GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

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• Publication Date: October 1, 1976
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Goals and Objectives
of the
Director of Central :.Intelligence
for `Fiscal Year 1977
Publish"ed by the Intelligence Community- Staff
for theDirector Qf Central Intelligence
with the Advice oaf ahe
Natior}al foreign Intelligence Board
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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF
THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977
The goals of the Director of Central Intelligence are developed
with the advice of the National Foreign Intelligence Board. They
are derived from the overall purpose of the National Foreign
Intelligence Program and specific responsibilities which are
assigned to the Director by Executive Order 11905 and the
National Security Council Directives. The specific objectives of the
Director for Fiscal Year 1977 are derived from his continuing goals.
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THE PURPOSE OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
The purpose of the National Foreign Intelligence Program and
related activities is to assure that those elements of the United
States Government engaged in policymaking, negotiations and
operational decisions relating to the national security and the
welfare of the nation are provided with timely, accurate and
responsive intelligence appropriate to their needs.
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
RESPONSIBILITIES
The following are the key responsibilities of the Director of
Central Intelligence in his role as leader of the Intelligence
Community and senior intelligence officer of the United States
Government:
I. Serve as the leader of, and spokesman for, the
Intelligence Community;
II. Supervise the production and dissemination of national
intelligence;
III. Ensure the development and annual submission of a
National Foreign Intelligence Program budget;
IV. Evaluate and improve Intelligence Community perform-
ance and services;
V. Develop national intelligence requirements and priori-
ties;
VI. Ensure the adequacy of planning to meet the future
needs of intelligence;
VII. Protect intelligence sources, methods, and analytical
procedures;
VIII. Ensure that national intelligence activities are conducted
in compliance with the Constitution, statutes and
Executive Branch Orders and Directives.
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GOALS AND
OBJECTIVES
The following presentation links each DCI goal with one of his
specific responsibilities, and relates each objective flor Fiscal Year
1977 with the goal it supports.
I. SERVE AS THE LEADER OF, AND SPOKESMAN FOR,
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Assure the existence of capabilities to enable the DCI to
identify substantive intelligence matters and problem areas which
require consideration at senior levels of the Executive Branch
and/or by the Congress.
1, Objective: Develop a clear definition of the Intelligence
Community Staff's relationship to all elements and activities
comprising the Intelligence Community.
2. Objective: Produce an annual DCI report for the President,
the Congress, and the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory
Board which examines strengths and weaknesses within the
Intelligence Community, analyzes factors affecting Community
performance, describes the NFIP budget and out-year program and
justification, and provides information on the direction of the
Community for the coming year.
II. SUPERVISE THE PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION OF
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Assure the' adequacy of capabilities for data analysis and the
production of timely national intelligence.
1. Objective: Develop a system for routine review of the
resources allocated for analysis of information and the production
and dissemination of national intelligence in terms of adequacy
and distribution of such resources.
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2. Objective: Develop and promulgate guidance and proce-
dures for a vigorous program to decompartment and to downgrade/
declassify foreign intelligence information in order to improve
support to consumers at all levels.
III. ENSURE THE DEVELOPMENT AND ANNUAL SUBMISSION
OF A NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM
BUDGET
Develop and submit to the Committee on Foreign Intelligence
a National Foreign Intelligence Program and budget which holds
costs to a minimum and maximizes the effectiveness of intelligence
activities.
1. Objective: Develop and disseminate resource management
guidance for the Intelligence Community which will minimize any
unwarranted duplication in the collection, processing and produc-
tion of national intelligence.
2. Objective: Define the role and extent of DCI responsibility
for intelligence-related activities of the U.S., considering the
provisions of the E.O. 11905 and the expectations of Congress.
IV. EVALUATE AND IMPROVE INTELLIGENCE: COMMUNITY
PERFORMANCE AND SERVICES
Assure that national intelligence assets and activities are
organized and managed to provide effective support to the
President as well as to appropriate Departments