STATUS OF ONI INDEXING PROJECT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67-00896R000100110066-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 66
• Publication Date: June 16, 1961
• Content Type: MF

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Approved For Release 2001/08/30 : CIA-RDP67-00896R000100110066-0
16 June 1961
MtI 0 AN1XJ d MR s Chief, Document Division
Status of ONI Indexing Project
1. . Since I.finished my TDY at ONI on 3 March, I have received every
weev approximately 20 of the more difficult Navy documents to review for
consistency in uce of the ISC. Late in April I began to spend I day a
week with the ONI personnel in diecuseing coding and systems problems.
The aim all along has been to determine when CIA could accept ONI coding
for acceptance into the Intellofax system.
2. Although ONI'o coding has progressed and improved.. I have still
felt it necesoary to review nozza of the work before giving the green
light for final acceptance of their work. Oita is having difficulty in
classifying the jobs high enough in line with Air Force and CIA. At
present there is 1 GS-9 (Assistant to Mrs. Young).. 1 GS-7, 2 GS-5's and
one Chief. Navy Classification has not been convinced that the coding
operation deserves more than 0S-5 rating. This has made it impossible
to recruit badly needed additional gvalified personnal.
3. The hardest blow was received this week with the announcement
that the GS-9 was resigning effective 16 June to accept a position with
private industry. This means that there isno one person to do the reviewing
and to act as supervisor. There can also be no recruitment for this
vacancy until decisions higher up the line are resolved.
4. Syr informal recommendation to Mrs. Young was that the 4 coders
be temporarily detailed to CIA where the work could be closely supervised
and the final product used both in the Intellofax System and in ONI's
machine system. The difficulty in accepting this proposal lies in the
fact that 3 of the 4 coders need to be on hand to answer questions re3arding
other operations in OP 923 M5 and cannot be physically away from the area.
5. Ideally CIA should send someone over to ONI again to supervise
the project. Vacation schedules in our own Branch iiv a this well ni;h
impossible during, the summer months. ONI plans to rotate weekly the
reviewing work song 3 of the coders. Some batches will continue to be
sent to CIA for review and I will try to maintain a weekly visit to the
Pentagon.
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