Basic Intelligence Program Agenda of Requirements to be Considered by the Ad Hoc Committee

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 29, 2000
• Sequence Number: 47
• Publication Date: September 25, 1947
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25 September 1947
Basic Intelligence Program
Agenda of Requirements to be Considered
by the Ad Hoc Committee
1. This ad h2Q committee has been established by direction of the
Intelligence Advisory Board to consider the basic intelligence program of
IAB No. 1, and the implementation of the National Intelligence Surveys.
At this first meeting it is proposed to discuss the general aspects of the
basic intelligence program and to determine the specific problems at hand.
2. Under IAB No. 1, the Director of Central Intelligence is charged
with the correlation of the basic intelligence program. and with the editing,
publication and dissemination of the National Intelligence Surveys. He is
also responsible for correlating the maintenance program of the National
Intelligence Surveys. The Director of Central Intelligence has designated
the Assistant Director, Reports and Estimates, to handle this problem for
C.I.A. A. Basic Intelligence Group has been set up within ORE, the chief of
which is designated as ORE's representative on this acL h52~ committee,
Currently this Group is editing the Defense Project and is preparing to
continue the publication of such JANIS as this committee determines shall be
completed.
3. The Joint Chiefs of Staff have recently approved the transfer of
the personnel and activities of the Joint Intelligence Study Publishing
Board, which publishes JANIS, to CIA.. The Director of Central Intelligence
has agreed to accept on 1 October 1947 full responsibility for the JISPB,
which will be integrated with the Basic Intelligence Group, ORE.
4. The first problem to be discussed by this committee concerns the
JANIS program. Its status as of 22 September 1947 is indicated by separate
table, which was distributed to each member at the beginning of this meeting,
The Chief of Naval Intelligence has recommended completion of all JANIS on
which work has been started. It is necessary that the committee examine
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this problem in light of the new-NIS program and determine what JANIS shall
be completed under the CIA.
5. The main questions to be determined in respect to the new NIS
program are: a) outline, b) allocation of production,, and a) establishment of
priorities . Each member has been given copies of the JANI4; and SID outlines,
together with A. Brief Comparison of SID and JANIS Outlines,"' prepared by the
JISPB. Before we get into the details of this subject, I think I should
indicate CIA's position vis-a-vis the various IAB agencies in respect to the
NIS program. I believe I am correct in stating that CIA's whole approach to
the NIS program is one of constructive cooperation. We feel that our job is
to effect a meeting of minds on this problem which will produce NIS of the
greatest benefit to all concerned. We are not proponents either of SID or of
JANIS. We do feel that the NIS should adequately reflect the requirements of
all IAB agencies and the Joint Planners. Naturally there must be a practical
limit to the amount of intelligence contained in an NIS. Our views might be
expressed briefly as follows: that the general NIS should contain a degree of
detail sufficient to satisfy all inter-agency requirements. For example, the
Naval intelligence, contained in an NIS should satisfy generally the requirements
of all the IAB agencies except Navy. Additional requirements on Naval
intelligence which are needed by Navy could be produced as an annex or supple-
ment to the general NIS and disseminated in accordance: with the desires of the
Navy Department. In this fashion, both the primary and secondary requirements
would be satisfied without including too much detail in the general. NIS or
omitting necessary material of concern only to the producing; agency. Finally,
we feel that the outline for the NIS should be sufficiently flexible and
comprehensive to deal adequately with the various areas to be covered. 25X1A9a
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