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UNCLASSIFIED    by    .authority    of        '  9ffF™*                                  DCID  No.  5/5 
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DIRECTOR  OF  CENTRAL  INTELLIGENCE  DIRECTIVE  NO.  5/51 
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  IPC  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  Chairman  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  DCID  No.  5/5  of  23  April   1965.     * 
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6.  The  IPC  may  constitute  such  task  forces  or  working  groups  as  the  Com- 
mittee considers  necessary  to  discharge  its  responsibilities  properly  and  may 
request  the  represented  departments  and  agencies  to  furnish  necessary  support 
and  assistance  to  such  groups. 
7.  Members  of  the  IPC  will  be  briefed  from  time  to  time  on  the  nature,  scope, 
and  categories  of  clandestine  collection  operations  undertaken  by  CIA,  and  of 
the  general  problems  encountered. 
Richard  Helms 
Director  of  Central  Intelligence 
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