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HEMQRANDUM FOR THE WMR!ijR$ QF USCIB: 

Subject: USCIB Directive Number 11 - Organization, 

Mission, 8!ld Functions of the USCIB Intelligence Committee. 

The subject directive, which was approved b;y USCIB 

as of .31 July 195.3, is forwarded herewith. 

Enclosure 

ptab., U. • Navy 

cutive Secretary, USCIB 

USCIB Directive Number ll. 

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USCIB DIRECTIVE NUMBER 11 (CIBD #11) 

(Approved by USCIB·as of 31July1953) 

ORGANIZATION, MISSION, AND FUNCTIONS 

OF THE 

USCIB INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE (USCIBINTCOM) 

1. To assist the United States Communications Intelligence Boa.rd 

(USCIB) and the USCIB Executive Conunittee (USCIBEC) in the discharge of 

their prescribed duties and responsibilities, there is hereby established 

the United States Communications Intelligence Board Intelligence Committee (USCIBINTCOM), whose terms of reference are set forth herein. 

FUNCTIONS 

2. The Intelligence Committee shall serve as a standing group for 

USCIB and USCIBEC in intelligence matters of common interest for which 

USCIB is responsible, and shall consider and make reconunendations on all 

such matter~. Such recommendations will be forwarded to the Executive 

Committee for action unless specifically directed otherwise elsewhere in 

this Directive or by the Board. 

3. The specific functions of the Intelligence Committee shall be: 

a. To prepare a m~ster list of USCIB intelligence requirements 

and priorities thereof. · (USCIB Master Requirements List.) 

b. To prepare information requirements. which will ~terpret 

and amplify the USCIB Master Requirements List. These information 

requirements will consist of statements, in order of relative priority, 

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of that specific data, including specific sources when necessary, which 

is considered most likely to fulfill the USCIB-Ma.ster Intelligence 

Requirements. 

c. To assess the National Security Agency end-products supplied 

to consumer agencies in order that the Director, NSA, may be advised 

(1) as to the degree to which these end-products fulfill USCIB intelligence requirements, and (2) as to the utility of the form of their presentat ion. 

d. To reconunend and maintain under continuous review procedures 

whereby the member departments and agencies may place directly on the 

Director, National Security Agency, such additional (spot) information 

requirements as are needed to meet unusual or emergency situations. 

e. To consider requirements of common interest for documents, 

studies, and other infonna.tion collateral to CCMINT. 

f. To consider such other intelligence matters of common 

interest as are assigned to it by the Board, the Executive Committee or 

the Executive Secretary or are held by the Committee itself to require 

consideration by it. 

ORGANIZATION 

4. The Intelligence Committee shall be composed of one representative from each of the member departments and agencies; of USCIB, to be 

designated by the incumbent USCIB member. An alternate member, with 

plenary power, shall also be designated to act in the absence of the 

regular representative. 

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5. A permanent non-voting Chairman of the Intelligence Committee 

shall be provided by the Executive Secretary,, USCIB,, from among the 

technical personnel assigned to the Executive Secretariat. 

6. The Chairman shall be responsible for the efficient flmctioning of the Intelligence Committee, and shall perfonn such administrative 

duties as may be required. To this end he shall prepare and distribute: 

agenda for meetings, papers in support of agenda items, restunes of 

decisions,, minutes and vote sheet actions. 

7. Secretarial services for the Intelligence Committee shall be 

provided by the Executive Secretary, USCIB, from among the clerical 

personnel assigned to the Executive Secretariat. 

PROCEDURES 

8. The Intelligence Committee shall meet regularly at the call 

of the Chainnan. A special meeting may be called if, in the opinion of 

the Chainna.n or any member of the committee,, circumstan~es warrant such 

action. 

9. An agenda shall be promulgated by the Chairman in advance of 

each regular meeting. Any member of the Intelligence Committee may 

place an item on the agenda by notifying the Chairman in writing,, or by 

introducing the item at a meeting with the concurrence of all members. 

Items may also be placed on the agenda by the Chairman. 

10. Except as provided in paragraph 11 below, the Intelligence 

Committee shall forward its conclusions and recommendations to the 

Executive Secretary for appropriate action. When the Committee fails 

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to. reach a unanimous agreement on any matter, a report of that fact, 

together with a brief of the majority and minority opinions, shall be 

forwarded by the Chairman to the Executive Secretary for appropriate 

action. 

11. In the case of information requirements and such committee 

recommendations as result from action under paragraph Jc. above which 

have been agreed unanimously by the INTCOM, the appropriate action by 

the Executive Secretary shall be to forward them directly and expeditiously to the Director, National Security Agency, with concurrent 

notification to the members of USCIBEC. 

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