HEADQUARTERS  US  AIR  FORCE  INOI  11-3 
Assistant  Chief  of  Staff,  Intelligence 
Washington,  DC  20330  30  December  1983 
Afeinistrative  Practices 
INTELLIGENCE  CQMJNITY  BOARDS,  COUNCILS,  AND  COMUTTEES 
This  01  prescribes  policy,  responsibilities,  and  procedures  for  A1r  Force  In- 
telligence participation  on  the  Military  Intelligence  Board  (MIB);  National 
Foreign  Intelligence  Board  (NFIB);  National  Foreign  Intelligence  Council 
(NFIC);  Intelligence  Producers  Council  (IPC);  and  the  Critical  Intelligence 
Problems  Committee  (CIPC).  It  applies  to  AF/IN  participation  on  these  boards, 
councils,  and  committees  and  to  AFIS  participation  as  concurred  in  by  the  Com- 
mander, AFIS. 
1.  Reference  Material: 
a.  DIA  Ltr,  9  Oct  1961,  Establishment  of  the  Military  Intelligence  Board 
(MIB). 
b.  DCID,  28  Jan  1982,  Establishment  of  National  Foreign  Intelligence  Board 
(NFIB). 
c.  DCID,  28  Jan  1983,  Establishment  of  National  Foreign  Intelligence  Coun- 
cil (NFIC). 
d.  DCID,  6  Apr  1983,  Establishment  of  Critical  Intelligence  Problems  Com- 
mittee (CIPC). 
e.  DCID,  30  Mar  1983,  Establishment  of  Intelligence  Producers  Council 
(IPC). 
f.  INOI  20-3,  7  Aug  1981,  Boards,  Committees,  Panels,  Groups  &  Similar  Ac- 
tivities. 
2.  Policy  of  Intelligence  Cownity  Boards,  Councils,  and  Cownittees.  The  As- 
sistant Chief  of  Staff,  Intelligence  (ACS/I),  Deputy  Assistant  Chief  of  Staff, 
Intelligence  (DACS/I)  or  a  designated  alternate  will  represent  the  Air  Force. 
3.  Responsibilities  of  the  Assistant  For  Joint  Matters  (AF/INJ).  AF/INJ  is 
the  AF/IN  focal  point  for  all  MIB,  NFIB,  NFIC,  IPC,  and  CIPC  activities. 
AF/INJ  exercises  overall  administrative  supervision  of  related  activities  and 
designates  offices  of  primary  responsibility  (OPR)  for  specific  actions  (IAW 
responsibilities  identified  in  paras  4-6).  AF/INJ  records  all  ACS/I  positions 
on  action  papers  and  registers  formal  votes  with  either  DIA  or  the  appropriate 
secretariat. 
Supersedes  INOI  11-3,  10  August  1981. 
No.  of  Printed  Pages:  6 
OPR:  AF/INJ  (Maj  J.  Eden) 
Approved  by:  (Lt  Col  J.  R.  O'Brien) 
Writer-Editor:  SSgt  R.  K.  Longerbeam 
Distribution:  F
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4.  Responsibilities  of  the  Directorate  of  Estimates  (AF/ME).  AF/INE  1s  the 
OPR  for  developing  and  staffing  ACS/I  contributions  to  National  Intelligence 
Estimates  (NIEs);  North  Atlantic  Treaty  Organization  (NATO)  Estimates  derived 
for  NIEs;  Special  National  Intelligence  Estimates  (SNIEs);  and  Interagency  In- 
telligence Memoranda  (IIMs).  AF/INE  advises  the  ACS/I  on  substantive  intelli- 
gence requirements  and  shortfalls  associated  with  issues  under  review  by  these 
Intelligence  Community  groups.  Additionally,  AF/INE  is  the  primary  AF/IN 
representative  at  IPC  meetings. 
5.  Responsibilities  of  the  Directorate  of  Intelligence  Plans  and  Systeas 
(AF/INY).  AF/INY  is  the  OPR  for  developing  and  staffing  ACS/I  positions  on 
planning,  programming,  budgeting,  and  systems-related  issues  under  review  by 
the  Intelligence  Community.  These  are  provided  to  the  ACS/I  IAW  para  8. 
AF/INY  provides  similar  data  to  AF/INE  regarding  issues  to  be  considered  during 
IPC  meetings.  AF/INY  also  provides  a  repository  for  sensitive,  compartmented 
NIEs,  SNIEs,  and  IIMs  located  in  the  Pentagon,  room  4B137.  These  are  available 
for  loan  to  appropriately  cleared  Air  Staff  personnel. 
6.  Responsibilities  of  the  Directorate  of  Security  and  CoaMjnications  Manage- 
ment (AFIS/INS).  AFIS/INS  is  the  OPR  for  developing  and  staffing  the  ACS/I* s 
position  and  policy  on  security  matters  relative  to  Sensitive  Compartmented  In- 
formation (SCI)  administration  communications,  personnel,  and  physical  se- 
curity. Also,  AFIS/INS  distributes  sensitive,  compartmented  papers/estimates 
(NIEs,  SNIEs,  IIMs)  to  the  Air  Staff  according  to  AF/INE  distribution  guidance. 
7.  Responsibilities  of  the  Administrative  Support  (AF/IRA).  AF/INA  distri- 
butes collateral  NIEs,  SNIEs,  IIMs  and  DCIDs  according  to  AF/INE  guidance. 
AF/INA  also  provides  a  library  of  these  documents.  They  are  available  for  loan 
to  appropriately  cleared  Air  Staff  personnel  (see  para  10c).  All  final  col- 
lateral NIEs,  SNIEs,  and  IIMs  are  processed  by  AF/INA  (4C118)  and  are  stamped 
"DO  NOT  DESTROY  -  RETURN  TO  AF/INA." 
8.  Staff  Procedures  for  NIB,  NFI8,  NFIC,  and  CIPC  Actions: 
a.  Action  Papers: 
(1)  Action  papers  include  any  item  which  will  be  discussed  as  an 
agenda  item  at  MIB,  NFIB,  NFIC  or  CIPC  meetings;  be  voted  on  by  the  principals 
(i.e.,  ACS/I);  require  principals  to  express  a  position  or  provide  comments  to 
the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence  (DCI);  or  be  considered  "Noted"  unless  a 
principal  requests  other  action. 
(2)  The  directorate  (identified  as  OPR  by  AF/INJ)  will  identify  an  ac- 
tion officer,  his/her  office  symbol  and  telephone  number  to  AF/INJ  within  1 
workday  of  receiving  an  action  paper.
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(3)  The  action  officer  (designated  by  the  OPR): 
(a)  Prepares  a  position  brief  package  (in  accordance  with  the 
format  at  attachments  1  and  2)  for  each  action  paper.  Action  officers  will 
make  every  effort  to  determine  the  position  of  other  agencies  and  services  re- 
garding the  issue(s)  under  consideration.  It  is  especially  important  that  ac- 
tion officers  track  those  positions  and  update  the  ACS/I  or  the  ACS/I' s  repre- 
sentative, as  necessary,  right  up  to  the  time  of  the  meeting  —  either  verbally 
or  through  a  revised  position  brief.  AF/INJ  will  also  be  kept  informed. 
(b)  Prepares  a  5ux8M  card  for  each  issue,  containing  key  points, 
recommendations,  and  rationale. 
(c)  Prepares  a  5"x8"  card  with  a  short  biographical  sketch  of  any 
briefer  making  a  formal  presentation  to  the  MIB,  NFIB,  NIFC,  or  CIPC  meetings. 
It  should  contain  a  basic  outline  of  the  briefer's  background  and/or  quali- 
fications. 
(d)  Submits  position  brief,  5"x8"  card,  and  biographical  sketch, 
if  appropriate,  to  the  ACS/I  through  AF/INJ  in  accordance  with  the  suspense 
established  by  AF/INJ. 
(e)  Attends  MIB  meetings  when  directed  by  the  ACS/I.  NFIB,  NFIC, 
and  CIPC  meetings  are  generally  restricted  to  principals  only. 
(f)  Provides  AF/INJ,  as  soon  as  possible,  "snowflaked"  versions 
of  final  draft  action  papers  containing  proposed  AF/IN  substantive  changes. 
Notify  AF/INJ  if  these  changes  cannot  be  provided  prior  to  scheduled  prebriefs 
with  the  ACS/I. 
(g)  Informs  action  officers  in  DIA,  Army,  Navy,  Marine  Corps, 
and/or  other  appropriate  organizations  when  a  position  of  "nonoccurrence"  or 
"parallel  text"  is  to  be  recommended  to  the  ACS/I.  If  the  Air  Force  alternate 
view  cannot  be  tabled  at  an  action  officers'  meeting  prior  to  a  MIB,  NFIB,  NFIC 
or  CIPC  session,  and  time  permits,  the  action  officer  provides  a  copy  of  the 
ACS/I  dissent  or  proposed  change  to  appropriate  DIA  and  Service  action  of- 
ficers. In  addition,  provide  AF~/INJ  six  copies  of  the  proposed  AF/IN  change(s) 
prior  to  the  MIB,  NFIB,  NFIC  or  CIPC  meeting.  These  are  handed  out  to  the 
other  principals.  When  advised  that  another  agency  plans  to  dissent,  or  pro- 
pose substantive  change(s),  the  action  officer  includes  such  details  in  the  po- 
sition brief  package  and  presents  it  at  the  prebrief.  All  such  changes  are  be 
"snowflaked"  in  the  text  of  the  document  being  considered  along  with  the  recom- 
mended AF  position  (with  justification)  for  each  change. 
(h)  Provides  AF/INJ  a  copy  of  all  Daily  Information  Summaries 
(DISUM)  forwarded  to  the  ACS/I  to  inform  the  ACS/I  of  developments  during  the 
preparation  of  significant  NIESs,  SNIEs,  IIMs  or  CIPC  papers. 
b.  MIB,  NFIB,  NFIC,  and  CIPC  sessions  are  normally  preceeded  by  prebriefs 
to  the  ACS/I  regarding  agenda  items.  Prebriefs  presented  by  the  action  of- 
ficers must  be  precise  and  succinct,  highlighting  the  background  of  the  issue, 
identifying  the  key  aspects  and  points  of  contention,  and  proposing  recommenda- 
tions for  the  ACS/I,  along  with  rationale.
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9.  Staff  Procedures  for  IPC  Actions: 
1983 
a.  IPC  tasking  is  forwarded  to  AF/INJ  as  the  AF/IN  focal  point.  AF/INJ 
relays  the  tasking  to  AF/INE  which,  in  turn,  notifies  AF/INJ  when  the  action 
has  been  completed. 
b.  After  each  IPC  meeting,  AF/INE  promptly  prepares  an  after  action  report 
and  forwards  it  to  the  ACS/I,  with  an  information  copy  to  AF/INJ. 
10.  Security  Policy: 
a.  MIB,  NFIB,  NFIC,  CIPC  and  IPC  documents  are  distributed  only  to  offices 
and  organizations  with  a  demonstrated  need-to-know.  AF/INJ  is  the  focal  point 
for  internal  distribution  of  such  documents. 
b.  Reproduction  of  MIB,  NFIB,  NFIC,  and 
briefs,  including  final  NIEs,  SNIEs,  and  IIMs  is 
intended  to  prohibit  reproduction  of  drafts  for 
proper  controls  are  maintained. 
CIPC  documents  and  position 
NOT  authorized.  This  is  not 
working  purposes,  as  long  as 
c.  One  copy  of  each  Sensitive  Compartmented  Information  (SCI)  NIE,  SNIE, 
and  I IM- document  is  retained  in  the  AF/INY  library  located  in  4B137.  These 
documents  are  available  for  loan  to  appropriately  cleared  Air  Staff  personnel 
with  a  demonstrated  need-to-know  (see  para  7). 
d.  NOTE  CAREFULLY:  ACS/I  approval  is  required  for  dissemination  of  all 
NIEs  and  SNIEs.  Requests  for  such  approval  of  collateral  NIEs  and  SNIEs  should 
be  forwarded  to  AF/INJ  through  AF/INA.  Requests  for  such  approval  of  codeword 
NIEs  and  SNIEs  should  be  forwarded  to  AF/INJ  through  AFIS/INS.  AF/INE  is  asked 
to  review  and  validate  all  such  requests  and  recommend  approval  or  disapproval 
to  the  ACS/I. 
e.  Information  extracted  from  MIB,  NFIB,  or  NFIC  documents  (i.e.  NIE, 
SNIE,  etc)  must  be  paraphrased.  No  attribution  may  be  made  to  the  specific 
source,  such  as  in  footnotes,  quotes,  or  bibliographies. 
OFFICIAL 
JAMES  C.  PFAUTZ,  Major  General,  USAF 
Asst  Chief  of  Staff,  Intelligence 
JAMES  R.  O'BRIEN,  LtCol,  USAF 
Exec  to  ACS/Intelligence 
2  Atch 
1.  Sample  Format  for  Position  Brief 
2.  Sample  Format  for  Coordination 
Sheet 
SUMMARY  OF  CHANGES 
This  revision  changes  the  title  and  adds  Intelligence  Producer  Council  (IPC) 
and  Critical  Intelligence  Problems  Committee  (CIPC),  and  prescribes  the  respon- 
sibilities and  procedures  for  participation  at  meetings.
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Sawple  Format  for  Position  Brief 
(Classification) 
MIB,  NFIB,  NFIC,  CIPC,  OR  IPC  WORKING  PAPER  Office  Symbol 
ACS/INTELLIGENCE,  USAF  Date 
POSITION  BRIEF 
SUBJECT: 
1.  Issue.  Determine  and  delineate  the  main  thrust  of  the  action  paper.  State 
briefly  and  clearly  the  main  judgments  both  expressed  and  implied  in  the  paper 
under  consideration  (normally  posed  as  a  question). 
2.  Summary.  Start  by  placing  the  paper  in  perspective.  Describe  briefly  what 
prompted  the  paper,  how  the  response  or  action  was  developed,  and  what  the 
paper  says  or  does.  Make  sure  the  main  judgments  are  addressed  and  explain  any 
dissents  or  reservations  (proposed  changes  or  footnotes  should  be  attached). 
The  summary  must  be  well  organized,  concise,  and  logical. 
3.  Others1  Views.  State  concisely  the  positions  of  other  services  and  inter- 
ested  agencies.  Identify  areas  where  other  agencies  may  propose  changes  or 
footnotes. 
4.  Recommendation.  State  clearly  and  concisely  recommendation(s)  as  to  what 
action  should  be  taken  on  the  paper  and  on  other  agencies  proposed  changes  and 
footnotes,  if  any. 
Action  Officer:  Name,  office  symbol,  extension. 
(lirr.it  position  brief  to  one  page.) 
2  Atch 
1.  Draft  NIE  (or  paper  under 
consideration) 
2.  List  any  additional  backup 
documents 
(Classification)
INOI  11-3 
Attachment  2 
1983 
Sawple  Foraat  for  Coordination  Sheet 
Coordination  Sheet 
Reference:  (SNIE.NIE,  MIB,  NFIB,  NFIC  Number 
or  Ltr,  Rept,  etc) 
Coordination: 
) 
AF/( 
AF/(   ) 
AF/INJ 
AF/IN 
Signature 
Signature 
Signature 
Signature 
Date  of  Brief: 
Telephone  Ext 
Concurs 
Telephone  Ext 
Concurs 
Telephone  Ext 
Concurs 
Telephone  Ext 
Concurs 
(NOTE:  Do  not  list  the  coordination  sheet  as  an  attachement.)