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DIRECTOR  OF  CENTRAL  INTELLIGENCE  DIRECTIVE  NO.  1/4X 
INTELLIGENCE  INFORMATION  HANDLING  COMMITTEE 
(Effective  18  May  1976) 
Pursuant  to  Section  102  of  the  National  Security  Act  of 
1947,  Executive  Order  11905  and  National  Security  Council  Intel- 
ligence Directives,  an  Intelligence  Information  Handling  Committee 
(IHC)  is  hereby  established  as  a  standing  Director  of  Central 
Intelligence  Committee  with  the  following  mission  and  functions. 
1.  Mission 
The  mission  of  the  committee,  under  the  general'  guidance 
of  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence,  is  to  promote  and 
coordinate  within  the  Intelligence  Community  the  accomplishment 
of  Director  of  Central  Intelligence  objectives  for  information 
handling,   and  the  continuous  improvement  and  integration  of 
Intelligence  Community  information  handling  systems. 
.  2.   Functions 
The  functions  of  the  c  .miittee  are: 
a.  To  formulate  and  recommend  to  the  Director  of 
Central  Intelligence  objectives,  policies,  plans  and 
programs  relating  to  the  establishment  of  an  Intelligence 
Community  information  handling  system. 
b.  To  monitor  and  coordinate  implementation  of  plans 
and  programs  approved  by  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence* 
c.  To  assist  the  Intelligence  Community  in  the 
introduction  of  improved  methods  and  facilities- for 
information  handling. 
1.  This  directive  supersedes  DCID  No.  1/4  effective  4  April, 1968. 
2.  Information  handling,  for  the  purpose  of  this  directive, 
includes  the  functions  of  receipt  of  information  from 
collection  sources,  dissemination,  transformation,  in- 
"dexing,  categorization,  storage,  retrieval  and  presen-* 
tation,  and  telecommunications  and  teleprocessing 
related  thereto.
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d.  '  To  develop  and- promulgate  within  Che  Intelligence 
Community  rules,  procedures  and  formats  for  the  exchange 
of  information  between  agencies. 
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e.  To  monitor  efforts  in  Che  scientific,  academic 
and  industrial  communities  in  information  science  in 
order  to  ensure  that  optimum  use  of  this  research  is 
directed  to  the  Intelligence  Community  information 
processing  problem. 
f.  To  promote  the  establishment  of  education  and 
training  programs  in  information  science. 
g.  To  identify  Intelligence  Community  research  and 
development  needs  and  to  promote  interagency  exchange  of 
information  and  cooperation  in  research  and  development 
on  information  processing,  particularly  in  those  areas 
which  involve  the  Intelligence  Community  as  a  whole.' 
h.   To  promote  and  coordinate  Che  development  of 
Intelligence  Community  information  handling  capabilities 
which  will -provide  on  a  timely  basis  as  required  relevant 
multi-source  information  in  response  to  authorized  queries.. 
i.   To  provide  assistance  and  encourage  the  development 
*  of  standardized  procedures  for  information  handling  Co 
include  the  development  of  compatibility  of  files  for  ADP 
storage  and  retrieval  systems. 
j.   To  promote  arrangements"  between  organizations 
designed  to  eliminate  unwarranted  duplication  of  files 
and  processing. 
k.   To  ensure  that  the  security  aspects  of  new 
information  handling  systems  under  development  are  given 
.  appropriate  consideration. 
1.   To  assist  as  appropriate  in  the  development  of 
automated  information  handling  systems  and  automated 
conferencing  techniques  for  crisis  management  and  indica- 
tions and  warning  activities. 
ra.  To  monitor  for  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence 
and  Che  J  itelligence  Community  the  intelligence  information 
handling  requirements  for  emergency  contingency  planning.
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r..   To  formulate  and  recommend  policies  and  procedures 
relating  to  the  procurement ~   indexing,  flow,  storage, 
exchange,  and  release  of  intelligence  documents. 
o.   To  promote,  coordinate  and  monitor  Intelligence  * 
Community  telecommunications  and  teleprocessing  activities 
related  to  information  handling. 
3.  Community  responsibilities 
Upon  request  of  the  committee  chairman,  Intelligence 
Community  organizations  shall  furnish  to  the  committee  within 
established  security  safeguards  particular  information  or  materials 
needed  by  the  committee  and  pertinent  to  its  functions. 
4.  Composition,  organization  and  rules  of  procedure 
The  composition,  organization  and  rules  of  procedure  of  the 
Intelligence  Information  Handling  Committee  are  those  stated  in 
DCID  1/3. 
George  Bush  ■ 
Director  of  Central  Intelligence 
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