. SANLTIZED COPY “XY BCID No. 3/4 ( ‘\. _ _ (New Series) C DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIREC TIVE NO. 3/4 PRODUCTION OF GUIDED MISSILE AND ASTRONAUTICS INTELLIGENCE ; . (Effective 23 April 1963) Pursuant to the provisions of NSCID No. 3 and for the purpose of strengthening the over-all governmental intelligence structure, the fol- lowing policies, procedures, and practices are hereby established for the production and ccordination of guided missile and astronauti tes InteLi- gence. . : oe _- 1. Policies oe . fae The following principles shall apply to the discharge of Fesponsi- bilities by the departments and agencies concerned: ; a. No complete separation of areas of interest is desirable or possible. b. Full and free interchange among all departments and agencies of all information which has utility for inteiligence relating to the national security is essential This includes intelligence information, finished intelligence, and information on| sO intelli gence research programs. , c. Each department or agency shall develop special competence in . those intellizence fields directly related to its primary departmental « responsiniities and shall normally carry out the bulk of the research, in those fields. d. Each department or agency may make such studies as it believes necessary to suppiement intelligence obtainable frora other depart~ ments and agencies in order to meet its departméntal requirements, but unnecessary duplication and overlap shall be avoided. . 2. aa calallalea Production. Resnonscoiliiies : . . The production of intelligence on guided missiles and astronau- tics is 2 responsibility of al! departments and egencies represented on, the United States Intelligence Board. - b. The production of intelligence on operational. aspects such as" the order of battle of missile units, the militery doctrine of ernploy- - "ment of guided missiles, and military requirements for the types and quantities of. guided missiles and space vehicles shall be the primary : responsibility of the military departinents. . 3. Establishment and Coordination Responsibilities of the Guided _ Missile and Astronautics Intelligence Committee - ' a. The Guided Missile and Astronautics Intelligence “Committee (GMAIC) is hereby established. as 2 committee of the intelligence Board. ‘This Directive supersedes DCID No. 3/4 (New Series) of 3 February 1959, For directives pertaining to 2tomic energy 2nd scientific and technical intelligence see DCID No. 3/3 and DCID No. 3/5 (New Series).
b. GMAIC shall coordinate guided missile and astronauties intehi- gence production activities of the Government. Where particular as- pects of the guided missie and astronautics programs become identi- fed as being within areas af primary cognizance of other Intelligence Board commnittees,| ~ * the continuing responsibility cf such other committees for intelligence in these associated areas shali be recog- nized by mutual agreement between GMAIC and the other cognizant committee. 4. Mission of the Guided Missile and Astronautics Intelligence Com- mittee The mission of the GMLAIC shall be to foster, develop, and maintain @ coordinated community approach to problerns in the field of guided missile and eastroriautics intelligence, to promote interagency laison, and to give added impetus and cornmunity support to efforts of indi- vidual agencies. Specific responsibilities of the GDIAIC shall include the following: ae ae ' Committee The GMAIC shall be composed of designated representatives of the departments and agencies reoresented on the USIB, including Army, Navy and Air Force representatives. Other departments and agencies EXEUPT FROM DISCLOSURE me 8 we ee ae see cc. - os -: may be invited by the Chairman to participate in the work of the GMAIC - as agreed by the Committee. 5. Membership of the Guided Missile and Astronautics Intelligence /
~*~. »* os, ‘rom 6. Chairmanship of the Guided Missile and Astronautics Intelligence — Committee The Chairman of the GMAIC shall be designated by the Director of Central Intelligence in consultation with and with the concurrence of the Intelligence Board. Tne Central Intelligence Agency shall pro- vide appropriate secretariat support. %. Subcommittees of the Guided Missile and Astronautics Intelligence Committee The GMAIC may establish working groups as appropriate and sub- committees as approved by the Intelligence Board. 8. Inter-Committee Coordination Responsibilities The GMAIC shall share with the Scientific Inteligence Committee, Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee, Economic Intelligence Com- mittee and other approoriate Intelligence Board comrnittees responsi- bility for the coordination of areas of joint or overlapping concern. Care shall be taken to avoid undesirable duplication in activities and also to ensure that no important scientific, technical or economic intelligence matter is neglected or escapes attention by falling between areas cf established separate committee activities. The chairman of each of these committees shall be responsible for ensuring liaison and coordina- tion with the other committees involved on any and all matters of joint or overlapping concern. “ JOHN A. McCONE Director of Central Intelligence