NIS COMMITTEE MEETING NO. 268

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• Publication Date: May 27, 1958
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NIS COMMITTEE MEETING NO. 268
27 May 1958
1, The following were present:
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Mr. D. J. Clinton
Mr. J. A. Minogue
Lt. D. P. Harvey
Lt. Col. H. K. Avery
Mr, Chas. P. Berney
State
Army
Navy
Air Force
Air Force
CIA (Chapter I Coordinator)
CIA (Ass't. Chap. I Editor)
CIA (Chairman)
CIA (Vice Chairman)
CIA (Acting Secretary)
n attendance for Item Z only.
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MIS Annuals
The following schedule for the production of Chapter I Annuals
in FY 1959, which was prepared by Army in coordination with State,
Navy, and Air Force producers, was reviewed and approved by the
Committee, subject to acceptance by the CIA offices concerned
(refer to Item 2 NCM 267):,
NIS
Area
Due Date to OBI/CIA
Denmark
15 Aug
58
39A
Communist China
15 Sep
58
58
27
Turkey
15 Oct
42
Thailand
15 Nov
58
11
Sweden
15 Dec
58
26
U. S. S. R.
15 Jan
59
9
Spain
15 Feb
59
36
Pakistan
15 Mar
59
19
Hungary
1 Apr
59
Iran
15 Apr
59
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1 Czechoslovakia 15 May 59
41 Netherlands is June, 59
arhedule was subsequently accepted by
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The Committee took note of the need for some realignment
of production effort in the contributing agencies in order to meet this
Chapter I Annual schedule, and agreed that this matter would be taken
into consideration in the development of the over-all NIS production
schedule for FY 1959.
3. Department of Labor Request for Selected NIS Units
The Committee approved the release on a continuing basis
of Chapter IV (Sociological) and Chapter V (Political) on the following
listed N1S areas to the Office of International Labor Affairs,
U. S. Department of Labor, in accordance with letter of justification
dated 13 May 1958:
NIS
Area
NIS
Area
9
Spain
SOA
Ghana
21
Yugoslavia
50B
Nigeria and British Cameroons
24
Greece
50C
French West Africa, Togo,
36
Pakistan
and Spanish Sahara
37
Ceylon
50D
Sierra Leone, Gambia, and
41A
North Korea
Portuguese Guinea
41B
South Korea
68
Iceland
43D
South Vietnam
99
PhittppineS
46
Tunisia
100A
Republic of Indonesia
48
Morocco
1008
Netherlands New Guinea
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Release of NIS to
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a. Only NIS units which have progressed to the point
of preparation for printing are listed. This limitation is
imposed to avoid possible discrepancy in cutoff date
and/or unit designation resulting from changes in NIS
drafts subsequent to transmittal of release authorization
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The, vice chairman referred to a memorandum from the
Army member addressed to all members of the NIS Committee,
dated 26 March 1958, requesting the Committee?s consideration of
25X1X7 a request by to an Army representative for an exchange
of information bearing on psychological aspects of the Cold War.
The request referred specifically to NIS on countries "bordering
Greece, Italy, and Turkey."
The vice chairman pointed out that the type of information
requested is presented in the NIS Sections of Chapters IV (Sociological)
and V (Political), which are produced by State and CIA, and that
disclosure of these NIS units to a foreign government through Army
channels is not presently authorized. Only specifically designated
NIS units produced by State and CIA may be made available by CIA
representatives to their counterparts in certain foreign countries
under procedures prescribed by IAC--D,.45/12. Committee con.,
sideration. in this instance must, therefore, be given first to the25XlX7
question of whether the benefits accruing to the U. S., are such as
to warrant disclosure of the requested NIS units to
and secondly, if the Committee finds that such release is in the
national interest, to determine the position of the Committee with
respect to making the disclosure through Army rather than CIA
channels. If the Gomm ittee conclusions are that the request should
be granted, recommendations to that end would be submitted to the
IAC for final decision.
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The present governmental crisis was discussed
at length in connection with its bearing on the request under con-
sideration. After examining the matter fully it was the consensus
2 1 ornmittee that any consideration of release of NIS to the
at this time would be inappropriate.. Accordingly, it was
agreed to defer all action on Army' a memorandum pending
25X1X7ETesolution of political situation.
6,. Changes in NIS Production Schedule
a. The Committee approved a request from the Department
of the Army contained in memorandum dated 20 May 1958 for the
t ubstitution in the FY 1958 NISProduction Schedule of Section 35
(Ports and Naval Facilities) on NIS 63 (Indian Ocean Islands) for
Section 33 on NIS 90 which had previously been rescheduled for
FY 1959 (refer to Item 3 NCM 263).
b. The Committee approved a request from the Department
of the Army contained in memorandum dated 26 May 1958 that
Section 32M (Highway) on NIS 5 (Belgium) be substituted for Section 32
on NIS 102 (Southwest Pacific Islands) in the FY 1958 NIS Production
Schedule.
The following memorandum from the Coordinator,
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NIS Section 45, dated ZZ May 1958, was submitted for Committee
consideration:
"Recent changes in Tunisia have rendered obsolete
large portions of the draft Section 45 currently being produced
under the FY 1958 schedule. Revision of the manuscript will
delay completion of the paper until FY 1959, but a better,
more up-to:-date product will result. Since data on these
changes became available only recently after much of the
manuscript had been completed and the delay is due to factors
beyond control of OSI, I request that the Section 45 on Tunisia
be dropped from the FY 1958 schedule. This would still leave
9 Sections 45 on the FY 1958 schedule, one more than the
number OSI is normally committed to produce annually.
The section on Tunisia would be rescheduled early in FY 1959.
The Committee approved the foregoing request of the
Coordinator, NIS Section 45.
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7. NIS Memo No. 6
The vice chairman informed the members that NIS Memo
No. 6 relating to the NIS Commendations program had been approved
by the Director and Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, and
would be published and disseminated for insertion in the NIS Standard
Instructions (refer to Item 4.NCM 259). Letters announcing the
inauguration of this program will be sent b.j the Deputy Director of
Central Intelligence to the Chiefs of Intelligence of the IAC agencies
participating in the NIS program. Nominations will be made by the
NIS producing agencies and submitted to the NIS Committee for
consideration and decision on award of commendation certificate.
In accordance with request of the members, NIS Memo
No. 6 will be disseminated in bulk directly to the NIS Committee
members for distribution within their respective agencies.
8. Intelligence Products Exhibit
The vice chairman advised the Committee that there was
no prohibition against IAC agencies designating non-IAC personnel
engaged in the NIS program for attendance at the IAC Intelligence
Products Exhibit (refer to Item 7 NCM 262), provided such personnel
were cleared for access to TOP SECRET material. The names of
such individuals should be submitted by the NIS Committee member
of the agency for whom the individual is working, and they should be
listed separately and identified as non-IAC personnel, together with
certificates of security clearance status. The list is to be. submitted
to OBI two weeks prior to the date of the exhibit. The date of the
next Intelligence Products Exhibit was given as 26 June with lists
of those who will attend from the IAC and non"IAC agencies due in
OBI by 12 June.
9. The next meeting of the NIS Committee will be held at
1000 hours on Tuesday, 17 June 19
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