COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT OF FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS MINUTES OF THE TWELFTH MEETING, 23 SEPT. 1959

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PROCIB4I-12
23 September 1959
UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT OP FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS
Minutes of the Twelfth Meeting, 23 Sept. 1959
MEMBERS PRESS
AEC - Mrs. Doris M. Freer
AGRIC - Foster Mohrhardt
AIR -Maj. Elias Bacha
-Richard W. Bauer
Gerald C. Cooney, Alternate
JIG - Capt. E o. Gardner, Jr.
LC - Lewis C. Coffin
NAV! - Lt. Cdt. cd L. Southall,
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NSF - Frank B. R rs
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Paul.S. Feinstein, Alternate
OSD Lewis O. Evans, Alternate
STATE - Leo M. Goodman
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Chairman
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VISITORS
STATE - Charles E. Paine
1. The Chairman welcomed Capt. E. G. Gardner, 'Jr., J-2, and Mr. Gerald O.
Cooney alternate Army member, to their first Meeting.
2. Approval of Minutes. Minutes of the eleventh meeting were approved.
3. DCID 2/5. The Chairman announced that printed copies of DCID 2/5 were being
distributed to PROCIB members,
Alternate
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4, Discussion of the Rale of PROCIB Luther. ... Situations. The Chairman
anneencedreceipt eransmitting a CheckList, Agreed Guidance for Emergency Planning by USD Committees. The referenced
USIB document extended the deadline for the submission of Committee reports on
emergency planning from I October to 1 December 2959. It also announced the
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assist committees in the preparation of their reports.was unable 25X1A9a
to attend this meeting of PROM.
There was extended discussion of the principles outlined in PROC1B4-15 and
Attachment, 8 September 1959, summarized as follows:
a. The State Department, Navy, Army and 3-2 members objected to the idea
that field personnel of their respective agencies receive directions for procure-
ment from the proposed Foreign, Publications Center. The Air Force abstained.
b. The role of PROOIB during= emergerunrems questioned, in particular
by 3-2 member, who thought that the function of PROCIB should be maintained but
not the Committee itself.
e. The question of financing the proposed operation was raised. The Chair-
'410o6an pointed out that the whole emergency planning program, including the financing
_thereof, is being discussed in WIB.
d. There was disagreement as to the exact aonditions under which the
emergency planning recommendations go into effect. The Chairman pointed out that
the USIB Guidance paper referred to above is specific enough on this point to
dispel all confusion. The following quotation is pertinent, from the document
in question:
"1. Committee "should direct their planning primarily towards determin-
ing which intelligence activities under their present purview will be essential to
the war effort, towards determining how these activities should be continued', and
towards making provisions for insuring continued support to the Government under
conditions of nuclear attack."
Since it was evident from the above discussion that FROCIB members needed further
guidance on the subject or emergeweyprAning, the Chairman proposed to call a
special meeting of the USIB members of PROMS, to which and 25X1A2a
Col. M. J. Raved, Ft. Bolabird will be invited. The meetingcalled at
a time acceptable to=4=1. Col. Bagoogthe officer planningASDIC 25X1A2a
participation in emergen and the USIB members of PROC1B.
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5. Report on Various Commendations. It was reported that the various commendations
discussed. at the eleventh meeting of PROCIB, have been sent out. These include
the general one for seleeted local employees war t to thiliatt 25)oas M6a
t Ogram1 and the two specific ones for
The Chairman requested and received PROC1B enden#seemnt
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25X1A6a be recommended for the Intelligence Medal of Merit, awarded. by the
USIB1 has completed 3.4 years of exert/Awry work aind. is 25X1A
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6. New List of Members. The Chairman announced that a new list of PROCIB members
and. their alternates, if any, is being prepared. Each person present was requested
to ensure that the Secretary of PROCTh has on file a current letter of authorization
from their organization, stating the name and, security clearance of the amber and
his alternate.
7. Pro sed New p of Evaluations for Publications Procurement. The State
weber presented his proposal that uat one hereinafter be done post by post,
and not by an area such as Africa or Latin America. In the ensuing discussion, it
was pointed. out by the Army member that Army would. prefer preparation of and
transmittal of its own evaluations on its own field. personnel engaged in the
procurement of foreign publications. It was agreed that future evaluations sent
out by the State Department will evaluate only the work of publications officers.
Agencies other than the State Department may contribute to the evaluations.
Where such evaluations concern the work of military personnel, reference to the
State Department communication will be carried in the appropriate military report.
A sample draft copy of a proposed instruction to Athens, incorporating views of the
Department, CIA and the Army Nap Seri e is attached. (PR0CIB-D-16)
8. Selected USSR Serial Publications Available_ in theleeti-Co ons.
The Library".""---s member reported. that making arrangements to borrow
those titles on the List not held by the Library of Congress for purposes of
microfilniag. The Air Farce member made a strong plea for giving the Library
of Congress the originals of titles no longer needed. by USIB agencies.
9. PL lite Program. The Library of Congress member said that hearings were held
before the Senate Appropriations Committee, which in turn indicated that action
on the PL 480 program will be postponed to January, 1960. The National Science
Foundation representative stated. that his agency has had 32,500 pages of Russian
translated in, Israel; Mr. Scott Adams is now in Poland working out, the final
details of a contract there, hoping for possibly 19,000 pages of translation
from the Polish. Mr. Admvs is also planning to discuss a contract with
Yugoslavia.
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10. Exchange of Walications? with ? The Secretary called the attention,
of PROM top. A7060 ok the Congressi..: Rftord, for 17 August 1959, which
contains remarks try Senator Hulbert H. HUmphrey on the itibject "Increasing Our
Cultural Relations with Eastern Europe." The exchange of publications with
Hungary is one of the subjects covered.
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