495. Editorial Note
On August 19, the Intelligence Advisory Committee approved National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) 62–58 dealing with Thailand. NIEs were high-level interdepartmental reports presenting authoritative appraisals of vital foreign policy problems. They were drafted by officers from those agencies represented on the Intelligence Advisory Committee (IAC), discussed and revised by interdepartmental working groups coordinated by the Office of National Estimates of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), approved by the IAC, and circulated under the aegis of the ClA to the President, appropriate officers of Cabinet level, and the National Security Council.
NIE 62–58 was submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence and concurred in by the intelligence representatives of the Departments of State, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, as well as The Joint Staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
NIE 62–58 consisted of 2 paragraphs of conclusions supported by 21 paragraphs of discussion. The second paragraph of the conclusions reads as follows:
[Page 1043]“[1 paragraph (18 lines of source text) not declassified]” (Department of State, INR–NIE Files)