IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN NSC-APPROVED JOINT STUDY GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS

Created: 3/10/1961

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UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD

MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD

SUBJECT: Implementation of Certain NSC-Approved Joint

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are forwarding the attached memorandum from Mr. Dulles for review and appropriate action. In view of the desire torogress report within thirty days Board members are asked to designate as soon as possible their representatives to work on this matter with the Coordination Staff. If desired, names of representatives may be forwarded to the USIB Secretariat, Ext..

Unless requested to do sooard member we do not propose to place this matter on the agendaSIB meeting at this preliminary stage. However, there will be an opportunity for Board discussionpreparation of the initial progress report.

JOHN HEIRES Executive Secretary

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The United States Intelligence Board

: Implementation of Approved Recommendations

: NSC Action re: "Foreign Intelligence Activities" (including Recommendations of Joint Studyated1

ndf the Joint Study Group, relating to the problems of coordinating requirements, were approved by the National Security Council "in principle and subject toby the United States Intelligence Board in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff." It is clear that full implementation of these recommendations will necessarily wait upon the results of studies and reviews now under way in the Department of Defense.

elieve it may be possible to identify and define some elements of the over-all requirements problem on which the intelligence community could usefully work, and the solutions to which would represent forward steps toward meeting theof the Joint Study Group. Examples of the type of projects which investigation might show would be feasible and useful to undertake at this time are the following:

trial experiment on machine control oftypes of requirements.

development of severaliew to ascertaining the practicalin their preparation.

review to ascertain and identify thosewhich are valid yet which have not been acceptedby any collection component.

investigation and preparation ofthe Board concerning the composition, functions andoperation of the central body or clearing house forrequirements recommended by the Joint Study Group.

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investigation to determine the precisewhich CIA's Office of Central Reference nowrecord of all information collected throughand to recommend steps to fill any lacunae in

review of the subject fields allocated tofor collection by the NSCIDs, andrecommendations for changes in these allocations,

3. ave instructed my Coordination Staff to

initiate an analysis of Joint Study Groupor the purpose of identifying those factors and elements thereof which we may be able to fulfill without prejudice to the ultimate decisions within the Department of Defense, andmethods and procedures for such actions pending manning of the Coordination Staff. equest that each member of the Boardepresentative to work with the Coordination Staff on this matter. ope that the Staff will be able to furnish an initial report of progress withinays.

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ALLEN W. DULLES Chairman

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