MINUTES OF THE TWENTY-FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS 15 APRIL 1960

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03131A000100070012-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 8, 2005
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: April 15, 1960
• Content Type: MIN

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ID'S or TDB TWI~ -FIRST I .' OF TIES ammm on
EMjD3TATF OF PQREI $ LA,i UAt
15 April 1960
I bere: Mr. Max $orlick, State
Mr. Sidney Friedland, State
Mr. Gerald Cooney, Army
Mr. P. Thomas Moines, !3avy
Maj. Hliads Bacha, Air Force
The Statement concerning interest in Data on industrial
PLnnts in Communist China Page 3 of the minutes of the teen ie
net3, was
amended
to read: "Interest in this report xas primarily
shown by lEA and CFA.
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2. Western World Fro am
Committee comment on the current program was erally
favorable. There were recommendation a for additional subject matter
coverage and a concern for timeliness expressed in the case of individual.
reports. Thus, State, MA, aM OXA felt that the time-las between
events and the published report of events limited the usefulness of
the two reports on Africa, as well as the report on Arab States and
Israel.
Navy expressed satisfaction with the scope and content of
the grsn as currently constituted. Air Force singled out the
International. Commmist Dec to report, East-West and 33itra-Orbit
Travel and Contacts Activities in the Arctic ani Antarct e the
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Con 3clate r t
as the most useful. publ iccetions of
my
the prate.- enpr8esed
erast in all reports comprising the
program, with the exception of International Conmumist Deve1o enta.
The Consolidated Translation St>ey 1,;M itswas universany
appreciated ..~..-......-.
NAVY review(s) completed.
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State Department review completed
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CIA requested inclusion of all available information
on ChiCom aid to Algeria and Libya. Interest was expressed
in reports concerning the exploitation of petroleum resources
and guerilla operations aMinst pipelines. Information
indicating Bloc interest in the economic planning and develop-
ment of forth African countries was also desired.
c. Information on Africa South of the Sahara was likewise
deaip at State as a use report, p u ive of primary
as well as secondary information, and supplementing embassy
coverage of the area. Information deriving from French and
Portuguese publications was considered especially C,nod. The
economic section was regarded as the best part of the report.
CIA requested information, as available, on the policies
and political influence of European business firms having
concessions in the area.
d. State analysts receiving the International Cotxnmist
Devel.onmente report appreciate and use it. No modifications
are suggested.
e. State member reported that the East-West-and Intra-Orbit
Travel and Contacts publication was being read vi M- cons e
interest by analysts concerned with sociological data. It was
felt that some of the less significant items could be eliminated
without impairing the usefulness of the report. The considerable
improvement in timeliness of reporting was commended.
CIA commented favorably on the report's coverage of
Soviet activities in Syria.
f. Navy and CIA expressed particular interest in the
Activities in the Arctic and Antarctic report, especially with
ro{ rd to information provide. on operations in the Antaavtie.
Sate commented on the bow,%? ound value of the report, but found
m`ch of the scientific data too detailed for use.
g. State and CIA were much pleased with the coverage of
CM and intr.-Bloc trade activities provided by the External
];coumjc Relations of Bloc : ouuntries report. A reque was
made for in usion of information on the extension of Bloc
cw: ?nunicati.ons services and civil air routes into peripheral
areas, and also of indications of Soviet interest in copper and
tin deposits.
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Mate somber requested to be Informed of articles, which
aai ht appear in the peripberazl press, concerning financial claims
arici. out of the ~anationalization by Satellite co~~ries of Swedish,
MAch,~ and ireuch propert wcs.
also queried the possibility of resu in; the irdexia
of ' LP.brr4c " and "La St ;pa, " no r ine that USIA in addition to State
n. .a= these i aesw The tetra said the indexes would be rein-
statel in the px'o a
3.. The revie- of asap m proGr,,xs having been concluded with this
tt tii, the tlxr,irm n proposed that the nittee recess until
Septa4ber. lb also that in the the Committee mutt
f: it axdvuaxtagootaa to r: .ew the Ipmexam Jointly, 25X1
rr t e than seMrat.ol.y, thug b;avini; the total 7P=Lyon for an area
avail ..e for evaluation &ad mskinc; the determination of priorities
an easier procec.ure. The C i ttoe accepted this proposal and elected
to r riew the Scient t fi.c and Technical prof m at the next meeting,
to c ca 9 September t960,.
The meetiat adjourned at 1530 hoa rs
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