DCI CONTROL OF THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD (USIB) COMMITTEES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79M00098A000300020064-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2006
• Sequence Number: 64
• Publication Date: October 24, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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24 October 1966
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to a aaeraided !pile their trade
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ro has doue an impressive job of ;;;o.
coverage by different systems and providing gene
ace. It deals with complicated programs and conflicting
c atox =ars and the record. in my opinion. to nothing
. No conmrnttts e. ho vor. is likely to achieve a very
isnpre s arrive record in time systems analy *It /cost effect! -ene s,% field.
Dissatisfaction with USIA conx.iecattteaes storrno in largo x ,easure of course
froaar. the existence of a built-in military majority which on a straight
basis Of votes will d*teraa iaaue most issues in which there is a conltct
between r; ilitary and civilian view# in favor of the military.
USIB committee* as
oordiaattng the
is the attitude of co mete, chairmen towards the DC1 and
the degree to Which decisions of a committee are
vote Of reflect the desires of the ICI. This question
confused in the metaphysics surrounding the relations
as bead of the con:
as kaeae, a
that comnit.tee chairmen do In fact act as repro-
seutetives of the T CI and that their responsibilities for developing a
3. As a practical matter.t it Been,* to me that our objective
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c. It is essential to establish through whom, how
and when guidance shall be provided to individual chairmen.
Under existing procedures, as I understand thorn, guidance
is provided to the CIA members of USIB committees by the
P1)1. The chairmen of certain committees (notably SIGINT,
14 ATCH, CCPC and TSCC) all now have more or less
immediate direct personal access to the DCL I believe that
the chairmen of COMOR and CODIB should be added to thi:e
list and located so that -personal access to the DCI will be
facilitated. DCI guidance concerning positions to be taken
by committee chairmen should be provided under circum-
stances which afford the DDI an adequate opportunity to express
views (which presumably would be identical with the views of
CIA committee members). Responsibility for providing DCI
guidance to the other committees (EIC, SIC, IPC, IDC,
JAEIC, etc.) could be delegated to the Deputy Director in
whose directorate the particular chairman is located.
John A, Bross
JOHN A. BROSS
/DCl/ NIPE
cc: ExUir- L ompstroller
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