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Dissemination
Because SID articles vary widely in breadth, depth, and topic, the Digest is addressed to all levels of consumers. Although this broad brush distribution has frequently caused problems in determining the amount of technical language that should be in each item, a decision was made in 1962 that the Summary of each item should be understandable to a non-scientist but that no restrictions would be placed on the language of the body of the item.
Distribution of the SID has always been primarily to the Intelligence Community. In the Community, the greatest users have been and remain the military services and the Department of Defense. Other governmental departments, such as the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce, are also receiving the Digest. Throughout the years, efforts have been made to provide the Digest to policy makers. The SID is now being sent to the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, the National Council on Space Sciences and the National Council on Marine Engineering and Marine Resources, both headed by the Vice President.
(April 1969)
In 1963, efforts were made to provide the Digest to Office consultants through the local field offices.
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