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[16]REORGANIZATION OF THE STAFF STRUCTURE
[17]OF THE OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE
[19]1. PURPOSE
[21]This notice announces the reorganization of the Operations
[22]Directorate staff structure, effective 1 October 1976, and
[23]outlines the fumctions of the new and the redesignated
[24]staff components. The new staff organization supersedes
[25]that established by the Deputy Director for Operations (DDO)
[26]on 28 Jume 1973 and as modified in the interim period. It
[27]is the first step of a three-phase, long range reorgani-
[28]zation program designed to enable the Directorate to conform
[29]to the perceptions of the Executive and the Congress as to
[30]the Directorate's role, to adjust flexibly to changing
[31]strategies and priorities, and to make most efficient use of
[32]personnel and material resources allocated to accomplish the
[33]Directorate's mission.
[35]2. GENERAL
[37]The Headquarters organization of the Operations Directorate
[38]is comprised of the Office of the DDO and its special staffs,
[39]the Senior Staffs, and the Area and Fimctional operating
[40]Divisions. (See Figure 1, attached.)
[42]3. OFFICE OF THE DDO
[44]The following staff elements are attached to the Office of
[45]the DDO, and report directly to him and/or the Associate
[46]Deputy Director for Operations (ADDO).
[48]a. Assistant Deputy Director for Operations for
[49]Development (ADDO/D) (When approved by DDCT)
[51]The ADDO/D will direct and supervise the establish-
[52]ment of a Clandestine Corps responsible for the
[53]recruitment, training and dispatch of nonofficial
[54]cover officers to foreign areas, and for efforts to
[55]develop new techniques, methods and equipment for
[56]nonofficial cover operations.
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[76]Associate General Counsel to the DDO (AGC/DDO)
[78]The AGC/DDO is detailed by the Agency's General
[79]Counsel to provide advice and assistance to the
[80]Operations Directorate. He will work directly
[81]with the ADDO.
[83]Evaluation and Program Design Staff (EPDS)
[85]The EPDS will
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[99]Design and maintain continuous data on funds,
[100]positions, personnel on duty and other such
[101]management information as is required by the
[102]DDO and the Comptroller of the Agency.
[104]Maintain continuous knowledge of the state
[105]or condition of operational activities and
[106]achievements, and support activities planned
[107]and in progress, including resources used,
[108]efforts undertaken, and results.
[110]Prepare periodic evaluations of component
[111]programs against objectives including the
[112]need for requested resources, evaluations
[113]of past results, and projections of future
[114]results.
[116]Monitor all data collection for purposes of
[117]identifying statistical evidence of problems,
[118]identifying areas requiring management attention
[119]by the DDO, and providing data to be used for
[120]internal and external presentations.
[122]Review all Operational Activity (OP ACT) approvals
[123]to ensure compliance with Agency and Directorate
[124]regulations, and prepare staff recommendations
[126]on Operational Activities which require DDO
[127]approval or attention.
[129]Provide staff assistance to the DDO on Directorate,
[130]Agency, Community and Government data requirements,
[131]techniques and regulations pertaining thereto.
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[144](1) Undertake special studies as directed of manage-
[146]ment issues which affect the efficiency or
[147]effectiveness of Directorate activities.
[149](8) Provide staff assistance to the DDO on Directorate,
[150]Agency, Community and Government evaluation
[151]requirements, techniques, and regulations pertinent
[152]thereto.
[154](9) Continue to develop production and evaluation
[155]techniques and values.
[157]Policy and Coordination Staff (PCS)
[159]The mission of the Policy and Coordination Staff is to
[160]serve as the focal point through which the DDO directs
[161]and controls certain activities of the Directorate
[162]crossing geographic divisional boundaries. It also will
[163]assist in formulating and recommending to the DDO policy
[164]and doctrine on matters with overall applicability to
[166]. the Directorate. The Chief of this Staff will act for
[168]the DDO and the ADDO if these officers are unavailable.
[169]The responsibilities of this staff will include all
[170]intelligence-related matters including staff guidance
[172]on scientific and technical matters and such activities
[173]as crisis management, international terrorism, narcotics,
[174]technical operations, and defector operations. Addition-
[175]ally, the Staff is the focal point for Directorate coor-
[176]dination with the Intelligence Community Staff, the
[177]National Intelligence Officers, other components of the
[178]Agency, as well as with other agencies of the Government.
[179]The Staff will also be responsible for conducting and
[180]monitoring liaison with the principal elements of the
[181]Intelligence Community. It will be responsible for
[182]ensuring that the operations and activities of the
[183]Directorate are in compliance with existing regulations
[184]and procedures, and for formulation or revision of
[185]regulations and procedures as may be required. In
[187]short, this Staff will coordinate the paper flow of. the
[188]Deputy Director for Operations and in so doing serve as
[190]a central clearing house for the movement of paper from
[191]the Staffs and Divisions to the Office of the DDO. This
[192]Staff also will provide policy focus to issues of common
[193]concern affecting Directorate-wide activities. It will
[194]also provide the support facilities for the DDO's
[196]special and Senior Staffs.
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[209]e. Senior Review Officers (SRO)
[210]The responsibilities of the Senior Review Officers
[211]are described in DOI 5-14.
[212]f. Special Assistant for External Oversight (SA/DO/0)
[213]The responsibilities of the SA/DO/O are described in
[214]DON 1-129.
[215]g. DDO Duty Office (DDODO) (Not shown on Figure 1)
[216]The responsibilities of the DDODO are described in
[217]DOI 5-3.
[218]4, SENIOR STAFFS
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[222]Career Management Staff (CMS)
[224]The Career Management Staff will be responsible for
[225]staff advice and support to the DDO on all
[227]matters related to organization, manpower planning,
[228]personnel management and administration, and training.
[229]It will provide staff direction and supervision to
[230]personnel management and administration throughout
[231]the Directorate, and is responsible for ensuring
[232]compliance with related Agency and DDO directives and
[233]procedures as well as applicable Government rules and
[234]regulations.
[236]Central Cover Staff (CCS)
[238]The mission and functions of the Central Cover Staff
[239]remain as prescribed in DOI 1-21 for the former Cover
[240]and Commercial Staff.
[242]Covert Action Staff (CAS)
[244](1) The Covert Action Staff will provide policy
[245]coordination, guidance and support for Directorate
[246]covert action operations. It will be the office
[247]of record and clearing house for all external
[248]policy clearance of covert action operations and
[249]programs. Its specialized services and operations
[250]support responsibilities will include
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[261](a) issuance of propaganda guidances and related
[262]background;
[264](b) production of tailored, non-attributable
[265]media and other background materials in
[266]support of authorized covert action operations;
[268](c) advice, guidance and operational support in
[269]the fields of black propaganda and deception
[270]operations; and
[272](d) support to and participation in Agency covert
[273]' action training programs.
[275](2) The special operations mission and functions of
[276]the CAS are as prescribed in DOI 1-17 for the
[277]Special Operations Group, with the addition of a
[278]Special Operations Intelligence Center, which
[279]will provide crisis management support to the
[280]0/DDO and area divisions, particularly Order of
[281]Battle and briefing aid support; U.S. mission
[282]evacuation planning and support (including CIA
[283]representation in the Washington Liaison Group);
[284]‘and all-source intelligence, special operations
[285]research and graphics support to SOG.
[287]d. Counterintelligence Staff (CIS)
[289]The responsibilities of the Counterintelligence Staff
[290]remain as set forth in DON 1-1339, with the exception
[291]of paragraphs 2.f.(3) and 3.d. of that notice as they
[292]relate to conduct of deception operations. (See also
[293]hie.(1)(c), above.)
[295]e. Information Services Staff (ISS)
[297](1) Manage the Operations Directorate's records and
[298]information control system.
[300](2) Maintain the foreign counterintelligence index
[301]for the United States Government.
[303](3) Oversee Directorate compliance with laws, orders,
[304]and regulations regarding recordkeeping.
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[325]Provide career development services and training
[326]for records management, computer and micrographics
[327]specialists assigned to the Directorate.
[329]Serve as the Directorate focal point for Privacy
[330]Act and Freedom of Information Act matters, and
[331]other litigation involving Directorate information,
[332]and handle and coordinate all Privacy Act and FOIA
[334]' requests addressed to the Operations Directorate.
[336]International Activities Staff (IAS)
[338]The International Activities Staff will be responsible
[340]for
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[346](3)
[348]‘Monitoring the activities of and developing
[350]operations into the permanent staffs of world-
[351]wide organizations, including ;
[353](a) the United Nations and its specialized
[354]agencies;
[356](o) the international staff of Commmist
[357]parties; .
[359](ec) foreign labor organizations that are
[360]international in scope;
[362](ad) ‘Treaty organizations, such as NATO and
[363]the EC;
[365](e) foreign multilateral trade organizations
[366]and foreign-owned companies; and
[368](f) commercial organizations with truly
[370]international status, such as foreign-
[371]owned banks, tourism and sports.
[373]of CIA relationships with the Israeli}
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[377]“liaison services), including provision of headquarters
[379]guidance and support to the/Tel Aviv Station).
[381]Provision of staff guidance for and coordination of
[382]Directorate operational efforts in the fields of
[383]international economics and energy.
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[411]Developing specific scientific and technical
[412]operations ;
[414]Provision of staff guidance for and coordination
[415]of Directorate efforts against international
[416]Commumism and the development of specific opera-
[417]tions in this field.
[419]Monitoring the activities of certain foreign
[420]intelligence organizations outside their national
[421]boundaries, in close coordination with the Covert
[422]Action and Coumterintelligence Staffs.
[424]5. OPERATING DIVISIONS
[426]The Area and Functional Divisions will continue as depicted
[427]in Figure 1, attached.
[429]William W. Wells
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