26 July 1946 ) ¢ NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY N.I.A. DIRECTIVE No. 6 PROVISION FOR CGORDINATING THE ACQUISITION OF FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS Paragraph 1 of the letter from the President, dated 22 January 1946, designated this Authority as responsible for planning, developing, and coordinating the Federal foreign intelligence activities so a3 to assure the most effective accomplishment of the intelligence mission releted to the national security. Since the mass of foreign publications required by the various Federal agencies, as references useful in the conduct of their business, contains matter of value as intelligence information related to the national security, the following policies and procedures relating to the écquisi- tion of foreign publications, are announced: 1. A permanent Inter-departmental Committee on the Acquisi- tion of Foreign Publications is hereby established as a subordinate agency of the National Intelligence Authority. The Department of State will administer the committee and furnish the Secretariat therefor. 2. The Director of Central Intelligence will invite the Librerian of Congress to accept the Chairmanship of the Committee and will sand invitations for membership on the Committee to representatives of all Federal agencies interested in the acquisition of foreign publications for the conduct of their business. 3. The Committee will have duties and ‘rasponsibilities as follows: Arcroved for Releasa . bate 35 AUG t5cs RESTRICTED NIA Dir. #6 -i-
&. To coordinate cooperative acquisition a3 between and among the several departments and agencies. The scope of this coordination shall include the establishment of agreed policies and procedures for the maintenance of comprehensive collections of library materials, in appropriate locations, the rapid interchange and loan of such materials, and the distribution of bibliographical information. These co- ordinating respensibilities are distinct from and therefore will not interfere with the usual responsioilities of individual agencies for the maintenance of working collec- tions of library materials necessary to the transaction of their business. b. To originate recommendations to the several depertnents and agencies concerning the development of their libraries within a framework of over-all Federal acquisitions, such recommendations to be designed to make available to this Government, with minimum duplication, all foreign library materials necessary to the conduct of tne public business, c. To originate recommendations to the Depertment of State on matters of broad policy connected with the procure- ment of foreign library materials through the Foreign Service, in so far as they pertain to servicing the acqui- sitions needs of the Federal Establishment as a whole. Gg, To review requisitions on the State Department procure- ment facilities whenever it is necessary to determine whether said requisitions are consistent with the Committee's comprehensive acquisitions program. 4, The Director of Central Intelligence will designate a representative to act with the Committee as the Vice-Chairmen and to be responsible for ensuring chat the Committee's activi- ties make adequate provision for the securing of intelligence information related to the national security. NIA Dir. # -2-