MIDDLE EAST TASK FORCE REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86M00612R000100020030-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 6, 2004
• Sequence Number: 30
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM yat: OepeAy Director for Intellizenc...
SUBJECT Aliddle fast L'ask Y orce Report.
The attached report was prepared by Ambassador loltrr.-'s
task force. It represents an initial effort to measure and evalcsw_t -,
as a whole, the intelligence activities concentrated on a s;c?cifi<
geographic area. I Lae given the report to the Director, b; t a
yet no distribution has b.en ride to the Community. In the :net time, I would like to call year attention to certain conch oic ns a d
solicit any comment ; yoki may have on these and the report as a
whole.
The points of partlc- iar concern to you are the questions raii-sdf
on the ratio of collected to producers and the degree of alyat
specialisation and arse c-xperience. The task force did net fool +t
could do more thug ruse the tuesti nos and suggest further stuff on
a broader scale. u items of interest to you and ujnfn
you may wish to eom;s * t, include the statements on the c acere ra=
tion of the production iffort on 'crisis" situations, coordir:ation )f
requirements and the evaluation of information collected..
I would also like to thank you and the personnel of your Area f ,?e
their cooperation in the preparation of this study.
JOHN A. BR + 3SS
D/DCIYNIIP!
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Middle East Task or Report
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