EXSUBCOM MISSION EXPLOITATION GUIDANCE SYSTEM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05703A000700030002-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 8, 2003
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 14, 1971
• Content Type: HW

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WMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, EXSUBCOM
SUBJECT : EXSUBCOM Mission Exploitation Guidance System
1. The Center has reviewed your proposed system for stating
mission exploitation requirements. We support any effort to improve
the current method of formulating first- and second-phase exploitation
requirements and view your proposal as a step in that direction.
2. As you are aware, we are in the process of studying a revised
exploitation and reporting system which may render obsolete the present
system of rigid target accounting and mission-oriented reporting.
Until such time as we develop our ideas and have something positive to
report, we recommend proceeding with the development of your system of
mission exploitation guidance.
3. We offer some comments relative to your system which should be
considered.
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a. National Targets: For a target to qual y for
inclusion in the NIETB there must be reasonable expecta-
tion that imagery of this target will provide information
of direct significance to issues or situations of importance
to U.S. national interests. Furthermore, a target should
focus on the principal function of that target which impacts
on U.S. foreign and defense policies and programs and encompass
all related and co-located facilities. Thus, when speaking
of an airfield we should also include defenses, storage,
electronics and other associated features.
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b. Target Categories: We believe there are two basic
categories to which targets should be assigned; those
requiring reporting each time imaged because the information
could have an immediate influence on national policy and
program decision, and those targets and areas which should
be monitored for continuance of the status quo or changes
with potential impact on U.S. policies and programs. In the
latter category the frequency for monitoring will vary.
The former category could be divided into two sub-categories;
the first would include those targets where the information
derived would have an immediate influence on national intelli-
gence problems and the second would include those targets where
the information is required before the next coverage of that
installation is acquired or before periodic review of all
related targets would be accomplished. Any scheme for managing
target readout must permit rapid reporting of unanticipated
information. The assignment of targets to specific priority
categories for exploitation must not preclude reporting the
information under a different priority if there is a need
for it.
c. Collection Systems: The specification of exploitation
requirements by collection systems seems unnecessary. Needed
information should be reported from: whatever source available.
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d. EEI's: A statement of the intelligence problem or
identification of those issues or situations of importance
to U.S. foreign and defense programs and policies should
precede specific lists of EEI's. Specific target lists
should be related to these statements,
e. Frequency: The frequency with which a target is
scheduled for readout should depend upon the nature of the
target, the time necessary for a target to undergo a signi-
ficant change and the reaction time involved in modifying
U.S. policies and programs in the light of changes detected.
Suggested intervals would be 90, 180, 270, and 360 days from
the date of the previous readout.
4. We anticipate. playing an active role in the development of the
guidance system and will provide greater detail on some of the above points
as the situation dictates.
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EXECUTIVE BOARD
The Executive Board composed of the senior member of each Group and
chaired by the Executive Director or his designee, will provide guidance
and direction on a daily basis for the time-phased reporting of imagery
derived information by the NPIC.
The Board will select on a daily basis those items continuously
extracted from imagery and submitted to the Board by the Imagery Exploit-
ation Group for publication. in the NPIC daily vehicle (hard copy report
and/or cable). The Board will evaluate these items in terms of national
level requirements of highest priority and concern.
The Board will select, approve, and designate subjects by NTP
category of NPIC responsibility to be reported on a second priority basis
-(weekly or bi-weekly publication).
The Board will determine those items or subjects to be reported in-
depth on a monthly publication basis. These items will include all
categories of NPIC responsiblity under the N'I'P plus internally generated
information of significance to the intelligence community.
Summary publications by topic, subject, or target type, will be
designated by the Board in response to national requirements for quarterly,
semi-annual, or annual publication.
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NPIC SECRETARIAT
The responsibility of the Secretariat is to provide primary support
to the NPIC Executive Board as follows:
- Processing of all requirements levied upon the NPIC
- Maintain central data file on requirements for NPIC imagery
exploitation, reporting, and production services.
- Serve as point of contact for external organizations in the
submission of intelligence requirements to NPIC.
Coordinate Executive Board actions within the Center.
Serve as NPIC representative to COMIREX/EXSUBCOM.
Perform staff studies and summary analysis of requirements
as directed by the Executive Board.
Provide general staff and clerical support to the Executive
Board.
General Support - Provide general support to the Executive Board for
the preparation of memoranda and general clerical support.
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