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The multiple responsibilities of the OSI analyst have also influenced OSI participation in OCI publications. Whereas the OCI analyst has only current intelligence reporting responsibilities, the OSI analyst had not only current intelligence reporting responsibilities, but also responsibilities for depth and estimative reporting. In some cases, he also had much of his time devoted to operational support. While this had placed a heavy burden on the analyst, it has however given him a depth and breadth of knowledge rarely found elsewhere and made him the expert in his field. This has in most cases led to OCI's ready acceptance of OSI's point of view in substantive matters.
In spite of the problems inherent in the production of current intelligence in OCI publications, and the decrease in OSI substantive areas of responsibility, OSI has made sporadic efforts to improve production in OCI publications. A report to the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board on OSI activities in FY 1959 stated that one of the important responsibilities of the Office was to furnish support to the Office of Current Intelligence by initiation of items of a scientific or technical nature for publication by
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