INTERIM RESPONSE - DC-35

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This document is an interim response from the CIA regarding a new source of intelligence. The information provided is from an unconfirmed source, so caution is advised in its use. The CIA is working to improve the accuracy and reliability of the data. The document provides guidance on how to interpret the information, noting that there may be both correct and incorrect elements. It also mentions that the data may contain gaps or additions, which should not automatically render the rest of the information inaccurate. The CIA requests feedback on the information provided to support the refinement of the collection technique. The document includes a format for evaluating the information's utility and requests additional tasking if necessary.

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 IAOPS-H-S
 SUBJECT: INTERIM RESPONSE (U)
 The information provided as an enclosure to this report was obtained
 in direct response to a collection requirement provided by your office.
 The information is from an unconfirmed source, therefore caution is war-
 ranted in its use.  The material which you will now review has been ac-
 quired from a totally new and potentially valuable source of intelligence.
 Work is currently being conducted to establish ways by which to improve
 the accuracy and reliability of the data.  Your attention to a preliminary
 evaluation, and later a final evaluation, will be the basis for our a,sess-
 in nt of this new collection technique.  In addition, your comments provide
 impetus upon which approach modification can be predicated for data collect-
 ion against the same or any additional targets for which you may have an
 interest.  The effort you expend will greatly assist us and will ultimately
 result in your receiving more information of increasing accuracy and re-
 liability.  While formulating your judgements concerning the information
 provided, the following comments concerning this new source of intelligence
 may be helpful.  Foremost, the information is likely to consist of a mixture
 of both correct and incorrect elements.  Specifically:
 The descriptive elements are generally of a higher reliability then judge-
 ments or labels as to what is being described by the source (a recreational
 swimming pool may be mistaken for a water purification pool, or an aircraft
 hull may be mistaken for a submarine hull, etc.) Therefore, seemingly approp-
 riate descriptive elements should not be rejected because they have been mis-
 lobleled.
 The data will often contain gaps (in a three building complex for ex-
 ample, only two buildings may be described, or an airfield may be added which
 is not there.)  Such gaps or additions should not be taken to mean that the
 rest of the information provided is necessarily inaccurate.
 Some of the data provided may be abstract with no apparent importance
 concerning the target.  However, when considered in light of additional in-
 formation provided or obtained at a later date, may then be considered of
 high intelligence value. (i.e., lack of personnel. within a 24 hour operations
 area on a given time and date, which is later confirmed to coincide with a
 fire evacuation demonstration.)
 Therefore, a recommended approach is to first examine, the information pro-
 vided and to answer the questions as best you can (hence this interim response),
 in order to provide us with sufficient feedback to continue our support with the
 best methods possible.  Later, when the project has been terminated against
 that specific target, our office will provide you with a more detailed format
 wherein a full evaluation of all the information provided can be accornplistied.
 If you have any questions regarding the data you have received, or it>
 interim evaluation, please contact this office (IAOPS-II-S) at any time.
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 Boxes are provided to the right of each question.  Only one box should be
 checked for each question asked.  If you have any comments which you would
 like to make emphasizing the accuracy of the information or with reference
 to any information not generally covered in this format, please write them
 on the reverse of this page.
 Response to Tasking
 Does information provided satisfy
 your intelligence collection require-
 ment?
 Accuracy
 Geographical location (terrain, water,
 river, etc.)
 Large scale man-made objects (clocks,
 silos, buildings, etc.)
 Small scale man-made objects (tanks,
 computers, antennas, etc.)
 Target ambience (research, production,
 administration, troop movement, etc.)
 Activity (nuclear testing, COR, SIGIN[
 monitoring, etc.)
 Personality (Physical, plans, actions,
 traits, etc.)
 Utility
 Please check which best describes the
 utility of the information provided (in
 view of what is known at this time, un-
 derstanding that additional information
 could raise or lower such an interim ass-
 essment at a later date)
 Res anses-
 13
 YES .
 YES
 IN PART
 IN PART
 NO U
 NO
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 YES
 YES
 IN PART t3
 IN PART 0
 NO [3
 NO E3
 13
 YES
 IN PART [
 NO f
 IJ
 YES
 IN PART 13 NO 3
 Cj YES
 IN PART 13  NO 0
 .   VE=RY USEFUL-
 USEFUL
 MARGINAL
 L7  NONE
 TJ  CANNOT BE DETERMINED AT
 THIS TIME
 *YES - indicates a full agreement with what is known to he fact about the
 target.  NO - indicates a total lack of agreement with what is known to be
 fact about the target.
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 Additional taskir
 Is additional tasking required?
 (If yes, please write what that tasking
 is on the back of the form)
 Did the attached information add to
 information. derived from' other intell-
 igence sources?
 Did the attached information aid in tasking
 other intelligence resources by providing
 targeting information?
 SGFOIA3
 C!   YES Q$ NO
 (Signed) SIGNATUR-
 (Printed) NAME, GRADE
 (Printed) TITLE, or. OFFICE
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