PROPOSAL FOR UTILIZATION OF TALENT MATERIAL IN CARTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP92B01090R002600180003-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Content Type: REPORT

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Attachment A
to
TCS 3626/58
PROPOSAL FOR UTILIZATION OF TALENT
MATERIAL IIJ CARTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTION
1. In late lg5b, the Utilization Advisory Board (UAB) appointed
a subcommittee composed of representatives from the mapping agencies
to evaluate community requirements for the utilization of TALENT
materials is cartographic production. The subcommittee concluded that
the UAB should approve in principle the cartographic use of TALENT
material whenever possible, and so reconunended in. a report to the
UAB dated 21 November 1856. The UAB, in accepting the reco~nnendation,
asked that each agency report back to it at such time as specific
production system was developed. The purpose of this proposal is to
outline the use of TALENT material by the CIA in the production of
selected USSR city plans.
2. By memorandum dated 23 July 1958, the Cartographic Division,
ORR received a request to prepare detailed plans of 75 selected
cities in the USSR. Two types of maps were specified: (a} for 46
cities, a map containing essential plaraimetric detail only (e.g. streams,
roads, railroads, built-up area, etc.), in two versions,, one with
place names and one without (Att. B); (b) for 30 cities, a map
providing a dense overlay of cultural detail, including place names,
functional divisions, urban`features- of orientation or target value
(Att. C).* As a means of assuring increased utilization of the town
plan program by other intelligence activities, it is planned to
produce an additional version of each of the two maps described
above which will show central built-up areas at increased scale.
3. A prototype map (~+ versions) has been completed and is
herewith presented for consideration (Att. D, E, F, G). The following
is a resume of the production system involved:
a. Project personnel - 3 cartographers and 2 geographers,
all TALENT indoctrinated, worked as a special task force.
b. Use of TALENT material - the essential planimetric
frame of the map was derived from TALENT and, when available,
collateral of varying quality was also employed. Cultural detail,
One city,