THE ACQUISTITION OF FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68-00069A000100140002-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 21
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: January 1, 1959
• Content Type: PAPER

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among the participating libraries and centralization of
action it the Department of State for' the purpose of taking
care of those problem areas of foreign publications pro-
ourement left unsolved by even the most sophisticated use
of traditional methods of library acquisitions. The a -
caption and implementation of this coordinated and eon-
tralized activity evolved to naturally from the emergency
war-time effort that any presentation of the present must
review this activity from the beginning. The Library of
Congress, the Department of State, the Armen Services,
and other Federal agencies faced the same prsblems. Sub-
Jest area lacks needed to be deteridAad. There were limy
tations of time, money, manpower, a'decreased publishing
aetirit- abroad and the complete closing off' of access to
some of the major publishing centers., Within these limi
tations government acquisitions personnel had to establish
relative priorities among their subject needs. Various
agencies had varying needs, but they now hag a common goal
that of the successful prop utiorr of the ws. The ftet
that certain of the agenbiews would have precedence 'Over
others in the receiving of materials in soma categories
had to be recognized end riepeo tad. To ftulate an ap-
preopriste acquisitions policy, achieve mutual agreement
an subject area priorities, to solve questis of prece-
dence, and to determine acquisitions channels promising
 the surest and most expeditious receipt of the needed pub
lications, there was wisely created the Interdepartmental
Committee on Foreign Aequisitil s, This coeitteee was
chaired by the Chief of What Was then called the Intelli-
genoe Acquisition and Distribution Division of the Depart-
ment of State. Its bership:ncluded' representatives
from those Federal agencies predominantly concerned,
Both the Library of Comss and the Department of
8 tate took action within the framework of their awn or-
ganizatio le The Library of Congress seated by sending
out foreign representatives to search and acquire through
exchange or purchase. One of these, W. Manuel Sanchez,
was a member of the Library's tern start . H. spent from
April,, 1943, to May, 1945, in Spain, Portugal, Algeria,
Italy a Fran*** The 1 ai R? art ,of the .rl of
Main r2z the-F11041 ear , law :gm LO. WS, des-
cribes in considerable detail this highly successful
mission. It is lively reeadi ng. Bes Ilea, if you remove
the bombings, the Work by fl; tshlight`' the purely v=%_time
calomation, you get a very pod pieture of the j of the
ntine~ean~l ecis
private li sraries which deper upon the Department of Cora-
meree for foreign economic rae orting end info ation ser-
viola are benefitting from this large
foreign so, onoaio publications
A few societies and inatituti s workix in close assoeia-
here would be attractive to priTate re earch libraries.
Program. ;Examples are the National Science Foundation.,
lological Abstracts, and
seachusette Institute o Technolo
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impossible for the Department of State to extend its aid
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regulations and prevailing serious under-"staffing it I
2d Session, known as the "Agricultural Trade Development
extension of similar aid to private research libraries
under the provisions of Public Law No. 480, 83d Congress
There is in the offing an interesting possibility of
beyond present confines
of the Librarian of Congress, in consultation with the
8eotion 104 to allows "Por financing under the direction
tends and' amends the basic law. Paragraph "n" extends
currencies. These foreign currencies are to be expended
in the areas where they accrue. The purposes for which
these funds may be used are spilled out~in the law. Pub-
lic Law No. 85-931, 85th Congress (September 6, 1958) ex-
and Assistance Act of 1954?" tinder this Act surplus agri-
cultural commodities have been sold abroad for foreign
National Science Foundation and other interested agencies,
in such amounts as may be specified from time to time in
appropriation acts, (1) programs outside the Mited States
for the analysis and evaluation of foreign books, periodi-
cals,, and,other materials to determine whether they would
04 other materials are of c>k.tural or educational signifi-
provide information of teohni a1 or ib .entific' signs `lcenC e
in the United States and Whe' ier such books, p+isriodioal>#,
(0 the registry, indeMCing, bin ing, reproduction,
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eueh hor*y, s * r* ~. r?~ ; ~ an,' other t 4er .tie and the a*-
posit thereof in libraries: W. rer~e 4h centers in the
to have such si v!.r1 :Ince; as . (11) thw ac UsltiorP of
xto t o ~I. em ati n
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of books, periodicals, Band, related rializ! date'
United ^tates ep?*^ial.i?in ; t the are s to vh-tch t ?e
Undoubtedly private reo+ arch l ;b'rarier over the
relate."
country envisioned th oelvap
recipients of valuable re0eirch
pat i zme diate!
of concern. iowever, Pr blic Law 85-951 merely "allows
for." No such bibliographic and acquisitions centerv
can be established unless proposed plane and budget es-
appropriations. Ira ediatel.y uron pa6rage of PL 85-931
ttmates are approved by the Bureau of the Budget and
are subsequently supported b specific Congressional
The Library of Congress called a meeting which took plate
on October 1, 1958. It was attended by representatives
Learned Societies, The Soci;,l "oience Research Council
from selected Federal a +enc^ies, the American Council of
and the Association of Rese rch Libraries, !rub has been
asked also to designate a present3ttve. Later that
paragraph for the balance of
"n" Pis, cal Year 145 and
same month plans and budget;,est1 tea for projects under
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local library or leard'
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operations- The Library an:d t
long s Y "ed the task of a xurie ln9
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reesearch ihra es. ie ca
cooperati re efforts and re ult in
ote -epartuwnt have
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ould further these
xt ion too ryrivate
such a .,id as th three a ional Libraries rid
t h + age o other Federal a et , .es now receive through the
ener ous assiatrou oaf t1 `rlaartant Of State.
libraries
1C Mr, Lewis Coffin, 7eputy Chief, ?rocess ng
Department, LC -
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