OBSERVATIONS ON CIA'S EFFORTS IN DEVELOPING ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP05T00280R000200030001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 5, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 1, 1980
• Content Type: REPORT

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Q~ser~ations on ~~A's
efforts in Developing
Analytical 1V~ethodologies
A Report of the DCI's
Science and Technology Advisory Panel
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