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ANALYSIS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER OF 18 FEBRUARY 1976

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The Executive Order revising the United States Foreign

Intelligence Community raises numerous questions of concern

to the NRO. The following items are broken down into two

categories: those requiring action, and those which requires

definition or answers before we can determine whether or not

action is needed.

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The Executive Order strengthens the position of the NM).

It is the strongest endorsement ever offered to the Intelligence

Community by the President and formally makes the NRO a part

of the Intelligence Community.

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ACTIONS NEEDED

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The Executive Order requires that existing NSCIDs

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2. A CFID may be needed to cover the NRO.

It could cover conduct of "ExComs" including membership.

- It could serve to outline relationships with OMB.

- The NRO actionA to recommend appropriate inputs to

CPIDs.

3. DOD Directive 5100.23 needs revision.

- Could be issued 41111111r TALENT-KEYHOLE or TOP SECRET.

NRO action for Mr. Ellsworth.

4. Waiver to section V on surveillance.

The NRO Staff is preparing requests for necessary waivers

to permit Continental U.S. testing of our collection systems.

5. Reorganization of USIB.

We need to continue to work in a USIB-type framework.

meat role.

It can deal with the "fact of."

An NSCID can be the vehicle for assuring continued

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- NRO should participate in discussion of USIB and

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6. Need to revise the NSCID No. 6, NRO/NSA Interface.

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QUESTIONS NEEDING ANSWERS*

Definition of . niiional versus tactical.

Colonelmow per addresses this.

BOW are national and tactical requirements integrated

and satisfied?

Definition of overt versus covert.

- CIA appears to be the only agency with a covert charter.

Definition of "sensitive intelligence."

- Does this cover the NRO?

What is the role of the IC Staff vis-a-vis the NRO?

what is the NRO relationship to the Intelligence Oversight

1 Board and the PFIAB?

7. Where does the NRP budget appear? In the DOD budget or

as a separate intelligence line item.

1 8. What'will be our relationship to the ASD(I) Staff?

9. Will the NRO work directly with Congress as at the present?

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