FDD MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT - APRIL 1955

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 10, 2001
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 10, 1955
• Content Type: MEMO

STANDARD FORM no. 64
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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Assistant Director for Operations
FROM Chief, Foreign Documents Division
SUBJECT: FDD Monthly Progress Report - April 1955
DATE: 10 May 1955
ADMINISTRATION
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1 1. Total personnel on duty as of 30 April was _
2. Arrangements have been made to move the files of the War
Documents Project to the Division for permanent retention.
V 3, Mrp to duty on 6 April 25X1 A
after four months' temporary duty for DD/P/FE.
v' L. Within the Division, intensive training courses are being
conducted in Rumanian (6 hours per week), Burmese (10 hours per
week), Turkish (5 hours per week), and Russian (6 hours per week).
In addition, "backstopping= courses,to increase the Division's
flexibility, (2 hours per week) are being given in Mongolian,
Chinese, and Russian. An English Review course (2 hours per week)
is also being given.
5. FDD, was the 00 representative for
the first formal presentation of Career Staff Certificates at a
ceremony in the Office of the DCI on 27 April.
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OPERATIONS
/ 1. The 47th and 48th meetings of the Subcommittee on
Exploitation of Foreign-Language Publications were held 15 and 29
April, respectively. The review of Eastern Europe was completed
with minor adjustments in coverage and presentation. The review of
the Southeast Asia program was completed; the following changes were
agreed upon: (1) to discontinue the "Burma Information Report"
with the June issue; (2) to issue the Indonesia information in two
separate reports, a "Monthly Information Report on Indonesia"
(FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY), and a "Background Report on Indonesia"
(CONFIDENTIAL, NORFORN); and (3) to combine the Thailand and
Indochina reports into one "Monthly Information Report on Continental
Southeast Asia."
2 On 1 Aril Chief, FDD, and represent-
ing office, SA/PC DCI, discussed with members of
the Office of the Chief, Psychological Warfare, Department of the
Army, OC/PsyWar's needs for exploitation of information from German
captured documents. The OC/PsyWar presented a statement of projects
it proposed be undertaken to meet its needs. On 25 April, FDD for-
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deems more feasible. It is anticipated tha will
forward these FDD proposals to QC/PsyWar for consideration prior
to another meeting.
1 3. Chief, Survey Staff, Economic Research
Area, ORR, repor e to Chief, FDD, that in a survey of sources
utilized by QRR analysts, FDD ranks third among all facilities used
by them.
!t. Deputy Chief, FDD, spoke on FDD operations at the Clan-
destine Services Review Course No. Li. on 19 April. On 20 April,
members of the course visited FDD for further orientation.
5. Reference to the CTS index prevented 40 cases of duplica-
tion totaling 1214 pages.
6. During the month personnel from the USSR, Eastern Europe,
and Scientific and Technical branches were briefed on Industrial
Register operations at IR. Personnel from Em-Q+.="n Eu
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Special Assistant to the DD/I
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Terms" ZOniH
"Russian-English Glossary of Metallurgical and Metal-Workinzrie
prepared by FDD. NSF declined to handle the project.
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of the glossary.
9. Commendations:
handling of a high-priority request-byf; ~wj_ V zoos
From Chief, WHD, DD P for se 'ces of
while on temporary duty in
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10. Liaison activities:
Department of State
With Division of Research for Near East, South Asia, and
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With Division of Research for USSR and Eastern Turn a to
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program guidance re .ve_ .to UDR A oZraphical_material and
on reporting on USSR ministerial functions and organization. It was
agreed that FDD would not regularly analyze provincial press treatment
of leading Soviet personalities; special studies from the provincial
press may be undertaken upon request.
Department of the Arrrty
With G-2 to review the monthly information reports o
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India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan; on the Arab States and on
the "Selected Briefs from the International Press" to Me clarify needs
prior to a program review by the Exploitation Subcommittee. It was
indicated that Army will request more specific military information ^
- for its NIS report.
Department of the Navy
With ONI, to discuss operational details of USSR military
report. Arrangements were made for FDD to receive Sovetskiy Flot
and Sovetskiy Mo ak through Navy channels.
Also with ONI, to discuss the Arab States
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ONI expressed satisfaction with the report but c e that because
of the great need for naval information on the area it would submit
additional requirements to FDD.
Department of the Air Force
With the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center to assist
in reconciling discrepancies in distances as given in USSR timetables
and as observed on kilometer posts along the railroad tracks.
With Air Information Division, Library of Congress, to explore
-means of eliminating duplication between AID and FDD. Arrangements
were made for AID to inform FDD of AID projects-in-process; AID will
seek to eliminate duplication of FDD coverage of USSR military per-
sonalities and will consider discontinuing the exploitation of for-
eign-language newspapers except as needed for specific Air Force
projects.
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11? Special Services rendered:
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For TSS, translated and interpreted Persian-
language material.
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For Language and External Training Division,
onducted an oral Arabic test.
12. Significant reports:
USSR Developments in the Field of Organo-
phosphorus Compounds.
Reference Aid No. 29 -- Standardized Titles of Soviet
Scientific, Technical, and Related Institutions.
Review.
1. Statistical Report on FDD Operations
2. Details on Personnel Actions
Reference Aid No. 36 -- Foreign Publications Exploitation
Enclosures: 2
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