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^  DIRECTOR  OF  CENTRAL  INTELLIGENCE  DIRECTIVE  NO.. 3/3 l 
PRODUCTION  Or  ATOMIC  ENERGY  INTELLIGENCE2 
(Effective  23  April  1955) 
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  atomic  energy  intelligence. 
1.  Policies 
The  following  principles  shall  apply  to  the  discbarge  of  responsi- 
bilities by  the  departments  and  agencies  concerned: 
a.  No  complete  separation  of  areas  of  interest  is  desirable-  or  possible. 
b.  Full  and  free  interchange  among  all  departments  and  agencies 
of  all  information  which  has  utility  for  intelligence  relating  to  th* 
national  security  is  essential.  This  includes  intelligence-  information, 
finished  intelligence,  and  information  on/ '  '  in- 
telligence 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  carry  out  the  bulls:  of  the  research 
in  those  fields. 
d.  Each  department  or  agency  may  make  such  studies  as  It  believes 
r  necessary  to  supplement  intelligence  obtainable  from  other  depart- 
^                                     ments  and  agencies  in  order  to  meet  its  departmental  requirements, 
but  unnecessary  duplication  and  overlap  shall  be  avoided. 
2.  Production  Responsfoilities 
The  production  of  intelligence  on  atomic  energy  is  a  responsibility- 
of  all  departments  and  agencies  represented  on  the  United  States  In- 
telligence Board,  to  be  coordinated  through,  the  Joint  Atomic  Energy- 
Intelligence  Committee. 
3.  Establishment  of  the  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee 
The  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee  is  hereby  estab- 
lished as  a  committee  of  the  United  States  Intelligence  Board  to  coor- 
dinate atomic  energy  intelligence  activities  of  the  Government  as  set 
forth  below. 
*Thls  Directive  sunersedee  DCID  No.  3/3  (New  Series)  of  .27  January  1959.  For 
directl7M  pertaining  to  ccL-ntlnc  and  technical  and  to  guided  rnlssllaa  and 
astronautics  intelligence  see  DCID  No.  3/5  and  DCID  No.  3/4-  (Nev?  Series). 
■Atonic  energy  Intelligence  is  intelligence  related  to.,
4.  Mission  of  the  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee 
The  mission,  of  the  Joint  Atcmic  Ener-rv  Intelligence  Comrr 
(JAEIC)  shall  be  to  fcs'.er,  develop,  and  maintain  a  coordinated  ccm- 
munit  r  approach  to  problems  La  the  field  of  atomic  energy  intelligence, 
to  promote  interagency  liaison,  and  to  give  added  impetus  and  com- 
munity support  to  the  efforts  of  individual  agencies.  Specific  responsi- 
bilities of  the  JAEIC  shall  include  the  foilOTTins: 
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5.  Membership  of  the  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee 
•  The  Joint  Atonic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee  shall  be  composed 
of  designated  representatives  of  the  departments  and  agencies  repre- 
sented on  the  USEB,  including  Army,  Navy  and  Air  Force  representatives. 
Other  departments  and  agencies  may  be  invited  by  the  Chairman  to 
participate  in  the  work  of  the  JAEIC  as  agreed  by  the  Committee. 
6.  Chairman  of  the  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee 
The  Chairman  of  the  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee 
shall  be  designated  by  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence  in  consulta- 
tion with  and  with  the  concurrence  of  the  Intelligence  Board.  The  Cen- 
tral Intelligence  Agency  shall  provide  appropriate  secretariat  support. 
7.  Subcommittees  of  the  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee 
The  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee  may  establish. 
working  groups  as  appropriate  and  subcommittees  as  approved  hy  the* 
Intelligence  Board.  .  • 
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8.  Inter-Comrr.iiies  Coordirjiiicm  Responsibilities 
The  Joint  Atomic  Energy  Intelligence  Committee  shall  share  "with 
the  Scientific  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  committees 
shall  be  responsible  for  ensuring  liaison  and  coordination  with  the  other 
committees  involved  on  any  and  all  matters  of  joint  or  overlapping 
concern. 
JOHN  A.  McCONE 
Director  of  Central  Intelligence 
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