COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OBJECTIVES

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 7, 2005
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• Publication Date: September 15, 1968
• Content Type: REGULATION

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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OBJECTIVES
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 112
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OBJECTIVES
(Revised 15 September 1958)
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 1 /3
PRIORITY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OBJECTIVES
(Revised 4 January 1961)
Issued by
The Director of Central Intelligence,
with the concurrence of the United
States Intelligence Board, pursuant
to National Security Council Direc-
tive No. I.
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 1/2
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OBJECTIVES
(Revised 15 September 1958)
1. Pursuant to NSCID No. 1, paragraph 3, the following comprehensive
national intelligence objectives, generally applicable to all foreign coun-
tries and areas, are hereby established :
a. Basic descriptive data as outlined in NIS Standard Instructions.
b. Social, economic, and political stability and trends of develop-
ment; susceptibility to foreign influence or coercion; vulnerability to
subversion.
c. Military capabilities and vulnerabilities, offensive and defensive,
including economic, scientific and technical, and psychological factors.
d. Capabilities to influence, coerce, or subvert other governments
and peoples; capabilities for espionage, sabotage, and other clandestine
operations in other countries.
e. Foreign policy, including strategic concepts and intentions; in-
ternational alignment, with particular reference to alignment with or
against the US or the USSR; disposition and intention to interfere in
the internal affairs of other states; preparation for and intention to
resort to armed action against other states.
. 2. Priority national intelligence objectives, with reference to specific
countries and subjects, will be set forth in a separate DCID.
3. DCID 1/2, "Comprehensive National Intelligence Objectives," 21
April 1958, is hereby rescinded.
ALLEN W. DULLES
Director of Central Intelligence
' This Directive supersedes DCID No. 1/2 of 21 April 1958.
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PRIORITY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OBJECTIVES
(Revised 4 January 1961)
1. Pursuant to NSCID No. 1, paragraph 3, the following list of priority
national intelligence objectives is established as a guide for the coordina-
tion of intelligence collection and production in response to requirements
relating to the formulation and execution of national security policy.
This list replaces that contained in DCID No. 1/3, 24 May 1960, which is
hereby rescinded.
2. In accordance with the criteria set forth in the Annex, all items in
this listing are deemed to be critical national intelligence factors re-
quiring priority attention and effort. Distinction is made, however, be-
tween three levels of priority within the general priority category. Order
of listing within these three groups is a matter of convenience in presen-
tation and has no significance with respect to the relative priority of
specific items within the group.
3. Although a given subject may be listed as a matter of priority, not
every bit of information relating to it will be required with equal urgency
and some may be procurable by routine means. It is therefore incum-
bent upon research personnel to exercise discrimination in allocating
analytical resources and in formulating information requirements so
as to accord priority only to those aspects of the listed subject which
actually require a priority research or collection effort. Similarly, if
specific collection and analytic facilities are inadequate to satisfy all the
requirements levied upon them, a determination of priority in their use
will have to be made, under the general guidance of the PNIO's but in
terms of specific operational capabilities.
4. In order to afford a stable basis for intelligence planning, this direc-
tive is designed to remain valid over an extended period. It will be
reviewed annually, or on the request of any member of the USIB. It is
recognized that urgent interim requirements may arise requiring ad hoc
treatment.
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