THE INDEPENDENT REVIEWING FUNCTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP98S00099R000400660009-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 22, 2013
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: October 22, 1979
• Content Type: MEMO

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NFAC 5693-79
22 October 1979
Memorandum for Bruce Clarke, DD/NFA
Subject: The Independent Reviewing Function
1. We believe that present NFAC reorganization plans
do not sufficiently deal with the need of an independent
reviewing function concerned with the quality of particular
estimates, including interagency papers and national papers
raising important issues of US interest and policy, and
associated problems of quality control. It would seem to
be important, if not crucial, that independent reviewing
must be undertaken by people not directly involved in
production.
2. Perhaps this independent review function could be
performed by NIOs without portfolio in the National Intelli-
gence Council. But how they would do this, while performing
other functions as well, and who would act on their advice
requires further study.
3. An alternative would be to attach such an independent
reviewing group directly to the DD/NFA and to work out procedures
for him to act on this advice effectively whenever he so chooses.
4. The case for the continuation of such an independent
reviewing function is made cogently in the attached unsolicited
memorandum by who belongs to OSR and at present is STAT
temporarily assisting the Senior Review Panel with regard to
military/technological types of intelligence products.
5. You may wish to send paper to the DCI along STAT
with a copy of our 2 October 1979 memorandum to you on NIEs,
SNIEs and IIMs, which is mentioned in memorandum. STAT
t,
Bruce Palmer, Jr.
Attachment:
As stated
ALL PORTIONS ARE
CONFIDENTIAL
CONF TIAL
Klaus Knorr
DEF-VAITv-E CL BY SIGNERS
EJ DECL INREVWON 22 Oct 1985
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