TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP

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• Document Release Date: July 30, 1998
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• Publication Date: October 17, 1974
• Content Type: REGULATION

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TERMS OF REFERENCE
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THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL INTELLIGENCE'COMMITTEE
WORKING GROUP
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1970
1. Establishment of a National Security Council Intelli-
gence Committee was directed by the President in his memorandum
of 5 November 1971, "Organization and Management of the U.S.
Foreign Intelligence Community," which was reflected in the
revised National Security Council Intelligence Directive No. 1,
"Basic Duties and Responsibilities," effective 17 February
1972. NSCID No. 1 provides that the NSCIC is to "give direction
and guidance on national substantive intelligence needs and
provide for .a continuing evaluation of intelligence products
from the viewpoint of the intelligence consumer."
2. Authority
The NSCIC Working Group was established pursuant to
discussion at the initial NSCIC meeting of 3 December 1971.
3. Mission
The NSCIC Working Group will support the NSCIC and
facilitate NSCIC actions to giVEe direction and guidance on
national substantive needs for intelligence and provide for
a continuing evaluation of intelligence products. from the
viewpoint of the intelligence consumer.
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4. Qanization and Membership
a. The NSCIC Working Group shall consist of one
representative of each NSCIC member.
b. The NSCIC has directed that the representative
of the Director of Central Intelligence shall be the Chairman
of the Working Group.
c. Except for the representative of the Director
of Central Intelligence it is the NSCIC intention that members
of the Working Group be users of intelligence rather than
intelligence officers.
d. The Chairmanjof the Working Group will, establish,
and chair, an Intelligence Panel, including representatives
from the major intelligence production organizations, to support
the efforts of the Working Group. The Chairman of the Working
Group may organize such additional ad hoc task groups as may
become necessary,to support the Working Group program.
e. Intelligence users from departments and agencies
not represented on the NSCIC, intelligence program managers, and
representatives of particular intelligence production organizations
may be invited to participate in Working Group meetings when
matters within their particular interest or expertise are on the
agenda.
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5. Functions
The NSCIC Working Group will:
a. Present action recommendations to the NSCIC in
furtherance of the mission of the NSCIC.
b. Conduct such studies, surveys, reviews, evaluations
and inquiries as may be directed by the NSCIC in execution of
its mission.
c. Initiate such inter-agency studies, surveys, reviews,
evaluations and inquiries as the Working Group considers are
pertinent to the furtherance of the program of the NSCIC to:
(1) Improve the expression of consumer needs
for intelligence.
(2) Evaluate the responsiveness and quality of
intelligence products from the viewpoint of the intelligence
consumer..
6. Method of Operation
a. Meetings of the Working Group will be on the call
of the Chairman. Any member desiring that the Working Group be
convened will so advise the Chairman.
b. Action projects for Working Group sponsorship can
be proposed by any member of the Group.
c. Responsibility for the conduct of studies and
preparation of reports undertaken under Working Group sponsorship
will be assigned by the Chairman as agreed among the members.
d. For the preparation of studies and reports,.the
Working Group can establish interagency.task groups or assign
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responsibility to a single organization as determined on the
basis of the nature of the problem.
e. All studies and reports prepared under auspices
of the Working Group will be submitted to the Working Group
for its consideration prior to being given any dissemination by
the task group or other persons charged with preparation of
the documents.
f. Working Group decisions will be reached by
consensus among the members, but in the event full agreement
not attained, the Chairman, in forwarding the results of
Working,Group action to the NSCIC, will advise the NSCIC of
the dissent or differing opinion of any member who so requests.
g. Studies and reviews accomplished under Working
Group auspices for backgiround and. information use which do not
contain action recommendations and which the Working Group
considers do not require referral to the NSCIC may be disseminated
by the Working Group Chairman directly to such organizations and
agencies as the Working Group Chairman considers would find
them useful.
7. Staff Support
The Chairman of the Working Group will designate an
Executive Secretary who will arrange for provision of support
as required by the Working Group.
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