ANNUAL REPORT TO THE EIC FOR FISCAL YEAR 1963 by The EIC Working Group on Sino-Soviet Bloc Economic Activities in Underdeveloped Areas

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A1UAL R To ac Fm FISCAL YEAR 1963
by
IBhe BIC Working Group on Sino-Soviet Bloc Economic Activities
in Underdeveloped Areas
1. Activities during F~' 1963
a. No special reports were published by the Working Group
during 11Y 1963.
b. During the past year the Working Group has sought to rede-
fine the scope and content of the Semiannual Report. The
Working Group has inveeti3ated possible ways to facilitate the
production of the Semiannual Report while at the same time
keeping it responsive to the needs of the intelligence com-
munity. Ry the and of PT 1963 the EIC had agreed, in principle,
that the year-end issue of the Semiannual Report should be
shortened. Firm proposals for realizing this objective are
being prepared by the Working Group for discussion at the next
meeting of the MCC.
The feasibility of automating the large project table of the
S aiann*tal Report is being Investigated.
Finally, Cuba and Yugoslavia have been removed from the list
of underdeveloped countries included in the S 3 aTmua3 Report.
2. Evaluation of the Role of the World Group
a. The Working Group has continued both to produce Biweekly
and Semiannual Reports and to act as an inter-agency forum for
the exchange and evaluation of the Sine-Soviet Bloc economic,
military, socio-political and other Bloc Initiatives in Free
World. underdeveloped countries.
b. A certain time lag is inevitable in the preparation of the
publications of the Working Group because of the need to
achieve proper coordination. It is believed, however, that
the time required to produce these publications has been
reduced as far as possible without sacrificing quality.
3?
Future Program of the ynjm Group
The Working Group plans to pursue its work along present lines
subject to the possible changes noted in 2, b.
Executive Secretary
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