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Response The nationally managed and centrally dnven CT and Cl programs offer the benefit of consistent and focused guidance and direction SACs do, though, still retain contro! of ther investigative assets, and any balance of power shift between FBIHQ and the field SACs required by a complex or multi-agency case ig usually understood as appropriate and beneficial fer the overall effectiveness of the Bureau. For example, while the Assistant Director for CI clearly sets program parameters through the development of the CI strategy and program plans, SACs continue to exercise contre! cver feld 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, investigators would have focused solely on sither intelligence collection or criminal prosecution Recognizing that the long-term goa! ofan international terronsm investigation is the development of mtelligence regarding all aspects of the terrorist threat, the MCIS empowers field offices to utilize a variety of means, ranging from non-enminal measures to prosecution, ta resolve a threat, but emphasizes the need to conduct intelhgence investigations m order to fully idenudy the nature and extent of the threat, its perpetrators, and hakages to terrorist groups However, because of their nature, mtemational terronsm mvestigations are nationally managed by CTD under the MCIS to ensure that field offices coordinate with the appropnate CTD operational, analytical, reports dissemination, and operational support units dung the course of each stage of an investigaon. 4. Does this strategy incorporate domestic terrorism and international terrorism cases? Response: The MCIS apphes only to International Terrorism investigations. Consequently, it doa not address domestic terrorism investigahons, which are conducted pursuant to the Attomey General Guidelines on General Crimes. 4g MISC. REQ. #53 000004716