DI DEVELOPMENT OF FORCE ANALYSIS DATA BASES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00423R000200200047-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 12, 2008
• Sequence Number: 47
• Publication Date: July 26, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
TO: See Distribution
FROM:
Chief, Analytic Support Group
SUBJECT: DI Development of Force Analysis Data Bases
1. Objective. The objective of this memo is to establish the
goals and program for the DI for its participation in the Global Force
Trends Data Base program and its development of military trends data
bases. This effort will be referred to as the DI Global Force Trends
Data (GFTD--nicknamed "Gifted") program. Improvement in our analysis of
military forces and maximum use of contractor support to minimize .
adverse impact on DI analysts are important objectives of the DI's GFTD
2. Background. The work already accomplished during the Land
Armaments and Manpower Model (LAMM) project and the interagency
cooperation on GFTD provide a framework for further military forces data
base building efforts.
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a. LAMM. CIA, DIA, and the US Army have developed a data base for
Soviet and non-Soviet Warsaw Pact Ground Forces. This effort included
an interagency coordinated data base (LAMM) and associated software
(LION). The LAMM data base contains
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software provides the automation tools necessary to analyze the data.
SOVA also has completed the creation of a data base--called VARQ--for
using the LION software. 25X1
This VARQ data base does not yet-have projections, but DIA and SOVA
working toward that end. EURA and DIA are also developing 25X1
data base using the LION software.
b. GFTD. The Department of Defense has been a heavy user.of the.
LAMM data base and sees the LAMM program of data base development and
coordination as a-guide for additional data base building efforts.
This effort yes called the Global Forces Trends Data (GFTD) program. A
steering committee exists to provide overall guidance and direction. A
working group,will manage the details of data base development and
maintenance:
o GFTD MOU. The DDI has signed an interagency memorandum of
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understanding for the GFTD program which provides for:
--CIA representation on the GFTD Steering Group.
--Appointment of a working group co-chairman
of ASG).
--Access to CIA intelligence files on a case-by-case
basis to facilitate the data base development effort.
--Participation in country/regional working groups.
--Support of development of improved analytical
techniques and methodologies.
--Continued cooperation with LAMM participants in the
update and maintenance of that data base and
participation in the annual update of GFTD data bases
once they are created.
o Data Base Development Support. PA&E is willing to provide
data from its Defense Force Planning Data Base and help fund
data base building efforts.
o Basic Principles. These principles were set forth in the
GFTD MOU and are to serve as goals for the development of the
GFTD program.
--This effort will build on the accomplishments of LAMM.
--Government agencies participating in the development of
GF.TD shall have full access to the the data base,
including the details of the data, data documentation
(within the constraints of security restrictions),
pertinent computer program software, and all
"master files."
--Release of GFTD files to non-participating agencies
requires approval of the GFTD Steering Group.
--Automation costs responsibility of individual agencies
but participants to share burden of developing and
maintaining GFTD.
--A GFTD "master file" reflecting agreed assessments
shall be created and maintained for each national force.
This master file shall be updated annually to reflect
s coordinated changes in assessments.
3. DI Data Base Developmental Guidelines. These guidelines shall
be used within the DI for the development of force analysis data bases:
a. Development of data bases is to serve and support DI analytical
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interests. The creation and use of such data bases must facilitate our
analysis and production of intelligence. This effort should also be
used to further develop, train, and share military analysis skills
within the DI. To maximize the analytical value of this effort, the
data bases must be compatible and support multidisciplinary and
comparative force analysis. Specifically, these data bases must support
regional force comparisons, force projections, and military-economic
analysis. Maximum use of contractor support is encouraged for
development and loading of force-trends data and sharing the costs of
data development and coordination and the sharing of the burden of
substantive update of the data with other agencies are desirable.
b. Development will be in phases, building on the accomplishments
of the LAMM program and the data base building efforts of EURA,
expanding as resources become available and as our consumers identify
additional requirements.
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c. Data bases will be kept at lowest classification possible, not
to exceed SECRET NOFORN ORCON. All-source data are to be used, however,
in data base creation and used to maintain a hard copy substantive
documentation of the data base. Procedures for handling compartmented
informatio have been established. 25X1
within SOVA as part of the LAMM effort and are available to guide new
data base development. Furthermore, automated procedures exist within
the LION software for sanitizing a data base and such capabilities will
be maintained for use where a higher classified data base for internal
CIA use is desired. DI force-trends data bases will be provided to GFTD
and, as part of the overall GFTD data base, be further disseminated in
accordance with GFTD rules. The DI retains, however, the option to
disseminate DI-generated data bases to its customers without prior
consultation with GFTD.
d. Data bases will .be updated on an agreed schedule, at least
annually, with explicit provision for additional. updates based on
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