DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE PERSPECTIVES FOR INTELLIGENCE 1976-1981

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• Publication Date: October 7, 1975
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UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
INTELLIGENCE RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
THE INTELLIGENCE RESOURCES ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
SUBJECT Director of Central Intelligence Perspectives
for Intelligence 1976-1981
REFERENCES a. USIB/IRAC-D-22. 1/41, 18 August 1975
b. USIB -M-700, 21 August 1975, Item 4
Pursuant to the discussion at the USIB meeting of 21 August
(reference b. ), the attached final version of the Perspectives are for-
warded herewith for information. Copies are also being provided to
the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and the members
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DIRECTOR of CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
Perspectives for Intelligence
1976-1981
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
PERSPECTIVES FOR INTELLIGENCE
1976 -1981
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Introduction ......................................................... 1
Part I-Major World Problems ...................... ................. 2
Part II-The Role of Intelligence .................... ................. 8
Part III-Implications for Intelligence Planning ......................... 12
Part IV-Implementation ........................... ................. 17
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
PERSPECTIVES FOR INTELLIGENCE
1976 -1981
Introduction
1. Perspectives for Intelligence, looking five years into the future, are issued
annually by the Director of Central Intelligence to provide general guidance for
all elements of the Intelligence Community. In particular, these statements of
perspectives are designed to stimulate early action and planning on programs
requiring long developmental lead times prior to their execution-such as com-
plex technical systems, language training, the augmentation of skills, etc. These
Perspectives for 1976-1981 are intended to influence Fiscal Year 1976 decisions
whose effects will be felt or results fully manifest only after several years. Near
term guidance for Fiscal Year 1976 is provided in the Objectives the Director has
submitted to the President, which included both Substantive Objectives (further
articulated in the Key Intelligence Questions-KIQs) and Resource Management
Objectives. The Director's Annual Report to the President on the work of the Intel-
ligence Community will include comments on steps taken during FY 1976 to meet
future requirements as outlined in these Perspectives.
2. The Perspectives open with a general overview of the international politi-
cal, economic and security environment anticipated during the coming five years
(Part 1). This is followed by a broad statement of the needs the Intelligence
Community will be expected to meet during that period (Part II). More specific
guidance is given with respect to activities which should be initiated, or on which
planning should commence, in order to meet those needs (Part III). Finally,
guidance is provided for implementation of "Perspectives" against major national
intelligence problems (Part IV).
3. The Perspectives focus on major national intelligence problems. They
recognize three important additional categories of problems, but these require-
ments are not extensively addressed:
a. Continuing national responsibilities of a lower priority which must
somehow be satisfied with limited resources;
b. The requirements of civilian and military components of the United
States Government for departmental or tactical intelligence support which
often parallel national needs and also necessitate continuing attention and
resources;
c. Unanticipated situations or crises capable of posing major political,
economic or security problems for the United States. Since it may not be
possible to meet the demands of such unanticipated problems by a realloca-
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tion of resources from less urgent activities, some reserve capability must
be included in our planning to give the Intelligence Community the flexi-
bility necessary to cope with the problems of an unpredictible world.
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