This document downgraded to F ixnas: | DCID No. 1/3 UNCLASSIFIED by authority ¢@@emmemtecners., Sec 3(B),EO 11652, on LOSI 25 by 246321. , DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DiRECTIVE NO. 1/3 COMMITTEES OF THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD (Effective 3 December. 1974) Fursuant to provisions of National Security Council Intelligence Di- rectives, the composition, organization and general rules of precedure 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 Intelii- 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 reprecenta- 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 that has «1 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
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 O Officers, er 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