—_ we! oo oN SANLTIZED COPY - gence. NN | DCID No. 3/4, . . (ew Series) oan) - DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. Oe PRODUCTION OF GUIDED MISSILE AND ASTRONAUTICS INTELLIGENCE Loa ~ ‘(Effective 3 February 1959) - <" - Gees Pursuant to the provisions of NSCID No. 3 and for the purpose of - - strengthening the over-all governmental intelligence siructure, the fol- - lowing policies, procedures, and practices are hereby established for tne production and coordination of guided missile and astronautics intel - £ oleh tees ote a 1. Policies Le The following principles shall apply to the discharge of Tespousi~ bilities by the departments and agencies concerned: . i _ @ 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! — intelli- : gence research programs. | - .- c, Each department or agency shall develop special competence in those intelligence fields directly related to its primary departmental ‘ responsibilities and shall normaly © carry cut the bull 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 departmental requirements, - but unnecessary duplication and overlap shall be avoided. eon 2. Departmental Production Responsibilities ee are a. The production of intelligence on guided missiles and astrorian- 7 _ tics is a responsibility of all departments and agencies xepresented on. a . the United States Intelligence Board. . ; “lp. The production of intelligence on “operational | aspects such : as the order of battle of missile units, the military doctrine of employ- ment of guided missiles, and military requirements for the types and . quantities of guided missiles and space vehicles shall be the primary os a ne responsibility of the military departments. Sop tee eres, *This Directive supersedes DCID 3/4 of 8/14/52, and | Annex D 5 thereto, ‘dated . 1/31/56. For directives pertaining to atomie energy end scientific and tech- nical intelligence see DCID 3/3 and DCID 3/5 (New Series). °. 1 J.
v7 N vue 3. Establishment and Coordination Reszonsibilities of t the Guidea Missile and Astroncutics Intelligence Committe2 a. The Guided Missile and Astronautics Intelligence Committee (GLIAIC) is hereby established as a committee of the Intelligence  - Board. b. GMAIC shall coordinate guided missile and astronautics intell- gence production activities of the Government. Where particular as~ pects of the guided missile and astronautics programs become identi- fied as heing within areas of primary cognizance of other Intelligence Board committees,/ a - committees for intelligefice in these associated areas shall be recog- nized by mutual agreement between GMAIC and the other cognizant The mission of the GMAIC shall be to foster, develop, and maintain a coordinated community 2pproach to problems in the field of guided ' Missile and astronautics intelligence, to premote interagency liaison, ~ and to give added impetus and community support to efforts of indi- vidual agencies. Specific responsibilities of the GMAIC shall include the following: - EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE tle continuing responsibility of such other - 4. Mission ‘of the Guided Missile and Astronautics Int elligence Com- - mittee _ a
oN oN vo 5. Membership of the Guided Missile and Astronautics Intelligence Committee The GMAIC shall be composed of designated representatives of the Intelligence Board departments and agencies. Other departments and agencies may be invited by the Chairman to participate in the worlr of the GMAIC as agreed by the Committee. - 6. Chairmanship of the Guided Missile and Astronautics Inteligence Committee a The Chairman of the GMAIC shall be designated by the Director of Central Intelligence in consultation with and with the concurrence of the Intelligence Board. The Central Intelligence Agency shall pro- vide appropriate secretariat support. %. Subcommittees of the Guided Missile and Astronautics Intelligence Committee . The GMAIC may establish working groups as appropriate and sub- committees as approved by the Intelligence Board. : 8. Inter-Committee Coordination Responsibilities The GMAIC shall snare the Scientific Intelligence Committee, J oint ‘Atomic Energy Intelligeace Committee, Economic Intelligence Com- — mittee and other appropriate Intelligence Board committees responsi- bility for the coordiziation 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 intelligence matter is neglected or escapes attention by falling between areas of established separate committee activities. The chairman of each of _ these committees shall be responsible for ensuring liaison and coordina- tion with the other committees involved on any and al matters of joint: or overlapping concern. . Director of Central Jntelligence _