can collect, provide and evaluate the information required, and by which the intelligence can be obtained in the form most suitable for the work of C.O.S.S.A.C. (ii) The information supplied to C.O.S.S.A.C. will normally be in the form of appreciations or papers prepared by Service Ministries, etc. at the request of C.O.S.S.A.C. (iii) Information passed to C.O.S.S.A.C. will be collated and evaluated by the Ministry or Command concerned before it is transmitted. In the planning stage, the Intelligence branch of C.O.S.S.A.C.