SANITTIZED copy SS DCID No. 3/2 \ - 7 o . (New Series) DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 2/3" PRODUCTION OF ATOMIC ENERGY INTELLIGENCE? / (Effective 27 January 19 NT NY 53) Pursuant to the provisions of NSCID No. 3 and for the purpose of strengthening the over-all governmental intelligence stmicture, the fol-~ lowing policies, procedures, and practices are hereby established for ihe production and ccordinziion of atomic energy intelligence. 1. Policies - The following principles shall apply to the cischarge of responsi- . bilities by the departments and agencies concerned: a, Nocomplete separation of areas of interest is desirable or possible. b. Full and free interchange among all departments and agencies of all information which has utility for intelligence relating to the national security is essential This includes intelligence information, finished intelligence, and information on | in~ _telligence research programs. - c. Each department or agency shall develop special competence in those intelligence fields directly related to its primary departmental responsibilities and shall normally carry out the bulk of the research in those delds. a. Each department or agency may make such studies as it believes necessary to supplement intelligence obtainable from other depart- . ments and agencies in order to meet its departmental requirements, © but unnecessary duplication and overlap shall be avoided. ° 2. Production Responsibilities The production of intelligence on atomic energy is a “responsibility of all departments and agencies represented on the United States In- telligence Beard, to be coordinated through the Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee. 3. Establishment of the Jomnt Atomic Energy. Intelligence Comittee The Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee is hereby estab- lished 2s a committee of the United States Inteliigence Board to coor- dinate atomic energy intelligence activities of the Government as set forth below. - ’This Directive supersedes DCID 3/4 of 3/14/52, and Annex C thereto, dated 1/24/35. For directives pertaining to scientife anc tecfntcal and to fuided _Taissiles and astronautics intellizence see DCID 3/5 and DCID 3/4 (New Series). tomic Enersy Intellizence is intelligence related to;| «
4. Ilission of the Joint Alomic Energy Imiel: ry The mission of the Joint Atomic © (JAEIC) wna be to taster Cavetoo, and rm wy) ard a - -¥ et d ded immtstus end com- ’ i , florts of individual agencies. Specific responsi- hy ) o oO HH wm Oo 5 oO c “A a) on, Cae 5. Membership of the Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee The Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee shall be composed of designated representatives of the Intelligence Board cepartments and agencies. Other departments and agencies may be invited by the Chair-. man to participate in the work of the JAEIC as agreed by the Committee, 6. Chairman uf the Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee - ++ The Chairman of the Joint Atomic Energy Intelligerce Committee shall be designated by the Director of Central Intelligence in consulta. tion with and with the concurrence of the Intelligence Board. Tne Cen- tral Intelligence Agency shall provide appropriate secretariat support. %. Subcommittees of the Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence C The Joint Atomic Enersy Intelligence Committ22 may estabclish working groups as appropriace and subcommittees as approved by the Intelligence Board. omzsnittee
oN 8. Inter-Commities Coordinaiion Resvonsiduities VYhe Joint Atcmic Enerzy Intelligence Committe: shu the Scientific Intelicence Committee, Guided Missie and A Intelligence Cormmmittes, Economic Intelligence Commi approprate Intelligence Ecard committees respons:ility for the coordi- nation of areas of jcint or overlapping concern. Care shall be taken to avoid undesirable duplication in activities and also to ensure that no- important scientific, technical or economic intelligence matter is neg- lected or escapes attention by falling between areas of estaclisked sep- arate committee activities. The chairman of each of these committees shall be responsiole for ensuring liaison and coordinstion with the other committees involved on any and all matters of joint or overlapping concern. ALLEN W. DULLES Director of Central InteLigence