STIC-HUMINT COMMITTEE REPORT: THE PROCESSING OF OVERTLY COLLECTED SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88B00443R001404100117-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 117
• Publication Date: October 20, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C. 20505
National Intelligence Council
MEMORANDUM FOR: Acting Director of Central Intelligence
THROUGH : Chairman, National Intelligence Council
FROM Julian C. Nall
National Intelligence Officer for Science & Technology
SUBJECT : STIC-HUMINT Committee Report: The Processing of Overtly
Collected Scientific and Technical Intelligence Information
1. Action requested: See paragraph 3.
2. Background : The STIC and HUMINT Committee have recently published a
report on "The Processing of Overtly Collected Scientific and Technical
Intelligence Information" (copy attached). This report was initiated as a
logical follow on to an earlier STIC report on the "Overt Collection of S&T
Intelligence." In my opinion this recently completed report is a valuable
contribution to the Intelligence Community in its critical role of assessing
foreign sciences and technologies to prevent technological surprise. I concur
in principle with the recommendations.
3. Requested action: Based on the recommendations of the report, I
believe that the o owing actions should take place immediately:
a. Your approval of the concept of significantly improving the
processing of overtly collected S&T intelligence information for
the Intelligence Community.
b. Your appointment of a senior steering group which in
concert with an action group will:
1) Determine the existing facilities, both private and
government, which now provide machine or human translation o
foreign S&T intelli ence
2) Determine the existing automated data bases which
contain significant components of foreign S&T information.
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3) Define the scope of activities and prepare a cost
estimate for an Intelligence Community organization to begin
exploitation and pre-analysis of overt S&T information.
4) Establish a time table for actions.
Members of the senior steering group should be persons such as:
Executive Director of CIA, senior official of DoD, Chairman of the
HUMINT Committee, Chairman of STIC, and NIO/S&T.
c. Your approval of the appointment a consultant to tha ctApr;n,,
4. Additional actions based on the report will be recommended to you
after the first few meetings of the steering group.
Attachment
As Stated
APPROVED:
ing erector of entra m e igence
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ulian C. Nall
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