MONTHLY REPORT FOR THE PHOTO INTELLIGENCE DIVISION MONTH OF MARCH 1955

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MONTH== M WORT FOR THE PHOTO INT.LSGENCE DIVISION
MONTH OF MARCH 1955
A. Acil tshments
1. Reoorts,_,and,,,;,, ro cot
a. Top priority requirements in support of the DCT, current
intelligence support for OCI and support of D/3 expended' 77.6% of
total project time, most time being required by the first two. In
addition, six projects for other requesters were completed. Of the
total man hours expended by the division, including leave, 62.1%
was devoted to projects. Response to and use of intelligence
support on the current situation in China by CIA and military cor?.
ponents of the Watch Committee: has been- particularly gratifying.
Work accomplished by rec!ueeting component is noted below.
b. M: Special project support (70,159).
25X1 A2g c. AD RR: short term special support for the AD/RR,
was accomplished (70.180) .
25X1 A2g d, OR a c A e, ea; Project 72.157, in support
25X1 A of 1)/Ga for was completed. The Rumania/Yugoslavia Border
Study (724155) , due 1 May, is 80% completed.
e. PER. Economic Area: As listed in the accompanying S t gL
Pr three projects, one a priority requirement on a new Soviet
Tank "'T-SL"), were completed. Work also was accomplished on B1ectlio
Parer Installations of North Korea (71.101), at present our number
four priority project, and Dairen Iinitions Facilities (719119).
Arrangements were made for AFOIN to contribute to Project 709181, a
h gh priority project in support of D/3, involving photographic
resources held by AFOIN.
f. M: Five reports were issued on high priority continuing
projects concerning Chinese Communist capabilities opposite Formosa
and the Nationalist Off-Shore Islands, and other information was
supplied on a continuing basis. This work has had high utility.
g. tSz: Project 71.173. concerned with documenting a Cormuni-
c: r';:i ens Institute in the USSR, was completed and work was accomplished
on documenting the Friedrich Loeffler Research Institute in East
Germany (Project 71.179). Work was also accomplished on
(70.1?8)
25X1A2g
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h. Office 91 _Trinnin: Pending completion of a new ORR exhibit
25X1 A2g for the an interim exhibit of photo intelligence
applications was prepared on a crash basis for the 15 March d.spLL,-ye
i. D P ? : Six assists to DD/P personnel separately involving
problems of existing photographic coverage and procurement and the
briefing of personnel in photographic intelligence resources available
and methods of ground photography intelligence reporting were made.
2. -Other
a. A special paper on the Importance of Photographic Inttelligence
was prepared for the Chief, Geographic Research.
25X1 A9a b. St/I, was briefed on photo intelligence of common
interest a ne to DD/P, ORR and the intelligence ca-munity,
c. USAF officers from Griffins AFB, Rome, New York were briefed
on photo intelligence matters of cannon concern.
d. The division was consulted by and assited Lt. Cmdr. Neasham,
USE, Lt. Omdr. Butler, and It. E. F. Wolf, USN, officers of the Second
Fleet, on intelligence mattars of mutual interest, and the chief of
the division lectured to the Naval Intelligence School on "Special
Techniques of Intelligence Ground Photography".
e. Two departing Dept. of Defense attaches were briefed on
photo intelligence matters.
B. Cearlina~, tieing
25X1 A9a 1. ISssrs. separately met in eight
conferences with representatives of OCI, 03I, DD/P, USN and AFOIN on
problems of photographic procurement and toward establishing procedures
for exploiting aerial photography.
2. The Chief organized and chaired the third meeting of the Working
Committee on Intelligence Ground Photography, including representatives
of the Air Intelligence Center, ,IFOIN, ATIC, USN.ONI, FBI, State and CIt.
25X1 A9a 3. ttended two meetings of the Task Force on Aerial
Photography recently organized by the Office of Strategic Information
of the Department of Commerce.
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4. The Chief attended a ATIC briefing at ONR on the latest state
of USAF investigations of and re orted evaluations of the Unidenti:`l
Flying Object Program
5. The monthly meeting of the Graphics Research Coordinating Croup
was attended.
25X1 X7 6. The Chief briefed on photo intelligence
subjects on common interest.
25X1 A9a 7. conferred with D/GL and OCD/OR in regard to exploring
possible procurement of via the 25X1 C
Geographic Attache in the Far east.
8. The Chief presided and concluded duties as president of the
American Society of Photogrammetry at the consecutive annual, meetings
of the ASP and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping,
Washington, D. C.. Munch 7-9.
9. The Chief attended a meeting of the International Geophysical year
Committee at the National Research Council,
C.
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1. Problems of procurement of recent aerial photography when the
various components of the IAC community are involved in urgent projects
on the same area remain acute with interim "crash" solutions.
2. Lack of availability of Tactical Target Materials and USAF Da,eic
Target Studies because of lack of personnel in D/aL remains a major
problem which progressively worsens. These little known materials,
the fester prepared largely in the f.eld, are of basic utility to
several CIA components.
D. erso
1, Thee members of the division participated in two Industrial Plant
Tours arranged by OCD/IR.
2. For contributions to photo intelligence while serving at the USN
Photographic Interpretation Center has received the Navy 25X1A
Meritorious Civilian Awardo
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STATUS OF PROJECTS
31 March 1955
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Classification
ap/1-66
S. E. China Airfields
OCI
Secret
(Project 71.164)
GP/I-67
"T-54" Tank Study
I/tWA
Secret
(Project 71.176)
OCI
CJ'/L.68
Quemoy Situation Study I
OCI
Secret
(Project 71.174)
GP/I69
Communications institute at
OSI
Secret
Mytishchi, USSR (Project 71.173)
GP/I?7O
Moscow Experimental Aircraft
I/AR
Secret
Engine Plant No. 300
(Project 71.118)
GP/I?71
Quemoy situation study II
OCI
Secret
(Project 71.174)
aP/I?72
Mosaics of Chinese Off-Shore
001
Secret
Ia1 nda (Project 70.160)
GP/z_73
S. Z. China Airfields II
OCI
Secret
(Project 71.164) 25X1A2g
GP/I?74
Exhibit for 0/TR
AD/RR
Secret
(Project 70.175)
GP/1-75
F25X1A2g
D/GQ
Secret
roject 72.1,57)
OP/I.76
Matsu Situation Study
OCI
Secret
(Project 71.174)
a`/I-77
Vladivostok Shipyards
2)
I/SH
Secret
(Project 71.18
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II,
!'rc~icct_ s in Proms
Project
.i-m
IWO
Batals
70447
Intelligence Ground Photog-
raphy Guidance Study
TSS
Dm/P
Open
In process
70.51
Ch/0
Open
Continuing project
70.67
25X1A2g
Self-
Init.
Open
Continuing project
70,70
OSI
Open
Continuing project
70.79
Current Aerial Photography
Self-
Init.
Open
Continuing project
70.100
Text: Introduction to Photo
Intelligence
TSS
DD/P
Open
80% completed
70.159
25X1A2g
DD/I
Open
In process
70.166
Target Support for SAC
SAC
Open
Continuing project
70.171
25X1A2gTSS-DD/P
Open
Continuing project
70,177
Instrumentation for Document
Intelligence Collection
D/A
Open
In process
70,178
OSI
Open
In process
70.180
25X1A2g
AD/RR
3 April
In process
70.181
D/S
Open
In process
71.38
Train Lengths in the USSR
S/TR
Open
Deferred to
higher priority
71.101
Electric Power Installation,
North Korea
M/EP
1 July
In process
71.119
Dairen Munitions Facilities
I/IP
Open
90% completed
71.164
Southeast China Airfields
OCI
Open
Continuing project
71.24
Current Situation maps of
Quemoy and Matsu Areas
OCI
Open
Continuing project
71.1',9
Friedrich Loeffler Institute,
East Germany
OSI
Open
In process
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II, (Continued)
Project
XUA
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Ames -Due PA2 sglatus
710183
Selected Shanghai Industries
OCI
1 May
50% completed
72.54
Evaluation of a Report on
M/AG
Open
Deferred to
gain Warehouses, USSR
higher priority
72.151
Northeast Korea Railroad Study
OCI
Open
90% completed
720155
Rumanian/Yugoslavian Border
D/GG
1 May
80% completed
Study
72.172
S. E. China Supply Routes 11
OCX
Open
Continuing project
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