MINUTES OF THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA STAFF MEETING, 21 FEBRUARY 1955

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01096A000200050026-1
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 1998
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: February 21, 1955
• Content Type: MIN

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MINUTES OF THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA STAFF MEETING, 21 FEBRUARY 1955
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1. read aloud CIA Notice 20-705-1 dated 10 February 1955, 25X1A9a
concerning resignation. said that the Divisions will receive
copies of this CIA notice an a Division Chiefs must make sure that
all supervisors read and heed.
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2. EX/RR brow t in a list of questions from Colonel Miller 25X1A9a
of the Clark cmmi ee, and requested that
prepare answers to the questions. 25X1A9a
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25X1A9a 3? fined for the group a problem posed recently
by in a m on responsibilities for geodetic intelligence
25X1A9aln CIA. has been ' experience that the scientific intelligence
on the earth sciences has been inadequately handled in CIA. Responsibility
for the earth sciences belongs to Geophysics Branch, Physics and Electronics
Division, OSI. In these fields OSI has emphasized biographic intelligence
and new developments. A well directed program should indicate what the
Soviets are accomplishing in the earth sciences, resulting in adequate data
for formulation of status reports and scientific intelligence estimates.
Fields to be covered should include geology, meteorology, isostasy, hydrology, 25X1X7
seismology, vulcanology and climatology, among others.
25X1A9a 4. requested that y attend a
meeting with at 2:30 p.m. today in Office.
The subject of the meeting will be the proposed CIA Urban Area Research
program. 25X1A9a
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5. reintroduced the question, "What types of regional
studies should be self-initiated by the Geographic Area?" He proposed
that regional studies could be made on changes in a region since a certain
base date, for example 1939 or 19+2 or whatever date was appropriate to
the region. The report would consider only chan the region
and a discussion of why these changes were made. aW greed that
?5X1A9a this would be a logical approach for regional stu es. He commented that
he and had discussed a possibility of such studies on the
Siberian s and on Kamchatka.
25X1A9a o. requested clarification of the recent attempts b
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to establish a small inter-Agency group
25X1A9 r c na ion o requirements on domestic rocur ent of photography. 25X1A9a
M stated that the intent is that explore with
the Air Force, Army and Navy the possibilities for setting up such a
?5X1A9a group. said that he has talked to the responsible
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in Navy, it orce and Army, and that he would like to elm fm
25X1A9ato these individuals }possibly this Thursday. After these initial visits,
can regularly visit these offices and get clear answers from
the responsible individuals. The group would probably meet only to
discuss support of big projects or to consider need-to-know information.
?5X1A9a would robab be the Executive Secretary for the group
25X1A9aneetings and would be Chairman. It would not be a formal
committee.
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7. commented that briefed
the Alaskan E & E people last week on the Chukotsk Peninsula.
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