PROPOSED WEST COAST TRIP DEPUTY CHIEF, FDB

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00706R000100100025-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 2013
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: September 17, 1948
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Assistant Director for Operations DATE: 17 September 1948
FROM : Deputy Chief, Foreign Documents Branch
SUBJECT: Proposed West Coast Trip of Deputy Chief, FDB
1. Reference is made
dated 15 July, subject: Project". Reference memorandum
stated that the Director had approved the termination of the
Project" as of 30 September.
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2. The Chief of the Project was notified of its termination
by letter dated 21 July. In view of the fact that the 50X1
Chief of the Project desires to 50X1
continue his education, he will be released from duty there as of
30 September.
3. Consequently, it is deemed advisable that the Deputy Chief,
FDB, go to to supervise the termination of the
project and to perform such duies as may be required in connection
with its termination. Further, that, in conjunction with this duty,
he undertake to contact various libraries and individuals on the
West Coast for purposes of assisting personnel recruitment and survey
of foreign language materials of interest to CIA. For details of
proposed action and itinerary please see Appendix A.
4. Proposed trip will be covered by FDB budget for current
fiscal year and will not require Projects Review Committee action.
5. It is hereby requested that proposed trip for Deputy Chief,
FDB, to leave Washington on 21 September 1948, to proceed to
and such other sites on the West Coast as may e
verbally indicated so as to return to Washington by 1 October, be
approved.
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A. Travel Orders
Request for travel orders has been forwarded previously so that
advance arrangements could be made.
B. Itinerary
Proposed trip would be by air as follows:
21 September (1645) Leave Washington
1 October
C. Personnel
Arrive Washington
Verbal approval has been obtained from Chief, Personnel Branch,
to contact and recruit prospective personnel. The Placement Division
has further supplied necessary forms and will supply names of those
already contacted.
E. Survey
General survey will be made of foreign document collections and
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es of the libraries of
More detailed survey of should have
been prepared by Chief, Project- by termination date.
Report of these surve s will satisfy CIA Library needs at this time
according to If required inter-library loan arrangements
will be estab is e..
F. Security
I&S, ha+ndicated proper procedure to be followed for
con uc ing exi interviews for the two employees being released in
California. Separate report will be prepared for him on this phase
upon completion of trip.
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