nee wee we ee - we ee ee eee ee wee Here eee rer 5 29 NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL INTELLIGEMCE DIRECTIVE NO. . COORDINATION OF INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTION "(Revised 18 January 1961) For (he purvose of coardinating the intelicence nrodustion nen ifes of the several Cuvernment dep artments end acencies In tag Intercst af fsions of Section 108 of th 3 national security and pursuant to the prov Nations! Security Azet of 1947, as amended, fhe Notions) Cosuriiwy Counel hercby authorizes and directs that the following over-all policies, obiec- : tives, cutegorics of intelligence and allocations of responsibility be established. 1. Basie Iniclligence a Basie Iniclizenee Is that factual intelligence which recults from the collation of encyclopedis Information of a fundamental gud raore or less permencnut nature and which, as a result of evaluation and inferpre oestion, {s determined to be the best avallable, b. An outline of all basic intel: sence eae by the Government shall b2 maintained by the Central intelligence Agency in collaboration with the eppropriate departments and agenc: 2S. hts citline sian be ric broken down info chanti:s, s2¢ and sub-cections wiiich shall k nesses wietion and maintenance rosnonsikbitia: to Contiel “Allocated as prox Intelligence Agency and/or to these ciher Cepartinents or rge encics or rs hy é at He) the Gevernmont which are best qualided by reason of mission entiyaa tia welds vation and alba tion capabi nt ane primary Interest to assume ie prec an maintenance responsibnilics. Yo ensure the production of tne basic Intelligence reguived by the Governraant ona lhe fuheet pessibic use of current Gepoartinenta! and agency cauabililics, changes fn the cutiine or ailocations of preauction end maintenence responsisiliiies chali ba efiectecd by agrcemcent between the Director ci Central intelligence and the d&: epartinents and agencies concerned. c. Basi etligence required in the interest of national security shall be commited and continuousty maintained in National i tell igzencs Surveys to cover fercign ceintrios, areas, cr brozd special subie accordance Wun NLOC-eporoved WIS Standard Instruetions ond inter departmental-cpproved amendinents thercio. The National Intel)t- . gence Surveys will be dissemineted im such form as shali te determined by the Dircetor of Central Intelligence in consullation with the depert- ments and agencies conecrudd, d, Tine Director of Central Inteliizence shall be responsible far ec- ordingtinir prodietica and raaintenance, and for acconmplishing the review, publicstloa, and dissemination of these Netionel nicligence -_ ‘This Directive supersedes NECID No, 2, dated 15 September 1955, which previ- ously had superseded NGCMD Nou. 3, dated 21 April 2953, re TER YE ne Ie IS TOE ape ee BE RE Ey RS Ae RA Oem an Ra) ee Set Ne ea ew Ee ee oe
Gepariiaent or agency. The predic’! Survey's, and shall mel.c such requests ef the deparfinents end egenctes es ere necessary fer proper development und maintenance of tie Surveys. . ¢, Departments cr fgrnels {9 be cled on for contributions to this undertehing may Jnclude other than those represented perinanenhy Newall on the U.S. Inteliiec mee Board. 2, Current Tateligence a, Current Intolliccnee fs that Intelligence of all types and ferns of immicdiate Interest waich Js usualhy disseminated without tho cotays incident to comricte evaluation or Interpretation. 0, The Centra I Ineoliigence / Aeoney and tho severnl departments and agencies snc precuce and Gigs wonais auch currant ini. Bets es may he necc: CTS tO rect thefe cura initrd reaudreraca rachly, fics ront dintelligence produced by ths Centra a c Avrensy §3 produces nr o meet the necis cf tha rr calcent National Securliy Cour uM Givfan tf serves (ho comme the interested depari nonts & &nd feenete 5 of the Governim Lent rent Intellisense whleh they Chern: ies do net preduce. Thc menis and czencios wil confripu 9 9 the Central Intellicence fe ay curren’ Infctigenes pobllceations a3 “penellect 0. me 5 8. Gepariinentad faieNinence ts that Intelisenes which any cepart- ment cr iuency requires to execute its own mission, 4, Interdepartmionial Inielligenee ts Integrated departmental Intell. gence which ris required by departments end arencies of the Covernraent for the exceut vir yatesions but transcends the enciusive come. petence of a singis donertinent or agency to pradues., Joint Inichiigenss ia & eneels a catenory af interdepar Gnental dnictigence Jomeiy nr - . ~ 1 a inte we vet Feavaretth “Sod thie osei (os) oe ~ is) —_ os Se ~ ¢ - 5 ate > omen Qear: of ths Joint Cnfors of eccudd, Intehiz: ence Board may boutli Of Interdepariments! ta tshi¢ 6, National Inicligence s formulation of national security yor ment or egency and transcends tt 5 2 of netional Nanaeene athig to Cie national coos or departmental may also, when appropriate, be submilted through ths US, Datellecnce Board tor issuomee es natfonal Intciszence by the Director of Central Intelligence as provided jn NSCID No. 1. ered Jn NOCH) to. i, Intehie has been prccuccd as Interienartmenta 15 2 t nm edico Patera) G. Each department or agency, taking full counizanece of the faciltieg of the other agencies, shail maintaln adequate research facilities to Recompilsn Its departiental Intelligence preductlon mission and jo bree Vido such additional intelligence within {ts Meld of primary responst- Dilitics as may be necessary to satisfy other requirements re Hating gto ths * nationnl security.
“eae ee LY _ % To ensure that the capabilities of the departinents and afgencl:* cre utiltzed effectively for the proauction of intellizence of comymen cerns: 75, the following divisfon of {nterests, subject Co reqnement through & tinuous program of coordination ang cvaluation by the Director af - tral Jnicliic¢ence to promote an Inte: sretion of effert Sireble cuniication, shill serve as a general delincation of prin.ncy responsililitics: a. The Deparbment of State shall preduce political and socsological intelligence on ell countries, and economic intcligence on countries outside the Sino-Soviet Bloc. b. ‘The Departincnt { Defense shall produce military inteNigence. This production shall include seientitte, technical and economic intclil- gence direelly pe ris sent fo the nissions of the Various compon ents of the Deportrment of Deicnse. . She Central Intchigence Agency shall produce economic Intelll- gence on the Sino- Sovie t Bloc ana ssientife and technica) fntelicence &s a service of coinmion concern. Further, the Central Intclizgence Ageney may produce such other intolligence as may be necessary to discherce the statutery responsibilities of the Director of Central In- telligence. d. The preduction of Intelligence on afemic cherry is & res ponsi- bility of all depariments and agencics represented on the U.S, Intelil- gence Bourd with resnonsibiiiiies fer the production of fini shed : intaltf gence, to be coordinated through the Joint Atomic Bnergy Intelligence Committce structures 8. Despite the ebove mentioned wiecations of primary production rlesnine Jyteras responsfaititics, there a ili be ares of common ar overlapping interes which wilh require continuing inter-agency liaison and cooperation. in fhe event that a reauirement for inte: Iigenes Js established for which rluction enpaoiity, the Wireater of Central In- there is not existing pr H telligeres, in consuifstion with the U.S. Intelligence Board, still de- termine which cf the deprruments aod s2enates of the intelligences cora- munity can Lest uncericize the primary responsibilty as @ service of wee common concern. cqew ann nee we eee rene ren rte rt ee en men mr ee me te eee wa ewe ee ee ee eee —~ - and to avold t° .t+)