NPIC REQUEST FOR STORAGE OF MODELS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00039R000100290013-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2008
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: September 30, 1970
• Content Type: NOTES

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3 0 SEP 1970
SUBJECT: NPIC Request for Storage of Models
Regarding your memo on the NPIC models, I think it only
scratches the surface on the problems involved in this issue. We
clearly have need for more information before taking this "issue"
beyond the Support Services Staff (i.e. to DD/S or Executive Director)
for decisions. For what it is worth my random thoughts on this are:
1. What is the total scope of the problem in other
components in the Agency? TSD, Commo, Security,
etc.? All have satellite museums of this
type of material. Have we had or do we anticipate
requirements to put these collections in our Archives?
Where are these collections now? What is the volume?
How much space is now utilized, what is the growth
of these collections?
STAT
ACTION: Suggest you prepare a short draft memorandum
for or Mr. Bannerman's signature we can
send to the other Directorates stating the problems
and issues involved and request that they prepare
inventories of their "museum" and "model" collections.
Give examples of the type of things we are concerned
with for example collections of prototype STAT-
models of Agen*y gear, concealment devices,
perhaps a secret writing equipment and systems. Also
collection of special paramilitary equipment STAT
developed by the Agency and so on.
2. I think we may be premature in saying we should accept the
NPIC models. I think what we should say is that some pro-
visions must be made to identify and preserve collections
like this. However the Records Center is but one alterna-
tive as to where they should be physically or where they
should be organizationally. You are right in saying that
they will probably end up in our Records Center for lack
of any other place to put them but other alternatives should
be considered for example:
A. Establishing a separate museum facility (possibly
in and what that would mean in manpower
and space and how we would obtain both.
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B. Organizationally regardless of where the equip-
ment is stored this function could be one of
several places (1) Historical Staff, (2) Office
of Logistics, (3) our Archives and Records Center,
(4) Office of Training, or (5) a separate new
unit attached to the DD/S or to the DCI area. In
this regard you might cite examples of how other
agencies handle this problem organizationally.
3. Maybe the entire issue of model and prototype collections
should be treated as a portion of whatever we decide to
do on the Archives regulation. In any event we will need
the background information requested above and you should
be thinking along these lines.
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