Approved For Robese 14 Revised 24 January 1956 Terms of Reference Guided Missile Intelligence Committee 1 The misoion of the Guided Missile Intelligence Committee is to strengthen the community approach to problems in the field of guided missile intelligence and to give added impetus to individual efforts To this end the responsibilities of the GMIC include the following a Providing a mechanism for the fullest exchange of guided missile information for national intel- ligence purposes Reviewing and evaluating significant foreign guided missile intelligence and information and producing appropriate reports for the IAC c Preparing coordinated contributions in the field of guided missile intelligence for national intelligence estimates 2 Developing over-all guided missile intelligence objectives and reviewing the scope of the collection effort to meet those objectives Guided missile intelligence is intelligence related to foreign activities on guided missile a guided missile systems and associated equipment including research development production and only those aspects of operational deployment of individual missiles necessary to assess the foregoing factors It does not include intelligence on order of battle military doctrine the details of nuclear warheads and nuclear propulsion or over-all operational capabilities of missile systems Guided missile intelligence also includes comparable intelligence on earth satellite vehicles Approved For Release 2004104l01 SECRET Approved For Release Revised 24 January 1956 Advising the IAC regarding guided missile intel- ligence collection requirements Providing a mechanism to assist the member agencies to coordinate their guided missile intelligence pro- duction efforts Determining the deficiencies in guided missile intel- ligence and recommending remedial action to the IAC Providing staff support when required by the IAC with respect to international conferences and planning in guided missile intelligence 2 Each IAC agency shall furnish one representative member and an alternate member to GMIC The chairman shall be elected annually by the LAC The National Security Agency shall be invited to associate itself with the committee and participate in its work Other non-LAC agencies may furnish observers andior advisers to the GMIC on GMIC request -2- Approved For Release 20041104101 SECRET This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu
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