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MElCCRANDUM FOR TIE MEMBERS OF USGIBEC: 

Subject: 

Reference: 

USCIB Master Requirements List. 

USCIB 9.3/32 of 11 March 1955. 

1. Enclosed herewith for consideration is a dra:t:t COUINT Requirements List prepared on the asswnption that the general idea 

of the reference might be approved. 

2. Subject to what USCIBEC may agree at its 27th Meeting, 

it is tentatively planned to hold a special meeting of USCIBEC 

on Wednesday or Thursday of next week to discuss the enclosure. 

Confirmation as to whether such a meeting will be held and, if 

so, exactly when and where will be forthcoming after the above 

mentioned 27th lleeting of USCIBEC. 

Enclosure 

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Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 04-02-2014 pursuant to E. 0. 1352B 

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1. The COMINT requirements contained herein are based on the 

Priority Na~ional Intelligence Objectives (DClD 4/4) and 

provide basic guidance to the Director, NSA for current 

and long-range planning for the production of COMINT. 

2. They do not include requirements which, currently or potentially, can be adequately ful:f'illed from other sources 

of inf orma.tion. 

3. In consonance with the priority assignment of the National 

Intelligence Objectives, three priority categories have 

been established: (1) Highest priority requirements; 

(2) High priority requirements, and (3) Priority requirements. Each requirement within a given priority category 

bears the same priority as the other requirements ~n that 

category. 

4. Supplemental requirements will be based on and consistent 

with the COMINT REQUIRl!:MENTS LIST. 

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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OBJECTIVE I a - SOVIET OVER-ALL POLITICOMILITARY STRATEGY, INTENTIONS, AND PLANS, PARTICULARLY SOVIET 

INTENTIONS AND PLANS TO INITIATE HOSTILITIES USING SOVIET OR 

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