INTELLIGENCE MATERIALS ON (Sanitized) RE: USIA SURVEY

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CIA-RDP61S00750A000600030001-0
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C
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4
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December 9, 2016
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March 6, 2001
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August 11, 1955
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MF
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DRAFT CONFIDENTIAL Approved For Release 2001/08/28 : CIA-RDP61SO075OA000600030001-0 11 August 1955 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Office of Intelligence Research Department of State Chief, Office of Research and Intelligence United States Information Agency Acting Chief, RQM/OIS- Chief, Special Projects Staff Operations Coordinating Board Lt. Cmdr. A. Christopher Office of Naval Intelligence Major Thomas B. Johnson Department of the Air Force Mr. Yaro Skalnik Department of the Army, G-2 SUBJECT: Intelligence Materials on RE: USIA Survey 1. In April, 1954, the Director of Central Intelligence and' the Director of USIA agreed to a survey by CIA personnel of the intelligence need of USIA and agencies with related programs. The IAC agencies and OCB participated in the survey. The report of the survey and its recommendations were approved (see IAC-D-82 series). Z. One of the major findings of the survey was that a consolidated Statement of Need for the "types of intelligence and intelligence informa- tion required to meet USIA's essential needs" should be approved. This tA c 4 C a statement of need was approved by all interested agencies. ItMprp- that additional detail would, of course, be necessary to support CIA op- 6 - erations and, against military personnee armed forces operations. This Approved For Release 2001/08/28 : CIA-RDP61SO075OA000600030001-0 NFIDENTIAL CONFIDER statement of need has served as a base to define the specific basic intel- ligence requirements for NIS which in turn have been approved by agencies in the NIS Committee. 3. During the survey the statement of need was tested in the cases 25X1 C 25X1 C of two countries -- In thecase of- a psycho- logical offensive program had already been approved. Based on this pro- gram an intelligence annex listing questions which should be answered by ai Afiit intelligence was agreed to by persons participating in the survey. e an- ewers to intelligence questions should, o&-ee s+? be provided in advance r of or at least concurren^Xwith the t of a program programming decisions awe based on all available information. The 25X1 C second country, was chosen for various reasons and a list of intel- ligence questions to serve as an annex to a country plan was 25X1A agreed upon. Time did not permit answering the ~ intelligence ques- tions while the survey was in progress. 4. Since the survey and at the suggestion of the undersigned, the Department of State has assembled in one volume (copy attached) available 25X1 C intelligence in answer to the-intelligence questions. The intelligence assembled appears to cover most of the intelligence questions asked but requires tailoring and editing to be more useful. Some additional informa. tion would necessarily be required from the field and of a current nature. 25X1 C Approved For Release 0 0828 IIA RDP61S00750A000600030001-0 Approved For Release 2COMfAt61S00750A000600030001-0 The amount of additional intelligence required would become less and less in quantity as the NIS basic intelligence program produces more basic in- telligence in keeping with the revised outline referred to in para. 2 above. 25X1 C 5. Perhaps the first point which volume makes clear is that the intelligence production program of OIR in State already provides an enormous amount of intelligence materials which bear upon intelligence needs for one particular USIA country program. While this will vary from country to country the case is in general typical. 25X1 C 6. It is doubted that the assembly of pertinent finished intelligence case is the practical way to go about answering the questions bearing upon other country programs, a general outline for which is attached. It is suggested instead that: a. IRI personnel should be roe onsible for preparing from fi (" "r !k ce. L u r such materials intelligence annexes to country plans?-- is is`a case of tailoring to meet an agencys peculiar needs-and b. Where necessary, consulting with OIR specialists and OCI specialists where refinemants or more current facts and interpretations are required. Lfy',Q~ Naturally this should not become a mechanical process and the questions