INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION FOR CIG SPECIAL ESTIMATES AND SITUATION REPORTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00709R000400080003-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Content Type: MF

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SUBE:3T: illter-'dopartGiellta7. Coord:llaticn for Lu ~'!(!+"'h~?
J. t.. ates luh3 Situation 'IuporLa.
1. The basic material for
the
Situation Reports 13 the intolligenco inforslltion reCeivod from
Departments of State, 7lar, and Navy, certain finished departmental
estimates on occasion and reports from the GIG Office of Srecial.
Operations and Office of Operations. WO and W reports a:^e made
equally available to State, liar, 'a y and other authorized reel,:ients
immediately upon preparation.
2. The regular procudul'e followed by GIG for ntcr-
agency coordination of its Special ;stiinutes and _ tihation lie, ort
between GIG and the . rate, 'ar all.i
providos for frequent contaci,
Departments through the preparation of these reports. (Other ^rcies
are consulted, as appropriate, depending; on the sh':bjoct ,ratter of the
reports.)
a. Initial contact is made c;ben the GIG officer
assigned to prepare a draft report calls on his opposite nu;lber In
State (cognizant desk), liar (G-2 and h-2) and :~avr' (tJ.,i~ , ;, to e
meetir:gs, the interested departmental representatives ai'r': :,JifGI r ed
the C1G project and are consulted regarding its scope and
b, During the preparation of the dr::::t report, day
to day contact is maintained to the extent necessary to ascertain
depart rental views on controversial issues.
c. Upon completion of a prel.imdnary draft resort,
it is informally referred to the cognizant dopartrenta repro_entativc
for comment, note of which is taken i.n oreparir. jj, a revised draft-,
d. The draft report is then submitted to 0-tote, ,G
11-2, and ONI, for formal concurrence or dissent, through the
tives designated by the !lenbers of the LtD pursuant to CI; nistra-
tive Order No. 32.
o. Departments,! concepts are reviewed and those con-
cured in by GIG are made the basis for rev sin;,, the .draft htc'h
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and every dis sent is discussed at c:-ioetiri between r.-pre.-
of of the dissent.in?;bpnrtmont t.nd CIG. If th, e ra;lr senta,ivo are
um blo to resolve the differences; th:o statc; ont of the di. sertin
d',partmsnt is, published as part of the final report.
3. In the process of coordination, GIG ipocial mates and Situation Reports iuia,e at times been ^ude available to
policy formulating departsiontal officers prior to publication and
distribution. The Greek .ituation" and the "heview of the Joviet,
British and French rrograLls rith Respect 'o Germany" are oxt.n llos of
Special. Estimates, and "Turkey" a oi.tuatic;n f.e,-ort so riado : vaila lip.
In every such case the report has been .:ado available at the 3'ecIfIc
request of State, iar or wavy De :art?ment representatives.
L_cpui.y jis:.atunt %ixe,. cr yy
(ill ice of nci-k)rt:: and