\ \ 
( 
DCED  No    3/5 
SANITIZED    COPY  ^  ^„  ~  *       v 
(New  Series) 
DIRECTOR.  OF  CENTRAL  INTELLIGENCE  DIRECTIVE  NO.  3/5 x 
PRODUCTION  OF  SCIENTIFIC  AND  TECHNICAL  INTELLIGENCE     ' 
(Effective  25  July  19S3) 
Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  NSCID  No.  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  .-:  v  -     .-    ■'..  
The  following  basic  principles  shall  apply  to  the  discharge  of  respon- 
sibilities by  the  departments  and  agencies  concerned:  -,m 
a.  No  complete  separation  of  areas  of  interest  is  desirable  or  pos- 
sible. -V-*.    -.~  • 
b.  Full  and  free  interchange  among  all  departments  and  agencies 
of  information  which  has  utility  for  intelligence  relating  to  the  n  ac- 
tional security  is  essential.    This  includes  intelligence  information, 
.  finished  intelligence,  and  information  onj  intel- 
*  ligence  res earch  programs.  .-  -   .-.   :  •-  -.  -m 
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  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  overlap  shall  be  avoided- 
—  •  i 
2.  Production  Responsibilities  /         -    -•  :/•  v*~:l- 
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  to  promote  an  integra- 
tion of  effort  and  to  avoid  undesirable  duplication,  shall  serve  as  a 
general  delineation  of  primary  responsibilities.  ... 
a.  The  Central  Intelligence  Agency  shall  produce  scientific  and 
technical  intelligence  as  a  service  of  common  concern  and  as  required 
to  fulfill  the  statutory  responsibilities  of  the  Director  of  Central  Intel- 
ligence. .       .  - 
. 
b.  The  other  departments  or  agencies  shall  produce  scientific'  and 
technical  intelligence  pertinent  to  their  departmental  missions* - 
*This  Directive  supersedes  DCID  No.  3/5  (New  Series),  effective  3  February  3959. 
For  Directives  pertaining  to  atomic  energy  and  guided  missiles  and  astronau- 
tics intelligence  see  DCID  No.  3/3  and  DCID  No.  3/4  (New  Series), 
•»     ^ 
_  %
/' 
^ 
c 
3.  Establishment  of  the  Scientific  Intelligence  Committee 
The  Scientific  Intelligence  Committee  is  hereby  established  as  a 
committee  of  the  United  States  Intelligence  Board  to  coordinate  scientific 
and  technical  intelligence  activities  of  the  Government  as  set  forth  below. 
c 
4.  Mission  of  the  Scientific  Intelligence  Committee 
The  mission  of  the  Scientific  Intelligence  Committee  (SIC)  shall 
be  to  foster,  develop  and  maintain  a  coordinated  community  approach 
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  efforts  of  individual  agencies.  Specific  responsibilities  of  the 
Scientific  Intelligence  Committee  shall  include  the  following:  •  • 
I    
EXEMPT    FROM    DISCLOSURE 
5.  Membership  of  the  Scientific  Intelligence  Committee 
The  Scientific  Intelligence  Committee  shall  be  composed  of  desig- 
nated representatives  of  the  Intelligence  Board  departments  and  agen- 
cies. Other  departments  and  agencies  may  be  invited  by  the  Chairman 
to  participate  in  the  work  of  the  SIC  on  a  particular  problem  as  agreed 
by  the  Committee. 
i  -. 
/ 
c
V 
6.  Chairmanship  of  the  Scientific  Intelligence  Committee 
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  secretariat  support. 
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  intelligence  matter 
is  neglected  or  escapes  attention  by  falling  between  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  JAJBIC,  and 
the  GMAIC,  close  coordination  is  imperative.  The  SIC  should  take 
the  initiative  in  ensuring  that  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 
(.