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DIRECTOR  OF  CENTRAL  INTELLIGENCE  DIRECTIVE  NO.   l/l1 
PRODUCTION  OF  NATIONAL  INTELLIGENCE  ESTIMATES 
(Effective  21  April  1958) 
.  Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  paragraphs  6  and  15,  NSCID  No.  1,  and 
in  order  to  facilitate  department  participation  in  the  production  of 
national  intelligence  estimates,  the  following  operating  procedures  are 
established: 
1.  Programming 
Periodically,  but  not  less  than  quarterly,  the  Board  of  National  Esti- 
mates, Central  Intelligence  Agency,  will  present  to  the  Intelligence  Ad- 
visory Committee  (LAC)  for  approval  a  program  of  National  Intelligence 
Estimates  and  Special  National  Intelligence  Estimates  (NIE's  and 
SNLE's)  for  production  during  the  following  six  months.  In  preparing 
this  program,  the  Board  will  consult  with  the  NSC  Planning  Board  and 
appropriate  committees  of  the  IAC,  and  will  coordinate  with  the  LAC 
agencies. 
2.  Initiation 
Requests  for  estimates  other  than  those  programmed  will  be  trans- 
mitted to  the  IAC  via  the  Board  of  National  Estimates.  The  Board  will 
take  such  action  as  is  indicated  by  the  circumstances  prior  to  transmit- 
ting the  request  to  the  IAC  for  action;  e.g.,  comment,  initiate  immediate 
action  subject  to  subsequent  IAC  ratification,  or  attach  draft  terms  of 
reference  to  its  recommendation  that  the  estimate  be  approved  for  pro- 
duction. 
3.  Normal  Preparation 
Estimates  will  normally  be  prepared  in  four  stages: 
a.  Terms  of  Reference  and  Contributions  —  The  Board,  after  con- 
sultation with  the  IAC  agencies,  will  circulate  terms  of  reference  in- 
dicating the  scope  of  the  estimate  and  the  intelligence  material 
needed.  The  Agencies,  or  an  IAC  Subcommittee  or  other  appropriate 
group,  will  then  prepare  contributions  and  submit  them  to  the  Board. 
b.  Drafting  and  Board  Consideration  —  After  considering  the  con- 
tributions, and  such  consultation  with  any  contributing  agency  which 
may  be  appropriate,  the  Board  will  prepare  a  draft. 
c.  Consideration  by  Representatives  of  the  IAC  Agencies  —  Repre- 
sentatives of  the  IAC  agencies  will  meet  with  the  Board  to  review, 
comment  on  and  revise  the  draft  as  necessary. 
d.  IAC  Consideration  —  The  final  draft  will  then  be  submitted  to 
the  IAC  for  approval. 
4.  Preparation  under  Exceptional  Circumstances 
Any  of  the  steps  listed  in  3a,  b,  and  c  above  may  be  omitted  under 
exceptional  or  unusually  urgent  circumstances. 
1  This  Directive  supersedes  DCID  No.  3/5,  of  9/1/53. 
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5.  Dissents 
Any  agency  may  dissent  to  any  feature  of  an  estimate.  Such  dis- 
sents identify  the  dissenter  and  will  state  the  dissenter's  position  on  the 
matter. 
6.  Publication  and  Dissemination 
Finished  estimates  will  be  published  by  CIA  and  disseminated  by  the 
DCI  according  to  established  procedures.  Published  estimates  will  carry 
a  note  indicating  the  extent  of  coordination  within  the  intelligence  com- 
munity. 
7.  DCID  3/5,  1  September  1953,  is  herewith  rescinded. 
ALLEN  W.  DULLES 
Director  of  Central  Intelligence 
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