard to the protection of his sources and methods.
This function of providing CIA-materials is handled by present
procedures and personnel. A practice screening both from current
take. and, via intollofaxc, from the library has been completed
and consultations with the originator* regarding protection of
cea and methods are underway. The USIA Survey &lso
called for covert reporting of "descriptive detail". Instructions
d organisation have boon sent, but at present
no increase in reporting has been reflected.
The USIA Survey called for participation by USIA
in the pertinent activities of the IAC subcommittee on basic
?2artici a ties b USIA in Certain IAC Intelligence Free irasr
cee, on defectors and foreign language publications. The
tion of USIA's pa-rticipation_ in the activities of these
USIA decl ssific ~'~n role tr c-nn
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three subcommittees and their programs is one of coordination.
While USIA's participation in certain NIS committee activities is
f USIA's requirements, there may be an in-
crease in the editorial responsibility of OR's basic intelligence
division resulting from increased NIS production by State as
called for by the USIA Survey. Participation by USIA in the
Interagency Defector Committee will permit USIA to exploit,
when possible, defections from behind the Iron Curtain.. Sum
exploitation of the defections or the information from defectors
essentially is a correction of the earlier uncoordinated relation-
p. USIA's participation in the NSCID 16 Committee on Foreign
Language Publications and its three subcommittees on procure-
ment, reference, and exploitation will avoid duplication by USIA.
assets and also provide for utilization by the
lligence community of the USIA and USIS capabilities.
coordination with State Department). This reporting Las not yet
underway, although initial steeps have been taken. CIA already
receives copies of USIS reports and any increased take as a
Provision by USIA of Certain Intelligence to CIA:
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The USIA Survey called for reporting by USIS i.
alt of new U515 reporting will be handled by present procedures
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NIS naancing;
The USIA
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date for the completion of such reexamination. This reexa
Department of State established 15 February 19SS at a
and a subsequent letter to the
now in progress within the Agency and it is expected when
that is concluded discussion with the State Department and the
Bureau of the Budget will be undertaken.
t of International Communism
In calling for increased intelligence production,
as to the proper location (State or CIA) of the rresponsibilit
principally under the NIS program by State, the USIA Survey
recommended increased production an international communism.
The Director has asked the SA/PC/DCI to negotiate with State
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the production of intelligence on international Communism
the responsibility continue to be located in State,
positions will be called for in CIA, but
by CIA, for NIS production will be increased. Should all or part
of the responsibility be placed in CIS ' new positions will be
required to augment the present production by the Ibt
Communism Branch of staff C. The exact location in CU
such production In the event all or part of the responsibilit,
placed in CIA has not boon decided.
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Question t: Is the- Study on Foreign Propaganda
Analysis Far ?naug.h Advanced to Discuss?
relationship of foreign propaganda analysis to other intelli-
Then USIA Survey referred to a separate exam
e support. Interest in foreign propaganda analysis has boon
d due to police measures in the Soviet Orbit restricting
other information useful for intelligence purposes. In
50 and 51,
produced a. three volume report an this *object. In brief,
report described the history Of foreign propaganda analysis by
the FCC during World War U sad mad* recommendations for
aced description and analysts of foreign propaganda.
Current consideration of foreign propaganda analysis includes
the - study. FZ ID's current production, as well as production
consumers. A major problem in considering the responsibilities
4I.g.jState, I, FDD and the reactions and requirements of
sources. On the other hand, the majority of those respon
tendons can be drawn from this source. They also recommended
that such analysis must properly be tested eventually against
other intelligence analyses which include consideration of other
that experience has shown that inferences as to a country'
the techniques of foreign propaganda "yet* concerns
snalysi,i based on all sources including actions of foreign govern-
most vs. the analysis of that propaganda with little or no reference
to other sources. Proponents of the latter method of analysis
feel that foreign propaganda, based on radio and press reflects
actions of foreign governments via public announcements and
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s production (political) based on all sources in
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ciuding actions of foreign governments insists that foreign prop-
aganda analysts not to conducted is out of contest and erroneous.
They &tat* further that they have accumulated sufficient experience
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the study of foreign propaganda analysis is a problem of soma s-
ticsss. For example, an the one hand, the - study and certain
of its readers recommend that more inferences can and should be
*there who have read the- study and are either familiar with
or currently use the present press and radio reports feel that those
reports already constitute adequate content analysis.
drawn from radio and press monitoring, while on the other ban
Identification of the techniques of content asnalyati
and the determination of where, if they exist, they functional
belong has not yet been concluded.
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