The Joint Intelligence Committee was a committee chaired and membered by senior members of government and the intelligence community. The JIC was responsible for directing the national intelligence organisations of the UNSC on behalf of the UEG National Security Council, and providing advice to the Cabinet related to security, defence and foreign affairs. It oversaw the setting of priorities for the three intelligence and security agencies (Office of Communications, Office of Security and Office of Intelligence), as well as the Office of Defence Intelligence. A primary part of this role was to receive reports from these intelligence organisation, querying, reviewing and assessing these before passing them on to the National Security Council. The JIC also set the annual budget for all of th