DIA CABLE ON DELEGATED PRODUCTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01495R000300030036-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 11, 2007
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: July 25, 1975
• Content Type: MF

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25 July 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Intelligence
SUBJECT DIA Cable on Delegated Production
1. The conference referred to in the subject cable
was held 9--11 July at the Pentagon. According to 25X1
the only individual in CIA who was informe about
this and attended was of the IC Staff. As we 25X1
understand it, the J-2 representatives generally accepted
the proposal in principle, but signs were that problems
will arise in sorting out the precise responsibilities of
the different commands. II tells us that George Carver
will probably get together with Danny for a briefing and
status report on his proposal within the next week or two.
2. In OSR, we continue to believe at the plan is
infeasible. We consider aper on "bean 25X1
counting" to be the best available study of the problem
and procedures for developing and maintaining basic quan-
titative data on theater forces. The study examines both
"the distributed data base" and "the fully centralized in
one agency" concepts. We find its rejection of both approaches
persuasive.
3. One does not have to agree with all of
arguments to hold the position that he presents a good
point of departure and articulates the best general approach
for improving the quality and productivity of the intelli-
gence efforts devoted to theater forces. The "delegated
production concept" (the "distributed data base proposal"
with a new name), is intuitively attractive because it
claims to eliminate "unnecessary duplication". In our
view, however, it presents enormous practical problems
for implementation, which have been glossed over by DoD
proponents.
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4. The issue appears to be well understood by
George Carver, Sam Wilson and possibly the DCI, himself.
George Carver has summarized and endorsed the basic
views expressed by in a memorandum for
the record dated 2 arc copy attached). He has also
transmitted these views to the DCI.
5? rote a memorandum for General
Wilson on the pro ems of implementation inherent in
the DIA proposal (co attached . This was also trans-
mitted to the DCI by
6. In sum the various arguments against the DIA
proposal consider (1) differences between the needs of
national intelligence and the war fighting missions of
the military commands; (2) problems of management,
coordination, and quality control; (3) problems of
compartmentation and security; (4) need for close inter-
action and communication among consumers, analysts,
collectors and processors; and (5) technical diffi-
culties of data communication, storage, and retrieval--
not to mention costs.
7? I uis on leave this week, but he
will be bacc Monday and we can meet with you at your
convenience to discuss Dannv's proposal in detail-
epu y Director
Strategic Research
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