S 7 16 November, 1962: ° MEMORANDUM FOR: ‘The Director of Intelligence. and Research, : Department. of. State nap — ee oo . Director, Defense Intelligence Agency Bo Director; National Security Agency REFERENCE — : Memorandum for USIB. Principals rr Oe from the: DCI, dated, 14 November. 1962. _ : oe “ lL Pursuant. to the: discussion at the: Executive. Session. of the: po _ United: States. Intelligence, Board meeting on 15 November. 1962, IT “have established. a.working group in the. Central Intelligence Agency — ; under the ‘chairmanship of the Inspector General. of CIA to prepare . the. response, to the. request by the. President's: Foreign. Intelligence a -. Advisory: Board for. an. all- ~agency,. vall- ~source review of the intelli - ae rC- Bence: activities relating to the Cuban. ‘situation, i | | 2. “The. Director of Intelligence and. Research, Department of. : State; the Director,. Defense Intelligence. Agency; andthe. Director, . National Security. Agency: have designated representatives to this .. . group in order to provide necessary support, research, analysis, /, and. other. staffing required in. the. preparation of the response, 3B, _-There is. attached for the. guidance. ‘of the representatives of the.several agencies a. format to. be followed in preparation of their -agency' s: contribution. to the study, This. format has béén. coordinated with these representatives, 4; Gopise of this letter and of the forinat have also been. sent _ to Chairman, Atomic: Energy- Commission, ‘and. to: Director, Federal Bureau of: Investigation, together with. ‘requests for any data. which. they may be. able to supply to aid. the e study. . oS oo GROUP T - Excluded from somatic . tO oe oO / downgraditg and , vl. a — . oe r ” oO re oo a | _eclaratiatin Docld: 32627026 Page 240
SECRET. . chairman of the working. group not later ‘than. close of business: 7 23 November 1962. oe Mar rebel Ss. "Carter Lieutenant General, USA » Attachment Director J- 2 (Intelligence) : . Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Army Director, Naval, Antelligence _ So ‘ Assistant. Chief of, Staff, ‘Tntelligence, Ait Force, : ae 5. Individual agencies! contributions. will be. submitted to the. ° Deputy Director of Central Intelligence . Docld: 32627026 Page 241
ty os “FORMAT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: TO: ‘THE, ) INTELLIGENCE’ COMMUNITY'S. “REVIEW, OF INTELLIGENCE AGTIVITIES. RELATING TO THE CUBAN. . (SEGRE T ~ ARMS: ‘BUILD+ UP; AA: ‘APRIL THROUGH At OCTOBER i962 wo “The main-he adings: under ‘which info rmatidon:is. desired.f rom . each. contributing agency: are. as ‘follows: : AG ‘COLLEGTION REQUIREMENTS 7 Be COLLECTION FACILITIES ns . “Cc. INTELLIGENCE INF ORMATION--THE's SUBSTANCE INTELLIGENCE, INFORMATION--1TS DISSEMINATION | 7 INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION--PROCESSING | - THE: INTELLIGENCE PRODUCT. | USE: OF THE INTELLIGENCE PRODUCT 7 PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY. COORDINATION : Under. these: general. headings each agency is. asked. to ‘supply the following i information: SEG:RET 0000) 0 0! co Docld: 32627026. Page 249
Cuba. -as levied upon, the’ agency? ° Gon NE A. “COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS Be | . i. At the beginning of the period under 1 review, “what were’ ‘the o requir ements on Cuba and “on. Soviet Bloc’ activities with respéct'to , | 2. - At the beginning of the period, “what were ‘the agency’ s own . internal requirements for intelligence « on. Cuba. and ‘on. Soviet Bloc: _ activities with: respect to. Cuba? How. were these requirements) 7 requirements? oo generated? i x Pa How long:h had the requirements in. oe and. 2.. + “above, been ine effect?. Had there been any: significant recent changes? If 805: a . what? - 4 “What ‘significant changes in. requirements y were » introduced ing ts the period? le internally produced, how: were S they generated? - a “How. were the. requirements in’ oh, ; 2. y and 4, , above, trans- mitted to the agency's collection facilities? ‘What, if any, -vequiréments . were, referred to other: collecting agencies? 6. “What role, aid the agency play 4 in. the generation of community SECRET... — Doclda: 326270276 Page 243
B. . COLLECTION FACILITIES | | ; aL l. What are the nature and scope-of of the agency! s collection facilities - to . 7 - with reopect to the Cuban siteation? ( (For example: Cuban ort third- -country “deente or informants i in. Cuba; legal travelers; “Cuban or e thiva country ciplomate | refugees} liaison services snatyse of overt Press. and ration COMINT; ELINT; photography -- specify means and available targets. ) : a Please describe ‘any. y new facilities w which were. created -- or. 7 existing facilities which. ere. expanded or redirected duping the period . “or ‘shostly be. before, - which contributed. significantly, to. the agency’: s& 's col- ; lection effort. | | ‘ CO 7 : | 3, ‘What targets wae the agency able to. cover at and with what | frequency | ; “and continuity ? . - a gee : | | 4; ‘Within the terms of the a agency’ 's mission, what targets w was. its unable to: cover, and why? 7 | | a What, if sty signiicant changes, ‘either positive or r negative, - . in, the agency s. coverage capability, took. place during the period? oo 6. What ‘support for collection facilities was required from wher | agencies? : How was it secured from them ? Was it. timely and effective ? : What, if anything, was lacking ?: . ‘Bocld: 32627026 Page 244
{ va . . . . _ |, INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION * “Please submit the following data: on: ‘all, | intelligence istomaton : “relating to to ‘the: ‘Cuban. arms “‘build- “up which was collected by the - - —— . a, agency during. the. periods _ ; | ana “1, “Abstracts of all: raw / reports bearing significantly on th the - os build - -up, Om hes ; 2. . For each such abstract lease note: ; a. - Serial number of report, : _ oe | ; 4 7 -- b.. Date of information. ; c. Date of dissemination. . a, | Brief source description. . te 7 oe . e. Source grade. a  f, ‘Content appraisal, ; 2 fg. . To whom disseminated. — | 3, Please tnake special note of 2 any. such raw “reports which th the - agency considered to be of  partieulan migiiticanes & at “the tine of: receipt. Also please r note any which; though not specially noted at. ‘the time of receipt, the light of subsequent events has | shown to be 7 of importance. Docid: 326270276 Page 245
6 De INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION’ -- ITs DISSEMINATION - | Le ‘Please provide, » ‘in: detail, the: standard dissemination which. applies to most of the. agency 8. reports: When, how;, and for what | sad, reasons is this dissemination varied? - oo oe oo - - | | ef. ” 2. | How are reports originating with. your agency distributed ; 7 in the community 2 | 7 7 | 3," How are reports originatirig outside your agency dissentin~ SS ated within the agency? | - | | ees 4. Please provide a narrative statement on the flow of intel-_ higence information significantly concerned with the arms build: sup | | © in: Cuba, both. within. your agency, and from your agency to o other commufity ¢ elements. | 5 : Please select a particularly significant report and trace - its progress from the time the information was acquired by. the ; . . ultimate source to the time it reached the hands of the. customer, Docld:32627026 Page 246
“the. capabilities of collection. facilities as: they need to. in. order E. INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION ++ PROCESSING, > coe L.- Please discuss the. analytical process in. the 3 agency with seapect és to the Cuban. armet build-up. Who does the analyzing? 7 What research facilities or. technical analytical io tools are brought to bear ?: Does. this involve su support from other agencies? 1 If $0, yee “to, what extent? How effective ?- 7 Any lacks co . : ae Do analyets discuss Intelligence information with analysts ohe of: other agencies? If SO, do they do. it regularly < or only on 4 oécasion?. Does such discussion facilitate rapid-and efidctive 1 analysis ? - 3, - Please discuss. the + way t the agency. ‘uses. intelligence information, ‘both its own product. and that of: other collecting agencies, in the preparation of internal intelligence and. estimative publications. . _4, To what extent do analysts and catimators discuss intel - ligence: information. with personnel engaged in. n directing collection operations ?. Do the analysts: and. estimators know as much: about - : L to do. their job effectively ? 5. How is intelligence processed for: submission to: coordinated: 7 ‘community publications ? Who: Prepares’ such submissions, and. what is the administrative mechanism’ employed? | How does it work 2. Docid: 32762770276 Page 247
S | SeeREe ; FL. THE INTELLIGENCE PRODUCT. ol Please submit the following: | a. “Consecutive dated verbatim: extracts, dealing with the - : Cuban arms build-up;* from all of the agency's formalintelli- a. gence publications during the perioais . : re . (be Two copies of of each formal sesney estimative rantiton dealing with: Cuba during the period.. Do not, include agency ‘contributions. to” NIE! s or’ rSNIE's, : eee | : 2. - Please describe: what. other channels, . such as. oral or. . written, were used during the. build-up to. transmit pertinent. sa ba information. to policy-level officials. . Docid: 326270276 Page 246