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/'.:r1. •It. D~ RBSTRIGTJH~ 

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_Chief, ASA (10)_ 

__ Executive 0 (11) __ 

-~o'r Jomt Oper~12) (!)LDe_puty Chief, AS 0) 

__ Ch, Comm Res ec (14} 

_ Ch, Hist Umt (la~-

-- Ch, Pers Sec (21) __ 

Ch, Org & Tng Sec (22)_ @ Ch, Plans & Oper (23) __ 

_ Ch, Materiel Sec (24)_ 

__ Ch, Fiscal Sec (25) __ 

_ AdJutant, ASA (26)_ 

__/Ch, Sec Cont Sec (27) 

~ Ch, Operations Div (90) __ 

Ch, Lab Br (91)_ 

Ch, Machme Br (92) __ 

Ch, Crypt Br (93)_ 

Ch, Int Cont Br (94)_ 

Ch, I & D Br (95)_ 

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( ) Concurrence or Comments 

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Tech Staff (96)_ 

__Ch, Security Div (80)_ 

Tech Staff (81)_ 

Ch, Materiel Br (82) __ 

__ Ch, Methods Br (83) __ 

_ Ch, Protective Br (84) __ 

__ Ch, Mamt Br (85} __ 

__ Ch, Res Lab Div (70) __ 

Tech Staff (71)_ 

Ch, Ch Ciph & C1f Br(72)_ 

Ch, Int Eqmp Br (73) __ 

Ch, Elec & Elec Br (74} _ 

Ch, Lab Serv Br (75)_ 

Ch, C'log1c Br (76) __ 

__Ch, Pers & Tng Br (61) __ 

_Ch, Supply Br (62) __ 

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3526 

CSGAS 96 (R•v 12) 16 Apr 47 47938 
REF ID:A61189 

• fOP ~fCfff • OllNJ 

lWACUJilllnt :tvi.1 DiHettOl" of lntelll~, GSUIA 

8VBJECT • lifuiam :Eiploit.atioa ot COl?ll' 

l. l•ew1th 1• a pro.po•td •-ftftdua tor th• ChtdN&n rd ttscII, 

BttbJ•o1a loi.,_ bploita.Uon ot Ct>II.ft • 

.a. Thi• pap• baa•• ita objeot. tu •lt.a•l11hll•nt ot a aingle orpais.atJ.on tor the ffl.luation Ull 41•••1natf.Oll of ~ation 

int.•111g:•noe. It propo•a to go t'l&l'ther ill \he ••• et OOllD?, at lftaf. 

i:a r•~·~ t.o the aat.t-1° ot nalue.tioa, than 1• p'J'opou4 fol" oth• t.n•• 

of i.ntelligeno• in th• pap•r on the .ubJecta Jatabl1.i.an\ ot a Joint 

Intelllrwne• Bur•"· 

). A Joint trrt.elli1.-• Bu:rea11 u.d & cfttral orpniut1o1l tor 

th• nal.u&tlo.i and ~u•-1ne.ticm ot COllD1' would eompl.-aent ea.eh othe 

in S.ponut. N1Pt0ta and lloth ltep• •l'lld t&t• ue a leng wq to:r•rd 

in ett&bl1ah1At a ll1teb mo~e ettioient intell1genoe aerTiCe !or the U.~. 

iloY•rment. 

4. Th• t1nal ttep w'*14 be, of cour .. , the real 1ntecratloa of O~DIT proo••inl1 by t.i!l!t';ring the c.pu-at.1on1 ot the latte- proo•••.lnc ar;•neie• 1Uldet" a t~le a--1, either ..tone t.he lint• propoted l.y th• 

Aray in the Stont ReJort ttl' along atalla ud pa••1bl¥ a\rict• Un••· 

CAI!t!R I,. CU.'f!JCl 

Co~l. £1f'i&l Corp• Chief, lt11,1 hctU':lt.7 Apnoy 

\ 

JO? ~m~fJ GUNT 
REF ID:A61189 

~~im 

•DOJU.NDUM PORi tu CHAIRMAI, USCIB. 

SUBJECT a Maxbtt\11 lx:ploit.a.tton t4 COMin'. 

l. Under the pr•••nt organ1zat!.oa. ot O'S COltil'r, th• goTeom11ent. 

ia not provided with total int•lligeno• deriTable boom COlllft aoUl"ce 

material. 

2. A review or the present 11urthod1 or producil'lg and diaaeraina:t.• 

ing intelligence tram t.lde ao\ll"'Oe indicates that radical ohanlea in theee 

cethode 1111et be made it USCIB 1• to ~ultill all of it• respon.atbiliti~e. 

). A studJ' has been prepared b;r ID, 3SU'SA, which exuinea preaent 

US COMnrt' exploitation and diaaesination •it~ the purpose ot deterotining 

a ~ethod which will prov1d• tall exploitation ot this source and ineu.re 

11ax1llum ert1c1enc7, security, ti!lel1neae, and acon01!17. In this etudJ"', th• 

following reoommendationa mo• ude1 

a. 'fhat a cantra.l CCUil'I' naluatine unit be eet up a.t one ot 

the cr,.ptana]Ttie prooeaa1~ a.f!enciea. 

b. That thia tmit be t'eaponaible for the prt>duct.ion ot *11 

intelligenoe baaed on COMIBr and tor th• pub.lioat1on and diaaem1nation ot 

all woh intelligence to u. s. gov-ermaent pei"sonnel authorized to receiv• 

it. 

o. 't~t ea.oh tJSCD ••ber ooiitribut. per•onnel to thia center• 

auoh peraonnel to be adJt!nistrati••lT cbol'd1nat• to their reeipecrt.ive 

department• and operationalq eubord1nate to th• Chier of the teohnieal 

agency 11.nd to ban the dU*l r••pona1b111t7 ot producing total 1ntell1genoe 
for th• Jfat1onal SMUJ"it7 Coul'lOil and i.nt.elligao• o:r prillU',1 i?ltertat 

to their Al,Peotift department.a. 

d. That, upon the eatablishme:nt ot tl\e c•'ltro.l un.it, all 

uiating CC*INr evaluatinc u.nita of the .five USC!B mnbt'l'e be disaolTed. 

!he ecmpl•t• text of the study ia attached. a• Inelo8Ul'e 1. 

4. It ia nqueated that the recoaent.:ationa 11ad.e in tliia atwty 

be placed on the Agenda for dieouaaion at the nut reiUlar meot. ing of 

U~IB. 

l Incl. 

l;r 
BLINT 

IUBJICT• ~ lbploitation or Ctll:tft. 

l. 19! ~BL 'fo aaine a-r•nnt 'L"S Ct»IH'I' explolt.at.1on and 

dia••inatloA 1D orar ~12 chtt.el'lline & aet~od w"\a'.l Will :,Jt-OTiJ• tW.l 

u:plo.tt&t1ou or \'ii• acmrci• •1th t.tie ll&ldaua etrioienq, ueuriv. 

t.belineaa, and Not&Ga7 • 

EO 3. 3 I h I I 2 I 

2. !901 JlltiM OD. lb• f.l'QMlt 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

a. toe \l.$. ammaU, eqend1 llPi'rC>XiaWl.r )351 0001 '100 tor 1.h• 

tecumioal productioA ot CGMIJIT raw ut.vial. 1\ baa ro11t1hq a ~49 .. ~,f'IY.t 

pl.ant. 1.UY•lii•ent. iA t.be taoilltiea ot UA. ~ :SA'I. 

b. faob. o£ the ••bel'• ot USCD u.1nt.a1n• a COVIil .valuatifti ad 

clla•ea!Mt.inc \UUt. ,OP t.lw •aai; part., t'le wort o£ t.heH fiv• unitl 11 not 

ooordJ.nated and, t.o dat.•, t.bere ha.a not. 'boc prod.\IOed au 111t•tfl'•ttld, capr ... 

h•n•lw, O~Ift ••ti.mate C)'f.rilll -... &1Te'I a..io~•Gt troa th• poiu~\ or view 

ot total V.ZJ. int.Ulgace r.qull'•••nt.a. tr.ta the preteut &rl'4849l!lent. 

to•• 11 no pr0'9"11iOA tor 'Lb• timeq applicat.iota ot tot.al COLIC' to tA• 

1nt..lU.pnc• :requlr•c·'lia Qt the Jat1otaal ~ftNrit7 COU1'Cll or th• pollar 

plaan.e:r• ot th• depanm•nt.a or &1•naJ repren11ted n VSCJB. 

\\\ 
'· Pim••v• 

REF ID:A61~9 

• 

l~~ ~Eekfftw1 

a. The 'liJ,D!qu. and •ital aaim'• cl COlillll' Qd th• cost of COMI!fr 

fnduation diota.t.• \hat &rnnc-•ts be nta.Wlthed which inaure muias 

nplettation ct thia ••Ul"O•. Th• pr•••nt an~n.ttt to'I" th• ..-~lutta 

ad 41•-iM\!on ot COM!ft p.,_l:a.de •eh axploitat.1oa.. Tuy are not 

att1o1eut, at teO'IU'iJ, Amt ut eoonomica.t, -4, •or•OY•"• thq tul to 

in~ t.illell' ~U••-1aat.1on .t ilxtttllJ,pno• .. 

(l} lttifitmt Th• tin Coalft tlftl'Ut.lost =1t1 prodls.e• a?ld 

4ie•tllinat• • mbff or publloattou aOTelng t1•lde ot p1"1aq inte.?"est 

\o tbeir r•8P•Ct1n qpart1Hnt•·-•· I•• tll• ltLrtll! DXODt {A:ns.r) 1 tlni 

SOVI"lf' lB!'!IJ.I::iFffCI smr ARY <•YT> i tit• l'iXPJ..OU1'IC sw .. ur (produc•d larc•l..7" 

.,. State llnd•r the aut1lorit7 o-£ i18Cll); O;t.tli 01 BATTLE (A.nq, laq, U.:rh 

am .,.a1a1 tt-udi•• (all d•parta•uta). thue publintions t'on.taia •&luated 

COIXlf on yia..rioua cbjeet.•. Oosatol'lall)r, \he a.11tt rw.• •te-ri.a.l-.-nlti8ted 

I 

troa th• polnt CJ! •1• ot th• d•Part••nt ..- a.pn.07 irrtolved-· 1• u;ed a'a the 

b&•i• tor reporta from t•o or llOcre ot \ht 11.l\1.t1. to dat.•t th•'N baa not been 

p~'llPd an 1nt•crat.cl CGiill'.? ••ti•te ctl'fW"J.nc 41'\T gi'Nn aub:-ot trde tbe 

' 

point ot Yi•• of total lf. a .. iut•lll&••• HqU12!'t11Ht'll't1. For ... ple. I there 

I 

i• not &Yail&bla to the Bat!onal Secaurl.t.T Oou.ncU a eoab:tx.l COtltll eriiaa.te I 

ot the allitar,r tMtPAbilit.iea and i:nclWitrUl fotenttal of t.be VSSl. Nor, 

a4tr '\u pre .. nt artU-g••iit•,. ooul.d a ••t>iAtd ••that.a lM p~tifi wl"11 . I 

autr1c1ent spHd to ak• co.a u -.t.rtuac pruticaltl.1, u4 JOlioJ l•ftl. 

reoipieuta ot OOIUIT l'Nein a TVi.t7 .r llil•t nport•, •tell ..,. chplioate, 
REF ID:A61189 

er oentliot nth, oa.e uothtr, a1*t which \h• ~ • .- hiaaelt' sun aryntiieei••· 

l'.tl add1t10A to it.a ••paration fl'Otl otll•~ COl.Dtt unit.•, •aoh or \.he tive 

~ urdt.• f\motlon-a •on • 1-a• apuit.!Ya tbie 1•n•n.l intelligtJnce 

UJd.ta •ithln lte d•p~ent or ••ncr Ud, ot courn. hoa the ftn.at"11 

1n\1Uig•M• md ta ot tl:tt other 4~.rtaenta ol' agfml!f. such arrug•enta, 

although MH•IU'J' tor catm an.rit7 u-. pNR"lt eondit1ona. inkibit 

rapid;; di~ applle•tion GI oollater&l 1ntell1pnce to COJUIT anf '•ilitat• 

qatntt th• titaeJ.T prod-1qt.!.on of tutu intellipno• oa • gi'Vi!'l tr-lbjeet both. 

within dd ••- tu V!Ol! litnllbda. 

(l,) !J.!'M!tll' Clegl'ly; the nlu• t4 all illtelli.!Ge• depende 

to a lac• attm.t mi 1ta tiaal.1mit••· 1'h1• 1• patioularly tl"tle in tlt• 

•••• ot COID'f. .1 ••••P ildioatin.3 impeneina attack 41•••1.ne.ted after 

th• taft ta or ua4.•1o inteNat onq.. Under th• pre•ent. arr&ngeme11t•, 

'howeTer, the lurlta'ble tim.e•lar "mltin.g fr• the •eparat..ion ot the 

tin naluat!nr unit• hm •eh other, and. or -.oh or t.hllm .trom one or 

'bo~b of '\he er.rpt&na.J.,-tio proauing apnoiea, .rfecti-nq reCbiO< tb.e """"A.n.O•a 

r;l reoei'v1ng nch a •t1W•1&&• Wo1"8 1t 1• too lat .. t.o act. (It l• auved u 

a •Wolltr probahilit7 that no aingle .__,. 1'!11 oont&in positive, aelf• t 

ft'idbn.t indioation ot hoetlle !nt.ent--wi.thcmt naluat1on <>n tll~ ba.ais o.r 

other 1n.fol'fM.'\1oa aftilable at one or all 9f t\ie 1n.t.ell1tene• 1mita .. ) 111 

add.it.iori, the •paration of" waluatlng and proe•.,iaf unite Mk•• illpoaeibl• 

the tiaeq prepa:r.tJ.on o.t Ma1o COKiit"f atudiea on r>lbjNta !If joint in:tereat 

an4 the •lltte'lall.ett of 1!11\l'Oh .tudie• at a current d&\e .l«nl. 

{,3) &curit;ri Tlte t.U•t.ribution 1't OOIM raw lllat.erial to 

tiv• ht...Uia-•• wait• fa~ pnfflit• o obt'ioua phy1ical •ecurity 

m? ~mktfr. 
EO 3.3(h)(2) 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

huat"d. The nparat1on of th••• uni.ta froli the proc•••inc aaeno1•• 

raquir•• the publtc-..-t.1.-,n o.f 11ldiv1du.l ••••ai• \•""xt.a, notated to a• to 

:reTeal t\ce cttyptograpbic •r•t• in whia'h thq ••!'• a~t and the hdio 

o1rou1ts trom which they "*1"• intere~t-4-·• praot1oe which r8'f'tal1 tht 

core ot US COIIIT opere.t.i.onai 1peoU1o stat.ua of c:qpta.aqtio attack .. 

Th• _poaalbility oann.ot '1• ignond that t'ie ri&id aeeurit7 •••l"Ul'•• adopted 

I la.re a. dil'ect l"'•nlt of the in .. curi tt taherent 111 the pr•••nt 

CO:lllft" organisation ill th• United $tate1. 

{4) !ftnm• !be u1a\enc-• ot !1Te COIIIT •aluatiq unit• 

reaulta 1.n •x-=•••1•• .-ip•nditur•a tor peraon.."l•l and eiquip11eit, and 

oone1derable ciuplica:tton ot effort. Thia clu.plla.t.1on of ettort reault• 

14 a diaeipa.tion of the limited, ava.1lt.ble, qW1Lltf'ied ~ow•r and ad.-

••rael,y attect11 the qualitT •= quutity ot OO!Ilr produced. In .&lition., 

1t oreat•• the naed tor publiahiug many eopiea ot ihe COMIBl' raw eaterial, 

£or 411 extenei•• oourt•r •e:nrt.e•, :for ••n:ral fll.e• or th• •am• aaterial, 

a!14 tor the publication by tbe proo•••ing apnoiea ot M.QT it-.. wbioh 

oould ha.1'9 Men •U.ecard6d •t the tir1t atace ot prooe1a1ng it au «&lue.tiDC 

ll:"O'Qp bad beta cd.o•e at. hand to gllide the wo-r-k ot the t•chnioitJS•• 

\,, Th• •etabli•ha•ut ot a. alngla COIIft evalu•t1ng aacl d111e11inat• 

in,g unit, to be located at one or the C17Pt&nal.ytic proce11inr 1f•ncie1, 

would eli•in•t• the di ... dYantage• de90ribed above, and would p•r•it bett.r, 

A1ld poe1ibly u.:d.Jl1.111, exploitation ot CCllll'r, The contrast betw•en the 

ait.ua.tion reeult'lng froa the pre•ent arrange11enta and that 11hich would 

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•mp ~ffiRff~ remlt troa the eate.bliehment ot a aiagle unit to'lt naJ.uatton and di•••ina· 

tlon 11 4aoutrated b7' 1tD111ll1ng the -• el•ent• •• WW"• di1oua1•d in 

puagraph a aboY•· 

c1> mu1em1:t• 

(&) Such an u~ent would provide, a.t t.he ••'l:Y 1-at. 

the ph7eical conditions nee•1a1U7 tor collaboration .aaong the COIIl'i' 

..,..alu~ting peraonnel ot t.he U'SCIB ... ber1. 

(b) Battie COIIl'r naluation would btt iatprOYed, tor the 

(1) Tbe raw aateri&l would tta waluated a.t it• 

1ource··an. opti•Ull oondi~ion tor aoourat• intelltience production. 

(ii) tnte&r&tion of other aou.rce intell11ano• w1th 

COllII? would be taa1l1tated. The proo•e•inl q•noy, tor CJ7pt.aJ:ialTtic 

purpoae•, 11Uat maintain oent.r&l fUea ot i?atelligenc:e report• from •ll 

1ouroe1. 'th• aitsgl• evaluating unit., through the collateral files of th• 

proce1•1n! &geno7, WQUld ban t!i,..•ct accaae to the aat&rial from other 

1ntell11enc• 1ouroea now .. parately' held b;r tMleb of the ti"f'ft 1JSCII •embera. 

(111) Exploitation ot COIIIT in th• field• of pr1aarf 

inten1t to •Uh ot the ttscIB ••bera would be 1ap1*0V.S b.T tb proxilli t7 

ot •ft.~uator1 to tran•le.tora and tftttio anal,ylts. 

(c) COllIWT opel"at1ona a.a • 11hole wottld k iJlproved. Tb.• 

quiok and wdlnp•ded exoht.q• ot new id••• n• d..,.lop•ent•, and new 

lntt.LU.geno• or teobnlcal ~equiruenta would ,reatq 1.Jlcru.,. tbe ef:!'ie1enc7 

or botb technieal and ...... iua.tin.t per•onn•l. 

' 
(4) f!ni•htd. !l.tiIIT 111t.•ll14e•• •-14 ~ arolabl.e to?' 

iii•••i•t1o• t.o polieT .. l.tt•l rM1Jient.• iJl a to?'ll deal.p•4 to M4lt their 

aeed ...... i. •·, th•T would r•e•.t•• total OOKlft cm ,. r1Te1' n!>Jfft. 1.rs one 

..,.~heaiaed repoFt. 

<2> ru•Mvu1 

{-.)Tu pl'ox1111t1 ot n&luatU, paaonmtl. to \Mbnioal 

pw11on11el •01114 pft'lni\ d1.St)tl'f'di!lg of UJWlpol'tant. •terl&l st th• ••rlleat 

.tag•• or CZ7P\&nalJ'•i• ud1 1a ao "4UQ1n& the ••• ot •t•kl tall,y 

proc•••-1,, would &1p-4lt• th• proo-•nl.il& •t 't'it.al •ttri&L 

(l.) 1&.U ta•ll1,... nudi•• or Joiilt 1llt••at to all 

•oaawHrt oould ba •xpedttiouaq iJ'dt.iat-4 ud ournlltll' -.!Jltt.lned. 

(o) SliatDt.tiOJ.\ •I the ;ntbiloation and d&ll••17 0£ •UT 

eovi•• or COIIlt""'t' :ra.w 11at.wial 1t0'ald .Uatant.1al.l,y r.duce the till• lag betw•en 

•••••P solut.ion and ....._luatlo~. 

(,3) iJ.t.GrlW 

(a) The din•inatiou o-t CCWIJJrr n.w Mterial OUt.•id• t.he 

p:roc••ifti a.i•noi•• 11auld e. rtducc to a •inilna. 

(b} lnowled.p ot tu clepn o~ aped.ti• tt1171'\-ualrtie 

8\100••• e.<Alld more auil.7 1- lill.ite.4 to lffftinc p•r•amial with the ae.cl t• 

bo• aild, ln "'" c .... ot ...,luatJ})I p.r~.i, •old'1nad to 01ua iutallation. 

(4} JothV' 

(a) Uievd of uillport.ut. aatat"ia.l at .,.Tll•trt. .. .,.. 

et oqptual,ftic proc••hc would !'~• the total cost of intell.11ne• 

produced ta rel.&tionebip to t.ot&l •terial pocentl. 

(b) Mlloation co1ta would be u.t•rlal.q :rtld.uo.t. 

mP .sE~----=-rr_-___ __ 
(•} ;)up11cat1on or 1nt•ll1&•nc• !ll••• witlt ita attettdant 

~011011ic&l ua• ot limited .,ao• and pU'aonnel, and 111\UOISlll!'T dup.1.itoation 

of •ttort. a\ t.lte fttlu.ation level would be elialnated. 

4. C.ml\l•iont• 

a.. .1 o•nt.ra.l CQIIl'f unit ah.ould k •.t.abl1shed. at one of t"i• 

017P't&l:tl)3t!.o p~oce1sing age~Ci•a, with the l"itsfonaibilit7 tor produoin! 

all ixlt•llig•no• baeecl on COIIAT ancl 41aaa1nating all 8Udh iutel.ligena• to 

U'.S. f*"8i"naeat p•r•onnel &utbor1aed to rec•1•• it. 

h. Kach ot t.he t1ft USCIB •••ber deputmerrt• or a.pnc7 lihould 

oontribut• pe!'1onnel to thia c•nter.. SUoh peraonnel mould perform th• dual 

l"UDCtion ~ pro4ucbg total 1ntell1pnoe tor the latioMl Seeur1t7 Cound.l and. 

intellig-..oe of prim.ar;y inter•at t.o their r•apectiTt depaJ'Uenta or agencr. 

o. Upon the eltabliahaeut. or the oentl'al unit, all mat.1111 C0-i£IllT 

9Yl.lwa.t1n,g units or th• t!ve USCI8 ne:mber• abou.ld be 41seolved. 

5. ifCoatmbtioya It 11 J>•oomaended that& 

a. l oeiatral COlfilt ft'a.luatiq unit be aet ttp at <>n.• or the 

01'7.Pt~J.;rt.io proc•••ini •1•no1e1. 

lt. Thia unlt 1* reaponaibl• for \he p:ro4ttetion ot all 1ntell1rt-nce 

baaed. 04 COll!il' and tor tbe pilbl1e•tion u4 d1•1•i11att.o11 o! aJ.l weh 

int.ell:tgenot to 11.S. 1onrniaent pereonnel uthoriaed to receive it. 

o. !&ch of the fiY• USCIB ••her deputa•nta or a.geno;y oontribu.ta 

pereonn•l to \lii• center, aueb per1onnel to ~ aatnist:ra.tivel.r 1u.boreine.te to 

their r-eapeotiT• d.eparlmente or agency and oper•t1o..aa.ll.1 tiubQroinate to th• 

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REF ID:A61189 

fffJ Sff:Rfl QT_ 

Chief of the proeeaaint aa-nq ud to haw the dual. re•pouibtlit7 of 

producial total irltellipac• tor th• •t1onal S•ourit,r Council e.nc1 

int•llia•uo• of primal7 inte"at to their 'f'ea~ot1T• department• or ageao7. 

d. Vpon the eatabl11ha•nt of the cutra.l mdt, .ii niatira& 

COllIIT evaluatiDC 'Pita ot the t1Y• USCII sember1 'h• dia1ol"4.