MY DEAR GENERAL VANDENBERG:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04901A000100010216-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 26, 2000
• Sequence Number: 216
• Publication Date: April 15, 1947
• Content Type: LETTER

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r!ashington *DOI Waiver Letter In ERU File*
April 15, 1947
T1ly dear General Vandenberg:
I have your letter of April 11 pointing out that the work
of the Board on leot,raphical Names is important to the solution of
the name problems of the Central intelligence Group, especially in
relation to the interchangeability of intelligence information and
to the standardization of intelligence geographic indexing techniques.
In accordance with your requ.,st the Board will undertake
accomplishment of the substantive research required to standardize and
arrange in suitable form for intellip-;ence machine records indexing pur-
poses, the - names included in its master files, and will make
these files available to CIG for inclusion in its central indexing sys-
tem.
The BGTT will submit to your office a breakd.)wn of the pro-
ject costs based on available experience data in order that final arrange-
ments can be completed for a transfer of funds to the 'lepartment of the
Interior.
In view of the close relation between the work of these two
agencies it appears desirable for the CIG to be represented on the
Advisory Committee of the Board. It is appropriate therefore for you to
designate the person whom you would like to have appointed to serve in
that capacity.
sincerely yours,
($gc=) ;earner W. Gardner
Acting Secretary of the Interior.
lieutenant General Hoyt S. Vandenberj:;, USA
Diztctor of Central Intelligence
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