NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL HNTELLIGENCE DIRECTING NO, 1° BASIC DUTIES AID RESPCIHISISILITIES (Revised 25 January 1203) The Intelligence effcrt ef the United States j ational restonsi! lity, t and must eso or: ee ANG IN ME 5 sD Solt to the miacinium thie aveiiable resources of the Government and to satisfy the intelligence require:nents of te ational Security Counei and of the dcvartracnts fractions: Sha and sgencics of the Gevernment. Fer the purusss ef coardinatiig tne fufelieonee activictes af the ceveral Government Connrtments ang agen- st of national security and pursuent to the provisions of cles fr ‘the fntes Sect: fer a of tha Nationn! Scevrity Act of 1247, as amenacd, the Na- ay tional Security Counel hereby authorizes and directs that: y J c 1. Over-all Coordination The Director of Central Intciiigenze shall coordinate the foreign in- teleci.ce activities Gi lie United States ia accordance with existing law and apylicavle Naticnal Security Council directives. Sueh cooreina lion ehell include Doth Special and ciuher fas rms of intelligence which ta- gether constitute the forcign inteuiligence as te 2. The United States Intelligence Board (UST) a. To maintain the relationship necessary for a fuliy cool lr led fics of L the ont! a Siates, i iv’ intelligence community,? and to provice for & more effective nice tlon of and guidcnce: to the national fintcliscuce cffort, a “United Ststes inichigence Benzrd (Us: FS) fs hereby “es iaplianed under the directives cf tire Ne 2 Sonal Sccurity Council and under the chalrraan. Bhip of the Direetar af Central et cence. The Board shah advise 2 ne@ essise the Direet: roof Central f the discharse of his statutory responsibil u graph i ebove. Subject to aiher established resvonsibilitics under existing law and ta the Brovisions of National Security Council diree tives, the Board shall als (1) mee policies and develop pregrams for the guidance of all depar nts and erencies concerned. (2) ristablish appropriate intelligence onje elives, requisements and prisritics, .'This Dircetive superscius XS “CIN No. 1, dated 15 September 1958, which previ- ously had superseded NSCID No. i, dated 21 April 1953, *Thoe Inlelisence commuatty fuciuides (he Central Inteirence Aveney: the in- tellleence comnonents at the Deportuicots of Stsete, Dotanse, Ariagy, Mavy and Alr Pores, and af che Jeint Stad (Cs; the Peder) bureaa of Inveshivatlans the Atemle Enerpy Consnilesfony; and the Natlonal Securlty Arency. Other components of Cio denartiients aud cocnctes of Che Goverment ore tneladed to (he extent of their agreed partielpilion dao regululy estabushed tnterda- partimécntal Inteliinence acliyides. . Se ER RN ne Re 8 nr eee 4k eet ee oe A 8 eke Reeree + eR Ter FEN ST ETD CRE ATES
(3) Review and report to the National Security Council on the netlonsl forden-intelivence effort as a whole. (4) Meke recommendations on forzign-Inteliigence matters to anpropriate United States oMelsls, Instuding parvic warly recone mencnilans to the Sec cretnry 0 f Defense on Intelligence matters within (is Jurisciction of the Director of the Metional Seeuriuyy Agency, (5) Develon and revicw security standards anc practices as relate to the protection of intelligence snd of Intcligence cource 3 \ and methods from unauthorized disclosure. ; ‘ (CG) Formivials, as appropriate, pallcies with respect to arrange- ments with foreian coveruments on intetiflsence niatters. b, Phe ynembership ef (he U.S. Intelligence Board shall consist cs the following: (1) ‘The Efrector of Contral IntelUec ice, Chalrman, (2) The Director of Intelligence nnd Research, Department of State. (3) The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Special Operé- ions. (4) The Director of the National Security Agency (NSA). ” “he Director fer Intelligenee, Tne Join’ Staff (FCS). yc, The Assistant’ Chief of Staf for intelligence, Department .. f the Bey. f (7) Tne Assistant Chic? of Naval Cperations for Inteligenes, iN, Departinciut of ! the Wavy. (8) Whe Assistant Chic? of Staff, Intelligence, Department of tha Ajr Peree. (9) A representative of the Director ef the Pedea! Burceu of Investigation, (10) A representative cf the Afoiite Energy Commission. Yhe Director of Central Inte! gence, ES CRes TED, shall invite the chief of any other department or a iaving functions related ta the national security to sit with the U, a Titel teen e Board whenever matters within the purview of his department or agency are to be discussed. : c. The Board shal! determine its own procedures and snall establish subordinate committees and working prouns, as appropriate. Jt shail be provided with « Secretaria’ stat, which shull ke under the direction of an Executive Secretary appointed by the Director of Central latelil- + genee in consultation with the members of the Board. ad. The U.S. Intelligence Board shell teach {ts decisions by azyee- nent. When a 2 Chalraan defermiics that a piven postion on a matter under cansileraticn represents che consensus af the Board st shall be considered as agreed unless a diascentine: meniber requests that the fesuc Le referred fo Uhe National Seow: “ity Council, Upon such request, the} Mreetor of Centrab Laiteligence, as Chakunuan, shell refer _ ay f . Noe
UMshment of comprehensive National Intelligence Obfectives gen- erolly applics able to foreign countries end areas; (b) Identincation from thine fo time, and ¢n a current basis, of Pricrify Watlonel fie teligeuce Objectives with reference to specific countrics fle {rics ang sub- ' fects; aud (c) issuance cr such compre! henslve gud priority obfec- tives, for Coneral infer ene guicance, and their formal teovnewas slon to ons Watlonal Coeprlty Counc (2) Estabiishment of nolcy, procedures maintenance, by the Individual commoncnu ‘s of the ee community, of acontiniing interchan¢e of fn Stee {nformaiiou, and other information with nlite {or ‘ind ehigenc PUTPOL2S. and practlees for th (3) Establishment or policy, proctoures and prnoiiecs fox the progiet!on or procurement, by the incividual components of the {nteilfecine > community within the limits of these _capabiitlcs, of PAPOVMS ti ak such mci eonee, infelicence force an and att with utility for intelleence purposes releting to the naflonat gecu- rity, as may be. seduested by ore of tine ie nartments or agencies ce. The Director of Central Intelligence, er rep rcs comtatives dssic- consul ation with ¢ ve heh Va :af the i: chi :fencs or Ouier nated by hiin, ine consul approprianie ccinponent of tse Gepartmnt car agency concerned, shell make such surveys of departmental intcltis ronee activities of the vari- ous deparlmonts and ageneias as ne may cecem necessery in connection with his duty to advise tf in ational & realty cours and to ccordl- INC nate the intelligence effort cf the United & 4. National Inielligence a. National infelligence is that inteliizence which is required for the formulation of natiotie! security policy, concerns more than onc Gepariment or evency, and transcends ve exchisive compsiconce of 2 sont or agency. The Direztor of Central intellizence single department * shan produce t national inteliivence with the support of fhe U.S. Tstel- lisence Loard. Thiutelivence so produecd shall have the concurrence, as appropriate, of the members of the U.S. Intelligence Beard or shall carry a Statement of any substuntially diifering opinion of such a member, b, Deparimenteal intelligence is that intelligence which any de- partment or asency requires to execute {fs own mission. ce. Interdepartmental intelliscnee is intexrated de partment iniet “Ngence whieh is required by departments and egeneles of the Govern- ment for the cxecution of Cheir missions, but which transeends tne exclusive cornncifence of a single departinecnt or agency to produce. The subconsaitice structure of (he U.S, intelligence board may be ulllized for the production and dissemination of interdepartiental futeligence. ‘By “praduce’ fa meant “to correlate and evahnele infelizencoe relating: to the nattonel seeuity” es provided fn the Mational Security Act of 1i7, as &mended , GBecllou 102 (a) cf), _— 37
d. The Director of Central Tntellig cree shall disseminate national Intellinence to the President, members {the Natlonal Securiiv Coun: vnid. sub- cll, 2s appropriate, mem bers of the U. S Intelligence Board an ject to existing statutes, to such other components of the Gov enractyd a as (he National cecurity Council may from {In:e to tirae designste or the U.S. Intelhicence eard may Tecommend. Ife ts further ruthor- jnedi to dissembicte nadleng ciEgenace end imterds gence preduccd wilhin the US “Intelligene co _ td struct vre on & strict. ly confrated basis fo fereign governments and international bodies upon his determination with the concurrence "of ihe US. Jiatehigence Board, that such acticn would substantially promote the security of the United States: Provided, That such dirsemination is censistant eg t ae she with existing: statutes and Presicenatiad policy ineluding thet rececied a rf{hat any disclesur fn juternational agreements; and provided furthe of PBI intelligence information shail be cleared wilh that aceney prior fo dissemination. Departmental meiges cand interdepartmental intelligence produced outside the Uus. Intelizence Ecard subconiusit- tee structure may he Cissemingfled in nescndanee WHO existiig statutes and Presidential policy including Chat refected in international agree- ments. . Whenever any mernber of the U.S. Intclisence Board obtain Informiat jon which incdieater an im r aficets fhie security f the Unite! States to such an exfent that im- edisle action or dceisicn by the Pres ident or the Nation: occurity Council may be reauired, be shall iunediatets transmut the ivorraa- tion fo the Director of ca ntval Intellitcnee and the other members of the U.S. Intelugenes j 25 well as ta the Natiunal Incications . Center and to other o tel raenedos as inay be indicatca by the of Cc Central Intelligence shan, fm coz circumstences. The Dire sulistion with the U.S. in collie ‘te Board, ivimecintely prevare and spending crisis situation which ard 2 so + » oft a ce rasp tis dissenincte as epprenmate the metiosal intoiigenece estimute ¢ Sftuntion, in accor: ence with the procedures cullined above. . §. Protection of Inteiigence and of Intelligence Sources and hicthods The Dircetor of Central Intelligenee, wilh the assistance and supnort of the members of the US. intellip rice Board, shai censure the develop- ment of policies and procedures for the pratection of intchigence and of intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure. Each department and agency, however, shall reniain responsible fer the pro- tection cf intelligence and of intelligence sources and methods within its own orpanization. Lach shan also estaulhn approprinte iafernal policies and procedures fo prevent the unauthorized aisclasure flam Within Chat agency ef infetligence information er activify, ‘Liie Diree- tor of Central Intelligence shalleall upon the aspertinen'’s end aecencies, as approprinte, fo investigate within their departivent or egeney any unautherized disctesure of infellisence or cf dotcellleence sources or methods. A report of these divesligations, including corrective mens. ures taken or reconimended whliin Che departiicnts aud arencies {n- r yolved, shall be Quus.niifltcd to the Director of Central Inteiicence for
review and such further action as may be ap; sroprlate, jnctucing reports to the National Sceurliy Council cr the Presicent. 6. Community Responsidiiilics a, InIniplcincniation af, and In conform Scoumlty Cone’ policy, the Director of C } “with, approved Nations] sits feeg Soc entre) Infetiicuines In con- eulisifon with end supporicd by the other vie nul members of 12 U.S. Intalli- gence Board and by olher app ropeiats oiiicss, shal: (1) Call upon the other departments and agencies as apprepriate to ensure (hat on intelligence matters shecting the nations) secu- rity the Intcliigence com: eine is supp sorted by the ne naowiedge . and technical talent available in or to the Government; (2) Isnsure thae the otinonee, extent end quality ef the avedll- able foreign intclligence snd intelligence inferme tion relating to the natione! security is continually reviewed as a basis for lmprev- ecti 2atet oh an of deficiencies; ing the quality of intelligence and the corr (3) ‘ake appropriate measures to fac development ci comp tit: ¢ referencing syst ments and agencies engaged | in foreign {niclligence activitics. Cen- tral reference facilities es a services of common concern shall be provided Ly the Central ln tellisence Agency and/or other depart- ments and agencies, &s eopeopriales and (4) Make arrangements with the Gepartments and egencies for the assignment to, or exchange with, the Central Tateiligence Agency of such experiences end qualified personnel as may ke of advantage for advisory, operational, or otnuer purposes. In order to facilitate the performs anes ef their respective inteliizgence mis- sions, the cepsrtments and agencies concerned shall, by agreement, nt as agen Within c Mtate the coordinated ems within the depart- t- e sy . provide cach otter with sauce. mutual ascisicuce fs Moy their eepabiliies and as mey be required in (he interests” the in- telligenco carsmumity for seasons of econciny, Cificienc: opera- tione! necessity. In this ccaneet! ypriaary P comartnne nits aiterests srution and wane sholl be recognized and shall reccive mutual cou; support. b. In so far as practicable, in the fulfillment of thoir respective responsibilittes for the prediction of intelligence, the several depart- meats and egencics shall not duplicate the intelligence activities and research cf other departinents and agencies and shall nase full use of xisting capaubiities of the other elements of the intelligence com- munity, . e. The departments and agencies of the Gover nnmient shall establish eure ds, appropriate policies and procedures ta confrol and limit undcesirabic publicity relating to intelugence actividdes. ny ce nen ne a RT TIT Saeed