NATIONAL  SECURITY  COUNCIL  INTELLIGENCE  DIRECTIVE  NO.   10 
COLLECTION  OF  FOREIGN  SCIUNTiFIC  AND  TECHNOLOGICAL  DATA 
(Approved  1/1S/'I9;  SECKET) 
1.  Since  previous  directives  made,  no  specific  provision  for  supplying* 
"scientific"  and  "technological"  information  other  than  that  required 
by  each  )'AC  agency  for  i(s  own  use,  it  is,  accordingly,  determined  that, 
in  furtherance  of  the  cooperative  policies  end  procedures  enunciated 
in  KSOD  Kb.  2  and  any  supplement.*:  thereto,  end  pursuant  to  the  pro- 
visions of  Section  102(d)  of  the  National  Security  Act  of  1047  and  for 
the  purpose  of  providing  the  U.S.  Government  arid  its  agencies  with  the 
scientific  and  technological  information  required  from  foreign  areas 
In  the  interests  of  national  security: 
a.  The  Department  of  State  shall  have  orimarv  responsibility  for 
the  collection  abroad  for  all  qrovermuciit  aaencirs  of  information  in 
the  basic  sciences.  The  Department  of  State  will  also  collect  infor- 
mation in  such  additional  scientific  and  technical  holds  as  is  nccessarv 
to  meet  the  requirements  of  government  agencies  other  than  the 
Department  of  Defense  and,  when  requested,  requirements  of  the  De- 
partment of  Defense.  The  Deportments  of  Army,  Navy,  and  Air 
Force  will  collect  .scientific  and  technological  information,  including 
basic  research  when  necessary  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the  De- 
partment of  Defense,  utilizing  whenever  practicable  the  facilities  of 
the  Department  of  State  fov  collection  hi  the  b::::ic  sciences.  Close 
collaboration  and  consultation  will  be  maintained  between  all  scien- 
tific representatives  at  U.S.  missions  abroad  so  that  all  scientific  re- 
quirements can  be  satisfied  with  minimum  duplication  and  maximum 
utilization  of  personnel.  The  scientific  representatives  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  State  shall  be  available  to  sjrve  as  scientific  consultants  to  the 
military  representatives. 
h.  The  Director  of  Central  JnteJ'i^ence,  in  collaboration  with  per- 
tinent agencies,  shall  determine  those  countries  which  have  informa- 
tional potential  in  fields  of  basic  and  applied  sciences,  as  related  to 
the  national  security. 
c.  For  the  purpose  of  inducing"  exchanges  with  foreign  countries, 
the  Department  of  Defense  shall  provide  the  Department  of  .Slate  with 
available  unclassified  information  periainina;  to  the  basic  sciences. 
d.  In  order  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  the  data  which  is  the 
responsibility  of  the  Department  of  State,  the  Depart  -incut  of  State 
shall  take  appropriate  measures  to  obtain  the  necessary  funds  from 
the  Congress  or  from  the  agencies  served,  other  than  the  Department 
of  Defense,  and  will  appoint:  as  practicable,  specially  qualiHcd  scien- 
tific and  technical  personnel  io  seleeted  United  Slatps  Missions  for 
this  collection  responsibility. 
c.  In  order  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  the  data  which  is  the 
responsibility  of  the  Department  of  Defense,  the  Departments  of  the 
Army,  the  Navy  and  {lie  Air  Force  she.ll  lake  appropriate  measures  to 
obtain  the  necessary  funds  from  the  Conaress  and  will  assign  as  prac-
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ticablc,  specially  qualified  scientific  and  technical  personnel  to  the 
stalls  of  their  respective  attaches  at  such  United  Slates  Missions  as 
may  be  required  for  this  collection  responsibility. 
/.  The  Department  of  State  shall  call  upon  agencies  of  the  govern- 
ment which  require  scientific  or  technological  information  for  advice 
and  assistance  as  may  be  ncceesary  in  connection  with  the.  require- 
ments of  tlii.'i  directive. 
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