NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE: 
                   EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES

          Intelligence Policy Seminar Working Group #3
              John F. Kennedy School of Government
                   Saturday, 14 December 1991

ISSUE:  Should the U.S. government use its existing national
intelligence resources and/or develop new "designs and methods"
permitting the collection, analysis, and dissemination of
intelligence intended to improve the economic competitiveness of
the nation, larger industries, and specific American enterprises? 
If so, what should our national policy objectives, and what
should be our national intelligence strategy be to achieve our
objectives?

A.  Subordinate Themes:

    (1)  What are the policy implications?

    (2)  What are the legal implications and requirements?

    (3)  What are the President's priorities?

    (4)  What are the resource implications?

    (5)  What Congressional and/or political concerns exist?

    (6)  What are implications for existing sources and methods?

B.  Areas of Inquiry and Opportunity:

    (1)  Illuminate the Playing Field

         (a)  Foreign Market Access (U.S. Overseas, Foreign Firms
              in U.S.)

         (b)  Government Support to Industry

         (c)  Government and Industry Strategy

         (d)  Trade Policy

         (e)  Monetary Policy

         (f)  Investment Regulation

         (g)  Product Standards (Legal Obstacles)

         (h)  Product Opportunities

         (i)  Costs of Production (Labor, Materials, etcetera)

         (j)  Support to Negotiations

    (2)  Level the Playing Field

         (a)  Background for Demarches

         (b)  Support to Legal Actions and Enforcement

         (c)  Background for Tariff Actions

         (d)  Market Limitations (Imports to U.S.)

         (e)  Remove Foreign Market Limitations

         (f)  Government Financial Support to Industry

         (g)  Exception to Anti-Trust for Joint R&D/Production

         (h)  Marketing Assistance

    (3)  Tilt the Playing Field

         (a)  Acquire Foreign Trade Secrets

         (b)  Government Trade Financing

         (c)  Trade Policies

         (d)  Political/Military Leverage

         (e)  Product Development Financing

C.  Under What Circumstances?

    (1)  In all cases?

    (2)  In response and retaliation to similar activities by our
         competition?

    (3)  In only those areas where we are at an economic
         disadvantage?

    (4)  Where we have a deficit in our balance of trade or
         payments?

    (5)  In support of trade delegations and negotiations?

D.  Pertinent Peripheral Issues:

    (1)  Retraction of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?

    (2)  Sanctioning of American industrial espionage against
         foreign competitors?

E.  In What Areas of Endeavor?

    (1)  Research & Development

    (2)  Manufacturing Technology

    (3)  Natural Resources      

    (4)  Foreign Weapons Competition

    (5)  Banking & Monetary Policy?

    (6)  Trade Policy?

    (7)  Strategic Economic Directions and Opportunities

F.  Assessing the Needed Infrastructure

    (1)  What Are or Should Be the Mechanisms?
  
    (2)  How Do We Level the Domestic Playing Field?

    (3)  Could We Help Protect Our Secrets?

    (4)  Would It Compromise Sources and Methods?

    (5)  Do We Need New "Designs and Methods"?

         (a)  Collection Priorities and Capabilities

         (b)  Analysis Methodologies, e.g. "true cost of
              production" reflecting government assistance

         (c)  Multi-Media Database Construction

         (d)  Policy-Pertinent Presentation

         (e)  Accommodation of Legal Requirements for Testimony

G.  Tentative Evaluation of Results

    (1)  Would There Be a Positive Effect?

    (2)  Would Industry Substitute Intelligence for Enterprise?

    (3)  Would This Inhibit Competitiveness?