Military Requirements and Priorities for Production of National Intelligence Surveys

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05597A000300040014-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 15, 1998
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: February 16, 1961
• Content Type: MEMO

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The Dir*d:;Pr"s: Asi lap , as .
SUBJECT: UfA#&Vy q -r, ste, as d. *400400 4 ttea.
d "National National Intelligence Surveys
rs4 U'Voitw 4.e r _ r ss the I f ' ttse *ad its
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military estsbl#
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Cdoa e for varuee time has been actively concerned
wiih $40. pre
for e!14
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iA certain NIS units;
k y .. ?*r&c litie?
fron 8 to 14. and Inc reas z g that of Chapter I f:wiz 4 to 12.
J % rtbrer procedarrsl a*4 oriaaisaUgaa1 efficianeive.. lsddiad to
inreasee4. ,.' lrrocir ctla ,. c&A be
o aatimrt of problem by the
a paint where p;educ
clod as a result 04 the p,;s, 2 re-
iibir ad,eucies w the full cup : rt
;*Mlea. * c and diveersio , of, a to ring
the W Producing c on ensa a J hen
or be ad*g ly sustained.
4. Is-, this respect,, 04110ral WiU4=o has stated th*t the
"...... ,i i cif the radirectM)n se sed a iLn1$ ~ to bo tl~ eely
20% of the aUort now deyated to the NIS pgagxsn by Army if increasing
essential requirements in the field of scientific and technical intelligence
are to be xn*t. t It should be further noted that CIA's support for State
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Ages should and ca* ai*ta * this I*vel a pr t with , -ly
asss 4A some, rociu pg C ate by l ctb*r oca4urai
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in diva,,aim
d dt.cuseted the n.rnoramdu to the Chairman
tec4 rx atir t*%&%Ce
at ptra uctiou
iudicati* by regair* nout..
urged fall support by the contributing agencies for cent aiag t
of $ e+ valsat
vet the Pr 44w.
emphasis on early initial completioaa as
Committee efforts to develop feasible econarnies in pvocedu es
whici- will cc *ibute to -pTO tuns et the ,admum rate
consistent witat I*telligeece Agsncy capabilities. "
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has boon, reduced 11% over the past two years. These actions are indicative
of the recent cutbacks in support, wbich can be only partially offset by
cleaner without prejudice to the. utility of the !R.
3. In broad teams of a requireznents, g .quiv 1:nt NIS a year can be
considered a minimum level of production. This was surtainod
throughout the post-Korean War peri to Y Y 1960. The Intelligence Agencies
should and can maintain this level cf production with only nc u in i increases
producing components by further procedural and or,,anisatlonal
efficiencies,
material reduction in diversion of NIS staffs.
6. In consideration C-ienera) Rreftweie.r'* papar and the foregoing,
I suggest the foI1owi?x as the povitio-% the board rzi ht reasonably take an
We matte r:
"The Board discussed the rxienxorandum to tbo Chair- an
from the Director for Intelligence, The Joint Staff. 'Military
Requirements and Priorities for Production of National latolUgence
Surveys' dated (e February 1961. The Board noted the survey's
emphasis on early initial completion and accelerated maint#nanco
of the XIS program as now constituted and, in view of production
of S equivalent NIS as the annual minimum indicated by requirements.
urged full support by the contributing agencies for continuing MS
Committee efforts to d.v.le-p feasible economies in procedures
which will contribute to NIS production at the maximum rate
consistent with Ixtelligenc* Agency capabilities. "
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