National Intelligence Publications (the NIE and the NIAS)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00506R000100050002-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 30, 1998
• Sequence Number: 2
• Content Type: MEMO

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National Intelligence Publications (the NIE and the NIAS)
1. The Director of Central Intelligence, having discussed the
matter with the USIB, has decided to issue a new national intelligence
publication to be known as the National Intelligence Analytical
Study (NIAS). Certain topics will be selected for treatment in this
'Tormat-rather than in the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), although
a few might require treatment in both formats.
2. Issuances in the NIE format will in future be governed by
the following criteria:
a. The intended users will be NSC-level policy-making
authorities.
b. Topics selected for treatment in the NIE format
will be limited to those of high policy concern.
c. The exposition will normally be structured in
such a way as to illuminate policy issues and, when
appropriate, the choices which may be open to policy
authorities.
d. Brevity; if backup material is required it will be
published in separate annexes.
3. The NIAS.will be governed by the following criteria:
a. The intended users will be officials involved in
policy support activities below the NSC level.
b. Topics selected for treatment in estimative studies l` /`A
will be of important policy concern but will not usually
have the high priority of NIE topics.
c. As in most NIEXs of recent years the argument
of the analysis and the supporting evidence will
normally be exposed in some detail.
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4. The procedures which have been used to accomplish inter-
agency coordination of NIEXs will apply also to the Nom, except that
the NIA will not normally appear on the USIB agenda; it will be
subject to telephonic concurrence within a designated period after
issuance of a final text by the Office of National Estimates.
However, if any USIB member has a serious substantive problem with
a draft NIAf, he may request that the paper be placed on the
USIB agenda.
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