MINUTES OF 15 NOVEMBER 1977 MEETING

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CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010020-9
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April 12, 2004
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November 16, 1977
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Approved For Release 2004/05/05 : CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010020-9 DCI/IC-77-6390 16 November 1977 MEMORANDUM FOR: Members, Intelligence Definitions Working Group ice o Policy and Planning Intelligence Community Staff SUBJECT: Minutes of 15 November 1977 Meeting 1. A summary of the 15 November 1977 meeting of the Intelli- gence Definitions Working Group is attached for your information. Also attached is a complete list of definitions approved by the Group to date. The most recent additions are asterisked. 2. The next meeting of the Working Group will begin at 1330, Tuesday, 22 November 1977, CHB Room 5S09. Attachment As stated Approved For Release 2004/05/05 : CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010020-9 STAT Approved For Release 2004/05/05 : CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010020-9 Approved For Release 2004/05/05 : CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010020-9 Approved For Release 2004/05/05 : CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010020-9 INTELLIGENCE DEFINITIONS WORKING GROUP 15 NOVEMBER 1977 1. I lopened the meeting by proposing to the Group that its objective be expanded to include three distinct aspects of the definitions problem, to wit: ? Intelligence Community usage - may include multiple definitions ? Definitions appearing in public documents, such as Executive Orders ? Legal definitions B. Acronyms and Abbreviations C. Index of dictionaries and glossaries which include intelligence terms, e.g., JCS Pub 1 or collection committee glossaries suggested that such a comprehensive definitions publication would be of far greater utility to the Community than an intelligence glossary which stood alone. He asked the Group to con- tribute to this proposed objective, especially part C. above. He asked the Secretary to obtain glossaries from the DCI collection committees and to compile those and others in an appropriate index, After discussion, the Chairman agreed with the added suggestion that a way be found--in the event of duplicate definitions--to highlight the preferred Community definition in each case. 2. The Group considered and approved definitions of terms using the words clandestine and covert. These are included in the attached list of terms approved to date. Approved For Release 2004/05/05 : CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010020-9 Approved For Release 2004/05/05 : CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010020-9 3. The Group considered and approved definitions of monitor, evaluate, and assess, also included in the attached list. 4. As you know, the list of approved terms is updated after each meeting to include newly approved definitions. At NSA's request, the most recent additions will be identified by asterisks each time the list is amended. 5. The next meeting of the Working Group will begin at 1330 on Tuesday, 22 November 1977. Executive Secretary Approved For Release 2004/05/05 : CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010020-9