AGENCY SURVEY OF MICROFILM OPERATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00211R000300110068-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: July 19, 2006
• Sequence Number: 68
• Publication Date: June 24, 1954
• Content Type: MF

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1. You d:.1recall that on 15 Decemit
Areh3.r t of tbe United t ea iwmutory ei `ila t.ng t nt
Owned or ranted the lacy. The ea nt tentory Vag only 0as
, s n su e t tit ;ttn a etc tilei t rMti wr y que
Sire ch the General rvi Ad tx':tia sent to all Govern:
amt ; neies.
Z. i
. i1v ruing
s h matters,
a. The specific types o records Bch are being micro-
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3. AuUor
rve a tch
b. More effecti
ti Ii..ti.
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eral ais
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the a oral Services Administration author-
a. st b .1 shent of a c+a atin t: Gover-nmnt-vide
Or a agencies to obtain a .. ;Pay;.?.
A review of existing projects.
ti to savlap +ssibi
participate in the ,
survey, 1n our opinion there is an obligation to cagily with the
p in sur syla the microfilming operations of the Agency. a q u e s t i o n
.mire o which manor or, ni tta l c nts requet ti to fur
nish data concerning their microfilming operations similar that -
tte by General Services AftinIstration.
. A copy of the "o d questionnaire., together with the craft or
an Agticand x is attached for your approval and authentication. r ti~~ Notice have the concurrence of the Chief of to Logistics The
f Technical P-eview arid Polio Staff) . No qt r concurrences are
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believed to necessary.
Attachment
Questionnaire
Draft of Pro rsed Agency Notice
passae of enabling legislation which would
l pro cts as nd squi nt in acco -
of funds for a hixl
cea Administration staff.
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: Deputy re+ t (Administration',
You will recoil that on 15 December 1953
*q i apt oumd or rentmd by the Agemy.
vim only one of sev*a schedules cox stet tin a
a do s survey uostta i.r< Bch the Geveral Servites
tration sent all Gover of a u ies .
r six scheduleo as that would
itt laformstion R Mmose
of records vtd. are being aft.
LI* efficiency awl cost of
t tcrofi mf g 1 ct$ .
t
trator of neral Services by
Act of 1950. The Survey vblah W"
the efri ien y and cost of sicrofii1m
Federal a wwies bad as its cb5oc
b{ More etf ti q i nt use
n?ti Ii do
our-my The is now complete and a r report ref . i by
&1 Sertices ) iuistra ics icates mat sihili ie for
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u the adoption of the follow
a. Establishment of a continuing government-wide micro-
film control program.
b. A requirement for
i`or new projects
be established.
dies to obtain arwroval
ante with regulations to
view of existing projects.
d. The passage of enabling legislation which would
give the General Services Administration auth-
ority control projects and equitent in accord-
ence with standards to be established..
The appropriation of funds for a highly
General Services Administration staff.
5. feel that there are proportionate savings possibilities in
fi Agency and, although we could not participate in. the government-
wide survey, in our opinion there is an obligation to comply wit the
intent of this survey. Accordingly, we have end as the initial
step in surveying the minrof'ii ing operations of the Agency, a question.
naire on which all ,)or organizational components are requested to fur.
nish data concerting their microfilmi operations similar to that re-
quested by General Services Administration.
6. A copy of the proposed questionnaire, together with the draft
an Agency Notice, is attached for your approval.
Ch e Managewnt staff
Attachment
Proposed questionnaire
Draft of Agency Notice
tribut:scan
itf~ Y9 3 reii e t` t a;
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