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DCID  No.  1/3 
DIRECTOR  OF  CENTRAL  INTELLIGENCE  DIRECTIVE  NO.   1/3 
COMMITTEES  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  INTELLIGENCE  BOARD 
(Effective  3  December.  1S74) 
Fursuant  to  provisions  of  National  Security  Council  Intelligence  Di- 
rectives, the  composition,  organization  and  general  rules  of  procedure 
for  committees  of  the  United  States  Intelligence  Board  are  hereby 
established. 
1.  Purpose 
This  directive  has  for  its  purpose  the  standardization  of  matters 
applicable  to  all  committees  established  by  Director  of  Central  Intelli- 
gence Directives  in  support  of  the  Community  responsibilities  of  the 
Director  of  Central  Intelligence. 
2.  Composition  and  Organization 
a.  Each  committee  will  consist  of  a  chairman  designated  by  the 
DCI  and  normally  of  designated  representatives  of  the  chiefs  of  depart- 
ments and  agencies  who  are  members  of  the  USIB  and  the  representa- 
tives of  the  Departments  of  the  Army,  Navy  and  Air  Force.  The  com- 
mittee chairman  may  invite  a  representative  of  the  chief  of  any  other 
department  or  agency  having  functions  related  to  the  national  security 
or  national  welfare  to  participate  with  the  committee  whenever  matters 
within  the  purview  of  that  department  or  organization  are  to  be 
discussed.  With  approval  of  the  DCI,  a  committee  chairman  may  grant 
associate  membership  to  the  representative  of  any  non-USIB  depart- 
ment or  agency  thai;  has  #i  continuing  involvement  with  the  work  of 
the  committee. 
b.  Each  co:nmittee  will  be  supported  as  necessary  by  subcommittees, 
working  groups,  advisory  groups  or  other  supporting  units  as  approved 
by  the  committee  chairman  or  as  provided  in  applicable  DCIDs.  The 
chairmen  of  supporting  elements  will  be  designated  by  the  parent 
committee  chairman.  Membership  on  the  subcommittees  or  other  sup- 
porting elements  of  a  committee  need  not  be  limited  to  member  agencies 
of  the  committee  but  may  be  extended  by  the  parent  committee  chair- 
man to  representation  from  other  departments  and  agencies  having 
related  functional  responsibilities  or  support  capabilities. 
c.  Each  committee  will  have  a  secretariat  to  be  provided  by  the 
Central  Intelligence  Agency,  or  a  full-time  support  staff  to  be  manned 
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by  the  USIB  departments  and  agencies  under  arrangements  approved 
by  the  DCI. 
3.    Rules  of  Procedure 
a.  Each  committee  shall  meet  upon  the  call  of  the  chairman  or  at 
the  request  of  any  of  its  members.  Items  may  be  placed  on  the  agenda 
of  a  committee  by  the  DCI,  by  the  Deputy  to  the  DCI  for  the  Intelligence 
Community,  by  the  Deputy  to  the  DCI  for  National  Intelligence  Officers, 
or  by  the  chairman  or  any  member  of  the  committee. 
b.  The  committees  and  their  subordinate  groups  will  seek  to  reach 
decisions  and  recommendations  by  agreement.  Statements  of  decisions 
and  recommendations  of  the  committee  will  be  formulated  by  the  chair- 
man with  consideration  given  to  views  of  the  members.  At  the  request 
of  a  dissenting  member,  the  chairman  will  refer  the  decision  or  recom- 
mendation along  with  the  dissenting  opinion  or  opinions  to  the  appro- 
priate higher  authority. 
c.  Each  committee  shall  exercise  primary  responsibilities  with 
respect  to  matters  assigned  to  it  as  set  forth  in  the  DCID  establishing 
the  committee,  and  shall  coordinate  with  other  committees  established 
by  DCIDs  in  areas  of  joint  or  overlapping  concern. 
d.  Overview  of  the  USIB  committees,  on  behalf  of  the  DCI,  will  be 
exercised  by  the  Deputy  to  the  DCI  for  the  Intelligence  Community. 
e.  Each  committee  shall  submit  an  annual  report  to  the  DCI  upon 
his  call,  and  such  other  reports  as  the  DCI  may  request. 
W.  E.  Colby 
Director  of  Central  Intelligence