INTELLIGENCE REQUIRED FOR COUNTERINSURGENCY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01083A000100100017-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 23, 2004
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: August 15, 1962
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
SUBJECT
Intelligence Required for Counterinsurgency
REFERENCES .
a.
USIB-D-63.6/ 1, 30 April 1962
b.
USIB-D-63.6/3, 11 July 1962
1. Pursuant to receipt by the Secretariat of USIB vote sheet and
telephonic concurrences in the draft memorandum response to the Military
Representative of the President, the Intelligence Board on 10 August
approved that memorandum, circulated with reference b. , subject to an
amendment proposed by DIA.
2. Attached for information and record purposes is a copy of the
memorandum as approved, in the form in which it was transmitted by
the Chairman, USIB.
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UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
10 August 1962
MEMORANDUM FOR THE MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT: Intelligence Required for Counterinsurgency
1. The intelligence community has reviewed the attachment to
your letter of 30 April 1962 concerning intelligence required for counter-
insurgency. We believe that the following measures are those most
likely to orient our efforts to provide the needed intelligence:
a. I have directed that the appropriate authorities in
the intelligence community responsible for drafting National
Intelligence Estimates and for producing current intelligence
take cognizance of the Essential Elements of Information
required for counterinsurgency and see that as many of these
elements are answered as may be feasible in the course of
production of National Intelligence Estimates and current
intelligence.
b. Most of the basic non-estimative questions posed in
the EEIs are addressed in various sections of the National
Intelligence Survey, notably Section 57, which deals with
subversion. I have directed the Office of Basic Intelligence,
CIA, to review the outline, content, and schedule for Section
57 and other pertinent sections to see that the NIS will be as
responsive as possible to the EEIs and that appropriate priority
may be given to sections pertaining to the countries listed by
c. I have also asked the intelligence authorities of the
Department of State and Department of Defense to bring the
Essential Elements of Information to the attention of U. S.
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diplomatic and consular posts and military commands overseas
so that they may appreciate the overall pattern of our interest
in developing counterinsurgency intelligence and may add to
their existing requirements those not already listed among
them.
d. CIA will also take action where appropriate to collect
such additional information as may be required in support of
the EEIs.
2. Although the measures outlined above should provide the
answers to nearly all of the EEIs, I am sure that as time goes by
additional EEIs will be developed, and the intelligence community will
develop new assets and procedures for providing the required answers.
In such a situation it is important that there be a close day-to-day
working relationship between the intelligence community and action
officials concerned with counterinsurgency. The intelligence community
will be prepared to do what is proper and feasible in the establishment
of such a working relationship.
3. We also feel that intelligence designed specifically for
counterinsurgency situations would be more meaningful if viewed in
the broader context of problems covered by standard current intelli-
gency publications and National Intelligence Estimates.
/s/
JOHN A. McCONE
Chairman
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