OFFICE OF REPORTS AND ESTIMATES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67-00059A000200120037-6
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• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2000
• Sequence Number: 37
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OFFICE OF REPOR13 AND ESTIW,.TM
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As the exelusive Intelligence evaluation, LAalysia, and production
component of CIA, ORE is responsible for to 7redu4tien asd
presentation of notional intelligence required for the formulation
and administration of U.S. national seourity.polioles and operational
decisions. In carrying out this responsibility, la in aocordance
with MSC and CIA direotives, ORE,
1. Prepares ourrent and staff intelligeaoe reports and
estimates on a regional, functional, .x4;:lobal basie,
on its own initiative, or in rowels, to speoifio
requests. Such reports and estim tat will preeert
and inbormat the eiKnificanoc of fortiign oonditicas
and developments which affect U.S. national meourity.
analyse observable trends, foreoaet and interpret
probable future developments, and apevairse-theva
,pnebable oonsequenoes
2. Coordinates and administers an interdepartmental
program for the production, maintenance, publioation
and di:lamination of basic intelligence &keit:pled to
meet the oommon requirements of C. I. A. and the
IAC agencies*
3* Formulates the National Intellieemee Objectives in
collaboration with the IAC agerloies and under guidance
of the SSC Staff.
4* hvaluates available intolkiginmerinformatlen and
intelligence; assesses its adequacy, accuracy, and
timeliness, and prepares reports of ouch Csassananta
for the guidance of collection, souroe exploitation
and producing agencies toassure that all aignificant
fields of intelligence bearing on the national security
are adequately covered.
S. Formulates requirements for. the collection and ex-
ploitation of intelligence data in order to insure a
steady flow of material responsive to production
requirements.
6. Advises the Director of Central Intelligence an plans,
programs, policies and procedures for the production
of national intelligence,*
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PLANS AND.POLICY STAFF
As the advisory body to the Anaistmnt Direotor, ORS. and the compo-
nents of his Offieo On plane, policies and procedures pertaintig te
fulfillment Of the ORE mission'
OS,
,lo Movie** oontinuously the organisation amd operation
' of ORS to inure adequate fulfillment or its assiGned
mdssion4_
Prepares and recommonde to the Assistant Director. On,
organisational and operational plans, programs. poles?
and procedures, as may be required to faotlitete the
production of National Intelligenospnwto:\u, 44LaA.
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3o Prepares, mai aits and r ciews the ?ution oi a
pro am for th production presen tines of ne. lanai
intel igenoe des gnad to mo?t, at all mes, the
tellig noe requi ments of t national eourity.
Processes and reviews 4hezenimwduckkornse requirements
for intelligence data obtainable from all sources. In
Collaboration with other CIL components end the Ike
agenoios. 000rdinates and oonsolidates assessments of
adequacy, accuracy, and timeliness of available intelli-
gene. data, preparing and initiating recommended CIA
actionesIoulatedtolemovo qualitative and quantitative
deficiencies.
Goordinates the formulation of the National Intelligence
Objectives by ORE0 in collaboration with the /AC agenoies
end under guidance of the MSC staff.
Arranges for, and administers as required0 liaison
between ORE and other agencies, in coordination with
appropriate 01A components?
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es the Assista.nt Director on
Itialsstrativo and orataisetional mitten
Darr-elope adircl1istra7; ire itr000dwoe
gyre s es their impl (Jr, )zt trt, i
Provides all adrairaotrccivo Jorwiee4
altering budget, persounel, eupply,
space for the Office, end 1,rapilio primp.
tetlun services for all c)z..porte-iteot:Pl..
4. Frorides for the 'nail:to-lance of intetz111
eectrity, both plveicra atid y:araore.I?
Frovictes facilities for tho cxp.mit ta
d.isuord.nation of all inconthe inte1113anoe
Frolel.dos facilities for oral as
presontations of labolliEenoo.
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CURREAT INTELLIGEN,..? CROW
As the ORB oomportent having staff responsibilities for Ito
of current intelligences
1. Recommends to the Assistant Director. ONE, on the
basis of consultation with appropriate 011 eomponentii
the nature, scope, terms of reference. forests end
periodicity of the various nedia required te piit
national current intelligena.-c: z
2. Coordinates the production of ourrent intelligence
within ORE and is responsible for thn seleetion and
form of those items at ourrent intelligence -poopoupse-
lOR3-pretkietng-compomanna, whioh in the intArents
of National Security should be brought to the
attention of the President and the Cabinet and Stuff
officers of the State, Army, Navy and lir departments.
Publishes and arranges for the disse-dnatiom of nunh
ourrent intelligence?
3. Screens current intelligenoe materiel sod selsote
for the Director of Central Intelligence much items
as it determines should come to his Attention.
4. Administere. and maintains sikiadreiry rtztth nervicel
in order to insure oontinucus ?overage of current
situations and developments?
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BASIC INTELLICniCS T()1.rf
As the OUS component -having staff r?ionsttit1ttj for HiniU
telli;ences
1. Ascertains and determines OA und
pt4tments1 intereets in basic int.t,
and, in collaboration with appro7r
agenoles, establishes rouirentsn't:c
production,
lagortio*
It en
et*
for its
2, Aocomplishes in collaboration .eith pro-
f priste agencies, the allooetion of responei-
bilities for the production e?nd mi_intenunce
of basic) intelligence. ivoleiding ruch
allooations within ORE as aro dstreld appro-
prelate.
50 Administers the program for the prf4letion
and maintenance of the Uationsi Inteligsnoe
Surveys, inoluding the detsrminstion or pro-
duction pioritics and sohsCula,
oocrdinstion of effort bet-aeon producing
oompoments. the allooations within. On of
reeponsibilities for substantive'rovisw of
basics intelligenoe produced eateroialy, and
the, editing, and arranging for pliblibation
and dissemination of the Mule's:I prodOots
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WAFT IRTSLLIGENOR
As the ORE component having staff responsibility for the production
of staff intelligenoes
1. Rased am consultation with ORB produaing seaponents.
recionmends to the Assistant Direatora 0011..tte nature.
swops, terns of reference. for.' v.-ilmoor6100;0110i0m. _t
reports and ? stimates requir a present national
staff intelligence.
2. Administers the program for the prodUotlan of national
staff intelligens).* including: the scheduling ar
individual reports andatimates; the allocation of ,( -
production responsibilities within ORR =litho
agenoies; the ocordination of productionvithin ORS.
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3. Obtains oonourrenoes or dieser:tetra' the 140 agencies;
reviews and arranges for the publication and diabsaina?
tion at the finished product.
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As the- adViaory and production component of ORE; with responsibility
for the produotion of national intelligence on I. ?AOKI basis*
_Produces and praoents national intellimnce designed
to appraise and interpret the world-wide eitUation9
ancUthe world-wide effects of speeifio foreign
situations, in their relation to the
?! security and strateio interests.
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7*: Reviews reports and estiMatos produeerb otb6r.ORE- -
components and makes r000Mmendations ro4ar
ade tato of r eatment
ao Reviewd the formulated nat ()nal intaXiConce objectives
and eeoommends the aver
in each case.
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As advisory and production components of O1 1t ipcibi1Lty
for those eoonamio, political and 804.11.0L inibloots, included
in Regional ?kabob resporsibilities but roqrtae treatment on a
functional intelligenoe bolds. the Punotio L_ Orour_r
1. Provide expert consultant sorvioe to tnehor uoina
oomponents of ORE, and collaborateltAttn imam 1.T1 -trn
fulfillment of their prescribed responSibilities
2. Review reports and estimates produeed 107' Alum on
components and mOce reoommendations recording the
adequacy of treatment of those sections whieh havo
'a bearing on their speoislitet fields Si itularf.
3. Prepare timely ourrent and aWf intellimmuss
reports and estimates, and have primary Interest nod
ultimate responsibility for reporting in thm fiolds
of civil air affairs, trans-clooanio shiopinc And i--E44104 ,
international organis?tionsx
4. Partioipate in the formulation of the Solitional
Intelligenoe Objeotives.
Evaluate available intclligiwico infer= len and
intelligence; assess its adequacy, aseurany. and
timeliness, and prepare reports of mu* oasessments
far the guidance of collection, source exploitation
and producing agencies to insure that all significant
fields of intelligenoe bearing on the national
security are adequately oovered.
6. Formulate requirementi for the collection and exploita.
tion of intelligence data in order to insure a steady
flow of 'material responsive to production requirements.
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REGIONAL BRANCHES
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lligence evaluetion#
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lysis. awl proilloti:m
aa,nonent, of ORS ReGional Branete, cror I;11--D
produoti d preaentation of nrational inttI11ii3ca= rupoi-te aad
estimate8. within the limits of itsykssigned geographical areaS
In carrying out this responsibility
Regional Branohl-
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10 Prepares timely OtIrront aLul IL-441140mo* reports
and estimates and is responsible for the note and
interpretations contained therein?
Accomplishes substantive review of basin in-
telligenoe produced by other agencies, and advises
the Basic intelligence Group cn ita adequisey for
inalusion in the National Intelligence Surveys.
Participates in, the formulation of tbe N tictu1
Intelligenee Objectives*
Remluates available intellir,ence information and
intelligence: assesses its adequaoy, aeouraoy, and
timelinese, and prepares reports of such assessments
for the guidanee of colleotion, souroe exploitation
and produoing agencies to assure that an significant
fields of intelligence bearing on the national security
are adequately covered0
0.-Fro Formulates requirements for the oolleotion and ex-
ploitation of intelligence data in order to insure a
steady flow of material produotion
requirements.
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