ii J iJ14 Lii 33lTILflI ji i I% I L % UNCLASSIFIED DEFENSE INTEI LICENCE AGENCY wMHrN ToN D C 20340 5100 ACTION MEMO JAN 09 2008 tJ-07-2 II 4JCE FOR UNDER SECRlTARY OF 1 FFENSE PFRSO’NFI ANI READINESSI ThRU UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE tNTELLIGENCE FROM Michael Ii Maples Lieutenant General USA Director Defense Intelligence Agency Cb13 b0 USC 424 SUBJECT Establishmcnt of th4 Defense Intelligence Agtncy DIA requests the establishment of the on DIA’s current is de facto a national intelligence center b13 1O USC 424 the primary producer of medical intelligence for the U S governmem and provides finished aU-source medical intelligence on infectious disease risks military and civilian medical systems environmental health risks medical science b 3 10 USC 24 and technology and in partnership with domestic agencies homeland health protection b 3 10 USC 424 Designation of las a national center would be consistent with Departmental actions associated with the renaming of the National Air and Space Intelligence bX3 10 USC 424 Ccntcr NA SIC the and the Natioral Ground Intefligcnce Center NGIC b 3 JO USC 24 Subject to your concurrencc will be established under DIA through appropriate amendment to Department of Defense Directive DoDD 6420 i tbX3 1O USC424 30 September 1996 RECOMMENDATION USD P R approve designation of initialing Approve Disapprove______________ as the by — b 3 ’JO USC 424 COORDTNATJON DIA GC Prepared bv tbX3 O USC 424 Director I’ 0 USC 424 UNCLASSIFIED N 54 ‘ 1 I II I 1I I I I I I flh W — I h I