SUMMARY OF CIA SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS RESPONSES TO SURVEY OF EIC SUBCOMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00283R000200120001-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 12, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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Agriculture
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August 1955 SAC-D?107/2
12 September 1955
Valuable ? Continue ?
US .- Contact and T in present
coordination; review form
of projects; research
& collection deticieeo
ales.
YES - Contact and ! ? but perhaps
coordination; im- a.sep"rate S.C.
proved intelligence for air eramentB
base
l - Contact and > - close liaison
coordination but few forml
Meetings
.Electric ikmrer V ES - Contact and YES ? "When needed
and Solid Fuels coordination ? plan- etin s"
ning research program
Cc teat and co rdination;
research and collection
Saps; approval external
projects; "watch cc ittee"
Tone stated.
Mutational forte with
power to establish task
forces for ccsmtroveraial
Issues; work out really
eked statistics with
all concerned helping
develop
Contact and coordidation
Teed to develop
interest in importance
of dbamicale to eeou my
and dqendenee of Ahmed
Servtses, on chemical
products atlitar
end p
Contact and coordination
on about same basis an
nv
Camodities covered
not directly related
and bandied by separate
staffs - but no lmodi.
ate change in reefad-
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IM-D.107/2
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Electronics and 33$- Contact and YES
Telecommunications coordination; bas
brought about recog-
nition of CIA & ORR
missions - better
research products
General Rconomic Some 'ICES - on stand-by
Analysis basis (inactive)
Industrial 7ES - Contact and IES
Machinery & Equip- coordination; improved
anent estimates;; wider awne-
ness of special pwb]ae
International YES - Contact and us
Trade & Finance coordination; better
exdhange of informa-
tion; improved
research standards
"As is" - plus now truly
joint research projects
with greater interagency
participation
search projects; drop
review substantive papers,
collection & research
deficiencies, and agreed
statistics
Complete review at pub-
lished reports; priority
research deficiencies;
define "capacity"; Trove
metLodalogy and research
integration
Contact and coordination;
including review and re-
search when possible;
participation in EIC-Ri
series; keep Rail current
and review annually; review
IV projects
Need to meet more fre-
quently; need change in
security classification;
seed to stimulate mcue
member interest
Oily State and ORR have
significant interest in
subject
No NOW faults; ONI
representation would
be desirable; need high
level representatit
from all agencies
C
Never assigned any
"important work"; need
to feel more important
inter-agency role; need
persomnmel who can discuss
problems on an overall
basis
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SIC-D-107/2
12 September 1955
Continue ?
Yuture work
Metals and
Minerals
Little so far - other YES - for time being
members not engaged in
research in depth an
is CIA
Petroleum Y8S - Contact and us
coordination; research
and aollect3am~ deficien-
cies; agreed basic
statistics
Population and INS - Brought CIA YES
Manpower products to attentia
of others and gained
kuonrle of other
prognm
Requirements and YES - Contact and 7ES - on monthly
Facilities for coordinatiou - devel- basis
Collation opment of cnemmity
position
-3-
Hope to work out in S.C. a Need renewed efforts of
more constructive program CIA representatives plus
- filling gape in intelli- a change in other
Bence and Upwing method- agency representative-
010a to create greater interest
in research problem or
subcoomittee
An in past - creation of
new studies and research
which would stimulate S.C.
w bens and encourage acre
active participation
No major - need more
meetings, studies which
challenge the subcassdttee,
personnel assigned who can
discuss problems on an all-
source basis
Mete gaps yet unfilled Now stated
and new ones as arise;
review external projects;
continue review of finished
intelligence and methodology
for better understanding
More aggressive role in Limited interest on part
initiating projects de- of some members; need
signed to solve community expanded activities and
problems; work more elose3y usefulness of subcommittee
with other SIC subcom-
mittees
~ w w ~ EI ~
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Subcoamaittee
ftipbuilding Can be - has improved US
working relations with
0I - coordination and
contact
? partstion YES - Contact and Yffi
coordination; research
and collection deficien-
dies; improved national
intelligence; standard
aye 7-hodology
Complete collection and
research deficiency
studies; at t to reach
agreed statistics
educe agreed intelligence;
identify intelligence de-
ficiencies; avoid duplica-
tions; assume greater re-
sponsibility for transpor-
tation intelligence pro-
duction
EYC-D-107/2
12 September 1955
Paulte
Very new caeittee -
no faults noted to date
No one has time to devote
to work needed - need a
full time interagency
staff to carry out research
projects of interagency
importance with a common
methodological approach
for arriving at agreed
data
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