ORR DIARY, 17 AUGUST 1951

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67-00059A000400280092-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 16, 2000
• Sequence Number: 92
• Publication Date: August 17, 1951
• Content Type: NOTES

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A.S.LRIAt The AD/RR PRESIDED AT THE ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE COMEETTEE Meeting.
(21. hrs) (17 August)
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Mr, John D, Garrett, Department of COMMERCE, INVITED CIA TO PARTICIPATE
IN the WORKING GROUP ON NICKE4_to_mset on 17 August, AFTER CONFERR-
ING EITH Mr. mom WPms Mr. MANNOR ADVISED Garrett THAT CIA .WOULD
NOT BE REPRESENTED. (' hr) (16 August)
Mr, (M/FM) ADVISED Mr011111111 TEAT a preliminary investigation
indicated that the SOVIET BLOC HAS THE FACILITIES, TECHNICAL KNOW.
LEDGE AND MATERIALS FOR PRODUCING ELECTROLYTIC MANGANESE., Accordingly,
Mr. ADVISED Mr. C. K. Nichols, Department of DEMISE, that it
was NOT FEASIBLE FOR CIA TO PREPARE THE ANALYSIS OF THE STRATEGIC?
IMPORTANCE TO THE SOVIETS OF ELECTROLYTIC MANGA:1`32, requested by
Mr. Nichols on 9 August. hr) (16 August)
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CONCERNED REGARDING vrin LIKELIHOOD THAT ANTIBIOTICS AND SULFONALaDE
DRUGS smug THEIR MiirE BEING TRANSSHIPPED VIA
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BELGIUM TO'JIHE SOVIET BLOC. Mr. ADVISED WITH Miss
Mammy', IMMOMMI, Department of COMMERCE, and mill sedt Mr. Paul
Wane, Investigation Staff, Commerce. However, until international
controls are tightened, there is no assurance that withholdingof
drags by one manufacturer would prevent the flan- of same to the
Soviets. (1 hr) (16 August) -
Mr.- (SIu') WAS CONTACTED BY mr. Douglas Smith, OIR? Department
of STATE, TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON TOTAL AND SPECIFIC INVE=INTS
IN INDIVIDUAL YUGOSLAV INDUSTRIAL PLANTS. Mr. Smith also saw
Mr. CD/I) relative to this problem. (11 hrs) (16 August)
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1111111111111111 (I/AIR) VISITO WITH the Economic Advisor to the
MUNITIONS BOARD (Mr. Garrett) AND DISCUSSED ECONOMIC IMPACTS aF
? AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS. Mr, Garrett confirmed Mr, Marshall
Wood, Chief, Planning and Research Division? Office of the Comptroller,
USAF, as the best current contact for this type of information.
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(I hi) (15 August)
(I/AIR) VISITED VIITH Mr. Wren A. Tracy, Chief,
Office of Aircraft Programs MUNITIONS BOARD, and DISCUSSED PRO.
CURMETT for 0/RR OF DETAIA U.S. AIRCRAFT PROGRAM MATERIAL INPUT
- FIGURES FOR COMPARATIVE PURPOSES, ( hr) (15 August)
(I/AIR) SECURED UNIT WEIGHTS OF CRITICAL AIRFRAME
MATERIALS FOR 13 DLTEERENT USAF AND USN AIRCRAFT TYPES broken down
by airframe weight, total bill of materials meight? 5 of difference;
and then the break.downs by ironl carbon steel, alloy steel., stain?
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'magnesium, and miscellaneous base metals; FROM the Industrial Factors
Branch, orms OF THE COMPTROLLER, USAF, CA hr) (15 August)
(I/AIR) VISITED WITH Mr, ElvinA, Heys Industrial
Factors Branch, OFFICE OF THE COMP1ROLIER, USAF, AND DISCUSSED TRENEC
IN AIRCRAFT JET ENGINE PRODUCTION toward elimination of critica
materials with an attendant increase in overall meight, Overall
weights of current engine types were secured,. (1 hr) (16 August)
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Mas FDD, NET WITH Mr. (M/FM) TO DIscups THE VALUE OF
.SEVERAL RUSSIAN DOCUMENTS IN RELATIONSHIP TO CURRENT PROJECTS. One
Of these was considered of value as it covered in detail the SCRAP
INDUSTRY IN THE USSR, (3/4 hr) (16 August)
OSI? CONSULTED WITH mr. (g/Fm) REGARDING a SAMPLE
OF FERROCHROME whidh had been PRODUCED IN YUGOSLAVIA. The CUMICAL
COMPOSITION OF the SAME was similar to that of the US STANDARDS,
(1/4 hr) (16 Aug) -
(1.1/P) CONTACTED Mr, Baxter Wood, G-2, CONCERNING /D-35,
(1 hr) ?(16 Aug)
(MVC) DISCUSSED G-2 POLICY with
later covered ORDNANCE IT IGENCE
POLICY with (3 hrs) (16 Aug)
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CUSSION OF DiDiI OF THIS BRANCH TO BE SUPPLIED ar FDD, (1 hr)
(16 Aug)
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(S/TR) CONTACTED !at, Cox, Area Analysis, C4 TO
EXAMINE FILES FOR DATA of value to ORR Projects 11-51 (SOVIET-
FLAG OCEAN. TRAFFIC) and 17-51 (CASPIAN SEA TRAFFIC). Aside fraa
excellent port data compiled for the NIB program, there appears to
be little of value readily available in Area Analysis, 0-20
(1 1/2 bra) (16 Aug)
Messrs. 1.......1111111111111111 and Misses and
Mit CONFERRED WITH another contingent from the Topographic Re-
search Branch, ACIS, ARMY MAP SERVICE, headed by Mr, G, Hartley,
accompanied by Moe are Ota, Cavanaugh, Manger, Thompson, and
Fousek. The ACIS group explained its NEEDS AND PROBLEMS OF LIAISON
IN EXCHANGE OF MATERIALS with D/G. (1 1/2 bra) (16 Aug)
Balance of QM. nothing to report
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