REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE JOINT STUDY GROUP

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• Publication Date: December 1, 1961
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Washington 25, D. C.
REPLY TO
ATTEN OF DIAPP-1 00010
1 December 1961
SUBJECT. Report on Implementation of Recommendations of the Joint Study
Group
TO: The Secretary of Defense
REFERENCES: (a) Memo from SecDef, 12 Aug 61,.Subj: Specific Responsi-
bilities of the Director, DIA
(b) DIASG 0006, 2 Nov 61
1. Reference (a) charged the, Director, DIA, with the responsibility of
expediting all those recommendations of the Joint Study Group applicable
to the Department of Defense other than those for which NSA is respon-
sible, and to submit amonthly report on the status and estimated com-
pletion date of each recommendation.
2. Reference (b) comprised a complete report on all. recommendations for
which the Department of Defense is responsible. This reference. is still
valid except for the changes noted in the attachment.
JOSEP1 FQ CARROLL
Lieutenant General, USAF
Director
NSA, DIA,
JCS
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REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DOD IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE JOINT STUDY GROUP - DECEMER 1961
RECOMMENDATION
STATUS
ESTIMATED DATE
OF COMPLETION
1. SecDef take appropriate action to bring
military intelligence organization within
DOD into full consonance with the concept of
Defense Reorganization Act of 1958. Toward
this end.,
b.. Strengthen the authority of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff in intelligence
coordination by:
(1) Increased intelligence resources.
The DIA, which reports to the SecDef
through the JCS, will provide a strong
centralized intelligence agency at the
Washington level. The Current Intelligence
and Indications Center was fully activated
on 5 Nov 1961 and is supporting the joint
War Room. The JCS have forwarded to SecDef
recommendations for actions to strengthen
the intelligence capabilities of the
unified and specified commands. These
recommendations include designating the
Director, DIA, as their primary agent in
providing intelligence support to the
commands.
1 Jan 1962
(3) Require JCS to coordinate mili-
tary intelligence requirements.
The Office of Requirements,. DIA., was
scheduled to be fully operational by
1 Dec 1961. Due to a delay in receiving
properly qualified and cleared personnel
on board,the processing of military intel-
ligence requirements has fallen behind
schedule. By 1 Jan 19628 however, the
Office of Requirements w:i12'e,be adequately
manned, and will be processing all military
intelligence requirements.
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ESTIMATED DATE
STATUS OF CO) tETION
(4+) Require JCS to coordinate activi- The JCS have forwarded to SecDef a plan to 1 Jan 1962
ties of unified and specified commands and be strengthen the intelligence capabilities
the primary channel for guidance and direction of the unified and specified commands.
on intelligence matters originating within DOD. In addition, DIA has been assigned respon-
sibility for review and coordination of
all DOD intelligence functions, except
for NSA functions which are the respon-
sibility of Hon. John Rubel, OSD, Manning
of Hq, DIA, in sufficient strength to
initiate such coordination will be com-
pleted by 1 January 1962.
2. Resources required by the JCS and unified Personnel required in the DIA are being Indefinite
commands should be drawn from existing re- drawn, in large part, from the personnel
sources of military departments and component now assigned to the Service Intelligence
commands. agencies in Washington. The JCS have
submitted a plan to strengthen the intel-
ligence capabilities of the unified and
specified commands. Any additional
requirements for intelligence resources
generated in the implementation of this
plan will be considered by the JCS as
appropriate.
7. Re-examination of feasibility of placing A revision of the text of the DoD Directive 1 Jan 1962
more electronic intelligence resources of the on electronics intelligence has been pre-
unified commands under control of DIRNSA. pared. Final review and approval of this
directive are held in abeyance.. pending
the result of action on Recommendation
No. 9 below.
9. DOD reappraise adequacy of R&D programs
for electronic intelligence purposes with
objective of developing more adequate
equipment earliest.
On 15 November 1961 the Director of Defense 1 Dec 1961
Research and Engineering completed a
study of the research, development, test
and evaluation aspects of electronic
intelligence. Comments on this study are
due on 28 November from all concerned
Defense elements.
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RECOMM NDATION STATUS
12. Improve career management for intelli- The DIA will develop programs of career
gence personnel in military departments. management for both military and
civilian personnel. These programs will
be initiated by 1 July 1962. (change
submitted to correct typographical
error in date)
26. Coordination of Military Requirements
by DOD,
The Office of Requirements of the DIA is
charged with the integration and validation
of DOD intelligence requirements; the
assignment of priorities thereto; and the
maintenance of the DIA Collection Require-
ments Registry. This office has been
activated and will be fully operational by
1 Jan 1962.
34+. Transmittal of intelligence guidance to The JCS have forwarded a plan to SecDef in
unified commands through channels directed response to his memo of 29 Sep, subj
by JCS. 'Strengthening Unified Command Intelligence
35. Control by unified commands over Capabilities." The plan recommends the
intelligence activities of component commands. establishment of intelligence channels and
authority from DIA9 as the JCS agent in
intelligence matters to the unified and
specified commands.
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OF COMPLETION
Continuing
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DEPARTMENT OF.DEF.ENSE
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCEAGENCY
Washington 25, D. C.
REPLY TO
ATTN OF DIASG 0006
2 November 1961
SUBJECT: Report on Implementation of Recommendations of the Joint Study Group.
TO. The Secretary of Defense
REFERENCE: Memo from SecDef9 12 Aug 619 Subj: Specific Responsibilities
of the Director, DIA
1. The reference charged the Director. DIA. with the responsibility of
expediting all those recommendations of the Joint Study Group applicable
to the. Department of.-Defense other than those for which NSA is responsible,
and to submit a monthly report on the status and estimated completion date
of each recommendation. The attached comprises the first report in response
to the reference.
2. The establishment of the Defense Intelligence Agency has created the
mechanism which will, as the DIA activation plan is implemented, complete
action on most of the recommendations applicable to the Department of
Defense. As indicated in the attachments the action has already been
completed on two of the recommendations.
3. In order to make the report complete and meaningful, a status report
on those recommendations for which NSA is responsible is included'
7 F. CARROLL 1 Attachment TGME
RAL, USAF Report
Director
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REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DOD IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE JOINT STUDY GROUP - NOVEMBER 1961
RECOMMENDATION
ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION
.1. SecDef take appropriate action to bring
military intelligence organizations within
DOD into full consonance with the concept
of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958.
Toward this and.,
a. Establish within OSD a focal point The establishment of the Defense Completed.
for exerting broad management review author- Intelligence Agency, as directed by DOD
i over military intelligence. programs and Directive 5105.21, and in accordance with
viding overall coordination of all the Activation Plan approved by the
foreign intelligence activities conducted by Secretary of Defense, has implemented
various DOD components. this recommendation.
b. Strengthen the authority of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff in intelligence
coordination by:
(1) Increased intelligence DIA, reporting to the SecDef 1 January 1962
resources. through the JCS, will provide the JCS
with a strong centralized intelligence
agency at the Washington level. The
DIA will activate its Current Intelli-
gence and Indications Center in support of
the Joint War Room on 5 November 1961.
Integration of intelligence production
elements, as defined in the Activation
Plan of DIA, is anticipated by 1 July
1961. JCS also has 7E Ter study methods
of increasing the intelligence strength
of unified and specified commands. JCS
recommendations in this regard should
be forwarded to SecDef by 1 December 1961.
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RECOW?NDATION STATUS
(2) JCS coo-rdinate.substantive.intel- The Estimates Office of DIA has
ligence, notably for Estimates. been activated, and DIA personnel
are attending working-group
meetings. As scheduled in the Acti-
vation Plan of DIA, the Estimates
Office will absorb the J-2 Estimates
Office on 2 January 1962, together
with additional Service Estimates
personnel, and thereafter will sub-
mit DOD contributions to the Board
of National Estimates, coordinating
the service inputs.
ESTIMATED DATE.OF COMPLETION
2 January 1962
(3) Require JCS to coordinate mili- The Requirements Center of DIA has 1 December 1961
tary intelligence requirements. been activated, and is now pro-
cessing requirements received from
the US Air Force. By 1 December
1961, the DIA Requirements Center
will be fully manned, and will .
process all military intelligence
requirements.
(4) Require JCS to coordinate acti- The JCS are preparing recommendations 1 January 1962
vities of unified and specified commands and in response to SecDef memo to the
b- the primary channel for guidance and Chairman, JCS, of 29 Sep 61, Subj:
c.,Xction on intelligence matters originating "Strengthening Unified Commands in
within DOD. Intelligence," which requested re-
sponse within 60 days. In addition,
DIA has been assigned responsibility for
review and coordination of all DOD intel-
ligence functions, except for NSA func-
tions which are the responsibility of
Hon. John Rubel, OSD. Manning of Hq,
DIA, in sufficient strength to initiate
such coordination will be completed by
1 January 1962.
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RECO '.NDATION STATUS
c. NSCIDs, DOD and JCS directives should Pertinent NSCIDs were-amended in
be revised in accordance with above. January 1961 to reflect the SecDef
responsibilities for intelligence
functions rather than the former
individual service designations.
As the implementation of the DIA
activation plan continues, continuing
action to amend DOD, JCS, and Service
directives will be accomplished.
Resources required by the JCS and unified Personnel required in the DIA are Indefinite.
commands should be drawn from existing being drawn, in large part, from
resources of military departments and com- the personnel now assigned to the
ponent commands. Service intelligence agencies in
Washington. The JCS are studying
methods of increasing intelligence
resources at the unified command
level.
3. Closer control of budgeting procedures On 28 Sep 61, SecDef requested DIA to Continuing
by the Secretary of Defense. review and evaluate departmental proposals
for program packages 1963-1967 in DIA area
of responsibility. DIA activated a Hq
Program Division, which conducted the review
and submitted a report to the Asst SecDef
(Comptroller) on 1 Nov 61. This program
review, in'conjunction with the DOD intel-
ligence inventory, will serve as a base for
identification of the cost of DOD intelli-
gence activities during the FY '62 - 163
period.
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RECOMMENDATION
4. Initiate policies permitting more
rigorous selection and training of
personnel assigned to attache and other
intelligence activities with rank and
position comparable to operational
counterparts.
5. Encouragement of military services
to maintain and develop clandestine
collection activities which would be
carried out under the coordination of
DCI.
6. Improvements in SSO system.
STATUS ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION
At the request of OSO, the military de- 1 July 1962
partments have prepared statements of
policy governing each department's provision
for career development of intelligence
officers. These statements have been analyzed
in OSO, and discussions initiated with the
Office of Manpower, OSD, to explore approaches
to solution of this recommendation.
DIA has been assigned responsibility in the field
of training and career management of intelligence
personnel, military and civilian, within DOD.
Tha :Defense! Intelligence' Personnel-Program
will. be initiated:: on 1 July 1962.
DIA will directly encourage the military services Continuing.
to develop and maintain such a capability
through:
(1) the centralization and allocation of military
requirements;
(2) development of plans, policies and procedures;
(3) overall management responsibility for
residual DOD intelligence activities.
Under OSO monitoring, Services and JCS have com- 1 July 1962.
pleted.:surveys to_ensure-.that. there is no undesirable
dup1tcation of SSO effort, and that departmental
regulations prohibiting independent evaluations of
material by SSOs are:-enforced.
DIA, in compliance with assigned responsibilities
for achieving maximum economy and efficiency in the
conduct and management of DOD intelligence activities,
will conduct further studies of the SSO system.
Manning of the Hq, DIA, will enable initiation of
these studies by 1 Jan 62.
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RECOMMENDATION STATUS
7.. Reexamination of feasibility of placing The SecDef requested the conduct of a
more electronic intelligence resources of study.by the Director. NSA, relative
the unified commands under control of to improving the management of the US
DIRNSA. electronics intelligence (ELINT)
effort. The study was concluded on 1
October 1961 and sent to the JCS for
their review and comment. On 19 Oct.,
the study and comments were forwarded
for OSD staffing. On 30 Oct., the
study and the following papers were
forwarded for the approval of the
Secretary of Defense:
a. A revision of the text of the DOD
Directive on Electronics Intelligence.
b. A reply to the White House request
for comment on the President's Foreign
Intelligence Advisory Board recommenda-
tion on ELINT.
c. Memoranda to the Chairman, USIB,
the Directory DIA, the Director, NSA,
the JCS, and the Service Secretaries
advising them of the action taken by
the Secretary of Defense.
The revised directive will provide for:
a. Placing the responsibility for
technical control of ELINT on the Director,
NSA.
b. Establishing a centralized cognizance
of ELINT foreign liaison.
c. The establishment of a means for
annual review by the SecDef of
electronics intelligence requirements
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1 January 1962.
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RECOMMENDATION
7. (continued)
8. Strengthen control of DIRNSA
over Service crypto agencies.
STATUS ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION
and resources with recommendations
of the JCS and the Directors NSA.
d. Clarification of the responsi-
bilities for operational control.
The Director, NSA, has taken the 1 February 1962
following actions in furtherance
of the intent of the recommendation.
a. Published directives eliminating
the authority of the Service Crypto-
logic Agencies to.publish technical
instructions (TECHINS) without prior
coordination with NSA.
b. Revised the "Statement of US
COMINT operating policy" to state
that the Director, NSA, will issue
instructions directly to operating
units of the Service Cryptologic
Agencies when such instructions are
within the capability of the unit to
perform without further action of the
Chief of the agency concerned.
c. Provided in the NSA reorganization
of July 1961, for the attachment of
representatives of the Commanders of
the Service Cryptologic Agencies to
the National Cryptologic staff, and
at the same time, eliminated the
additional duty of the representatives
as office chiefs (GENS-l, 2, 3) in the
Production Organization.
d. Published a revision of operational
doctrine (OPDOC No. 8) providing for
the tasking by NSA of ELINT resources
of the Service Qryptologic Agencies.
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_ RECOMMENDATION
8. (continued)
STATUS ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION
e. Published a revision of NSA
Directive.No. 8 and provided for
a stronger.hand in field planning
and operations by NSA field
activities.
f. Published TECHINS 4011 authorizing
unified commands to levy requirements
directly on NSA field activities for
tasking SCA field units.
In addition to the above actions, a
series of policy documents is in
preparation to clarify the Director's
philosophy of operating the US
SIGINT effort.
9. DOD reappraise adequacy of 11=c&--D Those aspects of the study of electronics 1 December 1961.
programs for electronics intelligence intelligence which could be identified
purposes with objective of developing as being in the area of Research Develop-
more adequate equipment earliest. ment, Test and Evaluation were excluded
12. Improve career management for
intelligence personnel in military
departments.
from the NSA ELINT Study. They have
been recognized as being within the
legal responsibilities of the Director
of Defense Research and Engineering
and he was requested to conduct a study
on this subject with the close coordin-
ation of the Director, NSA. The study
is expected to be completed by 15
November 1961.
The DIA will develop programs of
career management for both military
and civilian personnel. These programs
will be initiated by 1 January 1962.
Continuing
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RECOMMENDATION
STATUS
16. Establishment of a National
Photographic Interpretation Center.
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STATUS
ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION
19. Continuing exploitation of intelligence Continuing.
A. Coordination of Military The Requirements Division of the DIA
Requirements by DOD. is charged with the integration and
validation of DOD intelligence
requirements; the assignment of
priorities thereto; and the mainte-
nance of the DIA Collection Require-
ments Registry. This division has
been activated, and will complete
personnel manning by 1 December 1961.
29. Establishment of a Coordination Staff
to support DCI in developing solutions to
coordination problems.
1 December1961.
A Coordination Staff, comprised of an 1 January 1962
Assistant for Coordination and Deputy
Assistant appointed by the DCI;
The principal activity of this staff has
been assisting the DCI in following the
implementation of approved JSG recom-
mendations, particularly those relating
to requirements, evaluations, USIB
management role, program reviews.
Committees, and cost and manpower data.
The Hiq manning level has not permitted
any consideration of providing a DIA
representative to this Coordination
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29. (continued)
30. Reduction in membership of USIB.
34. Transmittal of intelligence guidance
to unified commands through channels
directed by JCS.
35. Control by unified commands over
intelligence activities of component
commands.
STATUS ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION
Staff at this time. As additional
personnel report on board, considera-
tion will be given by the Director,
DIA, to appointment of a DIA full-
time representative to the Coordina-
tion Staff, or to designation of one of
the Service representatives to cover
DIA's interests.
The Director, DIA, is now an
additional member of USIB.
However, the office, and USIB
membership of, the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Special
Operations) has been disestablished
effective 31-0ctober 1961. Further
action in reduction in membership of
USIB may-.be taken by the Secretary
of Defense following full activation
of DIA and discussion between the
Secretary of Defense and DCI.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff are now
preparing recommendations for
submission to the SecDef for re-
allocation of intelligence personnel
between unified commanders and their
component commands, and as to
recommended channels for transmittal
of intelligence guidance from DIA
to unified commands and their
component commands.
1 July 1962.
39. More effective coordination of research DOD Directive 5105.21 requires that 1 March 1962
and development activities for intelligence the Director, DIA, develop DOD
purposes. intelligence research and development
requirements.
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RECOMMENDATION STATUS
43. Establishment by the intelligence The Coordination Staff, established
community of specific arrangements for by the DCI, constitutes one specific
planning its work and anticipating its arrangement for closer liaison between
problems. the members of the intelligence
community. Within DOD, DIA has been
charged with the responsibilities of
planning and coordinating activities
to achieve maximum economy and
efficiency in the conduct and manage-
ment of all DOD intelligence
activities. This will provide another
specific mechanism for planning
intelligence tasks and anticipating
problems.
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1 January 1962
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