SURVEY OF CIA PUBLICATIONS
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CIA-RDP68B00969R000100040022-2
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RIPPUB
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2
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December 16, 2016
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July 27, 2005
Sequence Number:
22
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Publication Date:
July 26, 1966
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2 6 JUL 1966
NDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Plans
Deputy Director for Intelligence
Deputy Director for Science & Technology
Deputy Director for Support
Director of National Estimates
C"T : Survey of CIA Publications
1. A survey of gency publications. by a team headed by the
Chief, Inspection Staff and composed of a senior officer from each
directorate and the Office of National Estimates, has been completed.
The survey team examined duplication arnong publications, the need
for and dissemination of each publication. and the safekeeping of
publications disseminated outside the Agency.
2. The survey team took note in their report of the excellent
unilateral action by the Deputy Directors for Intelligence and for
Science and Technology in merging certain publications and disc-
uing: others. The consensus of the report was that there is no
unnecessary duplication in CIA's finished intelligence publications
and that the publications are directed towards a demonstrated need.
3.s a result of the findings of the survey tees;
actions shall be taken:
a. The Deputy Director for Intelligence should rev
the distribution of OCT daily and. weekly publications to deter-
he extent, if any, to which circulation of the Secret-level
publications needlessly duplicates that afforded Codeword
publications. Further, the Deputy Director for Intelligence
should take corrective action to stop any unnecessary circulation.
b. The Deputy Director for Intelligence, the Deputy
Director for Science and Technology, and the Director of
National stirnates should conduct an annual review of their
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ctive publications for the purpose of deti
.ny unnecessary duplication among publica-
and validate the continued need for each publication.
Recommendations concerning duplication believed to be
unnecessary and which cannot be eliminated by agreement
among those assigned this action *hall be presented. The
review shall be forwarded to the Executive
Director-Comptroller on or about 1 July 1967 and annually
thereafter.
c. The chairs
a plan to provide disssseemina
for the Director's review b
survey tearri shall rh out
ency publications
October 1966.
d. The Deputy Director for Support is to stud,,
feasibility of merging the Agency's separate security
functions and courier systems for the handling of S
s aterial and, in the event he recommends a
of those oystems, to submit such a plan
merger to the Executive
by 1 January 1967. The plan should include what interage
coordination will be necessary prior to such a merger.
the event the Deputy Director for Support recommends a
of the aforementioned security an,
the Deputy Director for Support is to propose to the Chairman
of the US Security Committee that his committee nxak
comparable community-wide study to determine the feasibility:
and advantages of a similar merger in other
and aaenciee
L. K. White
utive Director-Comptroller
?/ExDir
Rewritten an par O/IG cars (25 Jul 66)
1- Each Addressee
1 - O/ExDir
1-ER
I - O/IG
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