GUIDANCE INFORMATION

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CIA-RDP87T00623R000200040018-3
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1
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December 22, 2016
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September 10, 2010
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18
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August 31, 1981
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MEMO
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/10: CIA-RDP87T00623R000200040018-3 DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE Security Committee /.], 31 August 1981 STAT Chairman, SECOM Compartmentation Subcommittee Acting Chairman SUBJECT: Guidance Information 1. I thought it might be helpful to share some of my per- ceptions of poll:--v guidance applicable to DCI Committees in advance of your " rst meeting with the Compartment at ion Sub- committee schedu:..=d for 16 September 1981. 2. The DCI delegated to Admiral Inman, DDCI, responsibility for Intelligence Community matters to include the DCI Committee structure. Admiral Inman has made it clear that he expects the DCI Committees to operate in a collegial manner so as to facilitate consensus on broadly perceived issues. He does not favor uniformity for its own sake, and, where there is division on a proposed solu tion, he will not support efforts to mandate a "fix". He does favor a "try again" approach pursued with understanding of the other's point of view in cases where moves toward uniformity appear reasonably achievable and likely to simplify under- standing and administration. I covered some of these points in, my 19 August meeting with subcommittee chairmen, including Please feel free to call me at any time if you policy or procedural matters bearing on your STAT STAT STAT Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/09/10: CIA-RDP87T00623R000200040018-3