REPORT OF TASK TEAM III (FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS)

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 4, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 17, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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CODIB-D-111/1,3/6
18 August 1966
U N I T E D S T A T E S I N T E L L I G E N C E B 0 A R D
Draft CODIB Report to USIB Re Report of
Task Team III - Foreign Publications
Attached Draft of a CODIB cover Report to USIB Re the Report of
Task Team III is forwarded for your review. You will note that this
cover report is written as though the CODIB Subcommittee has been
established already. Approval by CODIB of this draft would, in effect,
be approval to establish the Subcommittee, and this could be done by
the time the report reaches USIB. USIB approval is not required to
establish the Subcommittee.
If time permits, we should like to have discussion/approval of
this draft at the CODIB meeting on 29 August.
Acting Secretary
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17 August 1966
U N I T E D S T A T E S I N T E L L I G E N C E B OAR D
Report of Task Team III (Foreii Publications)
References: a. USIB-D-39.7/6 (6 May 1964)
b. CODIB-D--111/1.3 series (29 December 1964 -
26 April 1966)
A. Background.
This is a report on the study undertaken by CODIB's Task Team III
(Foreign Publications) pursuant to USIB direction contained in reference
(a). The objective of this Task Team was to examine the overall
effectiveness of t>>e community's programs for procuring and processing
of foreign publications and to propose actions aimed at further increas-
ing the effectiveness of these programs. The team considered foreign
publications to include open literature published in any foreign
country, and processing systems to include any within or outside the
government whose product is or could be used for the benefit of the
community.
B. Summary of Task Team Findings and Conclusion::.
The Task Team III, report (attached) deals mainly with (1) require-
ments for foreign publications, (2) related procurement methods and
techniques and (3) processing in support of intelligence production.
The team concludes that foreign publications continue to be a vital
and primary source for intelligence production--contributing on the
average more than half of all source materials,.
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the foll At the tuinformatio rman, trand exploitation ofg
cost
additional
foreign publications:
Ain Personnel Involved Funds Committed (Annuall
CIA
DoD (incl. NSA) 600 6'St2U'UUU
State
TOTAL F 17
The team noted that there are six gaps in the non-S&T area that
need filling in order to meet pressing needs of the intelligence
community. Required are:
(1) Title lists of books of intelligence interest
available from all atess of the world.
(2) Title lists of magazine articles prepared for
the Near East, Latin America, and Africa.
(3) Selected abstracts of books for Eastern Europe
and the non-Communist Far East.,
(4) Title lists of newspaper articles for the
Communist Far East.
(5) Selected extracts from magazines of Western
Europe. r
(6) Extraction of photographic, graphic, and related
information from foreign publications to assist
in photo interpretation.
Ti%m roam concludes that CIA/FDD should be tasked to perform these services
Beyond the need for regular systematic processing, requirements
continue to exist for ad hoc translations, special reports, collations,
and literature searches in response to particular needs of various
organizational components. These requirements are presently met by
As these demands are
separate activities in each department or agency.
usually unpredictable .and peculiarly departmental by nature, it seems
appropriate teat they should continue to be serviced departmentally,
even though the resulting products may be of interest outside the pro-product of cg endea orstin coordinationiannouncementevehicles shouldssatisfy-
agency
Community requirements.
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D. Recommendations.
CODIB recommends that USIB:
1. Note that foreign publications continue to be a vital and
primary source for intelligence production.
2. Note the establishment of a permanent Foreign Publications
Subcommittee by CODIB to deal with matters relating to the exploitation
of foreign publications described in Section C above.
3. Endorse the maintenance of existing staffs and budgets involved
in the procurement and exploitation of foreign publications to meet
established high priority requirements.
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it. Endorse the principle that for serials and monographs from
=tndenied areas, USIB agencies should choose procurement methods--
Publication Procurement office, commercial, or ocher arrangement--most
security requirements* costs e.g., to adequacy
to their
the a Government~nse,
.iuitable i eliness of
s. Endorse the principle that products of foreign publication
exploitation should be widely disseminated for current awareness
3urposes consistent with user needs.
h. Endorse tae principle that USIB agencies, in designing and
developing their storage and retrieval systems, should accommodate data
derived from the exploitation of foreign publications concerning
personalities, organizations, installations and place names.
7. Endorse the creation of additional capabilities in the
community within assigned areas of responsibility to provide services
of common concern response getlco
including those unfulfilled needs specified by Task Team
offices III:
a. Title lists of books of intelligence interest
available from all areas of the world.
b. Title lists of magazine articles for the Near
East, Latin America and Africa.
c. Selected abstracts of books of Eastern Europe
and the non-Communist Far East.
d. Title lists of newspaper articles for the
Communist For East.
eo Selected extracts from magazines fo intelligence
interest in Western Europe.
f. Extraction of photographic, graphic and related
information from foreign publications to assist in photo
interpretation.
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