FDD MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT - NOVEMBER

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00500R000200110002-9
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 10, 1954
• Content Type: MEMO

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Ce ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO Assistant Director for Operations
FROM Chief, Foreign Documents Division
SUBJECT: FDD Monthly Progress Report - November
DATE: 10 December 1954
ADMI10TRATION
1. As of 30.November the total personnel on duty was
2. On 12 November,
members of the Clark Committee, visited FDD. Following
a briefing by Chief.. FDD, they were conducted through the division
for additional briefing by each of the branch chiefs.
3. Deputy Chief, FDD, spoke on FDD operations at the Clandes-
tine Services Review Course., No. 1, on 17 November.
4. Chief, FDD, attended three meet s during the month with
several ency officials and
o discuss proposal for linguistic
research leading to the development of an electronic translation
machine.
1. The 39th and 40th meetings of the Subcommittee on Exploi-
tation of Foreign Language publications were held 12 and 2 November,
respectively. Western Europe, Latin America, programs
were developed providing for (1) a monthly military, political, and
economic report on Western Europe; (2) a semimonthly information
report on Latin America; and (3) a monthly report on
With agreement on these programs the Subcommittee has .completed the
initial examinations and review of established programs will begin in
January, at which time the Selected Briefs from the International
Press and the exploitation program for scientific and technical
p b cations will be considered.
2. The Linguist Service received 403 visitors during the month
and screened 1554 pages of foreign language material.
Reference to the CTS Index prevented 31 cases of duplication
totaling 1010 pages.
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3. FDD prepared a special report on Contact Division support
which indicated that contributions through
this source have increased almost threefold in the past year.
4. Work was started on Project for the DD/P Area.
This involves the translation from German JaMnd some Russian) of
approximately 80,000 pages. A special overtime program has been
devised with financial support supplied by PI to handle this
requirement.
5. During the month the first of seven new FDD Summary series
of scheduled reports were issued;
"Report on overseas Chinese Activities in Southeast Asia"
(semiquarterly)
"Monthly Information Report on and Iran"
"Political, Economic, and Sociological Report on Thailand"
(semiquarterly)
"Semiannual Report on USSR Republic Plan Fulfillment"
"Monthly Information Report on Arab States
"Monthly Information Report on Africa"
"Monthly Information Report on India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan"
6. A special report on "Reaction to the President's Economic
Report to, Congress, 28 January 1951i" was prepared for the DD/P Area
from a review of the world press.
25X1A 7. On 29 November all personnel of the China sections of Far
East Branch - persons$ met i all day session with all ORR
25X1A branches which deal with China persons) to discuss ORR needs
and Far East Branch operations as program guidance to implement
Subcommittee agreements under ASCI -i6.
8. Commendations:
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GDR Garrisoned Peop e s Police'
-- "The
9. Liaison activities:
Department of State 25X6
With D ch for Far East to discuss State
requirements on as assistance in planning the scheduled
FDD report on
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With Division of Biographic Intelligence to discuss FDD
Eastern European biographic coverage. , Eastern
Europe Division, DD/P, an Biographic Register,
CCD, joined in the discussion. It was agreed that State, BR/CD,
and EE/D would submit memoranda to F!)D outlining their needs. A
follow-up meeting is planned.
With Division of Research for USSR and Eastern Europe to
discuss information needed for RIS studies on Bulgaria.
Department of the Army
With 0-2, at the request of OCI, to discuss core timer reaction
to the Eastern Europe military report. The OCI renres
details in the coverage by FDD were worked out to the mutual satis-
faction of all parties.
The reaction to the report was found to be satisfactory: several
were
With Engineering Technical Intelligence Division, Army Map
Service, to determine reaction to the FDD monthly report on USSR
industrial equipment production. Satisfaction with the report was
expressed; a similar conference will be held with Navy and Air to
effect program guidance.
Department of the Air Force
With A-2 to furnish information on Soviet polar stations.
10. Significant reports:
FDD Translation No. 337 -- "Telemetering. Part I. Intensity
SYstems," 355 pages, illustrated. Applies to automatic controls in
general and is applicable to controls of guided missiles.
FDD Seminary No. 257 -- "Retail Trade in the USSR; Criticism
of Soviet Trade Organization"
FDD Summary No. 266 --"Organizational Information on Bulgarian
Ministries and Other Government Agencies," supplements previous
information published by FDD
Enclosures; 2
Statistical Report on FDD Operations
Details on Personnel Actions
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