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                          DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
                                  HUMINT Committee
  HC-84-016
  20 January 1984
  MEMORANDUM FOR: All Members of the Former HUMINT Committee
               FROM: Executive Secretary
  HUMINT Committee
  SUBJECT; Reorganization,of the HUMINT Committee
  1. On 10 January, the DCI approved an important change In the
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  membership and operating procedures of his HUMINT Committee (EC).
  Henceforth, HC's responsibilities will be carried out by a small group of
  senior representatives from State, CIA, DIA, and the three military
  services. Ambassador Heyward Isham will continue as EC's Chairman. This
  smaller and more senior body will meet approximately every five or six
  weeks. (S)
  2. The rationale behind this change was the conclusion that the
  larger HC had become unwieldy and, thus, unable to focus effectively on
  problems in the HUMINT field. The new framework should be a more
  effective means for transacting HC business and responding to the
  shifting requirements and concerns of the Intelligence Community and of
  the Director personally. The Committee members agreed, in their meeting
  on 18 January, that all the agencies formerly represented on the HC
  should continue to be linked to the Committee and that the skills they
  command should as before be systematically drawn on for the benefit of
  the Intelligence Community. The ways In which this purpose may be
  achieved may vary, however, and the Committee will be evaluating the
  terms of reference and the work plans of the six existing subcommittees
  and working groups, i.e., those covering R&D, open source collection,
  dissemination, computers/communications, CV/3149 and coordination/
  collection. (S)
  flexible allocation of resources6CW atjen.trepreneurial spirit. (S)
  3. The Committee will keep Agency representatives of the former RC
  informed of its current concerns and projects. Whether in that context
  or as a result of their current work in the EMNT field, these
       representatives are invited to forward relevant papers or action
  proposals to the Executive Secretary. The Ce-ittee's objective is to
  \,improve the quality of MWINT collection, using innovative approaches,
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