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NUHtea     5025. 10 
DATE   February  3,   1972 
Department  of  Defense  Instruction 
ASD(I) 
Defense  Intelligence  Agency  Publications  System 
(a)    DoD  Directive  5105.21,   "Defense  Intelligence  Agency," 
August  1,    1961 
(d)    DoD  Directive  5025.  1,   "DoD  Directives  System,"  March  7, 
1961 
(c)    DoD  Directive  5105.26,    "Defense  Intelligence  Agency  (Pub- 
lications)," November  16,    1962  (cancelled  by  DoD 
Transmittal  72-3,   February  3,  1972) 
I.  PURPOSE 
A.  This  Instruction  specifies  the  categories  of  publications  which 
will  be  used  by  the  Defense  Intelligence  Agency  to  transmit  DIA 
directions  and  other  management  information  to  DIA  staff  offices 
and,   when  appropriate,   to  other  DoD  Components  for  compliance. 
B.  It  supplements  the  provisions  of  reference  (a)  by  designating 
the  issuing  authorities  for  the  various  DIA  publications  and 
their  scope,   applicability  and  compliance  requirements. 
II.  APPLICABILITY  AND  SCOPE  OF  THIS  INSTRUCTION 
The  provisions  of  this  Instruction  apply  to: 
A.  All  elements  of  the  Defense  Intelligence  Agency. 
B.  All  intelligence  collection,   production  and  dissemination  ele- 
ments of  the  Department  of  Defense  not  directly,  assigned  to  DIA 
over  which  DIA  has  been  assigned  supervisory  responsibility  for 
plans,   programs,  policies  and  procedures  affecting  intelligence 
functions  and  activities. 
C.  Facilities  of  the  Military  Departments,  the  Unified  and  Specified 
Commands  and  their  assigned  forces,   and  other  DoD  Components 
which  have  been  designated  by  appropriate  authority  to  support 
the  DIA.
m.     DIA  PUBLICATIONS  SYSTEM 
A.  Authority.     The  Director,    Defense  Intelligence  Agency  was 
authorized  by  reference  (a)  to  establish  a  DIA  Publications 
System  and  to  issue,    subject  to  overall  policies  estab- 
lished in  DoD  Directives  and  Instructions  (reference  (b))f 
such  publications  as  are  necessary  to  (1)  administer 
assigned  programs  to  control  the  DIA  and  its  operating 
elements,    (2)  conduct  assigned  programs  and  functions, 
and  (3)   supervise  the  execution  of  approved  plans, 
programs,    policies  and  procedures  for  those  DoD  Intel- 
ligence functions  and  activities  not  directly  assigned  to 
DIA. 
B.  Publications  System  Description. 
1.  DIA  publications  will  consist  of: 
a.  DIA  regulations,  for  establishing  policy,    assigning 
responsibilities,    and  outlining  procedures  to  carry 
out  the  assigned  functions  of  the  Director,   DIA 
(reference  (a)). 
b.  DIA  manuals,  which  will  also  establish  policy, 
assign  responsibilities,    and  outline  procedures 
to  carry  out  the  Director's  functions;  however, 
DIA  manuals  will  be  reserved  for  more  voluminous 
material. 
c.  DIA  bulletins,    briefs,    studies,   and  other  appro- 
priate media,  to  communicate  DoD  intelligence  on 
foreign  nations.     These  are  non-directive  in 
nature. 
2.  Numbering.     DIA  publications  will  be'  -  DIA-assigned 
publication  identification  numbers  for    he  purpose  of 
describing  the  documents  in  publicat: '  is  lists  and  for 
other  referencing  purposes. 
C.  Applicability  and  Scope.     Each  DIA  publ.    ii\on  will  contain 
an  APPLICABILITY  section,   which  will  .specify  the  organi- 
zational element  which  must  comply  with  its  provisions:
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1.  DIA  regulations  and  manuals  may  apply  (a)  to  DIA 
organizational  elements  alone,   or  (b)  to  DIA  organi- 
zational elements  and  to  selected  or  all  DoD  Components 
enumerated  in  II.  ,   above,    or  (c)  to  DoD  Components 
alone. 
2.  DIA  bulletins,  briefs,    studies  and  other  appropriate 
media,  although  non-directive  in  nature,    will  identify 
the  organizational  elements  to  which  they  are  being 
forwarded  for  information  and  guidance. 
D.     Distribution  and  Compliance. 
1.  DoD  Components  listed  in  C.  1.  ,   above,    will  transmit 
DIA  publications  without  change  to  all  internal  elements 
affected  by  the  issuance.     Supplementary  guidance  and 
procedural  instructions  not  inconsistent  with  the  DIA 
publication  may  be  appended  when  necessary. 
2.  The  Director,   DIA  will  monitor  compliance  with  the 
policies  and  procedures  contained  in  DIA  publications. 
IV.   EFFECTIVE  DATE  AND  IMPLEMENTATION 
This  Instruction  is  effective  immediately.     Two  copies  of  imple- 
menting instructions  will  be  forwarded  to  the  Assistant  Secretary 
of  Defense  (Intelligence)  within  60  days. 
Assistant  Secretary  of  Defense 
(Intelligence)