CONCEPT FOR ASSIGNING REPRODUCTION PRIORITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00450R000100100003-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 20, 1997
• Content Type: MEMO

Approved For Release 2007/10/23 : CIA-RDP72-00450R000100100003-7
CONCEPT FOR ASSIGNING
REPRODUCTION PRIORITIES
A workable system for assigning reproduction priorities
to intelligence products has two aspen+a. (l) Lila __
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ivas being reportea, or its
perishability); and (2) ability to Justify a given level of
graphics (to im
t
prove
he communication of substantive infor-
mation from analyst to reader or to increase the product's
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We shall establish five categories (I
II
,
, III) IV, V)
to govern relative urgency of reproduction,' and five (A, B,
C; D, E) indicating authority to resort to a given level of
use of
ra
hi
g
p
cs. These two indicators, each with its own
message, will be used in concert (I-B, III-C).
To the extent possible
production s
i
,
er
es (e.g, NIEs)
will be assigned to categories in advance. This in an effort
to minimize the need to deal with products on an individual
basis
thou
h
,
g
we will always have unanticipated situations
or some which will rate treatment as exceptions.
Authorized Leve
A Anything goes
D Single color, substantive
Moderate, multi-color,
substantive only
B Extensive graphics, including
 Thus a special report for the President might carry a
I-A priority, indicating that it is to receive top handling
in getting it through PSD, as well as the propriety of
inclusion therein of any graphics thought to be desirable.
On the other hand, a given reports series might be rated
III-E, indicating that it should receive routine treatment,
but that no resources were to be expended upon graphics.