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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01634R000300030041-1
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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 41
• Content Type: REPORT

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or ng ra A ac men?
(Extracted from paper prepared for COBAT Meeting 12/3/57)
W th respect to the use of TV as an information modia9 the following
finding of the Jackson Committee, which was concurred in by the Department
of State, continues to reflect the Department's policys
The US should be in a position to provide advice and
assistance to foreign television industries in their forma-
tive stages. Unattributed programs of American origin could
be carried on local stations in much the same way as radio
programs of American origin are broadcast over local stations
abroad,
With respect to the technical aspects of television the long range
objective of the US Government is standardization of the technical
operations to facilitate eventual international program exchangeb
The Department's position therefore is:
(1) to respect the sovereign rights of countries to
decide on the standards to be adopted;
(2) to support the adoption by countries of a region of
common standards to facilitate eventual international.
program exchange;
(3) to give US technical advice and assistance to engineers
of countries where television is in its formative stagess,
on the technical operation of television ser:v,;ice to enable
them to select the standards most suitable for their
purposes; this should include full information on the
international situation i ere it may not be understood,,
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USIA Policy on Television
(Extracted from CA-836 dated October 3,, 1957)
T. Policy
a. It is the policy of the Agency to develop effective use of TV,
as appropriate, to support U.S. policy objectives in general and specific
USIS country objectives in particular,,
b. Agency effort and expense put into TV should be in sensible pro-
portion to size and composition of target audiences.
c. Agency favors establishment and extension of TV and is prepared to
offer assistance in program and technical matters, where this is in the
interest of the U.S*
d. In its TV programming activities the Agency will at all times
avoid situations competitive with American enterprise active in the medium.
II Programming
a~ Emphasis will be placed upon TV programming that helps establish
and take advantage of the regular viewing habits of the audience at
favorable times and under favorable circumstances;,
b, In the absence of intercontinental telecasting, the Agency TV
activity depends upon the placement of material serving U.S. objectives
over local TV outlets. The medium of TV is to be used by the USIS Mission
for the achievement of its country objectives and IBS will concentrate on
furnishing the necessary support for this purpose,
c. USIS Missions will develop local TV programming and requests for
direct media support in terms of country objectives, priorities, and
ability to commit for placement,
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ICA OPERATING POLICY ON TELEVISION
(extracted from ICA paper distributed for discussion at
COt3AT meeting 12/3/S7)
1. When a country does erect its own television station and
requests technical cooperation in developing education and public service
programming, ICA should be ready to supply it.
2. ICA should stand ready on request to supply technicians to
consult with governments that are considerinL, the establishment of TV
installations and assist them with preliminary surveys,
3. For the time being, American money should not be used as a
principal part of the establishing of TV stations, although ICA should
keep an open mind on a specific country basis, being ready to consider
it when the development of a country, both economically and in mass
communications terms warraht,a.,
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Department of Defense Position
(Extracted from Department of Defense paper distributed to COBAT
on November 4, 1957 - paper not dated.)
On 28 October 1953, the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower,
Personnel ("Z Reserve) assigned to the office of Armed Forces Information
and Education the responsibility for establishing policy, a procurement
program, and a monitoring program for television as it applies to the
information, education and entertainment activities of the Armed Forces.
The use of television for this purpose is restricted by policy to those
isolated areas where competition with commercial television will not
occur,
Arrangements were made whereby the Networks, with the consent of
clients and agencies, furnish kines and filmed programs for use on
Armed Forces TV stations free of charge. The kines thus secured are
augmented by +"Industrial" films, Armed Forces Information films and a
few feature pictures furnished by the motion picture industry and
television film producers. Schedules at various Armed Forces TV
stations run around 50 or 60 hours weekly. In addition to films and
kines each station has a limited "live" capability which is exploited
to the fullest by local commanders.
While the Department of Defense reserves the right in its
clearance request to edit films, it does not do so. Anything contrary
to DOD policy is more easily eliminated by not using a show. Programs
are run as received with commercials intact. Clearances are on hand
from the various unions and guilds which permit the use of these
commercial films over the Armed Forces TV stations, and thereby
provide protection to the Department of Defense.
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