DEAR MR. BRAMMELL:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01153A000100070017-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: March 22, 1967
• Content Type: LETTER

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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF M INES
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240
March 22, 1967
*DOI Waiver Letter In ERU File*
Mr. James A. Brammell
Director of Basic Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
With reference to your letter of March 14, 1967, you may be assured
that I do understand and share your concern regarding our performance
on National Intelligence Survey sections.
As an indication of my concern and the actions which have already
been taken to overcome the difficulties, I wish to advise you of
the schedule of submissions we plan to accomplish before the end
of the fiscal year as follows:
Submission by
Submission by
May 15, 1967
June 30,
1967
Section
Country
Section
Country
62
Arabian Peninsula
62
Spain
62
Nigeria
63
Spain
62
Sweden
63
Rhodesia
62
Chile
63
Yugoslavia
63
Thailand
63
Austria
While the above program may seem ambitious in light of performance
in the first part of the current fiscal year, the copies referred
to are sufficiently in hand to be delivered as scheduled.
Completion of the above will not clean out the entire delinquent
schedule, however, the increased pace of production will be continued
until all delinquent copies are worked off. Carryover copies by the
end of the fiscal year will still constitute a considerable burden.
At present virtually all of these are in some phase of progress and
by the end of the fiscal year many should be in final stages of
processing. The momentum we have been able to generate in recent
months will enable us to continue accelerated deliveries into the
next fiscal year.
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In order to assure such continuing performance levels, I have
assigned additional professional personnel to the NIS effort
until such time as we are current. The mechanics of typing and
reproduction will be given every consideration, over and above
the strengthening actions already taken, so as not'to form.any
bottlenecks. Under the accelerated pace, when unit production
is uppermost in mind, we are making every effort to maintain
quality. To reduce any risk to a minimum, in assigning extra
personnel from our non-NIS staff, I have used those persons most
familiar with NIS operations. I have directed that each copy be
carefully examined to insure the inclusion of only the most germane
and appropriate information. This will have the effect of shorten-
ing the physical size of individual sections in line with agreements
with your staff, without serious depreciation of the fundamental
scope.
We have always found your organization most helpful and understanding
in the past. In this regard, I suggest several areas where your
staff can be the most helpful to our current effort. I would like
to defer our annual production/budget meeting to as late a date as
possible so that we may be able to demonstrate, in a material way
the anticipated fruits of our crash program. Further, those members
of your staff who cooperate with and contact our working force in
production and editing phases might be advised of our moves to
overcome the critical situation. Finally, we may request some
reduction in the scheduled number of units for the coming fiscal
year, the normal schedule to be resumed as soon as possible.
At your. convenience, I will be glad to discuss any facets of the
program with you in person. I have hesitated to suggest such a
move until I have had this opportunity to present our program and
those results we feel are forthcoming.
Sincerely yours,
Virgil T;'. Barr, Chief
Division of International Activities
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