TENTATIVELY APPROVED DUTIES OF THE INDICATIONS GROUP AND / OR WATCH COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91T01172R000400190013-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 4, 2001
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: February 5, 1954
• Content Type: REQ

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,~ February 195
Tentatively Approved Duties of the Indications Group
and/or Watch Committee
a. develop and operate on a current and continuing basis the Watch Committee
Intelligence Plan for systematizing, energizing, and coordinating through
appropriate channels the world wide collection by US agencies of indications
intelligence pertinent to the Watch Committee mission,
b. arrange through the IAC or any member thereof for exploitation of every
domestic and foreign source of indications intelligence.
c. arrange with the IAC agencies for a systematic screening of all intelli-
gence ~ information received by them by any means for the purpose of immediately
extracting and forwarding to the Indications Center all information which map
contain indications of Soviet/Communist intentions as set forth in C,2 above;
an agency evaluation, where appropriate, will be forwarded as soon as possible.
d. continuously screen all pertinent intelligence information received from
a7.1 IA,C agencies for indications relating to the Watch Committee mission.
e. members will maintain close and intimate liaison with their respective
parent agencies to assist them in ensuring that all pertinent indications in-
telligence information is being made available to the Indications Center.
f. develop promptly an early evaluation and analysis of each indication in
coordination with the intelligence agency or agencies best qualified to deal
with the field of intelligence to which the indication belongs.
g. maintain in readily usable form a complete and integrated file of all
pertinent avail able indications intelligence.
h, maintain wall maps, charts and other display material which will most
effectively assist in illustrating and interpreting graphically the current
and cui~lulative indications.-
i. coordinate with the individual members of the Watch Committee the selec-
tion of indications for consideration by the Committee in regular and special
meetings.
j. prepare material for use by the Watch Committee to assist in its delib-
erations and the formulation of its conclusions.
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k. coordinate the reproduction and dissemination of approved Watch Committee
reports.
1. concurrently, but not as a substitute for current methods of analysis and
evaluations develop and test the application of mechanical aids and techniques
to the problem on an experimental basis with a view to their eventual use in
assisting effectively the '~iTatch Committee in the accomplishment of its missions
m, perform such additional tasks as shall be required by the Watch Committeeo
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