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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00951R000300090030-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 18, 1998
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: September 9, 1947
• Content Type: FORM

Approved For Release 2O Q110 'E.C(17t=RF P-8d4zOb951 Rp00300090030-9.
(Note on paper indicates OCD considered submission to IAB
at this time to be ill-advised; ICAPS was for the action.)
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IDENTIFICATION Of DOCUMENT (author,
Memorandum for
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This memorandum concerns the development of a plan for the coordination
of biographic intelligence as outlined in NIA Directive No. 7 and CIG
Directives #16 and 18. This memorandum calls for the coordination of
intelligence production'in all governmental agencies under the plan
established in the directives.
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N.11, Directive No. 7
CIG Directives 18
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DATEI
9 Sept 1947
from Rear Admiral R. H. Hillenkoetter, DCI, LOCATION1
Coordination of Intelligence Collection; 2 pp. typed. HS/HC-41
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Subjects Coordination of Inteltigencs Collection
liefarenost (a )NIA Directive No. 7
jb~Gia Directive to. 26
c GIG Directive No, 23
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1. It will be recalled Uat CIO Directive No. 26, as approved by
the Director of Central Intolligonce and the Intolligonce Advisory board,
wan issued as of Tdovoi bor 1' 1916 to provide a plan for the coordination
of biographic intolligonoo.
2. NTA Directive No. 7 was like+wica issued on January 21, 3,947 to
provide a plan for the coordination of collection activities. CIO Dir-
cotiver No. 18 was issued under date of January 23a 1947 as an impl nts
tion of NIA Directive No. 7.
3. The Director of Central Intelligence and pertinent sections of
GIG have followed with interest the im, 1c nontation of these pregr t.
CIO rcproscntctives have viattod nearby diplomatic eotablishwnts to
dotormine the adequacy of the field imp1o- ontation of the basic diroo--
tivoaa and their supporting departmental directives.
4. As a result of these visits, the following general oonclusions
vare dramns
a. The announcement of overall policies and objectives in the
111A and CIO directives were of co abstract a nature that the depart-
mantal dir etivos iaauod in implaz ontation of them failed to outline
detailed field instructions for standard collection prrocedureso
b. Although currently effective d