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DIRECTOR  OF  CENTRAL  INTELLIGENCE  DIRECTIVE  NO.  3/3 * 
PRODUCTION  OF  ATOMIC  ENERGY  !r4TELLSGENCE2 
(Effective  27  January  1959) 
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  atomic  energy  intelligence. 
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  I  in- 
telligence research  programs.                        ' 
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.  Production  Responsibilities  ' 
The  production  of  intelligence  on  atomic  energy  is  a  responsibility 
of  all  departments  and  agencies  represented  on  the  United  States  In- 
telligence Board,  to  be  coordinated  through  the  Joint  Atomic  Energy 
Intelligence  Committee.  *       . 
3.  Establishment  of  the  Joint  Atomic  Energy.  Intelligence  Committee 
The  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee  is  hereby  estab- 
lished as  a  committee  of  the  United  States  Intelligence  Board  to  coor- 
dinate atomic  energy  intelligence  activities  of  the  Government  as  set 
forth  below.  * 
•This  Directive  supersedes  DCID  3/4  of  3/14/52,  and  Annex  C  thereto,  dated 
3/24/53-    For  directives  pertaining  to  scientific  and  tsclfrdcal  and  to  guided 
missiles  and  astronautics  intelligence  see  DCED  3/5  and  DCID  3/4  (New  Series). 
•    *  Atomic  Enerjr7  Intelligence  is  intelligence  related  to:|
The  mission  of  the  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Int:-':h';mc::-  Ccmrrilttee 
(JAEIC)  shall  be  to  foster,  develop,  and  maintain  a  'j^srdmat-^d  com- 
munity approach  to  problems  in '"the  f:eld  of  atom;/:  ■r.v::'r~r  m^i-i^ence, 
to  promote  interagency  liaison,  and  to  give  addeu  :mp_-:iis  and  com- 
munity support  to  the  etlorts  of  individual  agencies.  Spccuic  responsi- 
bilities oi  the  JAEIC  shall  include  the  foilo  sring: 
EXEMPT  FROM  DISCLOSURE 
5.  Membership  of  the  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee 
The  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee  shall  be  composed 
of  designated  representatives  of  the  Intelligence  Board  departments  and 
agencies.  Other  departments  and  agencies  may  be  invited  by  the  Chair- 
man to  participate  in  the  work  of  the  JAEIC  as  agreed  by  the  Committer. 
6.  Chairman  of  the  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee 
-  ■'  The  Chairman  of  the  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee' 
pfrflil  he  designated  by  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence  in  consulta- 
tion with  and  with  the  concurrence  of  the  Intelligence  Board.  The  Cen- 
tral Intelligence  Agency  shall  provide  appropriate  secretariat  support; 
7.  Subcommittees  of  the  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee 
The  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee  may  establish 
working  groups  as  appropriate  and  subcommittees  as  approved  by  the 
Intelligence  Board. 
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f  '  8.  Inter-Ccmrr.iticz  Coordination  ReirpwnzibUiiies 
K  Ihe  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committer-  shall  share  with 
the  Scientific  Intelligence  Committee,  Guided  Missile  and  Astronautics 
Intelligence  Committee,   Economic  Intelligence  Committee  and  other 
appropriate  Intelligence  Beard  committees  responsibility  for  the  coordi- 
;  nation  of  areas  of  joint  or  overlapping  concern.    Care  shall  be  taken  to 
i  avoid  undesirable  duplication  in  activities  and  also  to  ensure  that  no 
j  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  vrith  the  other 
committees  involved  on  any  and  all  matters  of  joint  or  overlapping 
concern. 
ALLEN  W.  DULLES 
Director  of  Central  Inteliigence- 
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