COMMUNITY COORDINATION OF ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SUBSTANTIVE EXTERNAL RESEARCH

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 27, 2005
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• Publication Date: November 20, 1973
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SUBJECT Community Coordination of Analytical
Methodology Development and Substantive
External Research
1. The past several years have seen the growth of both
a dialogue and institutional efforts to improve analytical
methodology and substantive external research in support of
intelligence. Mr. Andrew Marshall has long been a leading
proponent of these efforts. ARPA, under Dr. Lukasik, has
also strongly supported this growing program in both analytical
methodology development and substantive external research.
In CIA the recent formation of the Center for the Development
of Analytical Methodology in the Office of Research and
Development is another step in this direction.
2. It has been obvious for some time now that greater
coordination is required in this area. For example, Dr. Lukasik
recently organized a Stanford Research Institute Strategic
Studies Center Users Group in the expectation that coordination
of the sponsored activities vis-a-vis this contractor would
benefit the government. I participated in the last meeting
of this group at which were present representatives from
Department of Defense, State Department, and CIA. At that
time I suggested that a collegium of such sponsors and users
might well be formed to look at the entire problem of
substantive external research and analytical methodology
development.
3. I have discussed this with George Carver and he
agrees with this approach. What I am recommending is a joint
USIB/IRAC working group chaired by a member of the IC Staff
with NIO representation as well as representation from State.,
DIA, NSA, ASDI, and ARPA. The purpose of this working group
would be (a.) to make all of the members aware of the current
efforts in each of the agencies on both analytical methodology
development and substantive external. research; (b) to assure
that adequate means are available for the transfer of the
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-applications of analytical methodology developments to the
operating production organizations; (c) to assure that
adequate training programs are established; (d) to coordinate
such activities with the REID Council of IRAC; (e) to coordinate
substantive external research efforts with the Subcommittee
on Foreign Affairs Research (USC/FAR) of the Undersecretary?s
Committee of the 'National Security Council; (f) to recommend
new areas of research in both efforts.
MIGNED
Daniel O. Graham.
Major General, USA
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