D/OL ACTIVITY REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1960

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00314R000200230015-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 20, 1998
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: April 4, 1960
• Content Type: MF

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SUBJECT: D/GL Activity Report for the Month of March 1960
A second briefing was trade by the Coordinator for Nap?~ at the
Administrative Operations Course, at the Department of State Foreign
Service Institute. Both the Geographic Attache program and the map
services available to Foref.gn Service posts were reviewed0
4,, Two trips were made to Vit. Records, A total of 1X000 mans
and 134 publications were forwarded to this center in March.,
5. Automatic distribution has been set up to supply the CI!*CPAC
War Room with CIA-publishes? maps on its areas of responsibility?
6. Of the 3,722 map sheets which were obtained from foreign
sources during the month, 1r3% were received on exchange, 12% 'were
received as gi.ftsr, and 45% were purchased, Significant items included:
a 1958 "Nap of Hungary: Counties?" at 1:250,000, published by Kartografiai
Vallalat, Budapest; a 1960 railroad atlas of the USSR; a 1959 economic,
geography of the Soviet Zone of East Germany; and "Afrique a Carte
Politique, Situation au ler Zanier 1960," l:10,000,000,, This is the
most up-to-date political reap of Africa available,
7o A report on the FY-1960 Central Fund for post expenditures
through December 1959 was prepared and distribir'ed to the participating
agencies'
Bo Planning and Development
1, A paper has been drafted on the uses of topographic maps by
selected occupational categories for use by field collectors. This
paper will assist collectors in broadening the target base for the
required maps from map producers to include significant map users,,
2r, Revisions to Map Library requirements to be included.in the
DD/P Afghanistan Station Direcf;ivs -were submitted -through St/I,,
3, A briefing outline was prepared for Ch/G for use in
preparing Agency personnel planning to attend the IGU meetings in
Stockholm.,
4. Briefings were ccaipleted for Dr, Lauri Niemela, new Geographic
Attache assigned to Copenhagen,,
5. Consultations are being held with Mrs Dean Rugg, Geographic
Attache' assigned to Bonn?
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25X1A9a 6 Procurement missions currently in progress include ths.t of
' n Greece. in Italy, and in Vent zue3.a0 25X1 A9a
25X1A9a begins a mission to Pakistan in early Rt6 25X1A9a
25X1 A9a is in Japan, begins his tour of duty with
a scheduled visit to Norway in May to include attendance at AFNORTI
meetings,
7v The Far East Bureau, in the Department of State, has been
25X1 A9a asked to approve an eleven-week procurement mission to Australia and
New Zealand by to begin in early June.
8o Briefings held during March included two with DD/P personnel,
one with St/I, and one with D/GGO
Cn Significant Outside Contacts and Activities
1. The Near East Desk Officer briefed the newly-appointed
Assistant Army Attache for Iraq in connection with mapping activities
which have taken place in Iraq since began his tour of duty
in the s5'Aba 39570
20 met with Colonel Diercks, Commanding
Officer o he Army Map Service, to brief him on TDY activities.
Mr0 Mack, Deputy Chief of the Map Evaluation Division at AMS,
attended this meeting to explain his activities in Germany during
January 1960, Continuation of ASS participation in the Map Library
project supporting efforts to collect topographic maps of the Sino.
Soviet Bloc was assured by Colonel Diercks.
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25X1 A9a 3o In connection with the IPC follow?up,
visited AFCIN 3T to discuss rriorit es and a new evaluation
of targets within the Bloc, Colonel Dalton, Chief of 3T, wrongly
recommended visits to ACIG and SAC, as well as briefings in AFCIPI,
on matters relating to the Special Project,
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h. met with Colonel Gress, Topographic
and Geodetic Division, ACSI~ and Colonel Henna, Collection Division,
ACSI, in connection with the use of map collection guides as the
sunoort or background for the new Department of the Army Long Range
Intelligence Requirements:,.
Eo Miscellaneous
Two e3q7ressionss of appreciation for services rendered by the
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SUBJECT: D/CL Activity Report for the Month of March 1960
Reference Branch were brought to the attention of the Map Library,
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1m expressed his appreciation to Dr, Guthe for the
Nap Libraryts cooperation in the Vital Records Program.,
and the processing personnel under his direction deserve the credit
for the successful operation of this program during the last few
years,
2a The Reference Branch received a letter of commendation from
the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, Chart Production
Services Branch,, Washington Offices, expressing appreciation for
services and assistance rendered daring the past three yearao
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HAP LIBRARY DIVISION
SUMMARY OF, STATISTICS - MARCH 1960
RECEIPTS (For retention in Map Library)
Maps
as
b
Specialty Series Total
Map Sheets M?M Sheets Hap Sheets
*1.3-.,651- 0 132651
purchases for stock llt 754
Made in CIA/D/GC
On automatic receipt and
co From other domestic sources .9
50
d? From foreign sources
eo From foreign sources for stock
556
759
TOTAL 2,$
Atlases and other reference materials
ao au oma c recei a rcT~ses for stock
b From other domestic sources
c6 From foreign sources
13ROCESSING
Nlap cataloging
a pecia `reaps made in CIA/U/C+C
b, Special mails - all. others
co Series indexed and cataloged
TOTAL
Cataloging, etc. of Reference materials
ae At 8828
bo Place-name volumes
co Publishergs chtalogs
d. Other reference volumes
D)ISB!JRSEMTTS
Maps-
To CIA
2, To Department (5ff' State 2h5
3o Foreign Servrice''Posts 19
4. To Department of,.Defense 233
a) Department of the Army
c) Department of the Navy
c) Denartment of the Air Force
d) Other components of Defense
r
Ot~-er government agencies 96
6. Miscellaneous 11
r`O ?AL
Atlases and other reference r.ateriala
ap odomestic ea tagl.shmii t`~
b0 To foreign establishments
TOTAL
Information
ao Place-name questions
bo Other deference inquiries
I.`O TAL
1 -, o these were separate i e s
tequests
3.`?
51
2t3
lh4
226
7M
55
641
73
M
Sheets olumes
661
1 900
86
83
144
M
Titles Re uests/Volumes
,931
2'
150 607
445
1,S66 8
,
841 6,207
3784 1'58o
168 635
373 2,632
7 10
Mom
294 360
'1,6(6 425
~Fvy 735
89177 22,931
0 50
1,585 2,141
TIW ~P
Total volumes
1057
26
707
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06 Pri~atin , and Reproduction
07 Other Contractual Services
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08 Supplies and 4ateriale
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W, Xquipment
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