(Sanitized) INFORMAL COMMENTS ON THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT

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• Publication Date: December 18, 1961
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18 December 1961
INFORMAL COMN1ENTS ON THE SCIENTIFIC AND
TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT
Over-all I think the report is excellent and covers
a number of items which need attention. I was particularly
pleased to see the recognition that the Defense Intelligence
Agency was looking into the scientific and technical intelli-
gence resources of the various research commands in the
Department of Defense. In order not to be accused of over-
looking some items, you might wish to make some note in
Section 2. "Exploitation of Open Literature" of the efforts
both of other government agencies, such as the National
Science Foundation, and private concerns, such as the
American Physical Society, in the translation of Soviet
literature. This might be particularly helpful to the
National Science Foundation in getting appropriate funds
included in their budget particularly in view of their
previous difficulties with Congress on this score.
With regard to Section 8 on "The Problem of Analysis,"
I note that Atomic Energy intelligence has been specifically
separated in NSC]]) No. 3 from scientific and technical or
military intelligence in that its production is assigned
to all members of USIB. I would recommend that some mention
be made in this Section and in Section 3,
regarding the need for the coordination of
intelligence production and collection in the field of
Atomic Energy particularly with regard to the "intelligence
components" of the various research organizations in the
Department of Defense.
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