DCID No. 2/3 SANTTIZED COPY _ DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE. NO 3/5* ; PRODUCTION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE ‘(Biective 3 Fepruary 1959) . to, oa Pursuant to the provisions of NSCID No. 3 and for the purpose of strengthening the over-all governmental intelligence structure, the fol- lowing policies, procedures, and practices are hereby established for the ' production and coordination of scientific and technical intelligence. . i. Policies The following basic principles shall app! ly to the discharge of respon. eee, ects sibilities by the departments and agencies concerned: a. No complete separation of areas of interest is desirable or = POs: , " sible. b. Full and free interchange amorg all departments and agi encies -of information which has utility for intelligence relating to the na- tional security is essential. This includes intelligence informaiion, finished intelligence, and information on| ~ intel- ’ ligence research programs. c. Each department or agency shall develop special corapetence in those intelligence fields directly related to its primary departraental responsibilities and shall normally carry out the bulk of the tesearch. in those fields. d. Each department or agency may make sucn studies as it bedi eves necessary to supplement intelligence obtainable from other depart- . ments and agencies in order to meet its own departmental require~ ~ ments, but unnecessary en and overlap shall be avoided. 2. Production Responsibilizie To ensure that the capabilities of the départments and agencies are ' * effectively utilized in the common interest for the production of scien- - tific and technical intelligence, the following division of interests, sub- ject to refinement through a continuous program of coordination and * evaluation by the Director of Central Intelligence to promote anintegra- tion of effort and to avoid undersirable duplication, shall § serve asa. general delineation of primary responsibilities. a. Tne: Central Intelligence Agency shall produce scientife and ” technical intelligence as a service of common concern and as required to fulfill the statutory responsibilities of the Director of Central intel | 2 ~ ligence. b. The other departments or agencies shall produce scientific and technical intelligence pertinent to their departmental missions, - 2This Directive supersedes DCID 3/4 of 8/14/52, and Annexes 4 and B thereto. For directives pertaining to atomic energy and guided missiles and, astro- nautics intelligence see DCID 3/3 and DCID 3/4 (New Series}. \ , (New Series)
YN, 3. Establishment of the Scientific Intelligence Committee The Scientiac Intelligence Comseitt ee is hereby established as a cornmittee of the United Siates Intelligence Board to ccordinate scientific and technical intelligence activities of the Government as set forth below. 4. Mission of the Scientific Intelligence Committee The mission of the Scientific Intelicence Committee (SIC) shall be to foster, develop and mainiain a ccordinated community approach to problems in the field of scientific and technical intelligence (except for atomic energy and guiced missile acd astronautics intelligence), to promote interagency liaison and to give added impetus and cammunity support to efforts of individual agencies. Specific responsibilities of the Scientific Intelligence Committee shall include the following: EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE 5. Membership of the Scientific Intelligence Committee “The Scientific Intelligence Committee shall be composed of desig- nated representatives of the Intelligence Board departments and agen- cies. Other departments and agencies may be invited by the Chairman to participate in the work of the SIC on a particular problem as agreed by the Committee.
“N N\ aN N XN 6. Chairmanshin of the Scientific Intelligence Committee The Chairman of the Scientific Intelligence Committee shall be desig- nated by the Director of Central Intelligence in consultation with and with the comcurrence of the United States Intelligence Board. The Central Intelligence Agency shall provide appropriate secretariat support. %. Subcommittees of the Scientific Intelligence Committee The Scientific InteHigence Committee may establish working groups as appropriate and subcommittees as approved by the Intelligence Board. 8. Inter-Committee Coordination Responsibilities The Scientific Intelligence Committee shall share with the Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee, Guided Missile and Astronautics Intelligence Committee, Economic Intelligence Committee, and other appropriate Intelligence Board committees responsibility for the coordi- nation of areas of joint or overlapping concern. Care shall be taken ta avoid undesirable duplication in activities and also to ensure that no important scientific, technical or economic intelligence matter is neg~. lected or escapes attention by falling between areas of established sep- arate committee activities. The chairman of each of these committees shall be responsible for ensuring liaison and coordination with the other committees involved on any and all matters of joint or overlapping concern. ALLEN W. DULLES Director of Central Intelligence