Briefing Items for NSCIC Working Group Agenda

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• Publication Date: October 2, 1972
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2 October 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Tweedy
SUBJECT : Briefing Items for NSCIC Working Group Agenda
1. The following comments, keyed to the agenda of the NSCIC
Working Group meeting on 3 October, are proposed for your background
use.
2. Minutes of the 6 July meeting
I have no word of any proposed changes to the minutes, and
expect they will be approved without amendment.
3. India-Pakistan Study
I have received no reaction to Andy Marshall's memorandum
from any member.
Rather than have any further study time devoted to this
particular subject, I suggest that, if possible, any proposed changes
be approved or rejected at the meeting and that at the close of the
discussion you recommend approval of the memorandum and the forwarding
of both the memorandum and the study (without its appendices) to
Dr. Kissinger.
I suggest you make the following two comments on the memorandum:
Reference Para 2: Andy states that "The Working Group itself
is initiating a detailed analysis of lessons learned with a view to
preparing recommendations for improved procedures." This has not yet
been initiated. I suggest you propose that specific responsibility
for this effort be given to Andy, and that the minutes so indicate.
Reference Para 5: To make this paragraph comparable with
paragraphs 4 and 6,. I suggest you propose the addition of a sub-
paragraph as follows:
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"d. The NSCIC might consider and give guidance to
the intelligence community as to:
-- A desired means of flagging top priority
intelligence data and judgments which are meant for
the personal attention of key top officials particularly
during crisis periods.
-- The need for some special means of presenting
key judgments, perhaps using executive summaries intended
especially for the personnel who are involved in making
policy and operational decisions.
-- Planning for a real-time study of the handling
and use of intelligence inputs in the NSD decision-making
process during the actual evolution of a crisis situation."
4. On-Going Studies
Mr. Marshall should be asked to report on current status of the
NSSM-69 report and the three on-going crisis studies. Dr. Hall should
be asked to report on the cruise missile study he is conducting. The
agenda does not mention Dr. Hall's comments because in order to get it
to the members on time the agenda was disseminated before we received
a response to our query to Dr. Hall's office as to whether he would
make a report on his study.
5. Studies of intelligence production
Dr. Cline should be requested to comment on his proposal.
I think the most important aspects of the discussion of this agenda
item should be (1) Working Group approval of the three topics and
assignment of responsibilities for conduct of the studies and (2)
indication by Working Group members as to the extent to which their
organizations could make money available for contract assistance from
experts from outside the Government. Since these studies are to comment
on the adequacy and quality of intelligence coverage on these topics,
I.-think it will be important that comments be elicited from either
consumers or consultants from outside the intelligence community.
6. "Manpower and Cost Trends in U.S. Intelligence Production,
FY1966 - FY1973"
While members should ba encouraged to comment on any aspects
of the study they choose, I suggest that attention be primarily addressed
to pages 16 - 18 which contain the summary and recommendations. I suggest
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that if paragraph 21, which contains the recommendations, is approved
you propose that these recommendations be forwarded by you on behalf
of the Working Group to the DCI with the suggestion that he pass them
to the directors of major intelligence programs as guidance.
If the comments of the Group are generally favorable I suggest
that, at close of the discussion you propose that the minutes show the
study was approved by the Working Group.
7. Survey of current intelligence publications
I suggest that discussion of this topic be opened by your
reporting that the DCI, after his review of the study sent to Working
Group members, indicated two actions:
a. A letter to the heads of the major production organizations
(INR, DIA, NSA, DDI and DDS&T) requesting that they:
" ..examine the inputs to the referenced survey
to determine, whether any of the collection and production
requirements which are the justification for the publications
listed in Annex A of the study should be revised or eliminated
on the basis of our current perceptions of the intelligence
required to meet U.S. security and policy needs, and whether
any of the requirements for timeliness of reporting can be
reduced without sacrifice of mission effectiveness. The
review should also include an examination of current dis-
semination of the various reports to insure that "need to
know" guidelines are being utilized."
b. A letter to Dr. Kissinger as Chairman of the NSCIC requesting:
"...an expression of policy guidance to confirm
whether the President and his advisors consider that the
present scope and character of current intelligence coverage
is in keeping with today's U.S. security and policy interests."
I suggest that you make no mention of the third DCI action, the
request to the DDI that he reexamine the dissemination of the various
versions of the Central Intelligence Bulletin.
After you report on the actions taken by the DCI, I suggest you
invite comments particularly as to any other type of follow-on which
any member considers appropriate. In my view, the actions already
initiated by the DCI are all that is required, but in order to avoid
possible impression that Working Group response has been pre-empted by'
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by the DCI, I suggest you be receptive to any additional proposals.
For purposes of the minutes, I suggest that at close of
discussion of this study you recommend that the minutes show that
it was approved by the Working Group.
8. Other business
I have received no indication that any member intends to
a i se any ma hers not on the agenda.
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executive Secretary
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