_geete_t . SANLTLZED Copy oa oS, (Mew Series) DIRECTOR .OF CENTRAL, INT ELLIGENCE DiRE ECTIVE NO. 3/5" PRODUCTION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE (Effective 23 April 1965) . . Pursuant to the provisions of NSCID Noa. 3 and for the purpose of ‘strengthening the over-all governmental intelligence structure, the fol- _ lowing policies, procedures, and practices are hereby established for the production and coordination of scientific and technical intelligence. 1. Policies The following basic principles shall apply to the e discharge of respon sibilities by the departments and agencies concerned: - a. No complete separation of areas of interest is 5 desirable or ‘pose sible. of information which has utility for intelligence relatirg to the na- tional security is essential. This includes intelligence information, finished intelligence, and information oni - intel- ligence research programs. t : “: c. Each department or agency shall develop speciai competence in’ those intelligence fields directly related to its primary departmental! responsibilities and shall normally carry out the bulk of the research in those fields. d. 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 own departmental require- ments, but unnecessary duplication and overiap shall be avoided. tp ee oes 2. Production Responsibilities To ensure that the capabilities of the departments and agencies are = effectively utilized in the common interest for the production of scien- tific and technical intelligence, the following division of interests, sub-. ‘ject to refinement through a continuous program of coordination and evaluation by the Director of Central Intelligence ta promote an integra~ b. Full and free interchange among all departments and agencies . tion of effort and to avoid undesirable duplication, shall serve as in ; general delineation of primary responsibilities. a. The Central Intelligence Agency shall produce scientifte and - technical intelligence as a service of common concern and as Tequired to fulfill the statutory responsibilities of the Director of Central Intel- ligence. . b. The other departments or agencies shall produce scientifte and technical intellizence pertinent to their departmental missians. *This Directive supersedes DCID No. 3/3 (New Sarie3) of 25 July 1983. For Directives pertaining to atomic energy and guided missiles and astronau- tics intelligence see DCID No. 3/3 and DCID No. 3/4 (New Sertes). Seale
3. Establishment of the Scientific Intelligence Committee The Scientific InteLigence Committee is hereby established as a committee of the United States Intelligence Board to coordinate scientific and technical intellizence activities of the Government as set iorth below. 4, Mission of the Scientific Intelligence Cammitte2 The mission of the Scientific Intellizence Committee (SIC) shall be to foster, deyelop and maintain a coordinated community approzch to problems in the field of scientific and technical intelligence (except © for atomic energy and guided missile and astronautics intelligence), to promote interagency liaison and to give added impetus and community > support to efiorts of individual agencies. Specific responsibilities of the - Scientifc Intelligence Committee shall include the following: EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE _D, Membership of the Scientific Intelligence Committee ae The Scientific Intelligence Committee shall be composed of desig- _ o ' nated representatives of the departments and agencies represented on the USIB, including Army, Navy and Air Force representatives. Other departments and agencies may be invited by the Chairman to partici-, pate in the work of the SIC on a particular problem as agreed by the Committee. my y / we
. : ~ s . . -~ rN ‘ 6. Chairmanship of the Scientific Intelligence Commeiitce The Chairman of the Scientific Intelligence Committee shall be designated by the Director of Central Intelligence in consultation with and with the concurrence of the United States Intelligence Board. The Central Intelligence Agency shall provide appropriate secretariatsupport. . 7. Subcommittees of the Scientific Intelligence Committee The Scientific Intelligence Committee may establish working groups as appropriate and subcommittees as approved by the Intelligence Board. 8. Inter-Committee Coordination Responsibilities a. The Scientific Intelligence Committee shall share with the Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee, Guided Missile and Astronau- tics Intelligence Committee, Economic Intelligence Committee, and other appropriate Intelligence Board committees responsibility for the coordination of areas of joint or overlapping concern. Care shall be taken to avoid undesirable duplication in activities and also to ensure that no important scientific, technical or economic intelugence matter is neglected or escapes attention by falling betweer areas of estab- lished separate committee activities. The chairman of each of these committees shall be responsible for ensuring liaison and coordination with the other committees involved on any and all matters of Joint - Or overlapping concern. b. Because of the close relationship of the SIC, the JAEIC, and the GMAIC, close coordination is imperative. The SIC should take the initiative in ensuring thet such coordination is effected in areas of joint or overlapping concern. This does not imply that SIC should have a supervisory role over the normal activities of JAEIC and GMAIC in their respective fields. ; _ JOHN A. McCONE ‘Director of Central Intelligence