EXPLOITATION OF RUSSIAN PERIODICALS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04901A000100010098-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 8, 2001
• Sequence Number: 98
• Publication Date: April 15, 1948
• Content Type: MEMO

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Executive Director
VIA: Executive for Administration and 11Eas gement
Chief,, Reference Center
Exploitation of Russian Periodicals
15 April 1948
1. Reference Center has been in close consultation with both ORE
and FDB on this subject.
2. It is understood that FD will very soon initiate a series of
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each Russian periodical received. The most valuable articles in
25X1A each periodical will thereafter be abstracted and published by FDb as
is now being done.
3. FDB has expressed doubt that the Tables of
Conteutss, as opposed to the Abstracts, will have enough intelligence
25X1 A9A value in themselves to merit a mac ne operation. Reference Center's
Librarian , is inclined to agree. Therefore to immediate
steps to instigate a machine operation on the Tables of Contents are
now contemplated.
4. An intensive operation on the Abstracts is planned, but will
have to aaait (1) completion of the ZBlinch machinery now being
developed for Reference Center, and expected to be available to rdd
the end of 1948,, and (2) clearance on a sufficient number of typist
the operation will provide every authorised recipient with a
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red set of those abstracts which fall within his cognizance
either as to subject matter or as to geographic area.
5. 1 see only two flaws in th.: above. (1) The unavoidable delay
before we will be able to provide the tailored abstract services, and
(2) failure of the scheme to provide for rapid listing of all articles
published by any specific Russian personality. Such a listing, by
personalities, might have sufficient value to biographic intelligence
to justify an operation on the Tables of Contents similar to that now
being performed for foreign broadcast materials.
6. It is believed we should await receipt of a substantial number
the forthcoming Tables of Contents before deciding whether or not to
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is regrets that the inAiation, of this project was delayed
2. Refer* your back slip request for recowandaati, it is the
opinion of this office that no further aion is required on the part of
C to isle ant Project as prey iy moved. The Office of Re-
ports Estimates requirements have now 'been processed through O M9 a
sect a directive number and priority 3aaave been asnigned (CD-384.1,
priority 1), and bibliographies of 70 met periodicals have been
prepared by PUB. plc aticn of these it aawaitin final approval by OCD
of the proposed format for d uemination, and completion of arrangements
with Services Ormch for reproduction.
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3. In order that the project may be of more value to the researcher
it is r+a cad that Reference Center a Insult with ORE on the feasibility
of coding, deain a, and cross-reforenciAu. of this bibliographic data
mohiQee methods, . with a view towards the `*altiaaasate provision of select bib-
liographies of ill articles in Soviet pe .odia s referring to one given
subject or areas. Project , accordiAU, to C W# r9ga a, calls
for the listing of all articles in one iI Sze of one publication, but does
not provide for as brwakdown by aaub,3ect. 'Such a a a a breakdown would require an
elaborate system of cross-indexing, which would be i etic*ble except by
machine record methods.
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