MEMO DATED 19 FEBRUARY 1974 TO D/DCI/IC AND D/DCI/NIO: SUBJ: PROPOSED KIQ EVALUATION PROCESS (KEP); SIGNED PAUL V. WALSH, ADDI

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2005
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• Publication Date: March 1, 1974
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Memo Dated 19 February 1974 to D/DCI/IC and
D/DCI/NIO; Subj: Proposed KIQ Evaluation
Process (KEP); Signed Paul V. Walsh, ADDI
1. I called Paul Walsh today and discussed the referenced
memorandum with him. I agreed that the pilot test which is
now underway should provide a basis for testing the validity
of his and other concerns with the burden of the process.
2. I also asked him for a point of contact with CIA
for production for the output of the KEP Section B. He
suggested Who, hopefully, could take care of the
DDI and the DDS$T. I also offered to brief on the points
which he made in paragraph 3 of his memorandum. However,
he felt that this was not necessary and the problems could
be worked out as the process proceeded..
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy to the DCI for the Intelligence Community
Deputy to the DCI for National Intelligence Officers
SUBJECT . Proposed KIQ Evaluation Process (KEP)
1. I think the basic purpose of KEP is sound but have
some initial concerns: (1) that the complexity of the proposed
reporting system may hinder rather than facilitate meaningful
evaluations and (2) that it, along with numerous other reporting
requirements, may impose excessive burdens on those who are
attempting to bring about the desired substantive results.
I also believe that the purposes of the KEP could be achieved
through much simpler programs not requiring the generation of
paper of questionable value and usefulness. However, the pilot
test which is now under way, confined to 12 KIQs, should provide
a basis for testing the validity of these concerns.
2. Toward this end, I would suggest that all concerned
keep track of the costs involved in this evaluation process
so that, at the end of this test, we might assess the value
of KEP against these collective costs. At that point, I think
we will be in a better position to know whether the process
is worth the effort, and whether it should be modified or redesigned.
3. I am not clear as to the role that KEP envisages for
processing components such as NPIC, IAS, and CRS. Their role
in pursuing the substantive objectives represented by the KIQs
is an integral part of the intelligence process and warrants
evaluation as much as production and collection. By not evaluating
these activities fully, we will in some cases miss the real
reasons for the deficiencies.
25X1
PAUL V. WALSH
Associate Deputy Director
for Intelligence
cc: Director of Central Intelligence
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
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