Peripheral Reporting

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01082A000200030001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 20, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 7, 1950
• Content Type: MEMO

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3SUBJECT: Per phr ra b Ra porta~rg
1. In vi.eia of the increasing difficulty of zna;i nt:: Jj%.:ing a xiorma
overt collection effort inside the Sov-i t Orbit, tho P pt,,r'ttnk3nt of
State has initiated the astabli, trt3nt of e. pe.r~iphor'.: 1 ,,ap,:.orting
system composed of r por?t:ba ; offic z's sta tiur.ed at on t 're
periphery of the &>-vIt -4 Orbit ar.c char,;--d with reportill- on the situa-
tion inside the Orui.t.u.
2, The peripheral. system will depend to a large icE;rea on the
foUo 1inC sources for :thformation:
'a0 i'ef ,?;ee.e
b0 travellers
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d, the govenvient of the country in which tM
poriphoral post is located.,
The Department of State is eager to have the periphoral reporting
system, receive full- cooperation and support from all 1xit.,erested ai;anciee.
3, The I)CI has dira :ted that all Staffs and Off:Iaes of CIA support
the program and has requested the Depar axitit of State to indicate the
nature of the support desired from CIAO The LEI hai a1 so directed the
preparation of requirerents for collection try the peripheral r3porting
syetsm0 ' ORE Requiz?o nts Staff is coordinatin, t i execution of this
directive within Ofl
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