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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79M00097A000300010016-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 30, 2002
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: October 9, 1973
• Content Type: NOTES

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I'm still trying to coordinate a reply from Mr.Colby tp Admiral
Anderson re COINS.
DDI does not want to have any reference to NOIWON in this reply.
Hence they recommend total deletion of the draft paragraph, p. 2, en-
titled Analytical Conte&t.
I know General Graham wants to keep this idea in the draft; he
mentioned it strongly Saturday morning. To try to achieve this I have
redrafted and watered down the paragraph (see attached sheet).
has read it and says it is technically OK.
STAT
Will you let me have your reaction? has instructed me STAT
to prefer 2 draft letters for WEC, one without any reference, and one with
the paragraph retained.)
Could you give me your recommendations this afternoon. Thanks
STAT
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Original draft:
-- Analytical content. The IC Staff is now testing, for use in
crisis and warning situations, the rapid exchange of current intelligence
in a national operations and intelligence watch officers network running
among the Washington area command centers. Watch officer bulletins might
prove a worthwhile addition to COINS files. I am particularity interested
in this project because it could take us one more step in expanding the
on-line use of formatted intelligence materials for a somewhat more
sophisticated analyst than the average COINS user at present.
DDI objection: (DDS&T supports DDI)
Delete paragraph. "This raises a subject on which there is a great
deal of disagreement and, as far as I know, no decision that this program
will be carried out. Moreover, it has implicit in it a decision to give
consumer access to a COINS network. This is a critical decision on which
we have to do a great deal of thinking. Finally, I have very serious
reservations about the applicability and cost effectiveness of this kind
of a computer application and think it premature to advertise."
Proposed redraft:
-- Analytical content. The IC Staff is now testing, for use in
crisis and warning situations, the rapid exchange of current intelligence
in a national operations and intelligence watch officers network running
among the Washington area command centers. This project provides a test
vehicle to gain practical experience with the use of, intelligence materials
that can be formatted and presented in an orderly way, thus enhancing the
possibility for computer assistance to intelligence analysts. This ex-
perienee can benefit files developed for COINS.
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