STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONAL BRANCH (PSYCHOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION)

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• Publication Date: October 7, 1950
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STAT ONT OF FUNCTIONS
FUNCTIONAL BRANCH
(Psychological Intelligence Division)
The 1l'unctional Branch is responsible for collaborating w th the
Plans and Policy Staff and the Regional Branches of the Psychological
Intelligence Division in the development of psychological intelligence
and psychological warfare intelligence production programs; for pro-
ducing, or requesting the production of psychological intelligence on
their own initiative, to meet production programs,, or to meet specific
requests; for specialized methodological studies pertaining to psycho-
logical intelligence and psychological warfare; and for providing
technical and methodological guidance to ORE components engaged in
psychological intelligence production. In fulfilling these broad
responsibilities the Functional Branch will-
1. In collaboration with other components of the Psychological
Intelligence Division and ORE, and through liaison with other govern-
mental organizations, determine the requirements for psychological
intelligence,
20 Collaborate with the Plans and Policy Staff in the development
of Psychological. Intelligence production programs in implementation of
ORE's mission, and to meet the requirements of US psychological warfare
policies, plans, programs, and operations,
Produce, or request the production of psychological warfare
intelligence to meet such programs, or to fulfill specific requests from
US psychological warfare agencies.
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4. Develop criteria, methods, and guidances for the stunt and
production of psychological intelligence by other ORE components.
5. Prepare estimates of reactions of foreign, targets to prospective:
US psychological warfare objectives and of the probable results such
objectives, themes and instruments intended to achieve ,
6. Prepare estimates of the results of psychological warfare
Operations and programs to determine if US psychological warfare plans
and objectives in foreign areas have been met.
7, Madw recommendations to US psychological warfare organizations
based on the conclusions of technical study regarding target populations,,
themes, instruments, etc., for psychological operations designed to
achieve US psychological warfare objectives,
Develop requirements for information, intelligence, and externa,t
research needed for the production of psychological intell3 mince, and
review such requirements originating in other ORB components,
9. Review all psychological intelligence produced by other OR,E#
CIA, and lAC con oxients.
10. Conduct liaison with govemuuent and private organizations
conducting programs of foreign opinion and attitude measurement,
interview and personal d cument study, and other related activities,
for the purpose of securing special adaptations or additions that will
supply valuable information to ORE,
ll. Conduct liaison with govenmental and external organizations
performing work of value in the field of psychological intelligence and
psychological warfare b
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STATL1 NT OF FUNCTIONS
CULTURE AND SOCIETY SECTIUM
(PsY-050 ogp camInre enc"e `j;ision )
The Culture and Society Section is responsible for the psychological
intelligence aspects of a) conunism and religions., and of b) international
relations and politics of non Soviet areas; and for the inter-regional
and methodological aspects of psychological intelligence on the cultures,,
societies, classes., occupations, and ethnic groups in foreign areas. In
fulfilling these responsibilities the Culture and Society Section will;
$. Continually assess situations., trends,, and developments in
foreign areas relating to those psychological intelligence fields described
above a
20 Determine the function, contribution., and role of the methodolo;icaa
considerations and specialties above and recommend their use in the pro-
duction of psychological intell.igenceo
3. Ascertain in collaboration with the Plans and Policy Staff and
through liaison.,, the requirements for psychological intelligence and
psychological warfare intelligence in these fields,
149 Collaborate with the Plans and Policy Staff in developing psycho.
logical intelligence production programs, and with the Psychological
Warfare Section, in determining the intelligence production programs to
meet US psychological warfare objectives, plans and operations.
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5, Produce intelligence reports and estimates on the following
subjects, calling upon the regional branches of the Psychological
Intelligence Division or other OIU components for intelligence support
as required:
a, non-Soviet Orbit international relations
b, religion and Communism
c4 inter.regional aspects of cultures, societies, classes,
occupations, and ethnic groups,,
6, Develop requirements for the collection of Information and for
research needed for the production of psychological intelligence in
these fields, and review such requirements originating in other ORE
components,
7. With respect to its fields of responsibility, continuously
examine the analytical and production methods and techniques employed
by other Psychological Intelligence Division components and recommend
improvements.
8, Examine in the light of its specialized competence and make
recon-aendations to the Psychological ';'carfare Section regarding target
populations, themes, and instruments for psychological warfare operations
de sinned to achieve US objectives?
9a Assist the Psychological ;"darfare Section in estimating the
reactions of foreign targets to prospective psychological warfare objec--
tives, and in esti,r xting the probable effectiveness of themes and
instruments intended to achieve such objectives.
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3.0. Assist the Psychological Warfare Section in analyzing and
assessing the results of ps ohological warfare operations and programs to
determine 'whether US psychological warfare plans and objectives in
foreign areas have been mat,
no Reviaw all, Intelligence produced by other ORE, CIA, and TAG
components relating to its field of responsibility,
12? Continuously analyze and assess current rrthods and techniques
related to the study of intelligence in the se fields.
13. Conduct liaison with governmental organizations engaged in work
in this field and obtain expert consultation from individuals performing
work of value in this field,
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STATE IT OF FUNCTIONS
PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES SECTION
(Psy o1ca Intelligence zhv s on)
The Psychological Techniques Section is responsible for the technical
and methodological consideration of psychological intelligence, with
special reference to the following fields: the use of opinion and attitude
measurement; of interview, biography, and personal document studies; of
mass communications analysis; and of the study of crisis, panic, revolution,
and war situations. In fulfilling these responsibilities, the Psychological
Techniques Section w i.11:
1. Continually assess situations,, trends, and developments in
foreign areas in order to determine the function, contribution, and role
of the specialties above in the production of psychological intelligence.
2. Collaborate with the Plans and Policy Staff and other components
of the Psychological Sntellitonce Division in the development of plans for
the production of psychological intelligence to meet ORE's primary mission,
and with the Psychological Warfare Section in the development of plans for
the production of psychological warfare intelligence to meet the intelligence
requirements of United States psychological warfare objectives and plans.
3. Produce, or request the production of intelligence relating to
those specialties above.
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L Assist regional branches of the Psychological Intelligence
Division and other ORE components to secure access to and-interpretation
of the results of specialized studies in the above technical fields
relating to their geographic areas,
5, Assist the Psychological Warfare Section in estimating the
reactions of foreign targets to prospective United States psychological
warfare plans and programs, and in estimating the probable success of
themes and instruments embodying them,
6. Assist the Psychological ,carfare Section in analyzing and
assessing the results of psychological warfare operations and programs
to determine if United States objectives have been met.
7. Conduct liaison with government organizations and private
institutions and organizations conducting programs of foreign opinion
and attitude measurement, interview and personal document study, and
other technical psychological studies, for the purpose of securing special
adaptations of or additions to such programs, in the interests of psych,>-
logical intelligence.
8. Conduct liaison with government organizations and obtain expect
consultants from private institutions and organizations as required to
keep abreast of current methods, techniques, and studies.
9. Develop and review requirements for the collection of information
and for research needed for the analysis and production of intelligence
related to its field of responsibility.
10. Based on its technical studies regarding target populations, ,hemes,,
instruments, etc., make recommendations to the Psychological Warfare Section
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for ps+'chologgica1 warfare operations designed to achieve United States
psychological warfare objectives.
11. Continuously examine the analytical and production methods and
techniques related to its field of responsibility that are employed by
other ORE components and recond improvements.
12, Review all intelligence produced by other ORE, CIA, and IAC
components relating to the specialized respon$ .bilities of this section.
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STATEI fiIT OF FUNCTIONS
PSYCHOLOGICAL l`1ARFARE SECTION
(Psyc o aRca ~o~nc'eion )
The Psychological Warfare Section is responsible for collaborating
with the Plans and Policy Staff, ORE, in the development of intelligence
production programs to meet the intelligence requirements of the United
States for psychological warfare plans, programs, and operations; for
producing, or arranging for the production of, intelligence to meet such
requirements; for preparing estimates of the reactions to United States
psychological warfare programs and for surveying the effects of such prorarns;
and for guiding ORE components engaged in the production of intelligence for
psychological warfare purposes. In fulfilling these broad responsibilities
the Psychological 1larfars Section till:
1. Continually survey situations, trends, and developments in
foreign areas to determine psychological factors susceptible to United
States psychological warfare operations, requesting as required, detailed,
scientific analyses of those situations by Psychological Intelligence Division
components and other components of ORE.
2. Produce or request the production of intelligence on situations
susceptible to psychological warfare treatment, and coordinate ORE intelli-
gence production relevant to such situations.
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3o Ascertain in collaboration with the Plans and Policy Staff and
through liaison with United States psychological warfare organizations., the
requirements for psychological warfare intelligence production.
1 Collaborate with the Plans and Policy Staff in the development
of production programs to net psychological warfare intelligence requirements,
5. Review specific requests on ORE for intelligence production in
support of United States psychological warfare operations.
6 In collaboration with the Psychological Techniques Section and
other CIA. components, develop programs and methods for estimating the
probable results of psychological carfare themes, and the instruments erit-odying
them,, and make comparative evaluations of media and channels best suited for
given psychological warfare programs, projects, or undertakings,
In collaboration with the Psychological Techniques Section and
other CIA components, develop programs and methods for the analysis of
the results of psychological warfare operations to determine if United States
psychological warfare plans and objectives in foreign areas have been mat,
8. Based upon studies accomplished above, produce intelligence estimates
of the reliability and expected results of present and prospective psychologica'
warfare plans, programs, and themes.
9. Develop criteria, methods, and guides required for the analysis by
regional branches of the Psychological Intelligence Division of situations
exploitable through psychological warfare.
10. Coordinate, review, and transmit to United States psychological
warfare organizations intelligence on the targets, themes, and instruments
suggested by psychological intelligence specialists in other components of
the Psychological Intelligence Division and other ORE components,
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114 Review all psychological intefigence produced by other ORE.
CIA, and lAC componentsa,
12. Develop requirements for collecting information and for research
required for psycholo ,i.cal warfare intelligence and review such requirements
originated in other ORE components,
13. Continuously analyze and assess current methods and techniques
pertaining to psychological warfare and psychological warfare intelligence.
14. Conduct liaison as required with governmental organizations
engaged in psychological warfare planning and operations, and with external
research organizations performing work of value in the field.
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STATEIMT OF FUNCTIONS
REGIONAL BRA1 CHES
(Psychologica eU nce Division)
As the components of the Psychological Intelligence Division with
the primary responsibility for the production of psychological intelligence,
the Regional Branches trill:
1. Through scientific investigation and examination, analyze and
assess the psychological intelligence aspects of foreign situations, trends,
and developments,
2. Produce, or request the production of intelligence designed to
estivate the psychological effects and implications of United States policies
and courses of action in foreign areas.
3< Produce,., or request the production of intelligence designed to
estimate the psychological effects and implications of the policies and
courses of action of foreign nations upon other foreign nations in terms of
United States policies, programs, and courses of action,
t. Produce basic country psychological intelligence studies.
5. Produce psychological intelligence required for United States
psychological warfare plans, programs, and operations, upon its own initiative,
or at the request of the Psychological 'w'arfare Section.
6. Collaborate w th other components of the Psychological Intelligence
Division and the Plans and Policy Staff in developing plans for the production
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of psychological intelligence to meet the ORE mission and to meet the intelli-
gene requirements of United States psychological warfare plans,, programs, and
operations,
7, Develop and transmit to appropriate components of the Psychological
Intelligence Division for reviews requirements for information,, intelligence,,
and external research necessary for the production of psychological intelligence.
8. In collaboration with other Psychological Intelligence Division com-
ponents, develop methods and techniques required for the examination and analysis
of psychological aspects of intelligence relating to geographic areas.
9, Assist the Psychological 'darfare Section in analyzing and assessing
the reactions of foreign targets to prospective psychological warfare objectives
and in estimating themes and instruments intended to achieve such objectives,,
10. Assist the Psychological Uarfare Section in analyzing and assessing
the results of psychological warfare operations and programs to determine whether
United States psychological warfare plans and objectives In foreign areas have
been met.
11. Make recommendations to the Psychological 1:1rfare Section from a
regional standpoint regarding target popul tions, themes, instruments,, etc.,,,
for psychological warfare operations to achieve United States objectives in this
field,
12. Review all psychological intelligence produced by other ORE, CIA, and
IAC components,
13. Continuously assess current methods and techniques related to the Ena:lysis-
and production of psychological intelligence.
14. Conduct liaison as requi redo
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TAM71, OF OT GANIZATION
PSYCHQIOCICAL I13 E 3,IG"MME DIVISION
.OFFICE GF Ttr'1PORTS iam EsT .3ATPS
Or ization and Position Title
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Lebo .ogica L Into nc Division
Dial
Deputy Chief
Secret=7
Total T 0 Idiate
no re sn-t Rsq t
1
1 1
Itnetional Branch
CY3ef
1
1
secretary
1
1
Clark
2
Psycholo? 3.cal Waarfar Sect on
Chief
1
1
intelligence Officer (Psychological Carfare
specialist)
2
2
Psychological. Tecle uss Section
Chief
1
1
Intelligence Officer (opinion and Attitude
specialist)
1
Intelligence Officer (Mass Ccmururii.oationa
Specialist)
1
Intelligence Officer (Interview, i3i1o raphioa1,
Personal stud' Specialist)
inteUigence Officer (Crises, T'1ar, Panic,
Revolution -Specialist)
...
Chief
Intelligence Offi er (feligioos _ rgemimebiew
and In, +=e~+ Specialist)
Intelligence Officer (CommunieW 4wsm"atiene-
ecial ist)
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CJ LTlizi PQ as Title
Inte ?ence Officer (International pslatjon
specialist)
Intelligence 0fficer (Culture and Society
Spe cial.i.st )
Intelligence Officer (Class and (houp oacupe...
tions Specialist)
Total 0 3bmdiate
? msrnt " iut
Secretary
Clerk
1
1
Cu1 and So-. c. _
Intelligence 0:0fjcces (USSt Culture and
Society Specialist)
1
Intelljge,ce Officer (Satellite Culture and
Society Specialist) ? -
Intel> i ;e z O Pfic r (r''tkana a Croup Specialist)
1
1
Class,. Oce 3ati.on and Other TOUD
Tntell ,VIM Officer (17orker and fuddle Class
e c.ial
S
p
:
i
.s
t
)
Into ati! nai Ralatioaxe. ((
intellagenc:a Officer (Sovaeti.Communist
It tea nati onal Relatior, m1d Propagate
Special:Lst
Types Specialist
..,
.
ura
Cone nuniti?s Specialist) I'tell?i:geive Officer (Rul, ,Mite, and
rdar;ar~al
Intellicance Officer (Peasant ,,r
R
l
1,on-goviet Last
G1lief
Secretary
Clerk
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Total V O M ediate
)rc=1zat,on and Position Title urement ^,eg Mt
Culturo adj Group
Intelligence Officer (Culture and Socioty
Specialist, Far uast) 1
Intelligence Officor (Culture end Society
Specialist, India . ?alcistan) l 1
Intelligence Officer (Prelitora tes Peoples
specialist) 1
Class Occupations and Othor CW2m
IntoUicenoe Officer (Upper Classes, Urban and
:.,ar tnel, ajpos Specialist) 1
Inte3Zi ence Officer (Peasants and ra1
Carrw.nitica Specialist) 1 1
bor oviet "':ost Branch
Chief 1
uocretary 1
Clerk 1
Culture and Socie
Intell.ie;;ence Officer (Culture and Society
Specialists, Latin . rica, Europe, Near East,
and Africa)
Class, Occupat on, and Other q. rat%
2
Intelligence Officer (? :'orlMr and Labor Union
Specialist)
Intelligence Officer (Urban and i.Liddle Classes
Specialist)
Intelligence Officer (Peasants and ?aural
Comnuniti.es Specialist)
Intelli. once Officer (Elite and _largi al ,apes
pocialist)
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