RECOMMENDATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP66B00560R000100100028-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 2000
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: March 8, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved r-of Release 2002/09/04: CIA-RDP66B0i"0R000100100028-4
RECOMMENDATION -;"8 March 1963
13. Strengthening Technical. - Capabilities. The Hoard recommends
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that top priority be given to the creation, organization and exploitation of
now resources of science and technology for use in is elllgeazce activities.
.Except in limited fields, of which photographic reconnaissance is
one, we have merely scratched the surface in exploiting the use of science
and technology for intelligence purposes.
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To move ahead with an adequate program, the Hoard proposes the
follow.isnsg:
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(a) The creation of an organization for research and develop- l
meat which will couple research (basic science) done outside the No'
Intelligence comrraunity. both overt and covert. with development w= "
and engineering conducted within intelligence agencies, particularly
the CIA. Institutional research, academic and industrial, roust be
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,wed to mission-oriented research I
CIA whereby the whole spectrum of dern science and technology , N J *-C
ttae ngsmmcyr Ct-be present fragmentation and coral partmentatia* of q, D
research and development in CIA severely inhibits this function., N v,, 4
(c} The clear vesting of these broadened responsibilities in
the top nical official of the Central Intelligence Agency,
operating at the level of Deputy Director.
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the Central Iat+tllignce Agency'i rersnt 4.ea Qf Research may /
~ccom h this. If it does not. alternative administrative arrange-
-eats .t.'t-e dvsed. Aim technical official as we conceive
his responsibilities, ouT have reporting to him the following
groups, each Sod by a competent technical leader:
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e installation of an administrative arrangement In the
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?I} Technical Requirements Group, to generate and