4“ - \. \ . DCID No. 3/2 \ ~ (New Series) ( IRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NOL. 2/3 PRODUCTION OF ATOMIC ENERGY INTELLIGENCE ® (Effective 23 April 1965) ; Pursuant to the vrovisions of NSCID No, 3 and for the purpose of strengthening the over-all governmental intelligence structure, the fol- lowing policies, prccedures, and practices are hereoy established for the production and ccordination of atomic energy intelligence. 1. Policies - ; The following principles shall apply to the discharge of responsi- bilities by the departments and agencies concerned: a. Nocomplete separation of areas of interest is desirable or possible. b. Full end free interchange among all departments and agencies of all information which hes utility for intelligence relating to the national security is essential This includes intelligence information, finished intelligence, and information on|- ‘in- telligence research programs. oe c. Each department or agency shall develop special cormpetence in ( _ 9 those intelligence fields directly related to its primary departmen responsibilities and snall normaly carry out the bwk of the research in those fields. c d. Each department or agency may make sucn s tudies as it believes aN necessary to supDiement intelligence obtainable from other depart- ments and 2zencies in order to meet its departmental requirements, but unnecessary duplication and overlap shall be avoided. . 2. Production Responsibilizies The preduction ai intelligence on atomic enersy isa responsibility of all departments and agencies represented on the United States In- telligence Board, to be coordinated through the Joint Atomic enerey Intelligence Committee, oo 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. . yo * This Directive supersedes DCID No. 3/3 (New Series) of.27 January 1959, Yor directives pertaining to scieati8e and technical arc to guided missiles and estronautics intelligence see DCID No. 3/5 and DCD) No, 3/+ (New Sertes). * Atomic energy intelligence Js intelligence related £0; .
€ 4. lission of the Jom! Atomic Enerm Intellicence Commitice ie Atom Frersy Intelicence Committee tence The missicn of the Jcint Atemic Enersy Inte (JAEIC) shall be to foster, develos, and maintain a coord canated com-~ munit: approacn to prcbisms in the field of atomic energy intellger.ce, tus and corm- 2 to give acced impe zencles, Speciic responsi-~ to prormots interagency Maison, anc is munity sugpert to the efforts of individual 2: bilities of tne JAEIC shall include the following: | t ! \ i t i ! ! i | \ ( | ' { } | EXEMPT FROM DIS CLOSURE | | | | ! | | of designated representatives of the departments and egencies repre- sented on the USER, including Army, Navy and Air Force representatives. Other departments and agencies may be invited by the Chairman to participate in the work of the JAEIC as agreed by the Committee. | 5. Membership of the Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee ’ The Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee shall be cornposed 6. Chairman of the Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee The Chairman of the Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee Shall be 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 Intelligence Board. ay tae
8. Inter-Committee Coordination Responsidi:ties The Joint Atornic Enerzy Intelligence Committee shall share witt the Scientific Intelliizverce Committee, Guided ivéisslle and Astronautics Intelligence Committee, Economic intelligence Committee and other appropriate Intelligence Board cornmittces respons:buity for the coordi- nation of areas of joint or overlapping concern. Care shall ba taken to avoid undesirable duplication in activities and also to crsure that no important scientific, technical or economic intelligence matter is neg- lected or escanes attention by falling between areas of established sep- arate committee activities. The chairman of eacia of these committees shall be responsible for ensuring liaison and coordination with the other committees involved on any and ali matters of joint or overlapping concern JOEN A. McCONE Director of Central intelligence