INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY STAFF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88B00443R001003880023-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 17, 2007
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: July 9, 1981
• Content Type: MEMO

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 Approved For Release 2007/09/24: CIA-RDP88B00443RO01003880023-0 ive Regisup
9 July 1981
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Intelligence Community Staff
FROM: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Intelligence Community Staff
1. In order to discharge the various Community responsibilities
of the office of the DCI, the DDCI and I require substantial support
from the Intelligence Community Staff. The unification of the elements
of the Intelligence Community Staff was intended to promote more efficient
and coordinated Community support and to focus the efforts of the Staff
somewhat differently. The Intelligence Community Staff should concentrate
its efforts in the following areas:
-- Long-range Planning. I want to develop a practical
mechanism to ensure that the Community looks ahead to
identify emerging problems and opportunities and responds
to these in its programs and operations.
-- Program and Budget Development. The Staff should-work
with the program managers to construct an NFIP budget
request that is adequate, prudent, and efficient. The
Staff should then help present and defend that request.
-- Collection Priorities and Tasking. From NSC priorities,
consumer views, agency and analyst needs, as well as
Presidential requirements for support during crisis
situations, the Staff will derive priorities for collec-
tion activities -and ensure that they are reflected in
guidance to the managers of those activities. In particular,
you will help the-Community plan to deal with critical
collection problems that`require a cooperative attack.
-- Assessment of Program and Performance. The Staff will
provide, where appropriate, independent assessments of
program and budget proposals and of the performance of
Community activities in relation to intelligence needs.
-- Community Relations.' The Staff will support the activities
of Community groups and committees, such as NFIB, NFIC,
Intelligence Research & Development Council, Information
Handling Committee, and Security Committee, as requested.
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Production Review. The Staff will establish a mechanism
with other Community participants, to ensure regular,
credible review and evaluation of significant Community
products and to provide recommendations.concerning measures
to improve the product.
Administration. Consistent with efficiency and legislation,
the Staff will be supported administratively from its own
resources, drawing for assistance on other Community
organizations.
2. In general, these duties should correspond to units within the
Intelligence Community Staff. Some exceptions to this principle are
needed, however, because of the special responsibilities you have for
imagery and because of-the need to clarify the demands of some roles.
Thus, I expect the Staff to be organized, in addition to its front office
and administrative'staff, with identifiable elements to undertake the
following functions:
-- mid-term and long-range planning;
-- program and budget preparation and support;
manage imagery requirements and tasking;
-- manage SIGINT requirements;
-- monitor and support human source collection;
program and performance assessment;
- community affairs office; and
production evaluation.
3. These activities,,and others which may be added,.should be
performed within your budgeted manpower and funds. I expect the DDCI
to establish the detail-s of organization and staffing with you.
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