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DIRECTOR  OF  CENTRAL  INTELLIGENCE   DIRECTIVE  MO.  3/4 x 
PRODUCTION  OF  GUIDED  MISSILE  AND  ASTRONAUTICS 
INTELLIGENCE 
(Elective  23  April  1965) 
Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  NSCID  No.  3  and  for  the  purpose  o£ 
strengthening  the  over-all  governmental  intelligence  structure,  the  fol- 
lowing policies,  procedures,  and  practices  are  hereby  established  for  the 
production  and  coordination  of  guided  missile  and  astronautics  intelli- 
gence. '  :t 
1.  Policies  ■  '*-'_-*-.•. 
The  following  principles  shall  apply  to  the  discharge-  of  responsi- 
bilities by  the  departments  and  agencies  concerned:  . 
a.  No  complete  separation  of  areas  of  interest  is  desirable  or  possible. 
b.  Full  and  free  interchange  among  all  departments  and  agencies 
of  all  information  which  has  utility  for  intelligence  relating  to  the 
national  security  is  essential.  This  includes  intelligence  information,. 
finished  intelligence,  and  information  on}  "  intelli- 
gence research  programs.                          l 
c  Each  department  or  agency  shall  develop  special  competence  in 
those  intelligence  fields  directly  related  to  its  primary  departmental 
responsibilities  and  shall  normally  carry  out  the  bulk  of  the  research 
in  those  fields.  -•    ■ 
d.  Each  department  or  agency  may  make  such  studies  as  it  believes 
necessary  to  supplement  intelligence  obtainable  from  other  depart- 
ments and  agencies  in  order  to  meet  its  departmental  requirements, 
but  unnecessary  duplication  and  overlap  shall  be  avoided. 
2.  Departmental  Production  Responsibilities  -.-:..- 
a.  The  production  of  intelligence  on  guided  missiles  and  astronau- 
tics  is  a  responsibility  of  all  departments  and  agencies  represented  on 
the  United  States  Intelligence  Board. 
b.  The  production  of  intelligence  on  operational,  aspec'cs  such  as 
the  order  of  battle  of  missile  units,  the  military  doctrine  of  employ- 
.  ment  of  guided  missiles,  and  military  requirements  for  the  types  and 
quantities  of.  guided  missiles  and  space  vehicles  shall  be  the  primary* 
responsibility  of  the  military  departments.  .  * 
3.  Establishment  and  Coordination  Responsibilities  of  the  Guided 
Missile  and  Astronautics  Intelligence  Committee  •    -  ....... 
a.  The  Guided  Missile  and  Astronautics  Intelligence  Committee- 
(GMAIC)  is  hereby  established,  as  a. committee  of  the  Intelligerjc& 
Board. 
*  This  Directive  supersedes  DCID  No.  3/4  (New  Series)  of  3  February  1959.  For 
directives  pertaining  to  atomic  energy  and  scientific  and  technical  intelligence 
see  DCID  No.  3/3  and  DCID  No.  3/5  (New  Series). 
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b.  GMAIC  shall  coordinate  guided  missile  and  astronautics  intelli- 
gence production  activities  of  the  Government.  Where  particular  as- 
pects of  the  guided  missile  and  astronautics  programs  become  identi- 
fied as  being  within  areas  pi  primary  cognizance  of  other  Intelligence 
Board  committees,! 
the  continuing  responsibility  of  such  other 
committees  for  intelligence  in  these  associated  areas  shall  be  recog- 
nized by  mutual  agreement  between  GMAIC  and  the  other  cognizant 
committee.  .     . 
4.  Mission  of  the  Guided  Missile  and  Astronautics  Intelligence  Com- 
mittee 
The  mission  of  the  GMAIC  shall  be  to  foster,  develop,  and  maintain. 
a  coordinated  community  approach  to  problems  in  the  field  of  guided 
missile  and  astronautics  intelligence,  to  promote  interagency  liaison, 
and  to  give  added  impetus  and  community  support  to  efforts  of  indi- 
vidual agencies.  Specific  responsibilities  of  the  GMAIC  shall  include 
the  following; 
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5.  Membership  of  the  Guided  Missile  and  Astronautics  Intelligence: 
Committee 
The  GMAIC  shall  be  composed  of  designated  representatives  of  the 
departments  and  agencies  represented  on  the  USIB,  including:  Army, 
Navy  and  Air  Force  representatives.  Other  departments  and  agencies 
may  be  invited  by  the  Chairman  to  participate  in  the  work  of  the  GMAIC 
as  agreed  by  the  Committee. 
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6.  Chairmanship  of  the  Guided  Missile  and  Astronautics  Intelligence. 
Committee 
The  Chairman  of  the  GMAIC  shall  be  designated  by  the  Director 
of  Central  Intelligence  in  consultation  with  and  with  the  concurrence 
of  the  Intelligence  Board.  The  Central  Intelligence  Agency  shall  pro- 
vide appropriate  secretariat  support. 
7.  Subcommittees  of  the  Guided  Missile  and  Astronautics  Intelligence: 
Committee    • 
The  GMAIC  may  establish  working  groups  as  appropriate  and  sub- 
committees as  approved  by  the  Intelligence  Board. 
8.  Inter-Committee  Coordination  Responsibilities 
The  GMAIC  shall  share  with  the  Scientific  Intelligence  Committee, 
Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee,  Economic  Intelligence  Com- 
mittee and  other  appropriate  Intelligence  Board  committees  responsi- 
bility for  the  coordination  of  areas  of  joint  or  overlapping  concern.  Care 
shall  be  taken  to  avoid  undesirable  duplication  in  activities  and  also  to 
ensure  that  no  important  scientific,  technical  or  economic  intelligenea 
matter  is  neglected  or  escapes  attention  by  falling  between  areas  of 
established  separate  committee  activities.  The  chairman  of  each  of 
these  committees  shall  be  responsible  for  ensuring  liaison  and  coordina- 
tion with  the  other  committees  involved  on  any  and  all  masters  of  joint 
or  overlapping  concern. 
JOHN  A.  McCONE 
Director  of  Central  Intelligence