COORDINATION OF REQUIREMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000700060017-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: February 26, 1955
• Content Type: MF

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6 February 1955
ECTS Coordination of Psquireerr eents
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Memorandum of 1 February
I AC Representatives
PA TICIPANTSt Buford, Treeziso,. State; Capt. Staley,
Cmdr. McKinney, ONI; Col.. Montgomery,
rir. Guenther, G-2; Col. Berry, Air Force;
ground of the establxshmen
t veer and the ZAG instructions to this group
of conforming intelligence and collection requirements to those: priority
objectives, lie *Upped lightly over Tab A asking that the oup, advise
on Tab B. a proposal for two new co ttees on intelligence req ree-
and collection tasks. He added that the author of Tab B does not
a conmittt*e is necessarily the best device to codify intelli-
e requirements, but that inteellig
by some meas.
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a. painted out that Tab B was not a
and that it had been discussed internally with a ty e
He suggested, therefore, that this inter-agoncy grew sheer,
iscusedon of the Tab B proposal as exploratory and without preju
dice.
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3. noted that some views in CIA bearing on the
propos as Towel
a. That collection requLrem,
can beat be described as chaotic.
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then suggested that he would appreciate diacu
are in need. of major now machinery or procedure
traduce more order into the collection processes or whether our presnu+
system
of collection tasks.
b. That I
F accoar-
ts and to assure that the more
capable collector is assigned the collection task.
d. That there is no continuing direction of require-
ments from the Priority Nat onnal Inteelligeennce Objectives
set forth in DCIJ 4/4.
rli2once collection but stated that he preferred to consider any
e level wit
giving many
rd stated that the arrangements for the r,
production are well established.
S. Col. Montgomery stated that he thought it a good idea to re-
corrective action in terms of filling intelligence gaps. He felt at the
present time that gaps were reflected in the Priority Into iikgeencee Ob-
jectives themselves and in the research programs. (Ba added. inci-
dentally, that a requirement to revier DC1f9 414 in six months does not
permit G-2 adequate time to prove or disprove the ad quacyd the last
intelligence objectives.) l felt that c requirements were a
problem from the construction of guide-type requirements and
e0 system for priority aissi
such an over-all list. efererncting the use
uts list, he said, that that list hurt iutelligens
Col. 3 ontgomery explained that -
priority collection based on DC 4/4 and Departmental needs
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Lug well.
equirements. eitn regard
as no way to codify ad boc rV%
reequireementss he was at a loss to see how the proposed
he was present as a collectors
once, but was interested in education with
sree less concerned
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10. Commander McKinney of the navy felt that f16. wa
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to attempt any central ov er.sll now machinery. ,.....~~
. Berry, Air Force
ressed *,--
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am== s
McKinney and added that the Air Force has felt that daily collection re-
quirements, (guide-type requirements being already adequate) dynamic to be susceptible to codification as there were oa~ many
re too
variables involved such as time, area and categories.
1. It was not made clear in the discussion what could be
accomplished by a collectors committee or group. Mr. Buford pointed
out that from time to time he would appreciate an opportunity to discuss
collection problems informally with a group of collectors.
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14. Col. Montgomery commented that Tab A was in erar
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parts and that in the main it was a CIA paper with eite
f
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, re
er
.~ ga e~~nesc~ n gDmery that the paper was a
was requested to discuss with Col. Montgomery, and others
as appropriate, whether it would be worthwhile to correct Tab A and, of
course, to include appropriate descriptions of collection systems not
adequately covered. Some thought that the paper might be useful as a
description of the collection system which is understood only in part by
intelligence officers. The paper, if revised, should not attempt to eval-
uate an
o
i
y *
V*c
esn system but merely be descriptive of what
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