SUBSTANTIVE COMPONENTS OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03362A000600040005-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 15, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
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,UJ5TANTIVE COMPONENTS OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
20LITICAL
'?'he strategic significance of the political aspects of a r,ountr?,y 0 An
., v.- ation of the political strength and international influence of the
aa-TAon in terms of:
l ; Degree of national unity.
R2) Will to be independent.
,3) Strength of purpose.
(I4) Fighting spirit.
Relative stability and efficiency of the political :,rstem,
6) Locus of power.
(7) Basic national objectives, at home and abroad.
The Constitutional System
A. Development and principal features.
B., Civil and religious rights and privileges
A. Central, regional, and local.
W. D:3pendenciea and associated states.
III.Political Dynamics
Ay political parties, electoral procedures, and pressure roups~
IL. The deveiotm ent and extent of political awareness amo. the peopa) <
[:-, The extent to which education and other factors prepa:-; the peep) 4
f'3r political responsibility.
IVo Public Order and Safety
A. Significant aspects of the police and penal systems.
f CFanditions affecting the maintenance of pi blic order ? d safety.
Y. National Policies: Domestic and Foreign
Their origin and major factors of formulation ,.n1 i
I iternational. relations, particularly relations faith i Un:_ttsi :. a jean
G. Extent of popular satisfaction with foreign policies.
VI. Intelligence and Security: Domestic and Foreign
?..: P:r?pose and legal status of the national intelligence ;ystmea.
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VI. Intelligence and Security: Domestic and Foreign (Contd
B. Relation to executive, legislative and judicial branches,,
C. Funds,, methods and efficiency of operation.
D. Public attitude toward the system.
VII. Subversive A tivities
A. Effects of traditions, attitudes of the people, and recent
conditions of the country.
B. Identification of subversive activity with political parties,,
labor organizations, or government agencies.
C. Legislation and government practices pertaining to subversive
activities.
D. Soviet and Commnunist espionage activities within the country.
1. Infiltration and penetration of labor, political,, and
cultural organizations.
VIII. Propaganda: Domestic and Foreign
A. Alms, policies, content, and effect of political propaganda.
B. Degree of susceptibility of people being propagandized.
C. Nature and effect of political propaganda disseminated in the
country by foreign countries.
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