1. Agency V MEF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05597A000100020021-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: February 27, 1969
• Content Type: FORM

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Date 27 ~'?bruary 1969
USMC DECLASSIFICATION/RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS ON FILE
1. Agency U MEF
Component/location GJHP
Purpose or principal activity (military planning, foreign aid, briefing, research,
etc.) Mili~ary Planning
Your position (job title) G_2
Your fields of responsibility (geographic area and/or specialty) Gentral &
Snuth Ameri ca
2. Is the NIS Production Status Report available for your use? ?t Yes - No
Do you regularly use it? ?t Yes - No
3. Receipt of NIS units is:
Regular and ~. Irregular, with -_ Sporadic and
systematic some gaps uncertain
Doo~~ment No, ? ,`.
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4. Below is a hst of available NIS publications.
a) Indicate in column I the frequency of use by means of the following symbols:
A=Regularly B=Occasionally C=Rarely D=Never
b) Indicate in column II your use, according to the following symbols (multiple
uses may be indicated)
1=Planning and operations 4=General background and orientation
2=Research, analysis, and production 5=Other (specify) Corroborative
3=Briefings
Col. Col. Col. Col.
I II I II
~ 123/ _ General Survey
(check sections used most
A 1234 frequently)
Chronology
A 123~ Introduction
A 1231.E Geagraphy
A 12~~ Transp. and Telecom.
A 123. Sociological
Political
A 1231 Economic
A 124 -Scientific
A 123 Armed Forces
A 123/ Area Brief
A 1231 Summary Map
-~ 1 2 ~ 4 Basic Intelligence Factbook
A ~. _ _ _ Coasts and Landing Beaches
~ 1 2 ,~ 4 Weather and Climate
B 1 2 3 4 Meteorological Organiza-
tion and Facilities
A 1 2 ~ ~ Topography
A _1 2 .~ ~ Urban Areas
A ~ 2 ~ 1~. Railroads
A ~ 2 ~ 4 Highways
A 1 ~ ~ 4. Inland Waterways
A 1r _ _ _ Ports and Naval I+ acilities
.1i_ L ~ ~ 4 Merchant Marine
$ ~ ,~. ~,. Civil Air
A ~ 2 ~ ~. Telecommunications
A 1 2. ~ 4 Population
.~ 1 2. ~ &. Characteristics of the
People
~ 1 2 3- 4_ Religion, Education, and
Public Information
-~- L 2 3 4 Manpower
A ~. 2 3. 4 Health and Sanitation
A ~. 2 ~ 4 Intelligence and Security
A ~. 2 .~ 4 Subversion and Insurgency
A 1 2 3. ~ Agriculture, Fisheries, and
A
A
1 ~ ~ 4 Minerals and Metals
1 2 ~ 4 Manufacturing and Con-
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struction
Trade and Finance
`~ _ _ _ Armed Forces
1_ _ _ _ Marine Climate
A
B ~---
Forestry
~ 2 ~ ~ Fuels
Oceanography
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5. In general, do you consider yourself:
~ a. Regular user of NIS publications
- b. Infrequent user
6. If you checked 5,a, above, which of the following best describes NIS usefulness:
(If more than one applies, indicate rank by using 1 for highest. )
.x Principal source. of information
Secondary source
- Supplies information in a conveniently assembled form not otherwise available
x._ Supplies corroborative information
Other (specify)
7. Tf you checked 5,b, above, which of the following best describes your reasons for
only infrequent use:
(If more than one applies, indicate rank by using 1 for highest. )
- Not readily available
- Not sufficiently current
- Too summarized and generalized
- Too detailed
- Only marginally related to my needs
- Needs filled by other publications (specify)
- NIS of value only in conjunction with other publications (specify)
- Other (specify )
8. Has the NIS been consulted for crisis situations, crash projects, or emergency plan-
ningP
x Yes - No Why?
If you checked "Yes" above, how useful was it under these circumstancesP
-. Excellent ~. Good .Adequate -Marginal
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