PROGRESS REPORT FOR JANUARY 1952

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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: February 9, 1952
• Content Type: MEMO

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Assistant Director for Operations 9 February 1952
Chief, FBID
Progress Report for January 1952
ADMINISTRATION
1. Previously authorised construction of a club-shelter building,
abarrack for housing of natives, a Storage space, digging of a well
and fencing in the operations area is in the final planning stage with
FEC end the Twentieth Air Force providing contract administrative
support and inspection.
2. A new project to cover construction on Okinawa of eight
typhoon-proof, three-bedroom, single family houses has been submitted.
The Voice of America has agreed to incorporate this construction with
their own housing construction on Okinawa. This will permit use of
the same labor force for both projects and relieve FBID of the burden
of administering the contract.
3. The land appraisal project for the new West Coast Bureau site '
is in the hands of Administrative Services. Representatives of Admini"
etrative Services and FBID will shortly aecompany appraisers from San
Frandisco to the ate area where requirements will be defined,
appraisals cendutited, and atatements of interest obtained from the land
owners. Based on this survey, a project will be sutatitted for the pro..
curementof land, either by outright purchase or lease.
4. The D.C. Ramblers Motorcycle Club has renewed efforts to
obtain a permit for construction of a motorcycle racetrack adjacent
to the East Coast BUrtlft site. Representativea of FBID and Administra-
tive Services have discussed the problem of encroachment with the
president of the Prince George's County Board of Commissioners end
have set forth the Agency's strong opposition to this proposal. A
letter to the Board President is being prepared which will further
define the Agency's position.
The question of State Department post-treaty support for the
FBID Tokyo Bureau after the removal of FEC installations was discussed
with Mr. Mlles, Director of the Executive Staff of the Intelligence ?
Director, Department of State. The DepartzunItlas taken several
administrative and logistic aspects of WS problem under consideration,
Such as, 'reimbursement by FBID for offide space and custodial services,
the sesurketion by State of disbursing responsibility, equal housing
privileges for FBID staff, etc., and will report formally when the
Department's position has been determined.
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6. Steps have been token to protect German Bureau operations
after s peace treaty has been negotiated end during the easing Of
Controls preliminary to a treaty. The ?BID operation is generally
covered in a statement of intelligence requirements Sznitted by
General Truscott. Administratively* the consolidated CIA gra* nest
places PBID requirements on State and Defense activities. An FBID
vehicle has been procured. PUMA for office space* servicing Charges*
and quarters allowances will have to be provided when the occupation
terminates.
7. The proposedr]project wad submitted Ito Projects
Ravioli: Committee after considerable interest in the operation was
empreaded by State* Army and Air* and after the Army Signal Corps
agreed to handle 8,000 words per day of the output of the proposed
station*
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9. Recent conversations with the Officers of the Psychological
Operations Division* Department of Army* laid the groundwork for
?coordination with FaD for any foreign nen...tactical monitoring under-'
taken by Psywar in the several overseas theaters.
, 10* The limitatione on Mediterranean Bureau use of State Depart-
tent's Radioteletype Station on Cyprus to 10% of its total file were
liberalized by permission to use a week's file* rather than a single
Ors* as the base for calcUlation.
U. An investigation of the value of the Austrian Bureau product
with A view to possible deactivation of the Bureau resulted-in eon?
fin:lancet of the usefulness of this material to major consumers in the
intelligence agencies.
12. After coordination with Ott end LISS* arrangenents were mode
to prepare end publish future "CPW? reports under separate diesel/ice.
tints* 0 a nummary classified "Confidential" Containing inferential
observations and statements relating the reports to a determination of
psychological vulnerabilities and b) and unclassified summary of the
broadcast material reviewed.
13. Arrangements were made for procurement on a trial basis for
a "Flemowritere* a ta eratedelectromatic typewriter* for the :
periodic reissue of FLeopajh material such as monitoring coverage
lista.
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144 Deputy Assietant Director of 00 toured the East Coast Bureau
and received a brief orientation in FDID headquarters on 30 and 31
January.
15. A test message was received from London Vie U.S. Navy
faoilitieM. There its no farther indication of Navy's willingness to
accept traffic in volumes
16. Arrangemetts were rade to transmit to FDD for publication
the original Chinese of lists of ?goVernment appointments and other
personnel changes carried by NEPI China News Agency in numeral Code,
Emu will continue to publish the lists in Dnglieh tram:Itineration
Currentlyas they an broadcast, since transmission atd reproduction
of the ideographic version involves coneiderthle
Arratgements ware made to basin in February the issuance of
a Weekly 'compaction of factual political abstracts from Soviet Orbit
broadcatts in response to a request from OCI.
19. At the request of the MVP, copies or Vishiftsksie 0,N.
speeches of 3, 12 end 17 january were obtained and transmitted to
his office.
196 Floods in the San Fernando Volley curtailed operation of
the West Coast Bureau from 16 through 20 January.
20. As part of en Agency projeot, a complete hietory of FBID
vas prepared and want to 00, ,
21, Representatives of ORR etre oriented in FB/D operations on
1? January,
22, Tut additional FBID wire editors spent a week eta it New
York met month observing operation in the VOA Wire Rooms
Maga DITORTS
23, The following special reports were issued'
"Foreign Radio Reactions to Prine Minister Churchill's Vitra
to Washington," 7 &tam prepared for the White Rouse,
"Foreign Radio Rotenone to the President's State of the
Union Message," 11 etanuary, prepared for the White Rouse,
"Foreign Maio Reactions to Prime Minister Churchill's Visit
to Waehington, No. 2,0 9 Amoy, prepared for the White-Renee,
"Ilereign Rote Reactions to the President's State of the
Union Message* No. 20 14 January, prepared for the White
House.
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AitAIRITY INFORPATION
"USSR--Indientione of Paythologieal Vulnerabilities, CPi
Report No. 18," 16 January, 50X1
"USSR.andications of Paytholocal erabilities, CPW
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Report No. 19," 22 January,
"Communist China--Indieatione of
GFW Report No. 3," 24 January,
nommuniet China--andioations of Ps
CPV Report So. Al" 24 January,
"Communist China?indications
OW Report Bo, 5," 25 January,
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',Foreign Radio Reactions to the President's Budget Massage,"
25 January, prepared for the White House.
"Peking and Ho Government Propaganda on Vietnam," 29 January,
prepared for State Department.
"Weekly Report on World Radio Reactions to and Comment on the
General Assembly Sessions, 4, 11, le and 25 January, prepared
for U.S. Delegation at Perin meeting.
244 The Operational Information and Personnel Reports for January
are attached.
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MUM IMMO
1. Deny Aar
Pled Bureau Productions
'MD =RAU
DAILY mans ?mita:in
DAILY
WORDAGE
FILED
WORDAGE
1.2,WitS
Tokyo
22 hours 45 min.
15,800
5,200
C&Inaun
99 hours
13,000
7,000
Saigon
13 hours 30 min.
4,000
2,400
West Coast
93 hours 30 ndn.
26,100
16,500
Past Coast
119 hours
19,300
12,500
London
270 hours 10 ndn.
34,900
/1,600
Germany
3 hours 25 min.
5,500
5,300
Austria
3 hours 15 min.
5,200
1,900
Hediterransan
_52 hours
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TOTALS
676 hours 35 ,sin.
141,900
72,900
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? II. Local Services Rendered by the Fields
IendoliDureau
Daily summaries of VW% Satellite and German broadcasts are
delivered to local teen in louden and sent by teletype to consumers
in Western EUropelAmerican Embassy offices it London and Parie
end The Rape; C0.2; USA: Frankfurt; MCC; Frankfurt.; U.S. Dologstica;
AuStrian Plosion; Korth Atlactic Treaty Organisation; SHAPE, ate.
All aVailible transcripts and stemries of broadcasts of the Radio
Of Fres Russian monitored by the BSC are transmitted to the U.S.
Eibespy in Imam:
At the request of the Department of Stets; BOW surasries of
Soviet and Satellite radio reaction to the U.R6 General WSbly
tooting in Paris; and to the neSor isms under discussion are made
available to the American delegation attending the meeting. Thict
special servicewill continue for the duration of the Assembly
meeting,
Pickeitureau
, All processed intercepts are sent to 0..2; USA; FEC and the
Intelligenee Section; MP; and A copy Of tbo Korean file is trans-
mitted to U.S. Massy; Pusen; and 0-2; Eighth Army vie ridictelotype.
Selectod material of Chinese intonational Service programs is filed
to USIS; Fornota.
CiOavallaureau
All prodeised intereeptsere filed to 0.2; USA; Fte and the
Intelligence &Mien; FEAR, A copy of Peking intercepts is filed
to VSIS; ?omen. The weekly analysis of Chinese Cotmunist regional
broaddasts is regularly furnidhed 04; FM A daily file of selected
material is furnished G-2.0 REM.
Seim:Bureau
A copy of ell processed material is filed to Tokyo for 0-2; FEC,
Aespy ofAll processed intercepts it furnished EGA Information Service
at Saigon,
yest toast Burams
Copies of Peking intercepts and VietnamHave Agency intercepts are
filed to 0.20 USA; PIC, 04; PEC; also robeivos daily a copy of
Bussianalianguage materiel ands Copy of all materiel in English and
French Rorie sent by the Saigon office of AFP to their mummers in
Southeast Asia.
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Past Coast Bureau
Daily distribution of an epidemiological bulletin of the World
Reath Organization is made to the Office of Scientific intelligence.
Gorman Bureau
Cepies of ell processed material are sent to the Economic Brandi
end to the Radio and Press Branch, Offito of Intelligence, MOOG.
Anstrianpursol
A daily files of selected materiel is furnished the Office of the
Chief of Staff, USU. The complete file of the Austrian Bureau it
Supplied to the Intelligente Coordination Branch, 11SPA? and to 6.2,
USIA Roar, Salzburg.
reaterraneanSureau
' Copies of all processed Soviet Kurdish.aeciguage intereppts are
air mailed to American Embassy offices in Teheran and Baghdad.
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SECURM INFORMATION
RIDMONTHLY PERSONNEL REPORT
jAVOLEX 1952
1: New employees entering on du*:
Name Title Grade
iECREV
Asetgnnent Effective Data
Bast Coast Bureau 2 January 1952
E&Ltoflal Branch 2 January 1952
Special Reports 7 4annary 19$2
Rapt Coast Bureau 21 January 1952
? Editorial Branch 21 January 1552
Editorial Branch 21daugary 1552
gast'Ocets Bureau 1$ 4anuary 1552
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SECURITY INFORMATION
2. Separations;
Na, Title, Grade
3. Promotions:
Mame, Assignment
Assignment
Editorial Brancb
Vest Coast Bureau
Esat Coast Bureau
Mediterranean Bureau
Editorial Branch
East oast Bureau
Editorial trench
Old Grade, Title
Teletype Operator
GS-4
Clerkefypist
03-3
Info. & Edit.
Specialist, 03-7
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Reeignation
Resignation
Transferred to
Personnel
Resignation
Resignation
Transferred to
F.D.D.
Transferred to
D.O.D.
New Grade, Title
Teletype Operator
054
Clerk-Typist
GS.J.1
Info. & Edit.
Specialists08-9
Effective Date
5 January 1952
29 December1951
15 January 1952
21 January 1952
30 January 1952
23 January 1952
19 January 1952
Effective Date
23 December 1951
23 December 1951
23 December 1951
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Clerk,
GS-2
Ii. Reassignments:
Name
English Monitor
02.5
Multi-Monitor
65e9
Mono-Monitor
GS4
& E SPecialist
cia.9
Engineer
0S-11
Teletype Operator
GS-2
Old Grade, Title
and Assignment
& E Spec., 08-9
Editorial Drench
English Monitors GS-5
East 'oast Bureau
Teletype Operator, 054
Editorial Drawl
& Z Spec., 05e7
Editorial Branch
Electronic Eng., as-al
West Coast Busman
Clerk,
G.S?3
English Monitor
GS-7
Foreign Broadcast
Monitor, 0340
Multi-Monitor
OS*9
& Z Specialist
GS.11
Electronics Engineer-
GS el2
TeletYps Operator
GS-3
Nes Grade, Title
and Aasignment
1 & E Spec., 08-9
East -Coast Bureau
Clerk, 084
Editorial Branch
Intelligence Off.008-5
Special Reports branch
I & E Spec. 05?7
East Coast Bureau
Electronic Eng., 0S-11
Mediterranean Bureau
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23 December 1951
23 December 1551
6 January 1952
23 DeceMber 1951
6 January 1552
20 janutry 1952
Effective Date
17 December 1,951
26 November 1951
9 December 1951
26 December 1951
14 December 1951
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5. Others
Multi-Eunitorp GS-9
WontCoastBureau
English Monitor, 054
VesttoastBureau
Prop. & Supply Clarks034
admi Mutative Staff
I* s Spec.., Os-,
Tokyo Bureau
I& E Spec., 08.9
Office or the Chief.
EGLI
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&.E Spec., 05-9
Old; awe Bureau
Mono-Nonitor, GE-7
West Coast Bureau
Admin. Assistant.GS4
East Coast Bureau
I& g. Spec., 0S-9
Best Coast Bureau
.cseing !pki?nitorsos,9
West Coast Bureau
Name change
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23 DeceMber 1951
26 November 1951
13 DocoMber 19$1
Is January 1952
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Organizational Se t autn.
Departmental
Bast Coast Bunieu
West Coast Bureau
Tokyo Bureau
Okinawa Bureau
Saigon Bureau
Mediterranean Bureau
austrian Bureau
German Bureau
London Bureau
TOTALS
AMERICAN MAME
O.D. In procethj Auth 0.1).
E.O.B. SEPARATIONS
Prom?To
BRASSIOINENTS PROMOTIO
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