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MESC. Response The nationally managed and centrally driven CT and Cl programs offer the benefit ofconsisient and focused guidance and direction SACs do, though, stil retain control of their investigative assets, and any balance of power shift between FBIHQ and the field SACs required by a complex or multi-agency case is usually understood as approomate and beneficial for the overall effectiveness of the Bureau. For example, while the Assistant Director for C1 clearly sets program parameters through the devslooment of the CT stratesy and program plans, SACs contimus to exercise contral aver Held office operations and SACs generally welcome CI program guidance and direction, 3. Consistent with legislative initiatives codified in the USA PATRIOT Act, the FBI has outlined a new Investigative strategy for terrorism cases known as the Model Counter- terrorism Lavestigative Strategy (MCIS). How exactly are criminal and national security cases integrated pursuant to this new strategy? How is this strategy being implemented at FBI Headquarters and in the field? Response: In the past, inveshgators would have focused solely on either intelligence collectvon or criminal prosecution Recognizing that the long-term goa! of an intemational terrorism investigation is the development of mteligence regarding all aspects of the terrorist threat, the MCIS empowers fleld offices to ntlize a variety of means, ranging from non-crnminal measures fo prosecution, ta resolve a threat, but emphasizes the need to conduct intelbgence investigations m order ta fully identafy the nature and extent of the threat, its perpetrators, and hakages to terrorist groups However, because of their nature, mternahonal terronsm myestigations are nationally managed by CTD under the MCIS to ensure that field offices coordimate with the appropnate CTD operational, analytical, reports dissemination, arid operational support units dunmg the course of each stage of an invesiigation. 4. Does this strategy incorporate domestic terrorism and international terrorism cases? Respouse: The MCUS apphes only to International Tsrroriam unvestigations. Consequently, 1 - 2 - does not address domestic terrorism unvestigahons, which are conducted pursuant to the Attomey General Guidelines on General Crimes. REG. #53 000004716