activity report 2007.pdf

aboration was held between S.R.I. and American Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007. There were conducted exchanges of documents and meetings, both at expert level and at the level of the two institutions, and the cooperation protocol of the Romanian Intelligence Service and the Museum was extended for another five years. VI.3. Transfer of the former ‘Security’ archives In 2007, we continued transferring, to the CNAS, former State Security. Also, S.R.I. supported the activity of the C.N.A.S. by:  transferring 28 tomes, which included approximately 1,000,000 records on individuals whose correspondence was intercepted by Security  transferring, at the beginning of 2007, about 63,000 sheets - 98 files transmission frames on security officers whose names were published in the Official Journal of the political police. It is worth mentioning that during 2000 - 2007, the Romanian Intelligence Service transferred to the Council about 17,000 linear meters of archive - 1,601,129 records and 1,954,629 volumes. There have also been declassified over 42,000 cases with about 70 000 volumes, amounting to about 800 meters. Currently SRI only keeps those documents, which, if declassified, would have negative consequences for national security. 25 CHAPTER VII PRIORITIES FOR 2008 On July 1, 2008, the new organizational structure and new regulations of the Romanian Intelligence Service will become operational, based on the documents submitted for the approval of the Supreme Council of National Defence. They will provide the necessary conditions to further de-bureaucratize the activity, by:  elimination of intermediate levels and accelerating information flows vertically  horizontal collaboration development and shortening response times of urgency activities that involve consultation / combined efforts of several structures of different units  strengthening co-operation between the structures of central and local level of service in the prevention and countering specific security risks. During 2008, will be implemented - with the approval of CSAT - A new concept of integrated planning, which includes: developing an Information Strategy and subsequently, a director of planning, setting goals and priorities of informative work, developing a security risk map based on which to take action (each central and territorial structures, creating tools and procedures for allocating resources and assessing the effectiveness in accordance with the principles of modern organizational management applicable to these processes). This plan will be implemented as an uniform assessment of the results of informative activity focused on the qualitative dimension of information. In parallel, we continue to strengthen the analytical capacity at all levels - from early warning to the strategic dimension - the development tools available and implement new analytical methods in the current activity. Each structure will have tools for gathering information, analysis and planning information resources and international cooperation processes which will work and be assessed in an integrated manner. In order to adjust to the new realities of security, the transformation includes re- assessment of priorities and modalities of cooperation nationally and internationally, in order to:  overcome bureaucratic or technical difficulties that hinder the efficiency of the co-operation with other institutions;  prioritize the external cooperation on clearly defined objectives and maximize the results of the cooperation in bilateral or multilateral format. In this respect, we will develop a new concept of international cooperation which will ensure the proper cooperation with external partners and community structures in the field, and will provide the tools to develop new partnerships; - optimize the coordination mechanisms at national level on the cooperation in the EU or NATO framework, and providing a greater impact in activities organized under the auspices of the two organizations. Special interest will be given to improve the activities based on open sources (OSINT) and taking 26  advantage of the EU expertise as well as to strengthen the efforts to prevent and combat terrorism in both formats (EU and NATO). The upgrading the human resource management will have as priorities:  to develop career management tools for the intelligence officer  to improve training methods and training of staff, by using the expertise gained through European cooperation and Euro-Atlantic integration  to develop cooperation with research and academic structures in Romania and abroad. Communication with civil society and the media will also be reconfigured - based on a flexible approach to ensure better public positioning of the institution - and we will take actions to strengthen the security education. From this point of view, the measures taken in the recent years, according to CSAT decision to solve the problem of the State Security files marks the final break of reminiscences of the past and is an important step in ensuring a correct perception of our institution by public opinion. The success of each of these projects depends, however, not only on the efforts of our institution, but also on objective factors which are essential for the activity optimization, among which stand out:  updating the legislative framework, by promoting the laws on national security, ready for a fast connection to the new normative benchmarks of intelligence;  allocating the financial resources to support SRI’s activities and the planned modernization efforts. 27