FDD MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT - - FEBRUARY 1956

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00500R000200150011-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 9, 2002
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: March 9, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

DATE: 9 March 1956
Approved For RaI ase 2002/10/30 CIA-RDP83-0050OR000200150011-5
Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Acting
TO Assistant Director for Operations
FROM : Chief, Foreign Documents Division
sUSJECr: FDD Monthly Progress Report --February 1956
25X1A
ADMINISTRATION
1. The total personnel on duty as of 29 February was
2. On 14+ February Mr. George G. Carey, AD/O, presented 24+
Career Staff Certificates to eligible FDD personnel at a ceremony
in Y Building.
3. Management Staff, visited FDD on
23 February to survey the types of personnel records kept by the
Division.
4+. Mr. George A. Smith of GSA surveyed the Division relative
to the adequacy of GSA service and was informed that cooperation
25X1 A has been satisfactory. 25X1 A
25X1A
25X1 C
25X1A
25X1A
25X1A
5?
SENt
On 8 February, Deputy Chief, FDD, briefed a class of
personnel in FDD operations.
25X1A
0
6.1 newly designated CIA representative in
briefed by Chief, FDD, on Division operations.
7. received an award of $150 for her
meritorigus suggestion concerning reporting procedures for certain
types of reformation.
8. I loutlined to the Branch Chiefs four
regional survey courses kWSH, Free Europe, Middle East, Africa
South of the Sahara) tentatively scheduled by Language and External
Training School/OTR for Spring 1956.
9. Six completed the Intensive Russian Reading Class on
28 February.
On 27 February, four persons began Intensive Russian Reading
Class V.
. One analyst completed, and one began, full-time Chinese training
during the month.
Approved For Release 2002/10/30 : r3-00500R000200150011-5
 Approved For Release 2002/10/30: CIA-RDP83-00500R00S0150011-5
25X1A
25X1 C
25X1A
25X1A
A 24-hour, 6-weeks course in typing for~non-clerical personnel
started on 7 February with 18 participants.'
2 5X1A
Two analysts, transferred from thel are
studying Hindi and Bengali part time to maintain proficiency in these
languages.
]is teaching Chinese 12 hours per week in OTR.
11. Fifty percent of the personnel of Eastern Europe Branch are
attending a series of 15 two-hour lectures on Eastern Europe, sponsored
by OTR. The series will continue until 23 May.
OPERATIONS
1. The 64th and 65th meetings of the Subcommittee on Exploitation
of Foreign Language Publications were held 3 and 17 February, res-
pectively. The Annual Report of the Subcommittee was approved and
submitted to the Advisory Committee on Foreign Language Publications.
A review of the Scientific and Technical Program was initiated to be
continued at the next meeting on 2 March.
2. Reference to the CTS Index prevented 78 duplications totaling
407 pages. This represents a saving of approximately $20,000.
3. On 24 February, Chief, FDD, attended a meeting at the Pentagon
with representatives of ACSI, AGO, and BR/OCR to discuss certain
problems concerning restitution of captured German documents.
4. epresented FDD at a Reports Conference
held 6 and 9 February to explore problems in and arrive at recommendations
relative to possible standardization of CIA reporting methods.
5. The Academy of Sciences USSR textbook "Political Economy" was
published during the month as FDD Translation No. 484.
6. The Division was alerted to be on guard against possible
hoaxes which may have been perpetrated in foreign-language source
material because of security leaks concerning intelligence methods and
special techniques. A study was to be prepared by the Division for
submittal to a CIA committee on this subject.
7? OSI, consulted with Chief, FDD, relative
to the advisability of the Agency's subscription to all scientific 2 5X1A
and technical translations prepared by It was
agreed that such translations should be procured by OSI.
Approved For Release 2002/10/30 : CIA-RDP83-0050OR000200150011-5
 Approved For Release 2002/10/30 : CIA-RDP83-00500ROOQaO0150011-5
25X1A
25X1A 8. Mr. Walter Pforzheimer, SA/DD/I, met with Chief, FDD;
Deputy CIA Librarian; and
e , Foreign Branch, CIA Library, to discuss support of the
Historical Intelligence Collection effort. FDD has taken steps to
screen its past production, and future applicable material, to the
end of supplying material for the project.
9. The scheduled monthly FDD Summary report "Selected Articles
From Chinese Communist Periodicals" was discontinued with issue No. 10
of February.
25X1A
25X1A From Chief, Medicine Division, OSI for assistance rendered by
I land uin a special project involving
significant 25X1 A
25X1A From Chief, RQM/OIS, for valuable assistance furnished by
in the preparation of a study on Soviet economy, i. e.
25X1 C activities in
11. Liaison activities (other than CIA):
25X1 C
25X1 C
25X1A
Department of State
With Division of Research for Western Europe, Mr. Thomas Fina,
to discuss program guidance on the weekly index of Le Monde.
Department of the Army
With Office of the Surgeon General, Dr. M. K. Gordon, to acquaint
him with FDD capabilities and the current program in relation to OSG
needs for material from Soviet medical journals.
12. Special services rendered:
DD/P -- For RQM/OIS, a content analysis of eight reels of Spanish
tapes. 25X1 C
Also for RQM OIS edited a 37-page translation of a booklet
called
Also for RQM/OIS advised on the research project
concerning Soviet economic operations 125X1 C
2 5X1A For WE assisted in a project involving screening
25X1 C W.
25X1 A For. DE 51 I spent 80 hours performing special Persian
tAPPa c - Kgkkse 2002/10/30: CIAJREX1 500R000200150011-5
SECJEEi
 25X1A
25X1A
25X1A
*AT
Approved For Release 2002/10/30 : CIA-RDP83-0050OR00WO0150011-5
25X1A 25X1A
TSS - -
documents.
assisted in the processing of
0
OCR -- For Graphics Register, completed the monitoring of
selected portions of 143 East German films.
13. Significant Reports:
D
some bearing on
I - Conference of Soviet Hygiene Institutes on
Problem of Ion :z ng Radiation (bears directly on radiation injuries
and hazards). 25X6
25X1A ,- Development of Political Attitudes in
and Aus?r a, o- (succinct summary of current thinking on an
developments in political, economic, and social issues).
FDD Translation No. 520 -- Agricultural Geography of Hungary
(comprehensive and authoritative; many data extremely valuable as
checks on future crop figures).
25X1 C FDD Summary No 817 -- Weekly Information Report on Communist
China, No.1 Five-Year Plan, pp 61-80).
FDD Summary No. 809 -- Soviet Ministries Responsible for Trans-
portation, Communications, Electric Power, and Construction (collated
information on the organization, personnel, and functions of indicated
ministries extracted from Soviet books, periodicals, and newspapers
for the period 1952-55).
25X1A
Enclosures: 2 J. J. BAGNALL
1. Statistical Report on
FDD Operations
2. Details of Personnel Actions
-4-
4 . `F
Approved For Release 2002/10/30 : CIA-RDP83-00500R000200150011-5
'T