CHRONOLOGY

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, Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 JP rir rY\ No Foreign Disse CHRONOLOGY . 1954 MD began using Filmsort nperture cards for storing documents, on 16mM microfilm in'the Intellofnx-System. April, Radio Stations Branch estnblished in SR. September?5X1A9a Chief/MD, resigned. d Acting Chief/MD. Full-scple microfilm Coverage of all IAC information reports and selected enclosures achie-ed in OCD. November Members of Task Force on Intelligence Activities (Clark Committee) of Hoover Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch reviewed activities of OCD. 25X lA Branch Library for OSI estnblished. Dedember' Exec/O/AD, named OCD representati,,e on newly established Working Group on Information Handling. 1955 January ISC released to SHAPE for doption ns a collating system for handling its intel- 25X1A9a ligence materinls. 25X1A9a April U1UI ew AD/CD, proposed and received approval for taking over from 00 fiscn1 support 'Ind monitoring of P project vith the US Buresu of Customs. CIA Librnrinn nppointed project monitor. CIA Librnrinn, named ns ve on Interdepartmentn1 0 Committee on Internstionsl Exchnnge of' Publications. T OCD proposed nnd received approval for conducting P test of Minicar!, P type of data hnndling equipment that might No Foreign Dissent Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 May 25X1A9a SECRET No Foreign Dissem replace Intellofax. 25X1A9a IAC established an Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Information Processing (AHIP)L DAD/CD, named Chairman. Woriting Group on Information flandling. presented final report to DDI. Dr.%Andrews, AD/CD, departed on 4 months' leave of absence. 'June _CIA_ LibrarYreOrkanized. Classification Control Staff created in 0/AD. August OCD.renamed Office of Central Reference (OCR). 25X1X4 September IR began active support of the joint December OCD issued Intelligence Reference Material (CR-1), the first cOmpilation of handy research tools, both classified and un- classified, ever prepared for the use of the intelligence analyst. 1956 February Statistical Branch created in SR. March April OR ended support to the Library of Congress for preparation of the Cyrillic Union Subject Catalog (formerly Union Catalog of Russian , Publications). Vital Materials Program established in OCR. Materials 'Z hed under !-OCR chairmanship. Exec/OCRA named first Chair Survey team from Inspector General's office presented report on OCR to the DCI on 25 April. May OCR received approval to allocate funds for research into mechanical translation. SECRET No Foreign Dissem 25X1A9a Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 August September October November April My July August September October November SECRET No Foreign Dissem AHIP submitted first nnnual report. 25X1A9a An ad hoc Libra Survey Committee, . chaired by ADDI (Plnnning), met to drnw up terms of refernece for P pan01 of librarians to survey the CIA Librnry. IAC agencies, except state Department, approved the ISC as the basis for the' subject and area indexing of intelligence reports for their own systems. .A common control numbering system was also adopted In part by the IAC members for their document process1n2.5X1N5a1 25X1A5a1 The DDI n pointed 11010.111111.111MME Rs members of. eview CIA 24MAr-9.? operntions. ent to Paris IMMIWion of the ISC. 25X1A9a Document Division (DD) formed. named division chief. 1957 MMI LD began a new direct collection program for overt intelligence exploitation of US Govern- ment sources in the Washington area. OCR was autorized to publish the foreign intel- ligence information product derived from the program in a new CIA -Information Report series, the CR-C series. The Library Consultants submitted their report. Chief/GR designated sole CIA contact with Bureau of Customs, vice CIA Librarinn. JAMS Andrews resigned, effective 23 August. 25X1 Psul A. Borel appointed AD/CR. DAD/CR, transferred to 00. nppointed DAD/CR. OTR Library transferred to CIA Librnry. 25X1A9a Ouerntions Staff dissolved and its functions SECRET No Foreign Dlisem Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 December January 25X1 C February 25X1 A9a SECRET No Foreign Dissem decentralized. 25X1 A9a Statistical Branch of SR reconstituted as Statistical Division. appointed Division Chief. M. Borel, AD/CD, established 16 TAsk Teams to study and .evaluate the fineilags of the Library Consultants. Mr. Borel established a Central Reference Advisory Group (CRAG) to advise OCR on Problems of mutual concern to OCR and the. operating offices. Mr. Borel became CRAG Chairman. ? 1958 25X1 iiiiiiiiI111111 ' , Chief/MD, died. WWWoonamed Acting Chief/MD. 25X1 A9a Task Team I established, on an experimental basis, a Composite Group, consisting of members of DD, MD and the CIA Library, to handle all Intellofax requests. GR established a vouchered domestic field position and attached it administratively to the CIA Library sent a librarian to man the station library in Honolulu. 25X1 A9a 25X1 A9a CIA Library, departed on a 2-month trip to Europe on and the 0 behalf of the graphics and publications Middle East procurement programs. April NSCID 2, "Coordination of Collection Activities," was issued. 25X1 A9a IAC Committee on Documentation (CODIAC) established. Mr. Borel named Chairman; named Secretary. May LD reorganized and renamed Liaison and Collection Division (LCD). Travel Folder Section established in IR. SECRET No Foreign Dissem Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 June July 25X1A9a 25X1A9a August SECRET No Foreign Dissem IAC Commiitd(figaathe Foreign Publications lished. Chairman. Procurement of PROCIAC) esteb- /CR, named a AHIP. The 16 Tnsk Teems completed their re- ports to the AD/CR. Subsequently, the Task Team Chairmen end the Library Consultants met to discuss the LibrerY progrem, The DCI epproved n'pOlicy for release of unclassified CIA translations end related reference mids to the public' via OCR. The CIA Library yes reorganized. i Stetistical Division yrs transferred to the new Photographic Intelligence, Center (PIC), 25X1A9a 25001PAktab1ished an Automrtion Development ), headed =MEW, SA/AD/CR, left to begin 2 years of training at the Western Data Processing Laboratory, UCLA. 25X1A9a Chief/DD, succeeded es SA/AD/CR. succeede as Chief/DD. 10,9mAllgo named Secretary, CODIAC. appointed Chief /MD, after having been Acting Chief since.Jenuary. NSC established the US Intelligence Board (USIB)- Designations of CODIAC and PROCIAC subsequently changed to CODIBeand PrO5INA9a Paul Borel, DD/CR, and of the 0 CIA Library departed on 9 3-month trip' eround the world. September October November December 25X1A9a Joint CIA/State Graphics Coordinator Program Inaugurated. Minicard equipment received end eveluation tests begun. DCIE 1/9, 17 December, alloceted biographic systems responsibilitfts within USIB. OCR/BR assumed responsibility for scientific end technical coverage. SECRET No Foreign Dissem Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 "Earle ? March May June July August November December ? SECRET No Foreign Dissem 1959 Historical Intelligence Collection (RTC) transferred from Q/DDI to 0/AD/CR. SR's Redio Freauency Record (700,000 cards) reproduced and forwarded to NSA for?conver slim to magnetic tape for processing on IBM, 705 computer. SR thus became the first OCR component to employ a computer. Branch library established for Office of Communications. CIA Library began to change its book class- ification scheme from ISC to Library of Congress syttem. Searching for Information, P brief guide to OCR's services, files and collections, issued. Reference Aid on Photographs nnd Motion Picture Films (CIA/CR 25) issued. Reference Aid on Non-CIA-Produced Cmbles (CIA/CR 25.1) issued, First issue of World List of Future Internm- tional Meetings appeared, published by Library of Congress and sponsored by OCR/LCD. AD/CR named DDI representative on newly established Agency Dsta Processing Committee AWN-4a Chief/BR, first OCR person senior service school--Army War College. 0 CIA Library ceased staffing branch librnry for Medical Office. Reference -Aid ba Document Processing (CIA/CR 25.2) published. Reference Aid on Nhchine Support Services OCIA/CR 25.3) issued. ? SECRET No Foreign Dissem Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 Jnnuary March SECRET No Foreign Dissem 1960 25X1 Aga- 25X1 A9a Staff. SA/AD/C. etailed. to IG nppointed DCID 2/1, "Coordination of Overt Collection Abroed," issued. It was initinted by OCR/ LCD to supersed DCID 2/1, "Implementation of Coordination of Collection Plnn," of 25 October 1948. Revised edition of the ISC published under OODIB nuspices. April OCR dropped the Minicard project and gave the equipment to PIC. 25X1 A9a Nlay June July August November CIA /L1brr1an, departed on s -moritn trip to Africa and Europe, on behalf of the publications procurement and. graphics programs. Paul Borel, AD/CR, outlined CIA views on msehine translation before the House aiMitSiele on Science nnd Astronautics. 2.11111-th1ef/SR, resigned. became Acting Chief/SR. 251'A9Eadio Stations Branch abolished. became Chief/SR. appointed Chief/BR. Branch library for Language and Area School established. Chiefs of DD, MD nnd CIA Library presented snd received approval for chsnges in the Intellofax System. 25X1 A9a At OCR suggestion, CODIB established n Workin Group on Fecsimile Trensmission. Chief, OCR/ADG, named head of th Full Implementation of the revised ISC was effected. SECRET No Foreign Dissem 7 Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 SECRET No Foreign Dissem December BR issued The B1o0;relph1c Register Information .System, System Description. 1961., 25X1A9a-- 25X1A9a , January EIPPointed Chief/LCD vice 25X1A9a Februery Mnrch June appointed Chief/IR ce Composite Group namecchanged to Intellofax Reference Group. Dissemination ,of non-CIA cebles trans- ferred from DD to Csble Secretariat. President-Eisenhower:approvedthe 41 recommendations of his Joint Study Group. The DDI directed the AD/CR to initinte-sppropriatenction on his behalf on several of these involving chenges in handling requirements end guidance to collectors. CODIB Working Group on Fscsimile Trsnsmission concluded that a facsimile network for the USIB sgencies WPS not feasible nt thpt time. Group disbanded. International Trnde Fir supporting role of LCD terminated, IBM and SDC (System Development Corporation) submitted reports to CIA on 6-week sur-eys each had conducted on the DDI computer need. SR reorganized to bring it closer to an ell-source service concept. DCID 2/8, "Domestic Exploitation of US Government Organizations and Officials," 25A1agkid by OCR, was issued. named CIA representative to work with the National Science Foundation rt the policy snd programming level. OCR discontinued fiscal support of the Librery of Congress East European Accessions List be-- cause of lack of funds and intelligence interest. SECRET No Foreign Dissem Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 Approved For Release 1999/09/24 : CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 July 25X1A9a September October SECRET No Foreign Dissem LCD's Collection Branch transferred to 00/CD. International Conferences Unit transferred . to BR. LCD renamed Liaison Staff (LS). Responsibility...Mr control of biographic information on political and other per- sonalities transferred from State/BI to OCR/BR. . USIB approved terms of reference for a study of information systems in the intelligence community, under CODIB sponsorship. Subsequently, the Staff for the Community Information Processing s established, with as Director. SR was the first major Agency component to move into the new Headquarters Building. OCR/ADG abolished because of existence of CIA Automatic Data ProcessOin7 Staff established in June 1961). GR accepted responsibility. from TSD/DDP for providing rapid and efficient photo- graphic ser' ice to the 0/DCI. OCR completed its move to the new building. November OCR conducted a user survey of the Intellofax System. January 25X1A9a February March 1962 resigned, effectiv251(1bAkliary. Director, N i 0 ca ons en er, named to replac as DAD/CR. He was scheduled duties later in the year. designated Acting DAD/CR. 25X1A9a IR reikstituted coverage of Cuban industrial ind scientific installations at the direction of the DDI. USIB approved a revised plan of operations for SCIPS. 25X1A9a OCR detaile to the CIA ADPS PS liaison 11111.111! OCR, ADPS and SCS and as a system analyst on ADPS studies in OCR areas of interest. SECRET No Foreign Dissem Approved For Release 1999/09/24 : CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 SECRET ? No Foreign Dissem SR began to process special intelligence teletype reports. May OCR Missile Committee established. June Effective 4 June a machine-supported CIA Central Requirements Registry was 'establibhed in LS. ?GR installed vide6tape playba6k.ecuipment 'to improve its facilities for covering television programs of interest to' intelligence. July USIB disestablished PROCIB, August September October November FOIAb3b1 OCR submitted to the DDS apecifications for P communicntiond system designed to handle the transmission of information in documents between OCRand other 7overnment agencies. _OCR was given the responsibility for moni- toring and funding the State 'Department's External ReamerpoMaff. 25X1A9a Paul Borel, 7 and six CODIB representatives attended ttte International Federation of Information Processing Congress in Munich, 27 August- 3 September, and visited other areas in Europe to survey information files and procedures. Approval granted for establishment of a branch library for Office of General Counsel. Task Force Team No. 2 of the Agency Man- power Review Task Force completed a mnmpgwer review,of OCR. First DARE (Document Abstract Recording Enuipment) machine received in OCR. OCR issued"Hov OCR Can Support Task Force a directory of its facilities for the use of the Agency task team appointed to coordinate response to the Cuban crisis. SECRE No Foreign Dissent Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 JanuarY February March .April May 25X1A9a ? SECRET No Foreign Dissem 196;3 Requirements Registry separated from 257X1W9aeconst1tuted as Requirements Coordination Staff (RCS).under:the 0/AD/CR. amed head of the staff. AD/CI, nrne head .of P CIA Tpk Free on Cubs (replsced in March)., SA/AD/CR, presented n stnff sudylo'clarify the centralized support activities required to establish a DDI All-Source Center under OCR management. OCR ended its support 111111111111 25X1A5a2 University for the mechanical translation project. The position of Executive Assistant (EXA) 'was created in the 0/AD/CR, and Chuck ,Triggs was named to fill it. ,25X1A9a 25X1A, Spec']. Assistant for Planning/ONE became Waal Assistant in the 0/AD/CR. OCR made responsible for providing. p11-source Information support for research nnd pro- duction within the DDI Specinl Center. 25X1A9a111.1111111.PPPo1nted Chief of the newly ection Guidance Staff (ms) 25X1A9a in the 0/DDI. IIIIIIIIIIIF nsmed Acting DAD/CR. June Requirements Coordination Staff transferred from OCR to CGS. 25X1A9a 25X1A9a July 25X1A9 August , CIA Librnrian, ass NMI CIA Librnrian. urement Officer i ,smaiier, a IR disestablisherLand a reoriented/Foreign Installations Branch established in SR. SECRET No Foreign Dissem Document dissemination functions of ORR and specinl intelligence dissemination function of OCI transferred to OCR/DD. 0 5X1A6a -source Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 October November December January February April SECRET No Foreign Dissem ? Agreement reached between AD/CR nnd CIA Records Management Officer to have CIA Library ? microfilm copies of 00, FDD end DIP reports dedlared es the record copy for these series. The I0J,s Office submitted its report on its. second survey of OCR. The HIC as transferred from the 0/AD to the 'CIA Library. The DDI assigned Mr. Borel kemporery additional duty as Special Counselor of the Intelligence Directorate. SCTPS presented its final report to CODIB. Borel appointed to a new VU2pigiin the Wnagement. WDDI--that of Assistant John Vance appointed AD/ Chief/FDD, named DAD/CR. -named Acting Chief/FDD. FDD trnnsferred from 00 to OCR, effective 27 Dedember. 1964 AZ5X449flece of DARE equipment received in 258d converted for BR use. 25X1A9a 25X1A9a 25X1A9a 25X1A9a My June nppointed Chief/FDD. appointed Acting Chief/SR, vice 25X1 25X1A9a Chief/Admin Stef/OCR, resigned. named Acting Chief/Admin Staff, 11 duties as SPA/AD/CR. 111111111111111111s Deputy to the Special Support DDS serving the DDP, named Chief/Admin Staff, but he did not teke up his duties until June. mlimmdmdmilmw EXA/AD/CR, also ppointed DDI CHIVE Project Officer. CIA Library established R focal point to provide n more centralized Scientific and Technical Information Service (SAT'S) for CIA. OCR issued a handbook, OCR: Your Information Center. SECRET No Foreign Dissem Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 October ? SECRET No Foreign Dissem First internal test of the Long Distance Xerox (LDX) system completed between BR and DD. CODIB completed.review'of SCIPS report. - game SCIPS dropped and permanent group known as CODIB Support Staff-.(CSS) established within OCR, staffed by DIA and CIA officers. 1:DARE ecuipment in OCR became fully operational after 2 years of testing and modification. CIA Library completed recatalogitg of its collections from the ISC to the Library of Congress system. 1965 February CIA Library ceased staffing the OTR Language and Area School branch library. CIA Regulation HR 51-2 confirmed OCR as the central point in CIA for arranging and coordinating the various briefing and debri*fing programs. March John Vance, AD/CR, named DDI representative on the ADP Committee. April 25X1A9a designated Chief/SR. Acquisitions Branch of the CIA Library transferred to Fro. Systems Analysis Staff (SAS) established in the 0/AD/CR to advise the AD/CR on 25X1A9a impToved methods of onerations for the 25X1A9 CR divisions. named SAS Chief. r 2tfiXe1ASEiting CIA Librarian. 9 May u named Chief/SAS. named Acting CIA Librarian. July Heads of offices in the DDI who had been designated Assistant Directors were redes- ignated Directors; Deputy Assistant Directors became Deputy Directors. OCR appointed an internal task team to design SECRET No Foreign Dissem /3. Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 25X1A9a October 25X1A9a November 25X1A9a Decembe25X1A9a March APK1A9a 25X1A9a Playappointed Director/CTF vice , who was reassigned. SJUKLI No Foreign Dissem SECRET No Foreign Dissem nnd implement P computer-prepared nnnouncement list using nrea and title. indexing with content Indexing in ,depth for priority area only. This was the beginning of SKAN (Subject Keyword ANnouncemtnt) con, centrating on collateril document ' coverage of Communist China. Phase II of CHIVE was organized as the CHIVE Tisk Force (CTF), headed ty chief of the OCSMteveopR7?BITTraion. Bruce Allen named Chief of the Requirements snd.Plans Group, CIF. John Vance, D/CR, named. CIA member of CODIB. Ihtellofax Reference Service formed In DD, replacing the Intellofax Reference Group of the Library. designated CIA . rarian upon his return Officer. as DD/CR. Division named EXA Briggs. ? 25X1A6a designated DDI Planning placed him 25X1A9a of OBI's Map D CR, replacing e assume 25X1A9a 1c66 detailed to pointed to replace Chief/Admin Stnff/OCR. u ies in February 1966.- 25X1A9a appointed Chief, Development vice i, who wns State 'Department. Agreement signed and action effected to merge the Publications nnd Map Procure- ment Programs, with State Depsrtment and CIA representatives signing. An LDX circuit between CIA headouarters Wilding andEPIC became operntive. Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 June August September 25X1A9a 25X1A9a November 25X1A9a 25X1A9a December SECRET No Foreign Dissem 25X1A9a Chuck Briggs ppointed Director/OeS. Jr., Assistant for Administrntion in NPIC, appointed- DD/CR. First computer-prepared?issuelcf SKAU distributed for Comment. ' OCI end OCR signed agreement for Vie coordination of.the production of , finished biographic intelligence. iiranch library for ORD established. .formed, ? Document Systems Group/ coni1pt2E0K1A9a three new divisions?Dissemination and Files Division (DFD), headed by... Indexing Div11on , .aded by Whine 25X1A9a ion,(MSD), heeded b Group Chief wa of SR Foreign Installations Branch/redesigneted Foreign Installations Division. SKAN issued 'weekly, with montly accumulations. end received D/CR requested/authorization from the DDI to acquire an IBM 360/30 computer then about to be released by OCS. Thimmmam apiamomadd appointed Chief, Chinn Operations Group, CHIVE Task Force. g/ SPA/D/CR, designated DDI Historical Officer end Chairman, DDI Historical Board, in addition to his other duties. Welter Pforzheimer designated 2rical Officer. of OCI submitted "Choosing the OCR File system" to the ADD! after Ft study of OCR opeethtions. SECRET No Foreign Dissem /3 ? 25X1A9 Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7 JnnuarY 25X1A9a February March FOIAb3b1 April May July ? SECRET No Foreign Dissem 1967 ? D/CR submitted plans for the possible reduction of OCR's personnel strength by al-out one-third. LS vas abolished and its functions transferred to CGS and pc OlAb3b1. Report on merger of ssued. Terms of reference established for a User Study Group survey of OCR information retrieval serviees. isitions Branch, Acauisit$ons Branch , areport directly to D/CR., 11111111111111111111amed Chief, FID. User study group report recommended a reorganization of OCR into P document delivery systems group and a regionally oriented information services group.' Reorganization Planning Group established. Deatils of reorganization of OCR announced. OCR redesignated CRS .in HN 1-72, 28 July. SECRET NO Foreign Dissem Approved For Release 1999/09/24: CIA-RDP84-00951R000400070006-7