CH/G STAFF MEETING 8 APRIL 1959 ACTION REQUIRED

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00680R000100320015-7
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 18, 1998
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: April 8, 1959
• Content Type: MIN

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Ch/G Staff Meeting
8 April 1959
ACTION REQUIRED
Item No. Action Required of Ch/G Action Required of Divisions
1 O/Ch/G to pass on names Chief, D/GC, to submit name
of those to attend to to O/Ch/G.
OAD/RR.
Divisions to follow the new
outline, as discussed.
3 Ch/G to circulate memo IGU questionnaire to be sent
re World Directory to in only by those who have
all GRA personnel. legitimate "cover".
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members of a Task Force to
consider GRA and ORR War Plans.
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Divisions to send in their
comments on "Office Periodical"
to O/Ch/G by 24 April.
Chief, D/GG, to put GRA's
CEP into operation as soon as
possible after the official
appointment of the members by
the head of the ORR career
service.
Division Chiefs to give further
through to this problem and
suggest to Ch/G what they
consider to be the most
effective solution.
Chief, D/GG, to submit comments
to Ch/G on Parts F and G of
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MINUTES OF THE GEOGRAPHIC RESEARCH AREA STAFF MEETING, 8 APRIL 1959
PRESENT:
1. Briefing on Philco TRANSAC S-2000 Computer
Chief/G announced that a one-day orientation seminar has been
arranged by OCR on the TRANSAC S-2000 Computer. This seminar is to be
presented on 20 April 1959 in Room 3-17 Central, commencing at 9:00.
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attending; Chief, D/GC, would like to have one person from D/GC attend
(probably ).
2. Change in Format of Monthly Reports
The group discussed the proposed change in format for the Area
Monthly Report. It was agreed that the Division Reports would follow
the new outline as closely as possible, but would include any additional
items as they consider necessary for division record purposes.
3. IGU World Directory of Geographers
After much discussion relative to the filling out of the question-
naire sent to many of our people by the IGU for compilation of a revised
"World Directory of Geographers", it was decided that only those persons who
have a legitimate cover (e.g., teacher at a university) could fill out and
return the questionnaire. Chief/G will circulate a memorandum to all GRA
personnel relative to this.
4. Publication of an Office Periodical by ORRR
The group discussed the memorandum sent to all Division and Branch
Chiefs by Chief, St/A, asking for comments on the institution of an
"Office Periodical" by ORR. Chief/G asked that the Divisions look this
over and submit all comments to O/Ch/G no later than 24 April.
5. Competitive Evaluation Panels
Chief/G will nominate the three Division Chiefs as members of the
Competitive Evaluation Panel for GRA, with Chief D/GG as Chairman for the
first term. asked that the Panel be put into operation as
soon as possible, in accordance with the procedure outlined in ORR Reg.
20-58. will make himself available for any assistance needed
in the setting up of the Panel, and will sit in on the first meeting of
the Panel.
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6. Briefing Program in ORR
Chief/G asked the Division Chiefs for their opinions of the present
briefing program in ORR for personnel going overseas for two-year tours.
This was discussed, and it was agreed that the present program is pretty
standardized, apparently with little thought given to what the individual's
real interests and needs might be. It was suggested that to take care of
this standard information, Divisions might draw up a concise one-page
summary of essential facts about the Division, with briefings set up only
on the basis of real interest or need. The Division Chiefs were asked to
give this additional thought and try to come up with ideas as to the most
effective kind of solution to this problem.
7. Intelligence Research Facilities and. Techniques
Chief/G passed on to chief, D/GG, Parts F and G of the paper prepared
by for his OTR course, and asked that MMMO submit 25X1A9a
comments to Ch/G, after coordinating them with Chief, D /GC.
8. War Plans
As considerable work is to be done in the next month on GRA and ORR
War Plans, Chief/G announced he would like to set up a Task Force to
develop suggested revisions to the current plans. The following were
appointed as members of this Task j orce:
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*9? Briefing on Communications Set-up-for Emergency Conditions
Chief/G announced there would be a briefing given on "Emergency
Communications" for all members of the Emergency Team who had not yet
heard it. This briefing will be presented at 10:00, 10 April, in
Room 1121 M.
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