THE TO IN RELATION TO THE NIS PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01096A000100050012-7
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 9, 1999
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: March 29, 1950
• Content Type: MEMO

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1:fJffice Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Chief, D/Ma
FROM : Chief, B/MI
SUBJECT: The TO in relation to the NIS Production Schedule
1. The decrease in the number of Chapters IX to be produced
during the next fiscal year results from production experiences
during the last year. The optimistic estimate of 18 completed
studies far surpassed our capabilities and those of all contributors,
and the estimate was not backed up by practical experience. As I
recall, it was at the insistence of the Chief, D/NIS that 18 chapters
were initially scheduled.
2. It is false to assume that the TO bears a direct relationship
to the NIS production requirements as is evidently being done. The
final Chapter IX represents not only the concerted production effort
of a given period of scheduled time but also the results of research
spread over three to four years. The accumulated "know how" did not
happen over the past year just because TO increases were made.
3. It had long been recognized that the number of personnel
available for map and geographic intelligence work, before the NIS
program was begun, was not adequate for the needs. The increase in
TO given impetus by the NIS program has in part given B/MI a better
chance of accomplishing necessary basic backlog map analysis and
evaluation, geographic and cartographic research, and mapping
intelligence work. The Branch is still not up to date and is barely
able to keep apace of requirements being placed upon it.
4. Several critical spots in workload still exist even with the
reduced production schedule. They are in editing and in typing. And
because of the intensive research required for Chapters IX many of the
regional sections have been pushed to the point of overtime in order
to meet deadlines.
5. B/MI is in a better position to do a more adequate and
comprehensive job on each of the Chapters IX with the personnel now
available. Also, the Branch is able to conduct basic geographic and
map intelligence research in a more normal fashion than ever before
possible. To take away personnel because of.a reduced NIS production
schedule is to weigh too heavily the number of people on the TO against
the number of Chapters IX scheduled rather than to give appropriate
emphasis on complexity of mapping, map coverage, difficultness of
research, etc*
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6. The revision program for NIS has not been scheduled as
yet. When revisions get underway there will be an added drain
on personnel already heavily scheduled with new production.
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