BCID No. 3/1 DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 3/1 - PRODUCTION AND COORDINATION OF FOREIG! ECONCMIC INTELLIGENCZ . — mS ot _ (Effective 18 May 1976) Economic Intelligence Committee (EIC) is hereby established as a stasding Director of Central Intelligence Commirtee with the following miseion and functions. . : Soe : 1. Mission * @ of Central Intelligence, is to advise, assist and generally act for the Director of Cantral Intelligence in the discharge of his duties and responsi- bilities set forth in NSCID's No. 1 and No. 3 with respect to production and support of production ci foreign economic intelligence’; to advise the National Foreign Intseliigence Board; to assist in the production of national. intelligence as set forth in DCID 1/1; and to prosete continuously the effective use of Community resources responsive to the intelligence : » Pursuant to 3 Section. 102 of the Yational Security J Act Ox “1947, Execute - ole Order 11905 and National Security Council Intelligence Directives, an ° The mission of the committee, under the general guidance of the Director* objectives and priorities set forth in DCID 1/2. . Se . . . . - 2. Functions The functions of the comnittee are: a.. To make recomendations and appropriately advise the Director of Central Intelligence concerning the responsiveness of production of. economic intelligence to national needs, to coordinate implementation of policies and directives with respect to foreign economic intelligence production, its collection support, the dissemination of its products . and refinements in allocation of production responsibilities within and emong departments and agencies of the InrelIigence Community. ~ 1. This directive supersedes DCID No. 3/1 effective 23 April: 1965.- 2. The term foreign economic intelligence refers to reports, enalyses oo and evaluations of the economic activities of foreign countries, iricluding assessment of their policies, intentions, capabilities and performance insofar as they are relevant to the security and international economic policies of the United States.
DCID No. 3/1 b. To provide collection guidance (vorking with other Director of Central Intellisence standing Committees) to (1) Intelligence Community collection organizations, and (2) all field reporters in the Conbined Econosic Reporting Program (CER?) on the economic information needs of the Executive Branch departments or agencies associated with the EIC. ° om As circumstances require, to produce interdepartmental inteiligence. - d. To promote the exchange of information between Intelligence Community organizations and other elements of the U.S. Government to facilitate support of the formulation of U.S. internattonal economic - policy and the attainment of U.S. security objectives. a . - e. To summarize the activities of the committee and report . its accoaplisiments annually to the Director of Central Intelligence. 3. Intelligence Community responsibilities : . Upon request of the committee chairman, Intelligence Community organi~ . zations shall furnish to the committee within established security safeguards, particular information or materials needed by the committee and * Pertinent to -- its functions. ce cote .- vo 4.  Compositicn, organization and rules of procedure _ The composition, o organization and rules of procedure of the Economic Intelligence Committee are those stated in DCID 1/3. George Bush , mo, 2 Director of Central Intelligence “oa. stot up itp tay tte ee a SS QTE at . . - oe . . . - e-- eo . . . an