National Intelligence Studies of Middle East Areas; comments on the adequacy of (c)

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• Publication Date: March 12, 1959
• Content Type: REPORT

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UNITED STATES NAVAL FORCES
EASTERN ATLANTIC AND MEDITERRANEAN
FLEET POST OVIF1CE
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Tot Chief of Itaval. Operations (Director of Kral Iartelligefoe )
Albs Rational Inw ii-mmum haft" of 1t 1* last Areas; casmmmats
an the adequacy of c)
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Raft (a) (XD 1tr app' asr 02%33M of 25 NOT 195$
1. In reference (a) the Chief of Naval Operations r.gasstrd that cammraetts
am taw adaquaey of Natieaal IstelliSs ce atndires (US)) of r Middle Nast,
b&"4 upon experiences of this **=am *wing tbs operstieNS is Irewoo%
be forwarded to CNO (1311) for presentaties to the )I ae^stittee.
,La addition to the immediate eaperiemss of aleaente of the CINCI
a" CIXC = t)taffs, cm zts have bem regrested or invited
CnK3wA trm the folloid cemm ands brick mere also involved is middle
l*t plavainG and operations t
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In addition Op1I87 'LT in to rm solioited oom-saaf Chapter VI also lose a disproportionate smennt Of their
value when over five are old, particrarly in the Middle Zast where the
ecouoeic chenges are more narked than in the awe settled tieg regions
of
vorld. TC X found that the foreign e the NIS* C
ILBANON,, specifically, were not adequately covered by
general that the
staff personnel made the same observation, noting r VI's tetds
Section covering Trade and Finance in the Middle Bast Chapter
to concentrate too ouch on financial aspects and lacks weeded detail oa
specifics of foreigh trade, including details on specific items Of
e
anditt
and import laand3 ed by aercbant shipping irsaa the priasaipal ports,
origin and destination.
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i+ UI ($0ioxl i) There is not a single Section o a
Chapter Y lishod for any of the countries in the Videdls East. Wbi2.4
the entire area is admittedly of relative minor importanos in scientiti3
fields, there is military si,grnifieaance fl of course,, attached to 8aetion ,2,
Air, Ground, and Naval. Weapons, particularly with the inflU of diet
sums into the UAB, 1, MAQ, and ANISTALI, and great mu1itt*r
interest it the ground, naval, and air equipment available to
,gain, Section 72.,1 covering Electronics, asstimss increasing pot'tancse
c a t US CINCEUk, CTF 62, and F &t$'i'C ,
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in additiald INCSPEC , found this Chapter particularly
outdated 'cud in need of current sapple.entary sections or changes on a
continuing basis. Amplifying discussion of the situation on Section 82,
Naval Forces, was provided by FL&ENtTC]&11SiM as Zollowet
In relatively static areas, i.s., Naval Organisation, Ccsamand
Stracturr, Administration, Policy and Deetrine, and Training clad
Personnel, HIS treatment was adequate. In few of these areas did
this command hold publications which disputed, verified, or updated
the material contained in the NIS. MIS could not be, and were not,
relied upon for reports of current naval strength and disposition.
Supplementary intelligence was required for the latter information.
The date of publication of Section 82, EGIPT (February 1954), did not,
of course, permit inclusion of any material on the transfer of quantities
of soviet Bloc naval material to EGYPT or reflect the influsbo of
Soviet advisors and technicians on the capabilities of the Vd3tytisn
Navy. An up-dated eupplemsnt to this section would have been of
considerable value. The preceding remarks are applicable to the
other Bectiona of Chapter VIII.
In the specific case of Naval Forces, since ONI publishes a quarterly
up-dated naval order of battle, the inform is certainly available
for periodic revision of the NIS Section.
1. Chanter IX .(Ms and Ch&d t This is a vital Chapter for
Military planners. It is generally the very first item consulted tdten
planning begins, for the first thing planners demand from intellig ce
is detailed,, accurate, am-rent maps of the areas of projected operhtioni.
Some method is needed for integrating information available from the
demi-annual status reports of the Army Map Service into periodic changsi
or supplements to the Chapter IX information in the MIS. During the
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in the developauiat of plans fora ceatingencies in 11 0, IRA, and AM*
the Chapter We e of the NIS for these three countries wore published in
1950, 1951, and 1950, respectively. Intelligence an the availability of,
current up-to-date baps that is 7 or 8 years old already is Wt ad quote
for military planning purposes.,
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a. SS p.)ewe t I -d Naval Faci tie t This information, of
vital concern-to both operational and logistical p1aaning persowp]. of
both the Navy and the Army, loses a disproportionate amount of Talcs when
more than five years old. Except for the Port Plans, FL INTC notes
that the NIS on the Middle Eastern oountries which were published prior
to 1953 are of limited utility. CINCUSAEEUR also notes that the Supple-.
meat I's are particularly obsolescent. FLINT i adds aq)ili.fying
cc went as f olio n t
NIS 28, SYRIA and ISBANON, dated 1948, is an example of basically
good NIS material, the value of which has been greatly lessened
because of the fact that the information is more than 10 years old.
NIS on seven of nine Middle Eastern countries are over seven years
old; NIS 36, PAKISTAN, does not contain Port P14ns of the ports
described.
n. Sutepi,+ nt II (JR4 I.mndiraa Beacb,es) t For the entire
SPA area only one Supplesnt II has been published, that one being
for EGYPT, and it was published in 1918, so that the information is
subject to immediate challenge and negligible use in amphibious p1aam-i g.
(Further related coocnt is contained in sub-paragraph 5.b. above on
Section 22.)
o. Sunuleseent III (Telacoaeon~nicati otas) t Available only for EGYPT,
of all the countries in the Middle East, avid that Supplement is dated
1949. (See related comments under sub-.paragraph 5,f. above on wmkWer III.)
For areas like the Middle East, where current U. S. military pens are
most frequently based upon military operations within a country which
would utilize existing coa unications facilities, rather than seeking to
destroy thew or deny them to an eat, specifics on the whole range of
telecommunication facilities is of great importance.
p. $ pp1 IV (U A t This Supplement has not been published
for any Middle East Country. The lack of the information which would be
provided is highlighted by the following,, FLEIN'TC NZLM comment:
A special requirezent existed for information concerning the senrce,
distribution, and control systews for the municipal water supply of
the city of Beirut. Unfortunately, Supplement IV, "Urban Areas", has
not yet been issued for NIS 28, and a considerable amount of effort
was expended in obtaining-this information on a priority basis. This
particular point is presented to emphasize the fact that "Urban Areas " .
Supplements have not yet been issued for ar of the Middle East aovntries.
A priority should be assigned for such production.
Related comment is found in sub-paragraph 5.e. above on Section 25.
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ra. 'erse z Lack ex saaffi,.cien imt*l.l.it axxco of a bio--
'aphis rata in the N car: tba Middles last generattd wary adverse
nriti_cisara fr,?orm military omwwmdo consulted. The fact. to that the "Key
J'~rsoneli.tie '" NIB publication bne not been published for aM country
i.n the Middlo last. (For the eecctii' CINC !(a area of interest this
p?iblic*tion ',.sy, available on one three conntriesx USSR,, YUt3LAYIA,
r?nd LIHIA,.) Recognition of this deficiency generated the CINCtI$AFF
reco ndatlon that priority be given to the publication of this
Pllpplownt for the Middle Eastern countries. This supplement would be
of iaanc+ns, eralue in predicting the direction and complexion of a newly
installed gov*rrmaent." US COMM spelled out the need for both
current supplementary sections or changes plus an snn..i supplement to
i.nclucis short biographical sketche* on now personalities, 'For the
Middle $ast countries," said FIZIN IX, "present NIS treatment is
obsolescent or incomplete on wil.itaa y and political personalities i bo
are not among the leaders of govez e3nt or opposition forces, but vbo
are of pors.ential significance, Biographic data on. both rebel and
goverment personalities in LSBAWN were not adequa.telr covered by the
NIS." Cr?iCX CINCSP ZC c,onciars icith all of these comments and re-
errrphaai_ses the need for early production and annual revision of the "Key
Pnrsonalivievw publication for each Middle last country.
6. sumwc-y as Recomxmendat? o ? Obviously the NIS Drill. never answer
all the mquirements for a y ai li.tary planner; equally obviously it is
not intended to, since it comprises basic intelligence which nut a]i.ys
be supplemented with current operational ixatellijence. Tst iaporv..eut
in the preaen.t situation, the major inadequacies of a hi oh have been
discussed above, seems attainable, particularly since the military needs
can be men, within the military contributions to the ooordinatedprogrms..
The following recot endationa and suggestions are offered for investiga-
tion by the NIS Committee:
a. Adaptation to a loose-leaf format to permit more flexibility of
corrections, changes, and insertions of supplementary data.
b. Shift of emphasis from revision of entire Nectious or Chapters
to more frequent revisions of those iah most rapidly,
c. Institution of more frequent consumer testing within the allitart'
to keep production effort keyed closely to requirementse
d. Tap the resources within OCI in CIA whiob are now able to maintain
the OCl Country Handbooks with more satisfying results than now achieved
for similar information in the NIS9
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to Conduct a management review of the editorial and mechanical
n ocsssing that now appears to require excessive time between compi3.a-?
tion and finished distribution.
f. Delegation to the military services of authority to prepare and
issue changes to Sections under their cognizance without additional
editorial steps.
g. Investigate possibility of adapting certain ACSI DeptAr, ACBI
BgUSAI', and ONI finished publications for Nil use. That is,, it might
be possible, for arawple, to assign an NIS designation within Section 82
to the ONI publication 30-0, if it were redesigned samtiewhat, so that
separate distribution of the ( I publication could be elimingted. Data
promulgated to &U NIS holders would gain materially in currency in this
subject, the manpower now required to do two separate editing jobs would
be reduced, publication. and distribution expenses would be ant, and users
would consult one publication instead of two.
h. A more positive determination of the relative priorities between
revision work and original production, based upon areas of importance in
military planning in the immediate future, with provision for review of
priorities at least annually.
i. Early production of Chapter I Briefs for ISRAEL' the ARABIAN
PENINSULA,, and SUDAN, and annual revisions or changes to all Chapter Its
for the Middle Beast.
J, Priority production of Key Personalities supplements for all
Kiddle East countries.
7. While the original request for the data compiled herein cans from the
Chief of Naval Operations, and CNO's announced intention is to present the
comments received to the NIS Committee, this survey is deemed to be of
interest on a joint basis, and a copy of this letter 14 accordingly being
provided to the JCS and to the ACSI. Department of the Army, and the ACSI,
Headquarters, USAF, in addition to the amends who contributed to the
preparation of this summary.
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JOB (J-2) CC IXTHFLT
ACSI, DeptAr .:CCI ?AIRE1M
AC31 IigUSAF . Cc!
us CINCEUR
CIKCUSAREM C4*(STSELK
CINCUSAPE GTF 63.
CINCUSAFE ADVON CTP` 62
D. M.
Assistant Chief of Staf.
Intelligo nc3
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