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NATIONAL  SECUKITY  COUNCIL  JOTELLIGSNCE  DIUPICTiVK  NO.  3 
COORDINATION  OF  INTELLIGENCE  PRODUCTION 
January  1},    19'iS 
Pursuant  to  tho  provisions  or  Section  102  of  the  lotion:;. I  Security  Act  of 
19-'»Y,  oiid  for  the  purposes  onunciatcd  in  paragraphs  (d)  and  (o )  thereof,  the 
i;-:Uor:«:l  Security  Council  hereby  aut3iorir.cn  and  directs  that  the  following 
over -c II  policies  end  objectives  aro  ostabiishod  for  the  coordination  of  tho 
production  of   intelligence: 
1.      In  order  that  all  facilities  of  tho  Government  r.sy  be  utilised  to 
thoir  capacity  and   tho  responsibilities   of  cac-i  agency  my  be  clearly   do- 
fined   in  accordance  vith   its  Missies,  doa-innut   interest,    and  capabilities, 
the  vholo  field  of  intelligence     production  is  divided  into  tho  foliating 
categories,   and  responsibilities  are  allocated  as   indicated: 
— *     Basic  Intelligence 
(1)  Bssic  intelligence  is  that  factual  intelligence  vhich 
results  fr en  tho  collation,  of  encyclopedic  information  of  a  more 
or  1053  pertinent  cr  static  nature  and  general  interest  vhich,  as 
a  rooult  of  evaluation  and  interpretation,  is  determined  to  be 
the  best  available. 
(2)  An  outline  of  all  basic  intelligence  required  by  the 
Govornrj-ent  shall  be  prepared  by  the  CIA  in  collaboration  vith  the 
appropriate  agencies.  This  outline  shall  be  broken  dcv.ii  into 
chapters,  sections,  and  sub-sections  vhich  ehall  bo  allocated  as 
production  and  maintenance  responsibilities  to  CIA  and  those 
agencies  of  the  Government  vhich  aro  best  qualified  c-y  reason  of 
their  intelligence  requirements,  production  capabilities,  and 
dominant  interest  to  assume  the  production  and  maintenance 
responsibility. 
(3)  Y.'lion  co:irplcfed,  this  outline  an.d  tentative  allocations 
of  production  and  muin' csanco  responsibilities  shall  be  sub- 
mitted i'or  KSC  approv;:l  and  issued  ao  an  implementation  of  thi3 
Diroctive.  It  is  orpoctcd  that  as  the -result  of  constant  con- 
sultation vith  tho  agencies  by  tho  Director  of  Central  Intelli- 
gence, both  tho  outline  and  tho  allocations  vj.ll  be  revised  from 
tino  to  tine  to  insure  tho  production  of  tho  ba.-iie  intelligence 
required  by  I  ho  agencies  and  tho  fu.13er.it  possible  uzo  of  current 
agoney  capah)  .1  ition.  Changes  in  the  outline  or  allocations  shall 
bo  effected  by  agreei::jnt  l;i!t.,'oo/i  the  Director  of  Central  Intelli- 
gence  ui'A    Lliu   agencies    concerned. 
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ly  ir/iinLaiivjcl  in  i^itlowal  1  nl.  o-  3..1.  J  *--.•.  •  r  i-'-  o  wurv.ya  t.c-  rev.:-  J  ore l.-.-.-i 
coui.irJen,  .-:)•(  •::!,  or  tread  epocJ:il  aal-J'-ct:;  .-..m  appropriate.  The 
l^tior.il  JntoJli^uaae  f,..irvryii  will  be  denominated  in  :iu<-ii  iVrtn 
«n  ohall  bo  determined  by  the  Director  of  Central  3ntelli<;cncc 
and  tho  aeencicu  concerned. 
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(5)  Tho  Director  cf  Central  Intelliccnco  nhnll  be  renpon- 
oiblc  for  coordinating  production  /\:kI  s-iiniona:v:o  and  for  acccm- 
pliohiiss  iho  editing  Publication,  end  d 3 nncni nation  of  t.'icuc 
lfetion.il  Intelligence  Survcyo  and  ahull  aako  gucJ:  roquonta  on  the 
egencioo  an  arc  noccoaary  for  thoir  proper  development  and 
miintenanco. 
(6)  Dopartmento  or  asencieo  to  bo  called  on  for  contribu- 
tions to  thio  undcrtakinc  may  include  e£cacica  other  than  thooe 
rcprcnontcd  permanently  in  the  IAC. 
b.  Current  Intelligence 
(1)  Current  intelligence  io  tliat  r.pot  information  or  intel- 
ligence- of 'all  typco  and  formo  of  immediate  intorcot  and  valuo 
to  operating  or*  policy  otaffo,  vhich  ic  uacd  by  them  ueually 
vithout  the  delays  incident  to  complete  evaluation  or  interpre- 
tation.' 
(2)  '  The  CIA  and  the  noveral  agencies  nhall  produce  and 
dieecninrite  ouch  current  intelligence  ac  may  be  neceoGary  to  meet 
their   ovn  internal  recuireconto   or   external  responsibilities . 
(3)  Interagency  dicocnination  of  current   intelligence   ahal 
be  based  on     interagency     egreeraent      including  I.'SC     Intelligence 
Directive  No.    1  end  the     principle   of     informing  all     vho  nccato 
knev. 
c.  Staff  Intelligence 
(1)  Staff  intelligence  io  thac  intelligence  prcrrred  by  any 
department  or  agency  tlircugh  the  correlation  and  interpretation. 
of  all  intelligence  ' materia lu  available  to  it  in  crccr  to  isoct 
ito  r.pecific  requlrcmento  and  rcepcnoibilitico . 
(2)  Each  intclliscr.ee  agency  ban  the  ultimate  reepee;;ibi  1  i  ty 
for  tho  preparation  of  :;uch  ntaff  i  nte]  iigrir:e  ao  J  t  a  e.;n.  tlrp.'Lrt- 
eop.L  ahull  require.  It  iu  roccgnized  tint  the  ataff  intelligence 
of  each  of  tlio  deparimcr.ta  muet  bo  broader  in  aceye  tlian  any 
allocution  of  collection  reopoiujibilitv  or  rccegr.it  i c ■:■  of  domi- 
nant  inLercaL  ir.ly.bt  indicate.  In  fact,  tho  full  foreign  intel- 
ligence picture  io  or  intorcot  in  varying  degreen  at  different 
time  a   to  eacli  of  the  departments .
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(})  An;/  HiLuJ  13 /--•,-. t.oo  agency,  oilhor  through  tho  director  cS 
Central  IntolUg- mi-jo  or  d  .'r'j-.;U,y,  my  cn.11  upon  other  appropriate 
agencies  for  iritollJgo-.nco  vhich  doon  not  f-nll  vithin  itn  cr.'i 
field  of  dominant  interest.  Such  re:ruoetn  oIi.-JJ.  bo  wtido  upon 
Ujo  ngoncicrj  in  accordance  villi  their  production  capabilities  and 
dominant   interest. 
CO  An  a  part  of  tho  coordination  program,  tho  Director  of 
Central  Intel ligoaco  vill  nook  tho  usoistanco  of  tho  I/iC  intel- 
ligence agencies  in  ninirricing  tho  necessity  for  any  agoncy  to 
dovolop  intelligence     in  f  iolda   outside     Its  dominant   interests. 
(5)  Tho  CIA  and  tho  ogoncioo  r;hall,  for  purposes  of  coordi- 
nation, oxchnngo  inf crr-.ation  on  projects  and  plans  for  tho  pro- 
duction of  staff   intelligence. 
(6)  It  shall  lie  normal  prnctico  that  staff  intelligence  of 
one  asoncy  ic  available  to  tho  other  intelligence  agencies  porca- 
nontly  roprosontcd  on  the  IAC. 
d.     Doanrtnontal  Intelligence 
(1)  Departmental  intelligence  is  that  intelligence  including 
basic,  curront,  and  staff  intelligence  needed  by  a  Department  or 
independent  Agency  of  tho  Federal  Government,  and  the  subordinate 
units  thereof ,  to  oxecuto  its  nice  ion  and  to  discharge  its  lavful 
responsibilities. 
e.      National  Intelligence 
(l)  National  intelligence  is  integrated  departmental  intel- 
ligonco  that  covers  the  broad  aspects  'of  national  policy  and 
national  socurity;  is  of  concern  to  mono  than  one  Department  or 
Agoncy,  and  transcends  tho  exclusive  cozpotenco  of  a  eingle 
Dopartcont  or  Agency  or  the  Military  Establishment. 
(2)  The  Director  of  Central  Intelligence  shall  produce  and 
diaao:uinato  national  intelligence. 
(5)  Tho  Director  of  Contral  Intelligence  shall  plan  and 
dovclep  tho  production  of  national  intelligence  in  coordination 
vith  tho  IAC  Agoncios  in  order  that  ho  ray  obtain  from  then 
vithin  tho  limits  of  thoir  capabilities  tho  departmental  intel- 
ligonco  vhich  vili  assist  him  in  thu  production  of  national 
intelligence 
('0  Tho  Director  of  Central  Intelligence  shall,  by  agreement 
villi  tho  pcirllp.onl  Agency  or  Agencies,  request  und  receive  such 
special  osi.imaUis,  reports,  and  poricxllc  bricifa  or  on.mr.nr  1  os 
proparcd  by  tho  individr::!  Departments  or  Agencies  in  their  fields 
of  dominant  '   interest      or    in     accordance      vith      their  production
capabll  It Ui'.i   i\t\   r/:y   ho      nocoricr.ry    in   tiio      production   of    intolli- 
gonco  report,  n   or  catiuaton   under  tui.on  Kiutuully. 
2.  ll'io  rooenrcli  facilities  roquircd  !«;,*  any  agency  to  )>rocourj  ita 
cvn  current  and  otnff  i  ntalllg-vnco  nhnll  lie  luUiqu-ito  to  uatinfy  ito  J ; ;d i  - 
viclu.'il  nccin  nftor  ta}:3rc;;  full  cc;;nl :'..*•  nco  ci*  tho  fncilitien  of  tho  othor 
agoncice.  ».ch  agency  oh.ill  endeavor to  uaintain  adoqii':to  rono.-irch  fc:cili- 
tioa,  not  only  to  acccmpliah  tho  intcllI-.v:i-.':o  production  tnaJrr;  allocated 
to  it  directly  under  tho  foregoing  provieicr.rj  "hut  alao  to  provido  nuch 
additional  intelligence  roportc  or  ontimatcn  vithin  its  f  iold  of  .dciaiio.nt 
intorcnt  co  ray  bo  noceacary  to  nutiofy  tho  roquircjcontn  of  tho  othor 
agoncioo  under  ouch  allocations. 
3.  For  tho  purpor.oa  of  intolligonco  production,  tho  following  divi- 
oion  of  intcrcato,  cubject  to  refinement  through  a  ccntimiouo  program  of 
coordination  by  tho  Director  of  Centra].  Intelligence,  ohall  r;orvo  ug  a 
general  dolinoati  en  of  dominant   intorooto  : 
.    Political,    Cultural, 
Sociological  Intelligence.  .Department  of  Stato 
Military  Intelligence   Department   of  the  Army 
Naval  Intelligence   ,...'..  .Department  of  tho   Navy 
Air  Intelligence   Department  of '  the  Air  Force 
Economic,    Scientific,    and         Each  agency  in  accord- 
Technological  'anco  vith  It  a  rccpectivo 
Intelligence   needo 
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