Annual Report to the NSC on the Status of the Foreign Intelligence Program

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05597A000200060055-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 7, 1998
• Sequence Number: 55
• Publication Date: July 31, 1957
• Content Type: MF

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31 July 19 57
MEMORANDUM FOR: Secretary, Intelligence Advisory Committee
SUBJECT: Annual Report to the X SC on the Status
of the Foreign Intelligence Program
' Enclosed ds the report on the Nationa.LIgtelligence
Survey program requested by your memorandum of 19 July 1957.
Enclosure:
NIS report - 31 July 57
Distribution:
Orig and 1 - addressee
1 - OBI (subject file)
1 - Special Studies
1 - chrono
DAD/BI: : nh
Assistant Director
Basic Intelligence
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3 1 July 1957
NATIONAL INTELIAG1NC . SURVEY (NIS)
.During the year NIS production essentially fulfilled the
Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) annual production requirement of
eight equivalent FNS, and brought the total of the NIS production
thus far to over 3,700 sections. This represents more than
65% of the total world coverage, and on the JCS high priority
areas coverage is now over 9 complete. Nearly one-third
of the production effort during the year was directed towards
maintenance revision of published FNS sections.
A major accomplishment this year has been the com-
prehensive revision of the NIS Standard Instructions, and the
development of the NIS Reference wide to provide for a better
understanding and more effective use of the NIS among the
growing body of NIS recipients. Other noteworthy activities
during the year included the production of the NIS on the Arctic
two years ahead of schedule, the attainment of world-wide
NIS Gazetteer coverage on all foreign areas, and the develop-
ment by the Defense Agencies of formal NIS Control and.
Coordination Directives.
In summary, this has been a year of solid accomplishment,
characterized by excellent interagency support and coordination,
and reflecting a gradual improvement in collection guidance and
acquisition, better administrative controls, and more efficient
interagency procedures.
With the continuation of present production capabilities it
is anticipated that the INS program will meet the JCS requirement
of some 500 sections annually for the next three years. This
should result in 85% to 90% coverage of world areas by 30 June 1960,
and the revision of one-third of all published NIS under the
maintenance program.
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