EAC WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDED MISSIONS & FUNCTIONS AD/OSI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP64-00046R000100150019-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 9, 2005
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: May 29, 1954
• Content Type: LIST

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CIA ELECTRONIC INTERCEPT PROGRAM
OVED BY DCI ON 29 NAY 1954
EAC WORKING GROUP RECU,4ZJNDED
MISSIONS & FUNCTIONS AD/OSI
17 DEC 54 REQUESTED IT BE USED
AS INTERIM GUIDE.
DRAFT MISSION AND FUNCTIONS OF
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No definitive mission stated
knit some functions outlined.
Following statement made:
That the elements of the DDI,
DDP, and Office of Communica-
tions, which have responsibilities
for plans and programs in their
respective areas of interest,
be charged with the development
of such ELINT plans and pro-
grams under the general
coordination of the AD 7SI
FUNCTIONS
a. General review and reporting
of action taken by operating
elements.
The CIA ELINT Staff Officer
will study and make rec mn ,nd_
do to the Director and Agency
components regarding * * * *;
will provide staff review
dance to operating components
* * * and ,o on their
progress to the Director; and
will arrange necessary central
Agency ELINT controls and services.
FUNCTIONS
a. Responsible for a continu-
ing review of the Agency ELINT
program including budgetary pro-
visions and for preparing
periodic reports to the Director
in regard to progress.
The CIA ELINT Staff Officer,
with the advice and assistance
of the CIA ELINT Advisory
Committee, is charged with
assisting the DCI in planning
coordinating and supervising
the Agency ELINT program and
with coordinating ELINT with
other CIA programs, projects,
policies and procedures.
FUNCTIONS
a. Review overall Agency ELINT
plans, programs and budgets and
prepare recommendations to the
Director.
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 b. Review on a continuing
basis of CIA responsibilities,
capabilities and potential in
the ELINT field.
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b. Receives periodic reports
from Agency components on FLINT
activities falling within the
purview of their general missions;
and on the basis of these reports,
prepares studies and recommenda-
tions to the Director or Agency
components, as appropriate, in
regard to all aspects of Agency
ELINT activities including:
Based on reports from Agency
components, prepares studies
and recommendations on
Utilization of ELINT in intel-
ligence research and production.
Based on reports from Agency
components, prepares studies
and recommendations on
Development and utilization of
new or existing ELINT sources.
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b. Excercises continuing staff
review and approval authority
of all ELINT activities necessary
to successfully implement the
ELINT program as approved by the
DCI, including:
Exercises staff review and
approval authority of
(1) Assignment and reassignment
of ELINT responsibilities to
Agency components.
Exercises staff review and
approval authority of
(2) Utilization of ELINTT in
intelligence research and
production.
Exercises staff review and
approval authority of
(3) Development and utiliza-
tion of ELINT sources, collection
projects and facilities.
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Exercises staff review and
Based on reports from Agency
components, prepares studies approval authority of
and recommendations on
Dissemination of raw CIA ELINT (4) Dissemination of raw
ELINT.
data and intelligence produced
for FLINT.
Exercises staff review and
Based on reports from Agency approval authority of
components, prepares studies
and recommendations on
5 Research and development
Research and development in in)interception, processing,
interception, processing and
analysis equipment and and analysis of ELINT.
techniques.
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Based on reports from Agency Exercises staff review and
components, prepares studies approval authority of
and recommendations on
The conduct of liaison with Liaison with other agencies and (6) Liaison with other agencies
and governments on ELINT matters.
organizations outside CIA on governments.
ELINT policy, planning and
programming.
Based on reports from Agency Exercises staff review and
components, prepares studies approval authority of
and recommendations on
ELINT processing and/or analysis (7) Procurement and utilization
techniques, of ELINT interception and
analysis equipment.
he-appraisal of CIA ELINT Formulates Agency-wide policies, c. Formulates all Agency-wide
policies and the formulation of as required, to effect coordin. ELINT policies to insure that
such new policies or modifications ation and exploitation of Agency the Agency ELINT program will
of existing policy as may be ELINT potential # # # #. be coordinated with
required.
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d. Advises the Director in the
determination of CIA positions
on national and international
ELINT policy matters.
e. Serves as Chairman of the
CIA Elint Advisory Committee.
Exercises approval authority in f. Coordinates Agency ELINT
regard to ELINT collection re- collection requirements with
quirements and priorities * *. those of other agencies and
governments to insure establish-
ment of appropriate priorities,
Arrange for the provision of g. Arranges for the provision
such field technical coordinated of scientific and technical
aid as may be requested by guidance to Agency
operating components * * *, Hqs. and
field components in planning and
conducting ELINT activities.
Assigns responsibility for the h Participates in, or arranges
conduct of liaison with other for, CIA representation on ELINT
U.S. agencies on FLINT matters. matters with other U.S. and
foreign agencies to * * *,
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i. Directs studies of Agency
ELINT potentialities and capa-
bilities to deter_:ine their
optimum application in fulfilling
ELINT requirements.
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