MINUTES OF THE COINS MEETING 28 AND 29 JUNE 1966

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01139A000100140002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: July 13, 2005
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 6, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD:
SUBJECT: Minutes of the COINS Meeting 28 and 29 June 1966
1. A joint meeting was held on 28 June 1966 with the Systems Panel of
Guidance and Evaluation from 1015 to 1500.
2. The following individuals were present:
a. Systems Panel of Guidance and Evaluation Members
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3. The morning session involved briefings by
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1+. A detailed technical discussion on current planning and status of COINS I
took place in the afternoon session.
5. A regular COINS meeting was held on 29 June 1966 from 1015 to 1145.
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The following individuals were present:
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8. The Chairman asked if it would be possible for NSA to
receive a mag tape of all messages that normally come to NSA from State.
I I said he would look into the matter and report back at the next
9 The Chairman brought up the subject of evaluation of COINS I.
Isubmitted an informal paper on operational and technical evaluations
is paper is included as Inclosure 1.
10. Discussion followed on evaluation of COINS and the following is an
outline of committee's thinking at the time:
Technical Evaluation
Communications
Links
Crypto
Equipment
Hardware
Software
Exchange (users language)
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Users Language
Interface
Messages
Use of System
Queue
Fault s
Lost Messages
Software
Simulation
Expandability of system
# of interrogation per each agency - response time
Problem. of Comparison
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Operational Evaulation
User Satisfaction
Interrogations - Language and format
Files
Classification
Content of answers
An in-depth survey of users
How long would it have taken to get the answer by other means?
Have you asked the question before?
Did you derive any useful intelligence conclusions?
What intelligence reports did conclusions go into?
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Technical evaluation of a system consists of applying a series of tests to
the system to see whether it meets the technical specifications
established for its design and whether in fact it performs acceptably. With
regard to COINS I, this would involve seeing whether programs and circuits
perform correctly and inquiries, etc. are properly processed in the system.
Operation testing involving evaluating whether the system meets operational
requirements. In general, a system has to be technically acceptable before
operational testing is feasible. Once technical testing has been completed
operational testing can be initiated to evaluate the utility of the system.
In the case of COINS I, this involves specifying the kinds of pay-offs
such a community-wide system might have and then evaluating what pay-off
(or improvement) has been achieved. A distinction is made between these
two types of testing because the initial data bases in COINS I are agency
selections and have not been selected to test any specific anticipated
pay-off from on-line systems. Thus they are quite suitable for technical
test of the system, but may or may not be useful in operational testing.
Operational testing of COINS I would have to be preceded by an examination
of what might be a set of improvements achievable with such a system and a
selection of files to demonstrate the reality of such improvements.
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