NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE STUDY CENTER 1985-1986 ANNUAL REPORT

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Intelligence
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1985-1986
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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE STUDY CENTER
Suite 1102, 1800 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Telephone: [phone]
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WHAT NISC IS
? The National Intelligence Study Center
(NISC) was established in 1977 to improve public,
academic, and journalistic understanding of the
role of intelligence in the American political pro-
cess. Its main goals have been:
1) encourage serious scholarship and writing
about intelligence and
2) provide educational materials and services
for teaching and research.
? NISC is guided by an Advisory Board and a
Board of Directors composed of twenty-seven
distinguished scholars, educators, and former
high-level intelligence officers. Its members,
spread throughout the United States, number ap-
proximately 300.
? Financial support is obtained from NISC
members, supplemented by grants from founda-
tions. All contributions are tax exempt.
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WHAT NISC HAS DONE
? Awards Program: NISC has given highest
priority to a program of rewarding "intelligent
writing on intelligence."
This program, established in 1978, is designed
to foster, through encouragement of serious re-
search and objective writing, a better public un-
derstanding of the historical role and current func-
tions of the U.S. intelligence community. With the
recommendations of its Awards Committee,
NISC has made the following awards:
Writing in 1978
Joseph E. Persico. Piercing the Rerch
Allen Weinstein. Perjury: The Hiss-
Chambers Case
Richard Betts. "Analysis, War and Decision:
Why Intelligence Failures are Inevitable,"
World Politics, v. 31, no. 1, Oct. 1978
Writing in 1979
Thomas Powers. The Man Who Kept the
Secrets. Richard Helms and the CIA
Ralph E. Weber. U. S. Diplomatic Codes and
Ciphers, 1775 to 1938
Dino Brugioni and Robert G. Poirier. "The
Holocaust Revisited ...", American In-
telligence Journal, v. II, no. 1, Spring 1979
Edwin Warner. "Strengthening the CIA,"
Time, April 30, 1979
Mark L. Attanasio. "Failure in Covert Op-
erations - U.S. Involvement in Chile." (A
Brown University student)
Writing in 1980
Cord Meyer. Facing Reality: From World
Federalism to the CIA
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Richard Betts. for three articles published in
The Washington Quarterly, Summer 1980;
Parameters, December 1980; Political
Science Quarterly, Winter 1980-1981
The Wall Street Journal for two reportorial
articles by David Ignatius published on
February 11, and March 20, 1980; and three
editorials by William Kucewicz published
on January 31, February 21, and May 7,
1980
Writing in 1981
Thomas F. Troy. Donovan and the CIA
Law and National Security Standing Commit-
tee of the American Bar Association. In-
telligence Report
B. Hugh Tovar. "Strengths and Weaknesses
In Past U.S. Covert Action," Intelligence
Requirements for the 1980s
Major C. Kenneth Allard, USA. "Intelli-
gence and Arms Control: Process and Pri-
orities." The Fletcher Forum, Winter 1981
Writing in 1982
William Hood. Mole: The True Story of the
First Russian Intelligence Offrcer Recruited
by the CIA
John Prados. The Soviet Estimate: U. S. Intel-
ligence Analysis and Russian Military
Strength
?
John S. Warner. "National Security and the
First Amendment," an essay delivered in
January 1982 before the First Annual Sem-
inar of the Center for Law and National
Security, University of Virginia School of
Law
Owen Lock, editor of the Espionage/Intelli-
gence Library published by Ballantine
Books. Certificate of Special Recognition
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? Awards Program:
(Continued)
Writing in 1983
George C. Constantinides. Intelligence and
Espionage: An Analytical Bibliography
Consortium for the Study of Intelligence. Pa-
pers for six seminars published under the
general series title of Intelligence Require-
ments for the 1980's. The six volumes are
entitled Elements of Intelligence, Analysis
and Estimates, Counterintelligence, Covert
Action, Clandestine Collection, and Do-
mestic Intelligence. The Consortium is co-
ordinated by Professor Roy Godson. Cer-
tificate of Special Recognition
Writing in 1984
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas G. Ferguson,
USA. British Military Intelligence,
1870-1914: The Development of a Modern
Intelligence Organization
Raymond L. Garthoff. "Intelligence Assess-
ment and Policymaking: A Decision Point
in the Kennedy Administration," a mono-
graph published by Brookings Institution
? Koplowitz Report: In 1979 NISC sponsored a
survey of 500 colleges and universities in the
United States, to find out names of instructors of-
fering intelligence courses, and to collect syllabi.
The findings of this survey were published in the
first edition of the Koplowitz Report in 1980.
In the spring and fall of 1984 NISC conducted a
similar survey to gather information for a second
edition. What is evident in the information
gathered in 1984 is that more emphasis is given to
courses devoting the entire class hours to in-
telligence. The number has more than doubled
from twenty-four to fifty-four. A striking dif-
ference in the syllabi is that intelligence literature
required or recommended for student reading has
increased manyfold. The monograph contains the
entire list. Eight-four of the most used titles are
presented in a selective bibliography categorized
under ten classical intelligence terms.
The second edition is entitled Teaching In-
telligence in the Mid-1980s. It has been distributed
to NISC members, teachers, and other persons in-
terested in the subject. Course outlines used by ex-
perienced scholars are distributed free upon re-
quest.
? Scholar's Guide to Intelligence Literature:
Since NISC published the Scholar's Guide in 1983,
Colonel Russell J. Bowen, USA (Ret.), has con-
tinued to add to the collection, now approximately
6,500 titles. At the end of 1985 NISC began a new
program to bring the Cuide up to date.
The collection, on deposit at the Lauinger
Library, Georgetown University, is so widely used
that Joseph E. Jeffs, University Librarian, has ex-
panded the evening hours in the Special Collec-
tions hall for researchers studying the material.
The original work entitled Scholar's Guide to
Intelligence Literature: Bibliography of the
Russell J. Bowen Collection, edited by Marjorie
W. Cline, Carla E. Christiansen, and Judith M.
Fontaine, was published by University Publica-
tions of America. This bibliography is still avail-
able to NISC members at a 40 percent discount or
$24, plus $2 for postage and handling. It contains
complete bibliographical references for more than
5,000 titles, arranged under 372 headings and sub-
headings.
? Common Interest Network (CIN): NISC is
one of the founders of the Common Interest Net-
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work, a voluntary group that coordinates the aims
of some sixteen intelligence organizations in the
Washington, D.C., area. Its primary concern is to
support professionalism in intelligence.
CIN meets quarterly to exchange information
on current matters pertaining to intelligence, as
well as to discuss plans and programs of each of
the participating organizations.
Details of setting up the meetings are shared by
the Association of Former Intelligence Officers
(AFIO) and NISC, whose staffs are the central
channel for information to all members. NISC
hosted the meeting in February 1985.
? Foreign Intelligence Literary Scene: At its
first meeting in 1986, the Board of Directors of
NISC unanimously decided to provide an addi-
tional service for NISC members by taking over
the editing and publishing of the Foreign Intelli-
gence Literary Scene (FILS). This is a bimonthly
newsletter/book review edited for four years by
Thomas F. Troy. The last issue under the Troy
pen, vol. 4, no. 6, explains the transfer.
The Board thinks that FILS is an appropriate
vehicle to supplement the NISC programs already
established and in progress. It will give NISC an
outlet for its views on a number of subjects con-
cerning which scholarly analysis will enhance
understanding of intelligence activities and issues.
The Board offers NISC members aone-year
subscription to FILS for $15, a special rate for
members only. Foreign subscriptions are $23, to
cover cost of additional postage required. The
1986 membership card gives NISC members an
opportunity to subscribe to FILS.
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NISC PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
NISC hopes to continue the programs, noted
above, that are well started and have certainly
helped intelligence as an academic field of study.
The Board of Directors is interested in expand-
ing NISC's activities to reach a wider audience in
1986. Contingent upon the receipt of funds, NISC
will undertake the following:
? Enlarge the Scholar's Guide to Intelligence
Literature in order to incorporate additional
books deposited by Col. Russell J. Bowen in the
Lauinger Library, Georgetown University, since
publication of the Guide.
? Prepare for publication an annotated
bibliography of selected areas of subjects in the
Bowen collection.
? Provide technical assistance to the Smithson-
ian Institution in developing an exhibition on U.S.
intelligence. The project now under consideration
in preliminary stages would celebrate the 25th
anniversary of the Cuba Missile Crisis of 1962.
? Continue outreach activities by increased co-
operative efforts with the Common Interest Net-
work (CIN), described above, and the Consortium
for Teaching Intelligence, a project of the Na-
tional Security Information Center. NISC Presi-
dent, Dr. Cline, is a founding member of both
CIN and the Consortium.
? Edit the Foreign Intelligence Literary Scene, a
bimonthly newsletter/book review, as a service to
NISC members as well as a continuation of out-
reach activities. To provide such a publication in
the field of intelligence has been one of NISC's
long-time goals.
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NISC FINANCES
The work of NISC has been done with very
slender resources and a lot of volunteer efforts.
NISC has never had a paid staff. The funding for
the last five years has averaged about $7,500 -
about half of which has been obtained from
members in fees and contributions and about half
from foundation grants. The NISC financial
record for fiscal year 1984-1985 was found to be in
order by a certified public accountant.
The number of projects NISC can undertake in
1986 will depend upon the generosity of its mem-
bers and foundations interested in intelligence.
The annual Dues: The annual membership dues
for 1986: $25.00 (Please see membership card.)
Life Memberships: Life memberships are granted
for a donation of $250.
Gifts: Gifts, in addition to these amounts, are
welcome.
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NISC Advisory Board, Officers,
and Board of Directors
Advisory Board
John A. Bross
William J. Casey
Leo Cherne
Daniel O. Graham
Lt. Gen. USA (Ret.)
Thomas L. Hughes
Lyman B. Kirkpatrick, Jr.
Clare Boothe Luce
J. William Middendorf, II
Paul H. Nitze
William W. Quinn
Lt. Gen. USA (Ret.)
Eugene F. Tighe, Jr.
Lt. Gen. USAF (Ret.)
Roberta Wohlstetter
Ray S. Cline
President
J. Milnor Roberts, Jr.
Maj. Gen. AUS (Ret.)
Vice President
Marjorie W. Cline
Treasurer
Bette Valenti
Secretary
Hayden B. Peake
Executive Director
Norman R. Ashton
Richard W. Bates
Captain USN (Ret.)
Walter E. Beach
Russell J. Bowen
Colonel AUS (Ret.)
John Clarke
Ray S. Cline
Jules Davids
John W. Dixon
Herbert H. Fockler
Stefan A. Halper
Samuel Halpern
Walter Pforzheimer
J. Milnor Roberts, Jr.
Maj. Gen. AUS (Re[.)
Lewis Sorley
Thomas F. Troy
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Dr. Ray S. Cline served 30 years in
U.S. Government agencies responsible
for intelligence and research on inter-
national security affairs. He was
Deputy Director for Intelligence in the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) at
the time of the Cuba Missile Crisis in
[962 and Director of Intelligence and
Research in the Department of State from 1969 through 1973.
He has been at Georgetown University since 1974, as Professor
of International Relations and as Director of World Power
Studies at the university's Center for Strategic and Interna-
tional Studies. He writes on geopolitics and the assessment of
the balance of power among major nations. His most recent
books are World Power Trends and U. S. Foreign Policy for
the /98Qs and Secrets, Spies, and Scholars: The CIA from
Roosevelt to Reagan published in 1986. He was awarded the
CIA's Distinguished Service Medal in 1969 and the Career In-
telligence Medal in 1973.
During World War II Major General
J. Milnor Roberts, AUS (Ret.) was on
active duty in France with the V Corps
during the landing at Omaha Beach,
then in the headquarters of the Corps
and as an Assistant G-2. While in
Europe he worked with various teams
of intelligence including Order of Bat-
tle; Interrogators, Prisoners of War; Photo Intelligence; and
Counterintelligence. In the post-war years he was [he first
Commanding General of the 99th Army Reserve Command
and Chief of the U.S. Army Reserve. For three years from
1967-1970 he supervised the training of Reserve strategic in-
telligence units associated with universities. From 1975 to 1984
he was Executive Director of the Reserve Officers Association.
As of 1985 he is Chairman of the Committee for a Free
Afghanistan and a Director of the United States Council for
World Freedom. General Roberts has been awarded the
Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, and the
Bronze Star Medal.
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