PROGRESS REPORT ON O/RR FIELD REPORT

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00662R000200010054-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 29, 2000
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: December 12, 1951
• Content Type: MEMO

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25X1A6a OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Assistant Directca-for Research an&Reports
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Progress Report on OM Field Team
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Date . 212 December 19511
1. Since our last report dated 27 November we have established new contacts
and have followed up onacontacts made earlier. The following resume of our
activities is submitted below in two parts: (A) work with groups where initial
contacts were described in our last report and (B) new contacts.
Doptinuint Contacts
25X1A6a 2.. Work was devoted primarily to reviewing reports mi progress
and giving guidance to interrogators and editors. interrogated A 25X1A9a
25X1X4 trade in machinery, a report of whieh has
been written up and will be published shortly.
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I continued efforts, through my business friends in
to establish contr
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25X1A6a it. IIIIIIspent a da at talking with
25X1A9a economic intelligence; Industr a Card File; and ler? 25X1A9a
25X1A9 scientific and technical.
25X1A6a"" a* concerns itself primarily with, the collection of strategic
intelligence, and within this field economics has a high priority. Within. the
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field of economics, the Army has given first priority totransportation,
communications, Aptical, armaments, e loakves ,motor vehicles, and construction*
Other industries such as ferrdms meta and machinery rate a secondary
25X1A9a priority, assert, however, that good PW sources in other economic
fields are exploited at the Interrogation Center, but that processing of these:
reports would be done afterthose on priority subjects.
2S(1A6a b. In the processing of reports at specific requirements from
Department of the Amy in Washington receive first priority* followed by theater
requirements, and lastly overall subject priorities mentioned above. if CIA*,
therefore, desires prompt field actioson) subjects, not included in the Army's
priority list, it should submit collection:requirements to /D. This appears
to be one thod for focusing attention of field collection groups on the
subjects on which:ORR is writing basic studies*
that lack of specific guidance
25X1Al guides, from Washington. M=M11111Mclalam
25X1A6a e, welcomes specific requirements,, as opposed to general collection'
has made it necessary for them to set up their own files such as ICT and city
questionaires for use in preparing interrogation) briefs for particular sources
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and in checking the accuracy' of reports prior to publication.
25X1X4 do In our last report we mentioned that we had plait written
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requirements for an ho was a guest at We were 25X1A6a
25X1A6a subsequently informed that had kept this source in camp for two days
atter the date scheduled for his departure in ordeigilhe could' answer our 0,131.
requirements. Ais report is now being translated a
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5. we called on) Col. Richard Stuart,
Chief, Collection ivision, A-2, USAFE and explained our mission. He introduced
us to the officer in charge of the Tactical Targets Branch, a group similar to)
Targets Research Branch in Washington, which works only on, railroads, bridges,
and other tactical targets in the Satellites and Western Europe, This combined'
area for purposes of target analysis has been divided into three parts and
allocated to the RAF, U. S. Navy? and U.S. Air Force, respectively. DSAFE is
responsible for more than three thousand selected targets in its allotted area4
We were also introduced to the Air Technical LiaisozOfficer whoois operationally
under Wright Field and has a group of more than 1 specialists attached.
25X1X4 to the various These include experts
' in the fields or electronics, jet engines, aerodynamics, and production equipment.
25X1A9a 111.Mtalked with: Capt. Drown, the productioniewipment specialist, and expects .
to have continuing contact with him as regards specialized machine tools used in
the aircaaft industry. 25X1 A 25X1 A
6, On :6 December I visited
headquarters: and talked to General McClure, Chief Intelligence Division: and his
deputy Col. Adams. They offered us the services of the Army in connection with.
our mission? and I assured them that we were a
25X1A6a Army's facilities such as
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25X1AL 7. repent 10 December in
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by this unique establishment. Actually it is a school which provides two
years of intensive training in the Russian language coupled. with the advanced
study of the military, political and economic structure of the Soviet Union and
its European satellites. I am attaching a copy of the school's Academic
Program 1951-53 (Enclosure 1).
of the
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'b. The school- faculty is composed of Russian D. P's with excellent
educational and practical background. I met and talked with two of their
aeon. ui and technical people, (highway engineer) and
(economist and food spec a s . Another economist by the nape of
was absent, but I obtained and am enclosing a list of some
his studies Enclosure 2) which could be had by ORR. If interested, please
let us know which studies should be procured.
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4.. Lt. Col. Alfred Martin is the C. O. and Major Charles- T. Whitmire
is his adjutant. The entire course is conducted in the Russian language and I
am told its graduates really become excellent area specialists. It is equipped
with an excellent library and somehow manages to procure the latest Soviet
periodicals and books two and three weeks after they are pqblished_inthe USSR.
I have been given'taii-B5Mel,firbair-preCurament source which may prove very
useful to our team.
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d. A great deal of basic econcmic research has been done at the
school both by the faculty and the students. With a view to fully exploiting
this source I believe it would be most desirable to attach to this school one
of the team members (must be Russian speaking) for several weeks. In addition
to utilizing this school for intelligence purposes, I feel strongly that it would
be an ideal place to traimsoma of our younger men for a specialized career*
I night add that Col. Martin and Major Whitmire would be most happy to serve us
in every way possible.
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ember and I visited and talked with
We were received most cordially, and the display of
interest and cooperation by these two high-caliber people was, most gratifying*
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25X1X6 b. is the economist of Their work in the ecoromic
field is limited primarily to economic data required by the Sponge Briefs,
chiefly prices and standard of living. Sime some of their sources beim
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offered
information which may be of no particular interest till"
offered to channel such people to the ORR team. 6'pecifically,
they re erre us o a former Soviet metallurgist now residing 25X1C
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While we were therev made arrangamsnts by telephone for
25X1A6a my visit tcwhibh he VAS able to do because of hie friendship
with the Adjutant, Major Whitmire*
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Senior
25X1A9a a* I viisited on 30 November, He
in learning the purpose and functions of the OAR teen and
25X1A6a assistance to in their economic warfare operations*
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was: most interested
hoped we could be of
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b. He invited me to attend a meeting of his chiefs in
later this month at which time I would be given an opportunity to brief them
on our mission.
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Senior
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25X1A9a a. As arranged bv I called on 25X1A9a
25X1A9aand also met his deputy, As a result of our dismission the
following has been agreed :vans=
25X1A8a (1) will call on us for interrogation or interview of persons
possessing economic information, particularly when the information is of a
highly specialized nature. Reports resulting from such interviews will be
published through 25X1A6a
(2) Whenever we located a good source of basic information we may.
explatit himprovided we clear it with 25XMM9a
b. A memorandum hai been submitted to outlining the functions
of the 0/RR team. This he had agreed to circularize throughout his varicraa25X1A8a
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In this manner our presence will be advertised to all
personnel. 25X1C
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25X1A9a L2, and I visited.
25X1A6 at his office in. the and outlined our mission. X1A9a
had little to say other than to ask why we had established headquarterseI X1A6a
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concentrating primarily on the Soviet Zone of ermany and secondarily on the other
Satellites. There is little emphasis, on economic intelligence due to personnel
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and the work that is done is limited bb overall production plans and accomplish-
ments. is now, of course, under CIA rather 25X1C
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13. I shall be returning to, Washington, ow 22 December.
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