SUBSTANTIVE OBJECTIVES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00506R000100170017-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 13, 2004
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: January 1, 1976
• Content Type: REPORT

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FOR: DCI OBJECTIVES FOR THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FOR FY 1976
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SUBSTANTIVE OBJECTIVES
Provide reliable and timely intelligence, including comprehensive
assessments, relative to U.S. policy and negotiating interests and to
the National Command Authorities, on the following priority topics:
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FY-75 version
1. Soviet policies and intentions in the political, security and
economic fields, to include the dynamics of and factors affecting Soviet
leadership and decision making.
TREASURY
1. Soviet policies,~~~ intentions and capabilities in political,
security and economic areas.
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2. Current and future Soviet military and political capab ilities to
wxwert influence or power outside the USSR,especially with respect to the United
States, its forces and its allies, and other key areas such as the Middle
East and China .
(2a. ) In particular, monitor Soviet compliance with the Strategic
Arms limitation agreements, the Limited Test Ban Treaty, the Mutual Balanced
Force reduction and similar negotiations.
2. Current and future Soviet (and East European) military and political
capabilities to exert influence or power outside the USSR, especially with
respect to the United States, its forces and its allies, and other key areas
such as the Middle East,Asia, and particularly China, the Indian dcean and
the Third World.
(2a) Same as for FY-1975.
2. Current and future Soviet military and political intentians and
capabilities to exert (balance same as for FY-1975)
(2a) Pursue intelligence programs which ensure capability to verify
compliance with any international agreements affecting defense interests,
to include SAL and MBFR, the Limited Test Ban Treaty, and various cease
fire arrangements.
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3. Chinese internal and external policies and capabilities with
respect to the United tStates,its allies, the USS1~, Southeast Asia and the
Third World.
3.Thetus of Cheese domestic leadership and of Chinese internal and
external ~ conomi c, _p i ti cala _and mi 1_itaa~~ ~ i ntenti ons and capabi 1 i ti es
with respect to tie UnitedrStates, its allies, -the USSR, the rest of Asia and
the Third World.
TREASURY
~. Chinese internal and external policies,intentions and capabilities
with respect to (balance unchanged) ..~.,__~:???..,.,.?~.,..
3. Improve intelligence pertaining to Soviet/PRC strategic missiles
capabilities,including R&D,command and control, characteristics and
perofrmance data as well as numbers and deployment of launching platforms.
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4. Political and security situations or crises significantly a~Ffecting
US interests or requiring US action (e.g., Arab-Israeli relations, South and
Southeast Asia, the European Community, and Latin Igmerica.)
4. Political,economic and security situations or crises significantly affect
US interests or requiring US action (~~g e.g. ,Arab=Israeli relations, South, Sout
Southeast and Northeast Asia Soviet and C ins air to North Vietnam
25X1 X4 i ntenti ons of raw maters a s
exporting countries,Latin America and Africa. 2 5X1X4
TREASURY
4. Situations or developments significantly affecting U.S. interests
(or requiring US action), (e.g. indications of military developments in the
Middle East, OPEC decisions damaging to the US or its allies, major
activities in narcotics traffic, economic crises in developed countries - list
others.)
4. Provide an improved intelligence production effort to support
world-wide current intelligence reporting and in-depth analyses on those specific
areas of strategic importance to the US and its allies.
East,
5. Increase emphasis on intelligence programs concerned with the Middle
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5. R~~~~c~ Information and assessments relavent to US international
wconomic policy decisions and negotiations.
TREASURY
5. Major international economic developments, particularly those
concerning energy, food, financial or monetary developments.
J-5 5. Increase emphasis on intelligence programs concerned with the Middle
East.
NSC
as added objective)
Specific policial and economic policy objectives of the oil producing states
related to oil pricing,use of oil production for political ends and investment
policies.
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