Proposed Agenda for a 12 March Meeting

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• Publication Date: February 20, 1975
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THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
NSC Declassification/Release Instruction WW, D. C. 20505
Intelligence Community Staff
DCI/IC-75-0536
2 0 FEB 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: Members of the NSCIC Working Group
SUBJECT Proposed Agenda for a 12 March Meeting
1. It is proposed that the next meeting of the Working
Group be held at 1030 hours on Wednesday, 12 March 1975, in
the White House Situation Room. The agenda would be as
follows:
a. Approval of the minutes of the 29 January
meeting. A copy of the draft minutes was sent to each
member on 5 February.
b. DCI Objectives for the Intelligence Community
for FY-l976
A. copy of the draft set of substantive and
management objectives is attached. Members are requested
to review this document and provide their comments at
the meeting. This agenda item is a follow-on to the
discussion on 29 January concerning the DC.I's objectives.
for FY-1975? (TAB A)
c. DCI Perspectives for Intelligence, 1976-1981
A proposed revision of the "Perspectives"
issued last year for 1975-1980 is attached. The re-
draft applies only to Part I, "Major World Problems,"
and Part II, "The Role of Intelligence." Part III,
"Implications for Intelligence Planning," will be
drafted following review of Parts I and II. (TAB B)
Members are requested to provide comments at
the meeting on Parts I and II, particularly with respect
to the extent to which the identification of "Major
World Problems" relates to the primary problem areas as
*seen from their respective organizations, and the
extent to which the "Role of Intelligence" has been
properly oriented to the anticipated world environment.
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d. Improvements in the handling of warning information
A briefing will be presented on recent actions
and programs under way to improve the performance of
the Intelligence Community in the analysis and handling
of warning information. Short background papers will
be provided members prior to the meeting.
e. Report by the chairman
The chairman will present for consideration:
(1) A draft paper outlining the kind of
guidance which it is suggested the NSCIC
should provide to the Intelligence
Community and the DCI.
(2) A summary of the follow-on which has
been made in response to comments and
questions raised by Working Group members
at previous meetings.
(3) An outline of a proposed work program
for the Group.
L' utenant General, USA
Deputy to the DCI for the
Intelligence Community
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144El-lonAAND?UM FOR: NSC:CC Intellip,:ence Panel.
Proposed', Guidance from NSCIC to the DCI `t
1. The DCI's recent report to the President and PFIAB
described one of the major problems facing the Intelligence
Community in these terms:
. . . We must improve communications between
the policymaker and the Community. The problem
of obtaining improved guidance from policy and
planning levels is far from solved, despite the
progress described earlier in this report.
Additional emphasis has to be put on the need for
policymakers to take the Intelligence Community
into their confidencewhen;they are formulating
plans so that intelligence assets can be brought
to bear in time to be effective."
2. In seeking to make progress on this chronic problem,
the DCI looks for guidance to the NSCIC, which in the President's
memorandum of 5 November 1971, is to:
a.
"Give direction and guidance on national
substantive intelligence needs," and
b.
"Provide a continuing evaluation
products from the viewpoinb`,of
consumer."
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3. To accomplish these goals, a number of' Proposals have
been set out below. Essentially, they are designed to inform
us ho?-1 the NSCIC can be better served by the Intelligence
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Con;}l.linii y, and to provide the DCT, as the Head of the Community,
appropriate guidance to do so.
!~. These proposals are exploratory and advanced w:tth
the. understanding that they can be modified or discarded.
1. MAJOR POLICY GUIDELINES DOCUMENT
In this proposal the NSCIC would prepare a document
describing the major policy lines the NSC intends to pursue
during the next year in each major region of the world. The
document would also define the major missing information pieces;
in effect, these would. be the areas in which the 'Intelligence
Community would concentrate its efforts to assist top policy
and decision makers. This guidance would go far to assist
the Community in establishing priority requirements and
tailoring production emphases. The timing of this publication
to be negotiated to have maximum impact on KIQs and other
IC policy publications.
II. SPECIFIC PROPOSALS TO NSCIC FOR GUIDANCE
One of the persisting myths abrbad-in the consumer
world is the belief that the Intelligence Community can collect
anything. This proposal envisages going to the NSCIC with
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In b:t ir.fing the subject ,the esssent_ial point; to be made would
be that the West has a fairly good appreciation of Soviet
military capabilities, but has a long distance ;to go to estimate
with assurance Soviet military intentions. At this point,
recommended changes in staffing patterns abroad, estimates of
funding required to improve our position., and other
recommendations could be raised for NSCIC endorsement.
Other topics, e.g., Narcotics Suppression, Terrorism, could
be raised. In these briefings, the cost to the IC of
pursuing these activities-could The described, and endorsement
of priorities (or recommendations for changed emphasis to
other fields), could be solicited.
III. ?CRTTJ-CAL REVIEW OF PRESENT INTELLIGENCE PUBLICATIONS
This is a program for continuing evaluation of intelli-
gence products by consumers. It would involve the identification
and critique, at least once a quarter, of a specific product
or series of products in terms of responsiveness to the
consumer. We would envisage this as a serious and wide-ranging
evaluation by the consumers. In the case of each product or
family of products, topics to be 'addressed would include:
A. GENERAL - PRODUCTION
Are substantive papers now dealing with the proper
issues, that is, matters of compelling interest to the
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Are they cove rind; subject matter in sufficient depth?
Too much depth, Including minor issues? Enough or too
much analysis? Are they too long? Too short? Just
r:i.ght? Are they clearly written? Are they objective?
Are the products timely? Can a consumer obtain a
response in a reasonable time?
B. TYPE -- PRODUCTION
We are concerned here with types of production,
e.g., current intelligence, economic Intelligence,
NIEs/NIAMs, etc.
Are /the families of papers serving the consumer?
For example, do the current intelligence-type publications
serve the consumer adequately? Are there too many?
Not enough? Are they deficient in any way? How is
the mix as between current and estimative intelligence;
should there be more (or less) of either? Similar tests
could/be applied to economic, military, basic, and other
substantive publications.
In the estimative area, in addition\;to the general
questions above, we would seek guidance-'on such -
questions as whether there should be more SNIEs, i.e.,
a "faster service as opposed to regularly scb-ieduled NIEs,
whether the NIEs should be more reportorial than estimative
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C . NEW PRODUCTS
Evaluation arid critique of current production would
also be designed to elicit guidance on whether new kinds
of products are; ;desired by consumers.
D. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
1. To the degree possible, evaluation of production
would seek guidance as to emphasis. For example, should
Latin American production be emphasized or downplayed?
Should emphasis on narcotics, terrorism, economic,
and other types of intelligence be shifted?. Should
emphasis on biographic production be increased?
2. Can the IC improve its responsiveness by
structural changes? For example, would it be useful to
place an IC person in the Secretary of' State/Defense office
for early response to high level. needs? By adding
a small Intelligence Community element to the National
Security Council staff?
3. Another avenue to obtain guidance for the
DCliwould be NSCIC critique of basic DCI documents,
such as Perspectives for Intelligence,'the National
Foreign Intelligence Program r?ecorrmmendations, and
National Plans!, e.g., SIGINT.
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