CH/G STAFF MEETING, 13 AUGUST 1959 ACTION REQUIRED

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• Publication Date: August 13, 1959
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Ch/G Staff Meeting
13 August 1959
ACTION REQUIRED
Item No.
3. To be discussed at a
later meeting.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
12. None required.
13 of it
14. 10 it
15. Plans to be discussed
at next staff meeting.
Action Required of Ch/G Action Required of Divisions
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None required.
Actg. Chief, D/GG to investigate.
Rpt. of Current Status of East-West
Changes to be sent to D/GL.
25X1A9a
to make known their
ideas & findings at a later session.
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MINUTES OF THE GEOGRAPHIC RESEARCH AREA STAY MEETING, 13 AUGUST 1959
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PRESENT:
1. D/GG Editors
25X1A9a
25X1A9a as to the role of the D/GG Editors
in St/PB. stated he thought their role was meant to be of
a high policy review type as well as mechanical and substantive.
For a clearer understanding
are to meet at a later date. 25X1A9a
2. Satellite Peripheral Roads
25X1A9a 25X1A9a
At suggestion stated he would look into
the analysis of all Satellite and USSR railroad and road building
as related to possible strategic use in event of war because he was
aware of the Army Engineers being involved in such studies. However,
he did mention that he thought an MR study would prove profitable
since it would acquaint people at headquarters of its significance.
3. PAIGH General Assembly Meeting
informed the group that the PAIGH General Assembly meeting
will be at Lima, Peru some time between 1 May and 15 June 1960.
4. Collection Guide Series for ORR
25X1A9a
advised that i' St/I/RR, was sending him a
memorandum spelling out the specific details which he, along with
representatives from the Economic Area and St/PB, had worked out for
an ORR Collection Guide Series. The format would be similar to that
25?5X .A9zpf the OCR and OSI Collection Guide Series. It was recommended that
X~/~ Messrs. meet with to see what can be done
to include the types of collection guide work that is needed for
topographic maps and other mapping intelligence items.
stated he thought this can be an excellent formal recognized vehicle
which the area could now use to guide collectors toward procurement.
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5. SA to Ch/G/RR
25X1A9a 25X1A9a
announced that will be detailed for a
two-year period to the Office of the Chief Geographic Research as Special
Assistant to Ch/G. will resume his duties as a Senior 25X1A9a
Cartographer to the Cartography Division at the end of this period.
25X1A9a will be Acting Branch Chief of the Far East
Compilation Branch, D/GC, during this time.
6. Fulfillment of Requirement Requests
It was decided that the responsibility should rest with the researcher
formulating the requirement to make sure that requirements submitted have
taken into consideration all kinds of sensitive material already on hand,
thus eliminating the need for St/I to check back with the individual
each time to make sure that this has been done.
7. Senior Officer College Candidates
asked for nominations to the Senior Officer Schools and
Colleges. GRA. did not have any for this time, however, - did25XlA9a
mention he would like to nominate D/GG personnel the next time.
8. East-West Geographer Exchange
notified the group of the receipt of a copy of a
letter that came in to from Mr. Chauncey Harris, 25X1A9a
Dean of the Division of the Social Sciences, University of Chicago,
Chicago, Illinois addressed to Mr. Frederick T. Merrell, Director,
East-West Contacts Staff, Department of State. In the letter Mr. Harris
is passing on his views about the exchange team and states that the
whole negotiation is being held up pending financing by the National
Science Foundation. He also makes mention of the end of April and
May as being appropriate times for the Soviet Delegation to come to
the United States. stated that the status of the exchange25X1 A9a
is included in Report No. 13 of the Current Status of East-West
25X1A9a Exchanges of 1 July 1959 prepared by East-West Contacts Staff, Department
of State. requested that report be forwarded to him.
9. Machines at Map Library
25X1A9a
Suggestion made to 25)C that specialist from St/FM,
be called in to make an objective survey of what functions or savings, if any,
25X1A9 could be accomplished by utilization of machines in the Map Library. It was
decided that meet to discuss situation
first.
10. D/GG Vacancies
made known that D/GG had three cut and dried vacancies.
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lew .M0,
25AAA9a arctic Course
25X1A9a
advised that have returned from
their TDY at the Arctic Course at McGill University. They both thought the
course to be at a very high intellectual level and expect to give their
findings and ideas in a session in about a week or so.
25X+A9aGM on Laos
described a project being self-initiated on Laos which will
be published as a GM. It was coordinated with ONE, OCI and DD/P.
25X1A9China Atlas
commented that the China Atlas was all set and ready
to go with no loose ends left.
25X1X7
15. IGU Meetings
Plans for GRA participation in the IGU meetings in Stockholm
in 1960 to be discussed at the next staff meeting.
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25X1A6a
*16. Proposed Reduction in Strength of DD/I Components,
25X1A9a
made known as into that the DD/I sent a memo to Chief, NE
dated 21 July 1959 in which he proposes to cut the Strategic Branch by 4
and Scientific Branch by 7. Of the total reduction of 11 positions,
7 would be affected by simmer of 1960 and the remainder of 4 by the summer
of 1961. Mr. Amory's memo also pointed out that this would reduce Agency
total capability to produce S & T intelligence at the highest effective
level. Mr. Amory strongly recommended the consideration of the assignment
of S & T specialists from DD/I to support and assist collection activities
at field stations.
*17. OPAL 1959
25X1A9a
informed the Division Chiefs that GRA's problem
will be that the team will be expected to develop invasion areas
based upon certain assumptions that will be laid down for the particular
problem. Substantive competence will be needed for.Soviet Union material.
25X1A9a is mainly interested in the
administrative functioning of a team in a critical situation. The total
GRA team will be as follows:
3 from D/GG --
3 from D/GC --
2 from D/GL
25X1A9a
*18. Unloved Project
25X1A9a
brought up the problem of coming upon an unlogged project
in a USSR Branch map drawer. (This project was an overlay of a map of
USSR, along with a listing of coordinates and points, 15 in all.)
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