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DCID  No.  3/5 
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'  DIRECTOR  OF  CENTRAL  INTELLIGENCE  DIRECTIVE  NO.  2/5 x 
PRODUCTION  Or  SCIENTIFIC  AND  TECHNICAL  INTELLIGENCE 
(Effective  3  February  1959)  .  .; 
Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  NSCID  No,  3  and  for  the  purpose  of 
strengthening  Vae  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  .  ;  .-.  .**.**• 
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•  -  The  following  basic  principles  shall  apply  to  the  discharge  of  respon- ' 
sibilities  by  the  departments  and  agencies  concerned: 
a.  No  complete  separation  of  areas  of  interest  is  desirable  or  pos- 
"  sible*     -  • 
b.  Full  and  free  interchange  among  all  departments  2nd  agencies 
*  of  information  v/lxich  has  utility  for  intelligence  relating  to  the  na- 
tional security  is  essential.    This  includes  intelligence  information,, 
finished  intelligence,  and  information  on    "  intel- 
ligence research  programs.  .  . 
c  Each  department  or  agency  shall  develop  special  competence  in 
those  intelligence  fields  directly  related  to  its  primary  departmental 
responsibilities  and  shall  normally  cany  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* 
•2.  Production  Responsibilities  .  .*-••** 
.  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  undersirable  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  3/4  or  8/14/52,  and  Annexes  A  and  B  thereto. 
For  directives  pertaining  to  atomic  er.erg7  and  guided  missiles  and.  astro- 
nautics intelligence  see  DCID  3/3  and  DCID  3/4  (Nev?  Series). 
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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  beloY/. 
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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; 
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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. 
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6.  Chairmanship  of  the  Scientific  Intelligence  Committee 
The  Chairman  of  the  Scientific  Intelligence  Committee  shall  be  desisr- 
nated  by  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence  in  consultation  with  and 
with  the  concurrence  of  the  United  States  Intelligence  BoarcL  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  Boaxd- 
8.  Inter-Committee  Coordination  Responsibilities 
The  Scientific  Intelligence  Committee  shall  share  with  the  Joint 
Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee,  Guided  Missile  and  Astronautics 
Intelligence  Committee,  Economic  Intelligence  Committee,  and  other 
appropriate  Intelligence  Board  committees  responsibility  for  the  coordi- 
nation 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  neg~. 
lected  or  escapes  attention  by  falling  between  areas  of  established  sep- 
arate committee  activities.  The  chairman  of  each  of  these  cojnmittees. 
shall  be  responsible  for  ensuring  liaison  and  coordination  with  the  other 
committees  involved  on  any  and  all  matters  of  joint  or  overlapping 
concern.  -  - 
ALLEN  W.  DULLES 
Director  of  Central  Intelligence