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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-00374R000100260038-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 26, 1999
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: December 1, 1954
• Content Type: MFR

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1 December 1954
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MEMO FOR THE RECORD OF THE CLARK COMMITTEE
OCI (FE/P Branch) 0900-1100
Colonel Miller asked the following leading questions:
"Do you gauge the success of your mission by the quality or
quantity of material you publish?"
"Is your value to the intelligence community predicated on
how well you compete with the press ?"
"How often do you beat the press on a. current item of import?"
It was pointed out to Colonel Miller that selectivity of important items
and on interpretation of such items was the principal mission of the
division, and not pure justification based on sheer weight of production
in the Current Intelligence Digest.
Colonel Miller reiterated his concern over the fact that OCI's publica-
tions are the product of their own opinions, without reference to or
coordination with the IAC, due to the time factor involved.
McGruder raised the point that the OCI Digest carried a preponderance
of political material, which, in his estimation, was a State Department
responsibility.
Foley raided the point that other IAC members had their own same type
of reporting and analysis procedure as CIA; hence, he asked, since each
has its experts on areas and topics, is there a coordination of working
level interpretations to come up with a unanimous opinion, or does CIA
depend on its own expert opinion as the last word?
Miller, McGruder and Foley were all of the opinion that the DCI should
rely on the various daily digests produced by other IAC members for
coverage of their own interests (i. e. , the ONI Digest for Naval Informa-
tion) instead of depending upon a compilation of OCI's digest of hand
selected items.
Foley raised the point of possible rotation among the intelligence commu-
nity of analysts, in order to obtain a better, overall appreciation of
functions and responsibilities.
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1100-1230 (Secretariat)
Colonel Miller was mainly impressed with the expense of printing
such special reports as The Watchpot". However, he was really
floored with the responsibilities of the Watch Office. So much so
that he talked for almost an. hour in the Western Hemisphere Division
(a carry-over from his pre-ltanch period) on. "What does the Watch
Officer watch?". He seemed to feel that out of the mass of watch
items the Watch Officer could never concentrate on a subject really
worthy of watching !
1330-1545 (Western Hemisphere)
Here the questioning followed a similar pattern to the morning, with
very little deviation (i. e. , division of responsibility in reporting;
qualification of information reported).
Colonel Miller was interested in the fact that in addition to the card
file of published material, each branch kept a file of its own contri-
butions. He asked branch personnel whether they had area knowledge and
how recently they had been overseas.
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1 December 1954
MEMO FOR THE RECORD OF THE CLARK COMMITTEE
OCI (FE/P Branch) 0900-1100
Colonel Miller asked the following leading questions:
"Do you gauge the success of your mission by the quality or
quantity of material you publish?"
"Is your value to the intelligence community predicated on
how well you compete with the press ?"
"How often do you beat the press on a current itnm of import ? "
It was pointed out to Colonel Miller that selectivity of important items
and on interpretation of such items was the principal mission of the
division, and not pure justification based on sheer weight of production
in the Current Intelligence Digest.
Colonel Miller reiterated his concern over the fact that OCI's publica-
tions are the product of their own opinions, without reference to or
coordination with the IAC, due to the time factor involved.
McGruder raised the point that the OCI Digest carried a preponderance
of political material, which, in his estimation, was a State Department
responsibility.
Foley raided the point that other IAC members had their own same tjype
of reporting and analysis procedure as CIA; hence, he asked, since each
has its experts on areas and topics, is the:re a coordination of working
level interpretations to come up with a unanimous opinion, or does CIA
depend on its own expert opinion as the last word?
Miller, McGruder and Foley were all of the opinion that the DCI should
rely on the various daily digests produced by other IAC members for
coverage of their own interests (i. e. , the ONI Digest for Naval Informa-
tion) instead of depending upon a compilation of OCI's digest of hand
selected items.
Foley raised the point of possible rotation among the intelligence commu-
nity of analysts, in order to obtain a better, overall appreciation of
functions and responsibilities.
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1100-1230 (Secretariat)
Colonel Miller. was mainly impressed with the expense of printing
such special reports as "The Watchpot". However, he was really
floored .with the responsibilities of the Watch Office. So much so
that he talked for almost an hour in the Western Hemisphere Division
(a carry-over from his pre-lunch period) on "What does the Watch
Officer watch?". He seemed to feel that out of the mass of watch
items the Watch Officer could never concentrate on a subject really
worthy of watching !
1330-1545 (Western Hemisphere)
Here the questioning followed a similar pattern to the morning, with
very little deviation (i. e. division of responsibility in reporting;
qualification of information reported).
Colonel Miller was interested in the fact that in addition to the card
file of published material, each branch kept a file of its own contri-
butions. He asked branch personnel whether they had area knowledge and
how recently they had been overseas.
Inspector General
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