DEAR (Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68-00069A000100120035-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: February 1, 1960
• Content Type: LETTER

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? THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
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WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
REFERENCE DEPARTMENT
AIR INFORMATION DIVISION
February 1, 1960
I understand that you have Initiated a
proposal to convene a meeting of most of the Publi-
cation Procurement Officers at some central location,
in order that there might be a
eaa e. exchange of information between the PPOs
and those concerned here with the results of their
STATINTL work.
Since this Division has virtually the
exclusive responsibility for guiding the.AFCIN
Publications Procurement Program, and since we would
welcome the opportunity to present some of our rather
special needs to the PPOs, I am very hopeful that
this proposed meeting will be approved. I would also
hope that it would meet with your approval for me to
represent AFCIN. My attendance at such a meeting has
been indorsed by the Librarian of Congress and the
Chief of Collections in AFCIN.
While there are a number of subjects we
would like to explore with the PPOS, there is one
particular area that seems to merit special attention.
I refer to the possibility of undertaking an intensive
effort to obtain from the USSR what we generally refer
to as, "reports type literature". During the past
year, several members of my staff attended international
conferences at which a certain amount of reports type
literature was distributed by members of the Soviet
delegation. When asked how such material might be
acquired on a systematic basis, the Soviet delegates
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uniformly expressed surprise that it was not already
being received on such a basis and proceeded to suggest
that it could undoubtedly be acquired by writing to the
appropriate Institutes. While I am sure we all realize
it is not as simple as the Soviet delegates would have
us believe, it is nevertheless a fact that some of this
published material is getting into circulation and this
provides some basis for believing that more of the material
might be obtained by some intensive negotiation.
Due to our constantly changing requirements,
we would also naturally welcome the opportunity to
discuss in detail our priority needs with the FFOS
and it would obviously be a great advantage to be able
to speak to most of them at one time. Once again,
therefore, may I express the hope that your proposal
will be approved.
Sioerel y yo
George A. Fugh? Jr. Chief
Air Informa-'lion ?ivi ion
Chairman.. Committee on Foreign
Publication Procurement
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington 25, D. C.
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