Key Intelligence Questions for FY 1974

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00506R000100040032-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 1998
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: March 9, 1974
• Content Type: MF

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N1\.R 1974
OCI/IC 74-0972
The Chairman and 'ienbers, Nationa
Council "Intelligence Cc ^snittee
xnte:Llience
Security
'or Ti" "1974
Reference is my 'Letter of 9 January 1974, subject
above, which forwarded a cony of the "Key Intelligence Questions
(KI s)" and cc nted on the inputs which had been received from.
each NS>CIC nber. I noted in the letter that the KTQs ld be
considered at an early NSs IC meeting.
2. Since it now appears that the Chairman
preclude holding, an ` SCIC ,meting. I am writing
individual co urrence an c+ tents of each me ber the } I11s.
3. As the fiscal year was more than half over before the
key questions had been c+ ile:.i, I considered it necessary to
start the evaluation process as soon as -possible. The USTIR
encies already have been tasked to respond to selected ?'IQs
a test of the system. This really represents a :'shakedow a
cruise" on a program which I :gym hopeful will provide a Food
management tool for measurin the effectiveness with Which the
Intelligence Cor sunity rends to intelligence topics identified
as being of ? j or current importance to policy levels of t".
Gover ent . !,Nat I an soaking, as you are were, is a better
nka.e between the substantive functions of intelligence and
the allocation of resources.
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4. During the summer, we will review the "Key Intelligence
Questions" and develop a revrised list for FY 1975. By that time,
our evaluation process should provide a basis both for improving
the statement of questions and for evaluating the Cernrnunity re-
sponses. Any co ments you may have as to the kinds of questions
on which to focus in the next iteration would be most apppr. eciated.
W. E. Colby
25X1A9a ICI/IC/CS _ ho 6 Mar 74
Distribution:
Orig.- Chairmen NSCIC
1 - Dep Sec. State
1 - DepS~ec. Defense
l.- Chairman JCS
I - Under Sec. Treausxy
I ICI
l - DDC!
I - ER
1 - D/DCI/IC
6 IC Registry
- CS subject (NSCIC file)
1 - CS chrono
25X1A9a i _- chrono
/ - eQP
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