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production on Soviet air defense systems both in Vietnam and in the USSR.
OSI concern with future threats, i.e., Soviet and Chinese Communist scientific and technological research and development which could lead to new types of advanced weapons or otherwise affect the balance of power, was evident as early as 1964 when a committee on the subject was formed. Subsequently, the [redacted] established a branch to deal with the problem. A paper on the methodology of dealing with this question has been scheduled for production in 1969.
C. Review and Coordination of OSI Production
OSI publications are always coordinated within the Office and within the Agency; they are sometimes coordinated within the intelligence community, other governmental organizations, and private individuals or corporations.
Within the Office, the primary mechanism for coordination is the OSI Intelligence Board (IB). This Board was originally established in February 1949 to review intelligence production requirements, to review and approve the periodic issuance of the OSI intelligence production plan, to review and approve the specifications for each report, to review the finished intelligence
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