INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATUS REPORT TO THE IAC ON INFORMATION PROCESSING

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 11, 2003
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: September 27, 1955
• Content Type: MISC

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27 September 1955
INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Status Report to the IAC on Information Processing
1. There is attached a Status Report to the IAC from the
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on information Processing.
2. This matter has been placed on the Agenda of the IAC
meeting on 4 October for noting and for such action as may be
required.
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1. The IAC Ad.-Hoe Sub Colt rit :ee o u I ngorm. fio n oceazin has had
ten rbli. Ss sin : it t estAbli.shed purrawrst to IAbC action of 19 ?ay'
1955. U lew the d1rect ve of thh IAC the, v ab-cc YS : t e a. d upm its
terms of reference as f'oii.oua:
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to cowdinate the d K~ 1~~ t an~ of,
co ? t:1b .a ay tc fez do c- s , do 3 ".4 rroo-assing
of infoa ,t1 fl within the. inte11iget:.ce ca mity.
e) Docmxw processing systes of each yxirticipati aZ .cy
were ,scribed in dC:tail.
tai.
b) CZA OrTanged
bebWX of thin Sub-Cc ittee.
c) J r mz t of the = Libre.y's Sna,e: .nce fi #ect
Code for adaptation arad use by 4 int ae
ccummi t y in i . n d m i ug d o e r is w a s received Y AFOI1,
(-2, 0511, a . State r d USIA ? et ti the
pr ob a:i f rthe : .
d) bloat Of the z er o : the Sub-Ca= i ttee participated. in
a symg i on Data g apo or : by Air Research
a ti IaTMaut Cc d in Daltimorc, 15-16 septeer 1955.
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3. Ceraxclue iow end Plana.
a) The -C itte a has aubst(zntJiay c npletod its review
of existing system. Tbmm beve been found to vary widely
in ob jectiveo, techniques and level of service afforded
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b) no Sub-Coamaitte y has not yet examined in any retail the
=MY gsOPOVed processing systems based on eojtipmaant now
at the laboratory stags of research and develojmmgnt.
SVj a ayctQm known as Minicesr tdrich.utilizes film
end electronic con rol s to store and retrieve Information
now appears certain to receive extensive testing and
apppfcation in some of the XAC agencies. Its practical
application app s 3 - 5 years may.
a) Uxdw these circumstances the Sub!- aitteo considers as
usenil immediate projects:
:L) prog a to familiarize the intelligence coMmmity
with minicxard, including suio ject coding of documents
and film marogement.
.') exploration of interim meusux+es to promote eccn j
and efficiency in present TAC docu t systems.
d) The Sub-Co wti rte a proposes to aontir its .Loner-range study
of rat handling systems and related projects.
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