This document downgraded to UNCLASSIFIED by authority of | Fee DCID No. 5/5 Sec 3(B),EO 11652, on pops he | (New Series) by 246321. g | DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 5/5’ CHARTER FOR INTERAGENCY CLANDESTINE COLLECTION PRIORITIES COMMITTEE (Effective 4 May 1970) 1. Pursuant to NSCIDs 1 and 5, the United States Intelligence Board hereby establishes the Interagency Clandestine Collection Priorities Committee, here- inafter referred to as the IPC, to perform the functions set forth below in con- nection with determining. priority needs for the clandestine collection of infor- mation by the Central Intelligence Agency outside the United States and its possessions. 2. In consonance with the Priority National Intelligence Objectives (PNIOs) promulgated in DCID 1/3, the 1PC will determine those essential foreign in- formation requirements of the United States Government whose fulfillment necessitates clandestine collection operations conducted by the Clandestine Serv- ice of CIA and publish comprehensive, current statements (IPC Lists) of such requirements. These requirements must be of such a nature as to exclude intel- ligence needs that can normally be covered by non-clandestine collection methods. 3. Each department or agency represented on the United States Intelligence Board, including the Army, Navy, and Air Force, may nominate a principal and an alternate IPC member, each to have full authority to act for his department or agency in performance of the functions set forth in Paragraph 2 with par- ticular attention to the determination that requirements submitted by his depart- ment or agency necessitate collection by the Clandestine Service of CIA. The Chairman will be a senior official of the Clandestine Service designated by the Director of Central Intelligence. 4, The IPC will reach its decisions by agreement. When the Chainnan deter- mines that a given position on a matter under consideration represents the consensus of the IPC, it will be considered agreed unless a dissenting member requests that the issue be referred to the United States Intelligence Board. In the event of such a request the Chairman will refer the matter with dissenting statement to the United States Intelligence Board for decision. 5. Departments and agencies participating in the IPC will provide their rep- resentatives with sufficient support to ensure full and timely accomplishment of the Committee’s functions. The Clandestine Service of CIA will provide the necessary Secretariat. ‘This Directive supersedes DCUD No. 5/5 of 23 April 1965. * GrouP t ] Ladeded (rom ovtorcetx downgrading ond f x6 declaw frotion & k This directive rescinded 13 February 1975
amy 6. The IPC may constitute such task forces or working groups as the Corm- mittee considers necessary to discharge its responsibilities properly and may request the represented departments and agencies to furnish necessary suppert and assistance to such groups. . 7. Members of the IPC will be briefed from time to time on the nature, scape, and categories of clandestine collection operations undertaken by CIA, and of the general problems encountered. Richard Helms Director of Central Intelligence “oN