DRAFT MINUTES OF THE 14 SEPTEMBER INTELLIGENCE BOARD MEETING

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SUBJECT Draft Minutes of the 14 September Intelligence Board
Meeting
The attached draft minutes of the 14 September Intelligence Board
meeting will be considered at the next regular Board meeting..
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UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
Minutes of
Four-hundred-eighty-fifth Meeting
United States Intelligence Board
USIB Conference Room
Central Intelligence Agency, at 1030 hours, 14 September 1967
Director of Central Intelligence
Richard Helms
Presiding
Vice Admiral Rufus Taylor, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Mr. George C. Denney, Jr. , Acting Director of Intelligence and Research,
Department of State
Lieutenant General Joseph F. Carroll, Director, Defense Intelligence
Agency
Lieutenant General Marshall S. Carter, Director, National Security
Agency
Mr. Howard C. Brown, Atomic Energy Commission representative to
USIB
Mr. William O. Cregar, acting for Federal Bureau of Investigation
representative to USIB
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1, Watch Report No. 890
Approved as circulated,
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2. Proposal for ELINT
Evaluation
(USIB-S- 15.2/3, 31 July)
who stated that this proposal for ELINT evaluation was submitted in
response to the charge as stated in the National ELINT Plan, He observed
that this is the first community-wide attempt to evaluate the totality of the
ELINT effort, and recommended that the Board direct the SIGINT
Committee to proceed with this task.
The SIGINT Committee report was introduced by
In an extensive discussion of the scope of the proposed pilot
evaluation, the Director, NSA. expressed his concern that the Committee's
proposal placed emphasis on an examination of resources. General Carter
instead suggested that the primary objective of the ELINT evaluation
should be to determine how responsive US and US sponsored ELINT
activities are to the total ELINT requirements of the US.,
The Director, DIA believed that the pilot program should first
determine the validity of existing requirements and assess the responsiveness
of ELINT activities to these requirements. General Carroll, however,
thought that there must also be an examination of the application and
management of ELINT resources.
Admiral Taylor suggested that the agreed objectives as stated
by General Carter and General Carroll might be accomplished by rearrange-
ment of the wording in paragraph 3 of the SIGINT Committee report,
General Carroll proposed changes to paragraph 3 of the report
which after review and discussion were accepted with several amendments.
The Board also agreed with a clarifying amendment in paragraph 2
suggested by General Carroll.
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:[n response to the Acting State Member's question concerning
cost/effectiveness, the Chairman suggested that an additional sentence
be added to reflect that cost/effectiveness is not to be examined in this
initial pilot evaluation.
The Board then approved the proposed pilot evaluation of
ELINT as revised at the meeting and directed that it be implemented
by the SIGINT Committee. *
3. The Situation in Bolivia
(NIE 9Z-67)
.Following a discussion which considered a number of
changes proposed by CIA., DIA., A.rmy,and the Chairman, the Board
approved the subject estimate as amended.
No member raised objection to the release of this estimate
The Chairman convened the Board in executive session
at 1115 for brief discussion of several subjects.
Adjournment: 1130
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*The SIGINT Committee report, as amended and approved by the
Board, is being distributed for information and guidance of all concerned
as an enclosure to USIB-S- 15. 2/4, dated 14 September 1967.
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1. Second. Annual Report of
the Technical Surveillance
Countermeasures Committee
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31 December 1966
(USIB-D-57. 3/3, 30 June 1967,
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On 15 August all USIB members had noted the subject report and
memorandum. The CIA Member, in concurring, made the following
comment: "1 think USIB Members and participants should emphasize these
recommendations within their respective Departments and Agencies and
take this occasion to draw attention to recommendation (e). " The Office
of the Chairman, TSCC has been notified of this Board action. The USIB-
approved recommendations are being circulated for guidance as USIB-D-
57. 1/3, 31 August 1967.
concurred in the recommendations in paragraph 3 of
2. Documents Viewed by the
Bureau of the Budget
(Ref.: USIB-M-433, 19 May 1966,
item 8)
Pursuant to Board action in the reference, the Secretariat has
been advised that certain USIB documents have been shown to a repre-
sentative 25X1
of the Bureau of the Budget. A memorandum containing a list
of these documents has been circulated for the information of USIB members
as an attachment to USIB-D-2. 1/16, 17 August 1967,
3. Watch Report Nos.
886, 887, 888 and
889
On 17, 24, 31 August and 7 September respectively, all USIB
members had telephonically approved the subject reports.
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4. Approval of Minutes
10 August Meeting
(USIB-M-484, including
Special Annex, and record
of action in Memorandum for
Holders of USIB-D-46. 4/ 1,
On 21 August all USIB members had telephonically approved the
minutes and the Special Annex of the 10 August meeting. On 31 August
all USIB members had telephonically approved the record of. action in the
Memorandum for Holders of USIB-D-46.4/ 1.
5. Committee on Documentation
Report of Task Team VII
(Analyst Communication)
(USIB-D-39.7/22, 7 August 1967)
On 22 August all USIB members had concurred in the Recommenda-
tions in Section D of the reference CODIB report, subject to certain
amendments and comments as circulated in a Memorandum for Holders
of USIB-D-39.7/22, dated 23 August 1967.
6. USIB-D-46.6/1 (COMIREX-D-
36. 3/ 1), 5 September
On 13 September all USIB members had concurred telephonically
in the COMIREX Committee recommendations in the attachment to subject
document, and the office of the Chairman, COMIREX has been so advised.
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7. Approval of Estimates
a. The Situation and Prospects
in the UAR
(SNIE 36. 1-67)
On 17 August 1967, all USIB members had concurred telephonically
in subject estimate. The Office of National Estimates has proceeded with
its publication.
No member raised objection to the release of this estimate to
c. Cuba: Likelihood of an
Attempted Shootdown
ofaU-2
(SNIE 85-1-67)
On 24 and 30 August 1967 respectively, all USIB members had
telephonically concurred in the subject estimates. The Office of National
Estimates has proceeded with their publication on a limited distribution
basis.
Foreign Governments
a. SNIE 11-13-67, "Probable
Soviet Objectives in Re-
arming the Arab States"
(USIB-D-17.8/330 (Rev. ),
25 July; USIB-D-17.8/332,
7 August)
On 15 August 1967, all USIB members had (a) concurred in
the Board of National Estimates' recommendation that SNIE 11-13-67 be
released in the TS-Codeword version I land in the
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e. USIB--D-46.8/9 (COMIREX-
D-25. 17/109), 22 August
f. USIB--D-46.8/ 10 (COMIREX-
D-25. 17/110), 29 August
g. USIB -D-46.8/ 11 (COMIREX-
D-25.. 17/ 111), 5 September
h. Sixteenth Annual Report
of the Economic Intelligence
Committee
(USIB-D-44.6/9, 5 September)
i. USIB-D-46.8/ 12 (COMIREX-
D-24/200-19), 6 September
j. Annual Report of the National
Intelligence Survey Program
for Fiscal Year 1967
(USIB-D- 51.6/ 6, 6 September;
In. the absence of a request by a member, the subject reports
will not be discussed at a meeting and have been recorded as having been
noted by the Board on the following dates: (a) 15 August; (b) 16 August;
(c) 21 August; (d) 23 August; (e) 28 August; (f) 5 September; (g) 12 September;
(h) and (i)i3 September; and (j) 14? September.
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k. Report of the Ad Hoc Interagency
Committee to Prepare Documentation
of Communist Use of Cambodia in
Support of the War in South Vietnam
(USIB-D-24.7/5, 17 August 1967;
Memorandum for Holders thereof,
23 August)
Board noted on 30 August. The office of the State member of
USIB was informed of this action so that the Committee papers attached
to this report could be made available to the Joint State/DoD/CIA Study
Group which requested them.
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