Defense Intelligence Agency Instruction No. 57-1, Substantive Intelligence Support, March 23, 1962. Confidential.
National Security Archive
This DIA instruction specified the type of substantive intelligence to be supplied to the Unified and Specified Commands (unified commands such as the European Command and Pacific Command and specified commands such as the Strategic Air Command). That support included estimates, current intelligence
Source: Defense Intelligence Agency Instruction No. 57-1, Substantive Intelligence Support, March 23, 1962. Confidential. Date: Mar 23, 1962 Archive: Editor's Collection. Collection: DIA Declassified: A Sourcebook Nov 20, 2015
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DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INSTRUCTION No. 57-1
HEADQUARTERS DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 23 March 1962
INTELLIGENCE PROCESSING
SUBSTANTIVE INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT
PURPOSE: This instruction sets forth the types of substantive intelligence support DIA will provide to the Unified and Specified Commanders and the support expected by the DIA from the Unified and Specified Commanders.
REFERENCE: SM 262-62.
SUPPORT FROM DIA:
a. Estimates.
(1) An Over-all Intelligence Estimate - in three detailed volumes, Soviet Bloc, Free World, and Long Range - prepared annually and updated as required.
(2) Special estimates as required by the Unified and Specified Commands.
(3) Review and comment on intelligence aspects of Plans of the Unified and Specified Commands.
(4) Summaries of advanced conclusions of pertinent National Intelligence Estimates. (The approved printed versions of these estimates are now being provided through Service resources.) Upon activation of the DIA Production Center, pertinent National Estimates and other studies will be provided.
b. Current Intelligence/Indications.
(1) DIA Intelligence Bulletin Cable (Monday thru Friday).
(2) DIA Intelligence Bulletin (Monday thru Friday).
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS DOD DIR 5200.10
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DIAI 57-1 (3) DIA Intelligence Summary (Daily except Sunday). (4) DIA Intelligence Summary Cable (Daily except Sunday). (5) Special Intelligence Summary Cables. (6) Spot Intelligence Summary Cables. (7) Indications Cables and participation in the world-wide Indications System. (8) Watch Committee Conclusions Cable (Weekly). (9) Watch Committee "Backup" Cable (Weekly). (10) Direct telephone (including secure voice where terminals are available) and telecons. (11) Fulfillment of special or routine requests for information. c. Basic Intelligence Production. When the DIA Production Center is established, DIA, within the mission assigned, will furnish the Unified and Specified Commanders with required basic intelligence publications and support now provided by the military Services. 4. SUPPORT TO DIA: a. Establishment of Unified or Specified Commands Indications Centers in support of the DIA Indications Center. b. All messages having an intelligence content or intelligence implications originated by Unified and Specified Commands or their components to include any indications cables. c. Fulfillment of DIA Current Intelligence requirements appropriately placed on the Unified and Specified Commands. d. Intelligence publications originated by the Unified and Specified Commands or their components.
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e. DIA may, from time to time, request Unified and Specified Commands to contribute to or comment on special estimates being prepared in support of the national intelligence community.
FOR THE DIRECTOR:
OFFICIAL: L. F. Downing L. F. DOWNING COL, USAF ACofS/Admin
S. B. FRANKEL REAR ADMIRAL, USN Chief of Staff
DISTRIBUTION B:
SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION:
DISTRIBUTION NO. COPIES U. S. Army (ACSI) 50 U. S. Air Force (AFCIN) 50 U. S. Navy (ONI) 50 Unified and Specified Commands 25 each J-2 5 CIA 1 Department of State 1
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