ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE

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• Sequence Number: 64
• Publication Date: January 15, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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ECONOMIC IIITELLIGENCE COMMITTEE
Control No, 489373
EIC -D-352
15 January 1959
MEMORANDUM FOR: EIC Representatives of the USIB Agencies,
The Department of Commerce, and
U. S. Information Agency
SUBJECT: Electronics and Telecommunications Sub-
committee Terms of Reference
11 Attached are the draft terms of reference for the EIC
'Subcommittee on Electronics and Telecommunications. They were
approved by the Subcommittee on 26 November 19584.
2. Please review these terms of reference and the
attachment thereto and. advise the Secretariat
of your comments and/or approval by 23 January 1959.
Attachment:
2 copies EIC-D-323/m(draft)
and Annex A
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TERMS OF 103FEREEC13 FOR
SUBCOMASEE ON ELECTRONICS tam maganturauncrlis
OF TES =WY INMILICEME.COMOITES
(Approved by the Subcommittee on 26 November 1950)
A. Mission of EIC Subcomeattee on Electronics end Teleo=min:tcations
The .mission of the pile Subcommittee on Eleetronins mod
Eeeecommunications* is to provide an organisational framework .
for carrying out within its field the beat review anicooedina-
tics lesponsibilitiea of the E2C and for ensuring that, on
intelligence matters in ito field affecting the national security,
the intelligence communiteris supported by the full economic
knowledge and technical talent avallebleyinIthe &moment.
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B. Membership aml Orgpnization
it Metbership of the Sacommittee an Kinetron.tcs and
Tel.ecomnamications consists of representatives of the UM
agencies as desigaated by. these department's and agencies and
approved by the SIC..
2. Representatives of other government departments and
agencies may participate as An satiate Members of the Subcommittee
upon approval, of the Jac,
3. Active participation by agency representatives generally
is governed by (a) the extent towhich each agent, concerned
has production responsibilities in the field et electronics end
teleCommunications (b) the extant to tab an agency has an
interest in economic Intelligemee of broader scope uhich involves
refine:e matters within the scope of the Subtommittee; and
(c) the availability of qualified personnel.
I4. The Chairman of the Subecanittee Is designated by
13C, and the Contra Intelligente Agenterproeides the gernanetrt
Secretariat. The Subcomnittee mmy set up ad hoc working grows
as necessary to aseist in carrying out any of Ste assigned
functions. The production of interdoperbeental economic intel-
ligence normally is assigned to ad hoe working groups rather
thea to the Subccerittee peeger.
* See Annex A for "Subject Matter Scope of EIC Subcoenittee on
Electeemics mod Telecommunications."'
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C. Foactions
1. As the standing interagency economic intelligence
group of professional and technical personnel in the field, of
electronics end telecom:a/imitations, the Subcommittee shall
perform the following minimmftactions:
(a) With the /Wanes of current Priority National
Economic intelligence Objectives, identify significant research
ami collection deficiencies in its field of responsibility and;
(b) Develop and report not less than annually to the
RIC ways in which these recognised research deficiencies could
be, or are being, corrected and ways in uhich improvements
could be, or are being, made in coonemic intelligence collection
regain:wants amd in the distribution and processing of ec000sio
intelligence information.
(c) Facilitate review of proposals for external
research contracts in its field in accordance with thegvisions
oftiCID 3/1 using the procedures adopted by. the BIC. ?
EMC-D-112/1, 5 June 1958, Procedures for BIC Rewiew of Propane&
US Governmental External Economic Research Contracts Involving
More Than $5,000.;
(d) Produce, on its own initiative (with RIC approval),
or when directed by the EIC, interdepartmental ecumenic
- intelligence on subjects in its field which tramminnithe
cmapetence of a single department or *agency.
(e) Arrange on /to own initiative, or when directed
by the EIC, for the coordination of individual agency reports
deeded of sufficient national security importance to warrant
the solicitation of centre:me& from the representatives on
? the Stcommittee. Arniege for tumoral/ratios with other:Sub-
committees as appropriate.
(f). )bttze in support at the intelligence comdmity,
the full ecov?a knoviedse and technical talent in its field
available -the Government. Such support will normally take
the form of at hoc responses to the requests of other USED
CommitteenLterthe US1B Ad Roc Committee on Rzehengeg.
2. in addition to the minima functions outlined above,
the Subcommittee on Electronics and Telecommunications, when
appropriate,shell perform the following Amigo= with respect
to its assined field:
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(a) Assist or advise agencies in the prove:atm of
research in order to minimize duplication and assure as effective
a distribution of research effort as is practical in view of
each agency's responsibilities.
(b) Provide an Opportunity for the review and scewlson
of methodologies utilized in research in the field covered by the
Subcommittee.
(c) Provide an opportmnity, where appropriate and
practical, of obtaining closer agreement on selected basic
statistics within the field of competence of each SUbcommittee..
(d) Bring to the attention ef the EIC current problems
and requinuneats for coordinated research Which are recognized
by. the members of the Subcommittees,
D. Operating Procedures'
The Subcommittee ehall establish its own operating procedures
subject te the follewing comditions:
1. It shall meet in formal session at least once each
fiscal year to prepare and approve its Annual Report to the EXC.'
The Annual Report will be responsive to the request of the El=
Secretariat and will cover the activities of the Subeansittee
in fulfilling its mission as outlined in C. above. The Sub-
committee will schedule other meetings as required to fulfill its
missions.
2. The Subcommittee Secretariat shall provide all members
of the SIC, the Smbcomedttee, and the RIC Secretariat with Spies
of the Agenda and Minutes of its meetinge.
3. Reports and recommendatiove which have been approved
by. the Subcommittee maybe transmitted to the BIC withcat comment.
In case of dissent, the trismsmittal must be accompanied by an
appropriate statement, prepared by the dissenterke), advising the
BIC of the mature and subctattee of the dinaent.
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