PRIORITY NATIONAL GUIDED MISSILE INTELLIGENCE OBJECTIVES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00549R000100150019-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 7, 2013
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: November 5, 1957
• Content Type: REQ

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IAC-D-57/59.2
5 November 1957
PRIORITY NATIONAL GUIDED MISSILE INTELLIGENCE OBJECTIVES
1. Pursuant to National Security Council Intelligence Directive
No. 4, paragraph 2, Director of Central Intelligence Directive No.
4/5 (DCID 4/6) established a list of priority national intelligence
objectives as a guide for the coordination of intelligence collection
and production in response to requirements relating to the formulation
and execution of national security policy.
2. The Guided Missile Intelligence Committee has derived the
following guided missile intelligence objectives from DCID 4/6. The
statement of these objectives will be revised when required by re-
vision of DCID 4/6.
3. By definition, all items in this listing are deemed to be
critical factors requiring priority attention and effort. Distinction
is made between two levels of priority within the general priority
category. Order of listing within these two groups has no significance
with respect to the relative priority of specific items within the group.
I. First Priority Objectives`
A. The capabilities of the USSR to conduct research on and
develop and produce guided missiles of all types and other components
of guided missile systems suitable for nuclear attack on the United
States or key US overseas installations (DCID 4/6, para. I c).
Particular emphasis will be placed on:
1. Characteristics of existing operational, guided
missile weapon systems to include type, range, accuracy,
lethality, and reliability.
*First Priority Intelligence Objectives are those which will permit
the US: (1) to anticipate and counter those policies or actions of
foreign states which would occasion gravest consequences to the
US; and (2) to stimulate policies or actions of foreign states (or
actions within them) which could occasion greatest benefit to the
US (DCID 4/6, para. 3 a).
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2. Function and capabilities of institutes, plants
and organizations engaged in the research, development,
and production phases of the guided missile weapon
systems and specialized auxiliary equipment.
B. The capabilities of the USSR to conduct research on and
develop and produce guided missiles and other components of guided
missile systems suitable for defense against air attack (DCID 4/6,
.para. I c). Particular emphasis will be placed on the determination
of research and development on:
1. Surface-to-air guided missiles
2. Air-to-air guided missiles
3. Anti-ICBM guided missiles,
II. Second Priority Objectives
III. Third Priority Objectives
A. Scientific, technological and economic developments in
Western Europe as they affect the ability to develop or produce
guided missiles and guided missile components.
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