PLANNING RESEARCH NEXT TIME ROUND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP98S00099R000501030007-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 2012
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 24, 1980
• Content Type: MEMO

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NFAC 2174-80
24 March 1980
Memorandum for DD/NFA
Subject: Planning Research Next Time Round
On the basis of this year's experience, I recommend
the following procedure the next time round.
1. You select 12 people of proven ability from
the NIC and the Offices for this job, one for each
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Klaus Knorr
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2. Thoroughly explain to them the job to be done
by means of examples as well as in general terms.
Engage them in helping to design the next step
including the definition of cardinal issues and
the relations between them.
3. You charge them with developing suitable sets
of research themes and let them decide on recruiting
the help they need. (Let them-form teams and/or consult
otherwise with experts, and perhaps policy officials).
4. Reassemble them to deal with overlaps and gaps.
5. You attribute priority to research themes
that stand out for originality and are outside the
routine research plans of the Offices.
6. As a matter of choice: You might confine the
exercise to researches that are beyond the routine