NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 16 FOREIGN LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67-00059A000100070013-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 19, 2000
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: September 23, 1953
• Content Type: REGULATION

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CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY INFORMATION
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 16
FOREIGN LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS
(Approved 3/7/53; CONFIDENTIAL)
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 102 of the National Security
Act of 1947, as amended, and for the purposes enunciated in paragraphs
(d) and (e) thereof, the National Security Council hereby authorizes and
directs that:
1,. The Director of Central Intelligence shall insure the coordina-
tion of the procurement of foreign language publications for intelligence
purposes, it being understood that captured documents are excepted from
this provision.
2. The Director of Central Intelligence shall provides, as a primary
responsibility, for the following services to the IAC agencies.
a, Preparing and disseminating English language excerpts.,
summaries, abstracts, and compilations from foreign language pub-
lications,
b. Developing and maintaining indexes, accession lists, and
reference services regarding foreign language publications of
intelligence interest.
3. The Director of Central Intelligence shall insure the coordina-
tion of the above activities, as well as the coordination of translation
services, with similar activities maintained by the intelligence agencies
in accordance with their needs; such coordination shall not prejudice
the maintenance of facilities necessary to meet departmental demands,
4. The intelligence agencies of the Government shall grant to the
Director of Central Intelligences, upon request, access to foreign language
publications in their possession.
5. An Advisory Committee on Foreign Language Publications shall be
established to assist the Director of Central Intelligence in the imple-
mentation of this directive. It shall be composed of the IAC agencies
and other agencies of the Government will be invited to sit with the
'Committee on matters which concern them.
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