TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE (TTIC)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84M00127R000100060039-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 3, 2007
• Sequence Number: 39
• Publication Date: June 17, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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DCI/ICS 82-3020
17 June 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
FROM:
Director, Intelligence Community Staff :
SUBJECT: Technology Transfer Intelligence Committee (TTIC)
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STAT
1. When we spoke last week, you asked for my assessment of whether STAT
the TTIC should be moved to the IC Staff. Earlier I discussed thi
subject with the Chairman, the utive Secretary, STAT
and others. Although agree withthat TTIC is not a STAT
classic DDI production committee, like WSSIC, STIC, etc., I am afraid STAT
that transferring it to the IC Staff is fraught with more political and
bureaucratic problems than can be overcome easily. If it were clear
that the merits of the case warranted superhuman efforts to move the
Committee, I would recommend that we try; but, in my view, it is a
toss-up.
2. Let me outline for'you the problems that we would have:
o T hasF]positions currently assigned, and anticipates STAT
needing Con essional action on our ceiling makes it impossible STAT
for me to devote positions to TTIC from our current allotment. STAT
At this point, I could not ev nd Q positions that I would be STAT
willing to allocate to TTIC. anticipates using non-reimbursables STAT
for some of the slots. The IC Staff cannot legally use non-reimbursables
assigned for a year or more.
o Even movement of the existing positions is, in my view, STAT
nearly impossible. We would need Congressional authorization to
increase the IC Staff's ceiling by those ^ positions. I do not STAT
think the case for moving TTIC is strong enough to warrant the
effort required to convince the Congress that it would be necessary.
The oversight committees are already doubtful about the agglomeration
of IC Staff responsibilities.
o because of his other responsibilities, would
prefer to remain a part of the DDI. None of the committees that
come under the IC Staff has a chairman assigned elsewhere. It is,
in my opinion, difficult enough to provide appropriate guidance and
management to committees when the chairman reports to me. Having
the chairman working elsewhere adds an.unnecessary problem.
STAT
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SUBJECT: Technology Transfer Intelligence Committee (TTIC)
o According to LJ the staff is scheduled to move to the
Ames Building later this year. They are now located at the Key
Building. Ours is a small staff and already too dispersed for my
liking. Adding another group at another location will make management
even more difficult. TTIC does not have a natural home in ohe.of
the IC Staff offices; thus, it is unlikely to receive the guidance
from me or any of the Office Directors that it should properly
have.
L
0 The considerable overtime and additional positions that
believes are required are more easily absorbed into a large
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organization like the DDI than into a small, closely scrutinized,
one like the IC Staff.
3. I will be glad to discuss this subject with you, but as you:
can see I think the potential problems associated with a move at this'time
far outweigh the benefits to the DCI, to TTIC or to the IC Staff.
cc: Chairman, TTIC
STAT
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RE TTIC.AND ITS STAFF
The Technology Transfer Intelligence Committee was formed
by the DCI in December 1981. The DCI Directive is attached
at #1. TTIC is to serve as the focal point within the
Intelligence Community on all technology transfer issues.
It is the principal source of intelligence support for those
US Governmnet entities charged with the responsibility for
policy and action on technology taandfer issues. The wide
range of its functions and activities is suggested by the
last monthly Highlights Report--attached at 2. While TTIC
is involved in the orchestration and management of the
production of interagency intelligence papers regarding
techn-dlogy transfer (such as the IIM currently with the DCI),
much of the work of the Committee centers on the provision
of coordinated intelligence opinions regarding prospective
people exchanges and commodity exports. It is in the
business of helping the policy agencies to revent the
unwanted transfer of technology.
At present; TTIC has two subcommittees: the Committee on
Exchanges (COMEX has been in business since the mid-50?s;
it is concerned with foreign communist visitorsto the US);
and the Committee on Export Control (EXCON is a new mechanism
that deals with US export licenses, suspected trade diversmons,
and the like). Each of these subcommittees,. like TTIC itself,
meets monthly. Each subcommittee has a working group that
meets more frequently. In addition, TTIC itself has several
,working groups (on collection guidance, data bases, the-DCID 1/2
Objectives and Priorities, on intelligence community support
for the enforcement community, and re the production of the
IIM). The latter WG is about to go out of existence; the
others are all active.
The COMEX staff was ab
sorbed into t
he TTIC structure and
made the TTIC staff.
is the TTIC Executive
25X1
Secretary and directs the staff of about Opersons.
Staff persons come from the CIA/DDI, MA CIA/DDO, FBI,
Customs, and soon from DoD. There are several unreimburseable
deta.ilees and several part-time persons Not counting these
25X1
,
slots/positions are required; only II currently are
25X1
assigned to TTIC (the others have been requested in the
4
25X1
FY 8
Program). The staff situation is described at #3.
The staff is "scheduled" to move to the Ames Building late
in CY 1982 (they are now in Key building). There are various
other support needs, as described at #4. There is
considerable overtime involved in "loading" the COMEX ADP
System; this currently is absorbed by the several CIA Directorates.