External Reseach Coordinating Activities, 7-21May 1954

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000100140197-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 4, 2002
• Sequence Number: 197
• Publication Date: May 24, 1954
• Content Type: MF

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FOR.. Special Assistant to the Director
for Planning and Coordination
SUD EC'T:
&arternal Research Coordinating
Activities, 7-21 May 1954
Research on B loitation of Foreign Documents. The Agency has
ted to this subject:
l
a
S continuing interest. in three projects re
Mechanical Translation: Of the several active expert-
l translation in the cexatntr the
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h
ca
an
mental projects on mec
A eoc has been most Interested in the work of
working closely with earlier this
leersoae-
trated for the benefit of Agency "earlier
d
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s
emo
year
net what he called a version of a translating machine.
The Agency's poettion with respect to research on mechanical
n eras set forth in a Memo from General Cabell to the
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ans
Deputy Secretary of Defense dated 12 May 1953 which stated that
we wore aware of the interest of the Department of Defense in
sponsoring research and development in, this field and that we
would appreciate being informed about developments so that we
in whatever
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lmi d consider inclusion of the interests o
jests might come into being.
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Develop-
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serve as the executive agent of the Department of
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otiating with n a possible contract. Both
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and the Department of Defense wil
an developments.
b. ,t hanicsl 1ndoxing: Office of
tific tool ligeence 051), is 1n roes a development
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of' & system whereby an analyst can retrieve materials relatial
which is the limit imposed by most present library. code systems.
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e Agency has spent approximately I in developing an
experimental machine which is now housed in 0$1. In addition,
two machines to be built to specifications by =have been
ordered and will be delivered sometime next winter. OS! may
request a rather sizable budget to permit it to continue internal
research on this project. The Office of Collection and Dissemination
is apt to oppose such a request on the grounds that it is the Office
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in the Agency responsible for such shatters. Conflicts between
di
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Offices arise regularly and we may be expected pow
c. Index of Italian News ers I feel that analysts within
the Agency and in a ther agencies within the intelligence community
to be called upon to resolve them.
paper. IHoweever. the chief of the r oreign imcurne
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have discussed the matter informally with the Director of the
-e made a good case for the need for an index of a leading
vis-ion does not believe that this is a priority matter, hence
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cannot assign the preparation of such an index to his staff. I
graduate student in his aC 00 Could p y repare such a
by an interagency committee on foreign document exploitation.
need for such an index. I have requested that the matter be discussed
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comparable to the which has 25X1 A
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prepare a proposed OpOr-~MLonal survey
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the contemporary press of Eastern Asia. My suggestion
resulted from a need expressed by persons in the intelligence co
been produced bye or a-eveera years. a props sa su m.
di
gesr.
effort to determine the feasibility of producing a
evert ess, l have requested comments on the proposal from
several interested Offices and from the State Department. One
way or another I foal that the Agency should take the leadership
in having We kind of digest produced.
At the suggestion
]01 AUXX IS organization presented
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posed research on economic growth of Burma.
trade patterns, and certain anthropological
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Questionnaires have been filled out by
ve been proce+tsed for a particular purpose.
cost they can be thoroughly processed.
project and a meeting on it will be
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aspects of
projects nex
ma. I have arranged for a discussion of these
ask.
At m suggestion the Dirac
submitted reports on
is now undertaking for a research contractor
r - rtment the Army. One project deals with the
ORR and DD!P are interested in the project
but are not interested in supporting further research on this area.
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other project deals with attitudes *(L-- I
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d Foundation Programs in the Near East, South
lea.'' Agency offices found the report useful and
ONE made detailed constructive suggestions for future
this kind.
b. plee rt on`eedztioa Research pree terms;
ce of Training requested five additional copies of all of
of paper for distribution overseas and
istribution during the riled. xD/P requested 25 additional
papers produced to date.
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distribution of Reefarc t1 Products: No now products were available
s cholc- tcai Warfare Research: I attended the monthi
ncios uivotveR psychological wart
reported that a baU dozen papers on
ch are reaching the publication stage.
a now project designed to redefine psychological wa
been started. Strategic vs. tactical, civilian vs. military.
go vs. short-range aspects of psychological warfare
be considered.
oordi na
net Research/OIC
OIC/C :br (24 May 1954)
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