a: . DECLASSIFIED aa > arn 2¢ USiE -D-. 2 Authonty — it = - hey MS - a va ~ ~ + WaPo m : > a JARS Dat -_ Jes By_zs_ & 7a so, Date UN PTE D STATES PN TELLIGEN CE BOAR D MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD SUBJECT Reorganization of USIB REFERENCE USIB-M-315, itern 1. 4+ March 1404 i. As announced and explained by the referenced minutes, the President has di of the USIB will be as follows: Chairman or the USIE in the irected that the composition Director of Central intelligence. Chai Yt rm Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Director of Intelligence and Research, Department ot State Director. Defense intelligence Agency Director, National Security Agency “A representative of the Atomic Energy Commission A representative of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 2. In accordance with the President's directive, the above reorganization was put into effect at the close of the USIB meeting on ~ March 1964. 3. The Director of Central Intelligence Poo "aS also authorized to frect the changes in existing directives necessary to implement the Preside nt's order. Appropriate amendments to National Security Council! - Intelligence Directive No. | will be issued shortly. GROUP 1 Excluded from cutomoane { downgrading and re ~~. L declassificatian
SECRET. mn consultation win the Director of tne Defense (DEA), the Director of Central Intelligence has ipprove oe arrangements and actions in order to accomplish the timicient inceementatien of this reorganization: a. The Director. _— will represent on the USIP 21) eiements 9s! the De epartment of Defense ( Agency (NSA). However are invited and encourage Co we ectively or individualiv. are of interest to them 4 " bd. The intelligence chiefs of the military departments retan to express divergent or aiternative views which they deem signific to have such views footnoted in appropriate USIB documents such as Intelligence Estimates (NIEs), Speciai National Intelligence Estimates (S and Watch Committee reports. They are also encouraged to make such views Known to the Board of National Estimates during the coordination of draft NIEs and SNIEs. To this end, the service intelligence chiefs will nave access to the drafts of NIEs and similar USIB documents and their represe at the usual interagency session my i) jo} cr i) ie} rey 2] te AY) cs , sy ay rm) wn fe ot may continue as active participants the working level. c. No immediate cnanges will be made in respect to DOD representation on USIB committees. The Director, DIA, intends to make recommendations to the DCI concerning DOD representation following discussions with the military departments on a committee-oy-committee basis. Upon receipt of the DIA proposals the Chairman wiil then ask each of the committee chairmen for his suggestions. Meanwhile the USIB committees and working groups should retain their present membership. d. Procedures are being initiated to permit the Director, DI elegate to the service intelligence chiefs authority to continue existing .arrangements for administration of certain sensitive security matters and for the releasing of certain classified information. This reve example, to such arrangements as are presently established by paragrapn 28.a. of DCID No. 6/3. The Executive Secretary of the USIB has been directed to review with the DIA staff those arrangements and any other categories of intelligence which might be subject to the same delegation and to draft appropriate changes in the DCIDs.
SECRET March i%9¢ o It ts not proposed to make any changes at this distribution of USIB documents in connection with this r The Chairman, however, member agency n ganizat believes that it would te useful to nave each re-examine the distribution of USIB documents within his department ora and he has directed the Ex request such a review. This will be done in 3 a ecutive Secretary to a 5. The informati above inform seDarate memorandum. tion on the subject ts circu! on and guidance of all concerned. herewith for J) la wuL5 Live, / JAMES S. Y LAY, IR / f Tree : - L oa Executive Secretayv