PROCEDURE FOR REDUCING INTELLIGENCE DEFICIENCES IN NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00971A000400060045-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 6, 2005
• Sequence Number: 45
• Publication Date: June 3, 1952
• Content Type: MF

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SECURITY INFORt ATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
C "ICE CAF NATIONAL ESTIMATES
3 Sane 1952
I,1 ORANIMJi4 FOR TIM INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMITTEE
SUBJECT: Procedure for Reducing Intelligence Deficienc a In
National Intelligence Estimates
The attwhed procedure has been approved and is
circulated for Information pursuant to TAG action on 22 Ne
(see para. 2, IAA-7l).
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D /Asst. Director/Adm.
National Estimates
Distribution "All
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21 Ct IM IN L 4&fION
CENTRAL I N T E L L 1 0, N C E A 0 E N C Y
3 Jtme 1952
PROCEDURE FCR REDUCING rNT I d'YNNCE DEFICIENCIES
19 NATIONAL "AMMLIGENCE EST 14 TES
1, n terms of reference too circulated, agencies
requested to a carte n at once items in the:fr fields
regarding which there is inadequato intelligence. Each agean
r e f e r such it to approgaria ;e collection agencies with
a request that needed Intel ige be seed, when practio bl.e,
in, time for use In the esti at ,
2. Dssring the preparation or the integrated drams
made uacies that are discoed in contributions frill be
ref ed to the contributing agencies for elaboration. Thin
may be done in writing or through `rfo, 1 conference. S -
times the elaboration will be a matter of resawah. At other
times collection be nee e.mwy.
3. D i the tip when the dmft estimate is before
T,C represanta?i s, if the inadequacy of available
far .i
to ascericaim.a the requironent j be d #scun a either within
the r,:ing or informal onside it. If a aubquent draft
Is e:Lv=3, ed,, this draft v M. nc the rBqu rizen'n'r with a
c- . ent that ap o,r to agency either has been or in
thereby requested to c1or:. r or mapllf`y the point
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4. After a set:brte is finned,, each agency will collect
nts from appropriate am-ces at4 refer theft to the AsgigtWit
Director for Nate Eettimatos. Q. ; the basis of these commuts..
aupplemented by its own. view, the office of National Eetfmates
vin
a. Pre a ' Cousolidat;ed Critique" containing
the nts received f agencies and also
q views, with a =nary indicating yak
saes In the cono1 io 3 Or w-eOporting evidence
that a suggested either the ommmts or
D/NE Itself. Saga a 1i tec1 Critique"
.i-1 be circulated to the a ncies for lnfor.
mation,
b. addition, its f n Wtiative or at the
st of air of V-19 citing To ies,
&a.' a proposed "Statement of I-atalligsum
Dk: ici..encloo." This will Include fnteniv--im
a ^icleacfea pointed out in come .s received
from nc:ies and also thove bolie"d by Om
to exist.
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5. Follow a3 ulation of a & -aft . > nt,, (wider
4 h) t C will cozr no a acting to be after- d by representativve
of the agonoies,, and of the Assistant Director for I tell
Goordination, CIA. The purpose of th ree,,it will (1) to
d mine .ether existing Intelligence is i.nadeq to and in
what respects; (2) to dete i w ether corrective actim Is
needed In the collection or research fields,;
After this meeti a Staten at of flings vifl be
forwarded to the Director of Cent +l Th "I.i.i nce. This State-
ment he accompanied by + er F. _ for actionO If
a o ate,, or by a etateament than no apeci:fic tion is
res re ed and that each a n ill talm co tinui action
within the field of Its rssponsihi:.itieea. Ce , ipt of this
State rt tt a Direr of Central JMate1ligmm will forvard It
to the dmrs of the TAO for ' , :mat! n or aotion$ as
appropriate.
7. By receipt of a copy of the Sbatwioa t,,, the A gi nt
Di ector for Iietellge C oore..i t;ir will be deei ;rted as the
DCPS min officer.
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