DCID No. 3/5 oot SANLTLZED COPY ‘ Qtew Series ¢ - DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NOs 3/5? ' PRODUCTION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE (Effective 25 July 1963 . : . see -* » Pursuant to the provisions of NSCID No. 3 and for the purpose of strengthering the over-all governmental intelligence structure, the fol- lowing policies, procedures, and practices are hereby establisned for the production and coordination of scientific and technical intelligence, . ve atte 1. Policies ~ . ne re a The following basic principles shall appiy to the discharge of respon- . sibilities by the departments and agencies concerned: a. No complete separation of areas of interest is desirable or | Bose , ' sible. . b. Full and free interchange among all departments and agen cies of information which has utility for intelligence relating to tne na- tional security is essential. This includes intelligence information, . finished intelligence, and information ony intel- - ligence researca programs, ee c. Each department or agency shall develop special competence i: in . those intelligence fields directly related to its primary departmental responsibilities and shell normally carry out the bulk of the tesearch, . in those fields. ‘a. Each depar tment or agency may make such studies 2 as it believes . necessary to supplement inteNigence obtainable frora other depart- — ments and agencies in order to meet its own departmental require-~ ments, but unnecessary duplication and overlap s shall be avoided. 7s Tee 2. Production Responsibilities Po te a To ensure that the capabilities of the departments and agencies are effectively utilized in the common interest for the production of scien- tific and technical intelligence, the following division of interests, sub- ject to refinement through a continuous program of coordination and ..- evaluation by the Director of Central Intelligence to promote an integra- tion of effort and to avoid undesirable duplication, shall serve as a general delineation of primary responsibilities. _ a. The Central Intelligence Agency shall produce écfentifie ‘and technical intelligence as a service of common concern, and as required ’ to fulfill the statutory responsibilities o of the Director of Central Intel- . ligence. . . b. The other departments or agencies ‘shall produce scientife and technical intelligence pertinent to their departmental missions." ; 2This Directive supersedes DCID No. 3/5 (New Serles), eMective 3 February 1959, For Directives pertaining to atomic energy and guiced missiles and astronau- tics intelligence see DCID No. 3/3 and DCID No. 3/4 (New Series).
J oo, \ XN 3. Estabdiishment of the Scientific Intelligence Comiitice . The Scientific Intelligence Committée is hereby established as a committee of the United States InteNigence Board to coordinate scientiic and technical intelligence activities of the Covernment as set forth below. 4. Mission of the Scientific Intelligence Committee The mission of the Scientific Intelligence Committee (SIC) shalt be to foster, develop and maintain a coordinated community approach to problems in the field of scientific and technical intelligerice (except for atomic energy and guided missile and astronautics intelligence}, to promote interagency liaison and to give added impetus and community support to efforts of individual agencies. Specific responsibilities of the Scientific Intelligence Committee shall include the folowing: EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE 5. Membership of the Scientific Intelligence Committee : The Scientific Intelligence Committee shall be composed of desig- nated representatives of the Intelligence Board departments end egen- cies. Other departments and agencies may be invited by the Chairman to participate in the work of the SIC on a particular problem as agreed , by t the Committee.
oats, cmN ’ oN ON wr. \. 6. Chairmanship of the Scientific Intelligence Committee The Chairman of the Scientific IntéWisence Committee shall be designated by the Director of Central Intelligence in consultation with and with the concurrence of the United States Intelligence Board. The Central Intelligence Agency shall provide appropriate secretariat support. 7. Subcommittees of the Scientific Intelligence Committee The Scientific Intelligence Commi-tee may establish working groups as appropriate and subcommittees as approved by the Intelligence Board. 8. Inter-Committee Coordination Responsibilities a. The Scientific Intelligence Committee shall share with the Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee, Guided Missile and Astronau- tics Intelligence Committee, Economic Intelligence Committee, and other appropriate Intelligence Board committees responsibility 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 cr economic intelligence matter is neglected or eScapes attention by falling between areas of estab- lished separate committee activities. The chairman of each of these committees shall be responsible for ensuring liaison and coordination with the other committees involved on any and all matters of t joint _or overlapping concern. b. Because of the close relationship of the SIC, the JAEIC, and the GMAIC, close coordination is imperative. The SIC should take the initiative in ensuring that such coordination is effected in areas © of joint or overlapping concern. This does not imply that SIC should have a supervisory role over the normal activities of JAEIC. and GMAIC in their respective fields. JOHN A. McCONE . Director of Central intelligence