CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP C.I.G. DIRECTIVE 18 COORDINATION OF COLLECTION ACTIVITIES MEMORANDUM BY THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

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• Publication Date: January 23, 1947
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C .I . G. DIRT'CTIVP NO, 18
COORDINi TION OF COLLLCTIOit ACTIVT"'Irg
Memorandum by the Dircct r of Centrsl Intc_1li ;Ere
1. To implement the 'overall policies and objectives estab-
lished by the National Intelligence Authority for the interde-
portmcntal coordination of collection activities the following
program is announced :?
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1. There has ' beer. made the following allocation
within broad categories of agency responsibility for
collcgrtion in the field
Political' State Department
Cultural Sta tc: Department-
Sociological State Depurtment
Military War Department
Naval 17avyr Departm.cnt
Economic ) Each agencyy in ecoord,ince
with its res )cctivc
Scientific) nc:eds-
2. In preparing reports under these allocations,
rcporting agents will take full cognizance of the
collctcral or secondary needs of other ngencies'for
such information. Detcrmir.-_tion of these needs may
be made by consultation with appropriate collecting
agents or by reference to pertinent ,agency collection
directives..
'3. Intelligence information and material, re-
,ordless of the collector, shall wherever possible
be transmitted immediately to the local field r.c-
prescntativc of the agency most concerned. TJotiticvcr,
the collector may also send' copies to his own agency.
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There shell be free end unrestricted intcr-
d? pnrtmcntal flow of intelligence information and
intcllie,cnec to meet the recognized colicterel or
secondary nccd of each department for intelligcnoc.
usuclly prepared or obtained by other departments.
'This directive shall be interpreted to a;_,ply only
? to those departments represented on the Ir.tclligcr-.oe
.Advisory Board by permoncnt members.
B. D ','.jT.GTrATTOT ATTD DUTIES of Ttm COORDI*?ATzTTG OFFICIAL.
In all areas where the United States maintains
a foreign service establishment, the senior U. S. rc-
prescnteetivc will be respon4iblc for the coordin'tion
of all collection octivitics within his area to the
end tla~:t the ennoutccd intelligence objectives of
the Government as a Aholc sr c.ll be most efficiently
and expeditiously accomplished.
Fuld collection s}?.all gcncrLcc11:T Follow but
not be limited by the allocated responsibilities of
the respective departments or agencies. The coon-
dincting authority, in the iniplcmentation of the
respective collection programs, .shall take full nd-
vr-nta ge of the individual abiliti.cs and contccts of
his staff members.
3. To implement this program each coordinating
authority shall, wherever practicable and v.ithin the
limits-of security requirements:
(a) Establish a central intelligence
file for the use of cll authorized personnel.
(b) Insure. to the best of his ability
- that the collection missions of the rL'~~~~+~~ zt
department or agency rcpresentl,tives are being
promptly and adequately noeomplished; that col-
lection duplication is avoided ; and that the
information obtained is properly channeled.
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(c) Insurc %hcneVcr one or more of the
departmental intc1ligcnec agencies arc not
rcprosen.ted at a foreign post or uhcncvcr the'
appropript.c rcrroscnt.ntivc is unable for any
reason to carry out his mission, that the re-
porting responsibility is allocated to the
cxtcnt possible to other members of the'stcff.
When such delegation is other than temporaary,
the responsible officer v.ill advise the agency
concerned through his parent agency of his
action and the reason therefor.
C R,7?L; .'O1rSIBILITIrS OF COLLECTING AGT;TS.
1. Field rc'resentntivcs of each intelligence
department or agency, vhother pc:rmancr:.ntly attached
to the establishment or on tcmpor-ry duty in the
area, will be dircctcd by their department or ngcncy__,~a &.
( ) Cooperate in the coordination rica-
sures prescribed by the responsible officer
as set forth in paragraph B above.
(b) Promptly bring. to the attention of
the proper representatives of other deepart-
ments or agencies any intelligence- information
or material. of concern to them.
(c) Collect information and prcparc in--
telligen.cc reports other than 'within. their
oven categories when specifically directed
by their agency or by the senior U. S. re-
prczcntntivc.
(d.) Make available to the senior U. S.
representative all collection directives and
instructions which are received from their
dcpartmcnts.
2. Nothing in this directive shall be interpreted
as authorizing any officer to delay, suppress, or make
substantive changes in any in.tclligcaioc report Aithout
the concurrenoc of the officer submitting the report.
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Intelligence information and mc.tcrinl vvhich may have
no significanec to field representatives in a single
area or which may appear to be at complete variance
lAith ti?.e overall trend. may h;:vc great significance
and form a definite part of a picture being developed
by the individual department or by the Central Tntelligenoe
Group, Any dissenting opinion or commentary will
cither be incorporetcd in the Yep ort, or submitted
Sc- vAtely is promptly as possible.
3. Subject to the limita t j.ons of security, re-
por-ts will bear the following information,;
(a} Name of collector and name of
-reporter,
(b) The CIG ix.dcx number (when
establighed).
(~} Local distribution given the
report
ge In order further to assure the most effective accom-
plishment of the 'national intelligence mission through the
avoidance of conflicting or duplicating instructions to the
field, agency directives implcmenting.or affcotinp, the above
procedures or policies as zhell as directives-assigning -collec-
tion missions in the unallocated fields of economics or scien-
tific information will be coordinated with CIG y-,rior to
issuance.
0. Any existing instructions or directives ix conflict
wi'tihi.the provisions of this directive, will be rescinded or pan-.
propriatcly amended.
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