INPUTS FOR THE 'CRITIQUE OF INTELLIGENCE' AT THE NSCIC WORKING GROUP MEETING ON 20 NOVEMBER 1974

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 30, 1998
• Sequence Number: 68
• Publication Date: November 20, 1974
• Content Type: REPORT

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INPUTS FOR THE "CRITIQUE OF INTELLIGENCE"
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that consideration of a work program should be preceded by a~candid
discussion of what the members consider is effective and what is
not effective in the manner with which the Intelligence Community
responds to the needs of intelligence consumers. What is-sought
at the 20 November meeting of the Working Group is an expression
of the personal views of each member as to what he and his
organization like and don't like about the intelligence products
now being provided. The Working Group Chairman invites views on
any aspect of Intelligence Community performance which any member
wishes to raise.
2. The following are suggestions as to topics which might
be included in the development of points to be raised on 20
November.
a. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Intell i-
gence Community output -- by area, by topic, and by type products.
b. Indicate particular substantive problems or geographic
areas to which the Community should be devoting more -- or less --
attention than is now the case.
c. Should inflation and tightening fiscal constraints
compel a reduction in available intelligence resources, indicate
what kinds of reporting or kinds of estimates or other products
must be retained -- or could be done without.
d., Intelligence officers are prone to say they seldom
get useful feedback from consumers to give them a measure of how
responsive any particular intelligence product was to customer .
needs. Each member could indicate how he or his principal provide
-- or could provide -- such feedback. A general discussion of
how such feedback could best be arranged also would be helpful.
e. Policy decision result from consideration of feasible
alternatives. Ways by which intelligence reports could better
contribute to the identification -- or even prioritization -- of
these alternatives could be discussed.
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f. Each member could indicate how well key intelligence
estimates serve his needs and the needs of his organization.
--Do they forecast far enough into the future to be
of maximum usefulness?
--Do they-give adequate attention to alternative
developments?
--Is the analytic methodology up to the complexity
of the subject matter of the estimate?
g. Indicate the extent to which current intelligence
reporting meets current information needs.
--Suggest any changes which might be made in published
material.
--Suggest any changes which might be made in the
. frequency or coverage of oral briefings.
h. Identify the extent to which intelligence inputs.
are responsive -- or not responsive -- to policy needs in crisis
situations.
--What is particularly liked about the manner in
which intelligence organizations currently cope
with reporting and analysis in crisis periods?
--In what specific ways could this performance be
improved?,
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