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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: January 23, 1951
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Deputy Assistant Director for Operations
FROM : Chief, Foreign Documents Division
SUBJECT: Attached Draft on Translation Service, FDD
DATE: 22 January 1951
1. Attached draft appears generally satisfactory to us.
Recommend that the following change be made in Paragraph 24
?Effort now being devoted to translation servicen.
2. We believe also in Paragraph 4 that it should read:
?Paragraph 3a of referenced an.
End: 1
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Chief, Foreign Documents Division
Assistant Director for Operations
Trmaatrtion
3.1 Jeiniat7 1951
RLF I a. Eemerandum to Projects Review Committee dated 5 December 1950 from
Apio S-bjects Enlargement of FDDle Table of Organization to meet
the
AD/C,
of CIA Offices for Classified Translation.
b. Advice of Project "ctitn on CIA Project No. C048-51, copy attached.
c. Nemorandum of Agreement dated 23 October 194,7, Subject: Foreign
Documents Branch, 0/0, Central Translation Service
1. The Comptroller advised ADA an 9 January 1951 that funds are
avnilable for implementation of the Classified Translation Project, as
outlined in references a and blk regardless of the "Special Provisions
or Lim'tations" indicated in reference b.
2. In vim of the statement mado in paragraph 7 of reference a
concerning morale, it is assumed that FED prefers to employ the newly
authorized linguists both for exploitation and translation. This office
approves this procedure provided (a) for each linguist entered on duty
as a result of the authority contained in project 00-68-51, reference bio
translation at the rate of 1000 pages per aaaum will be produced in
addition to the percentage of overall effort now being devoted to trans-
lation; (b) when the Tb O is final, of FDD' s effort win be devoted
to translation, which Should result in 90,000 pages of translation per
positions jcin440etre4tion Unit
annum (CO new, plus 27 previously authorited/treseafteep
AD/O, due to FDD T/0 reduction in July 1949 and the then estimated CIA
translation requirements, provides 107 positions, SO of which are
linguists).
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3. Priorities arre d to in reference c are herewith rescinded
and the fo lowing established:
a. Intelligence material which is in the interests of
national semi-it-y=1 requested by CIA Offices.
b. Intelligance naterial which Is in the interests of
national scurity requeetod by r..0 ne:bers, unless rrelimi cary
FDD screening indicates the content to be of sufficient
Intelligence valae to take precedence aster translations being
acne in the language coneerned.
4 FveryelTtIrt Should be made to select linguists to neet the
needs of the vnrious Offices as outlined in parer:Tilt 3a of refeIence
b.
01:0T.CE G. =TY
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ADVICE Or PROJECT ACTION SEM
CIA PROJECT NO:
TO: fijor
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PROJECT DURATION
Fiscal Year 1951 and continuing
2 I noztameutiOti3Comptroller
4=2355Sdgi Services
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Direotor
Will CHIEF,
MAE 0,0,
1c Personnel
DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF PROJECT
After Gemming
of
such that translation
that such. translation
the capacity
elimination
year, leaving
The average
pages per year.
at an annual
positions
expense mill
for 40000- square
-out useless -
classified foreign. language
in otimated that there are 9,800 pagon
na1erul, .zntUieicc.. of whicb is
It is agreed by the various -offices conernod
to be cAintralised in FDD* FD currait3rhas
pages per year. Proper szaLznttor end
may eliminate -an additional 8,000 pages per
pages*
V40000.00 per year in salary and can translate 1,000
rim muid then need 70 additional linguists
of C.'2300000.0O in salaries. Ten clerical
cost of approximately. 027,500.00. Additional
and equipment, particularly typewriters said
is required.
Should continue
to translate 20,000
of morthless material
approximately 70,000
translator receives
For proper performances
cost somewhat in excess
wad be 'needed at an annual
be incurred for supplies
feet of spate raird=at?
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED COSTS
OBJECT
oi Personal
02 Travel
03 Transportation
04 Communications
05 Rents
06 Printing
07 Other
08 Supplies
09 Equipment
Other
CLASS VOUCHERED
Services *.****** $
of things
and Utilities
and Binding
Contractural Services
and Materials) .
) 4,,Z000?00
1951.
Akliffia TOTAL
$ 32;o.00$
f0,000.00
1004000400
TOTAL $ 125,000.00 375,000.00 e51: 01250 400-
1:52. t rz375,m0.0n.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS OR ilMITATIOBB
If funds are available,d be charged to the budgets of the customer
offices and, if not nresently eilable, must end. on passage of the fitmasmntal
pr pri If additional space is net available, the mrk could be staggered
over the meek and, if necessary* around the clock., but the 4xpense tould be
increased. by- night differential and holiday pay costs
RECOMMENDATION (PROJECTS REVIEW COMMITTEE)
ACTION BY DIRECTOR CIA
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WALTER B. SMITH JAN 6 195ci
DIRECTOR
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RIANATO2F OF C A Q1111641.F ITN
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One linguist can translate aversgo1y one thousand pages
per year counting sick and annual leave The volume of classified
translatien is estimated at 96,764 paces es previously sheen. FDD
is now prcoessing 20,000 pages per year. Of the balanee it is
estimated that about eight thousand pages may be absorbed by
summarization and the elizdnation of worthless material.
FDD will then need 70 additional linguists.
Ten clerical personnel will be needed for their support.
No suparriacry personnel will be mamma,' due to the
existing organization in OD.
Experience has shown that Grade 7 is the minimum for
reliability and accuracy.
5. apwO
A minimum of 4000 feet will bo needed. If FDD can re-acquire
the spaoe sines given to 00ommunications, in I' Building it will
provide ample housing for the added personnel. If this cannot be
arranged and no other adjacent space can be mode available, FED can
go on a seven day week with staggered leave live thus maidng present
space adequate for the additional personnel.
6. Time Required
This project is for an indefinite period.
7.Typo or Funds
Vouchered funde d be rocuired.
Coat
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GS-7
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cc: Addressee
AD/00
FDD
30 Intelligence Officers
40 Intelligence Analysts 382
4 Clerk Typists e $2875
6 Clerk Typists 0 $2650
Total Cost
0
$138,000
153,000
11,500
34,900
$318,10
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Concur in some increase - until 00/PDD can demonstrate
ability to recruit and amounts translated better Determined of value
Unnazemenm tallow
E.R. SAUNDERS
Comptroller
(No objection to this project being
submitted to PRC)
4 Dec 50
* Do not concur in increase of 80 positions. Would be glad to
discuss at PRC.
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memorandum to Chief, POD, which outlines
propose to handle our translations
A copy of this memorandum will probably
the various CIA Offices so that they
clear understanding of how we are operating
their individual needs. The attached
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the AO if this does not appear satdefactary.
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