NIS COMMITTEE MEETING NO. 238

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• Publication Date: February 19, 1957
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COMMITTEE -MEETING NO. 238
19 eLISSUARY 1957
1. The folloviing were present:
Mr. D. J. Clinton
Mr. R. S. Hain
Lt.Col. D. H Smith
Maj. J. W. Jacobsen
LCdr. H. W.. Holschuh
25X1A9a Lt.Col. H. K. Avery
State
State
Army
Army
Navy
Air Force
CIA (Chairman)
CIA (Vice Chairman)
CIA (Secretary)
The chairman announced the appointment of Col. Sam A. Carnes
as the Senior Representative for the Department of the Air Force on the
NIS Committee effective 24 January 1957, vice 14. Col. Hamilton K. Avery
who is appointed alternate USAF member of the NIS Committee and the
Air Force HIS Coordinator.
The chairman expressed the appreciation of the Committee to
1.4. Col. Avery for his valuable contribution to the work of the NLS
Committee during the period he acted as the Senior Air Force member.
2. NIS Outline Guides
The Committee approved the revised outline guides for
Sections 31, 32. and 33 which were submitted by the Army member
on 5 February 1957 (refer to item 2 NCM 237).
The Navy member reported that upon further examination
Navy still requires more information on the internal security of foreign
countries than is called for in the present outline guide or appears in
the published Sections 56 (Intelligerice and Security). He therefore
renewed the proposal contained in memorandum dated 5 February 1957
that a. working group be appointed to develop a revised outline guide for
Section 56 (refer to Item 2 NCM 237). The chairman thoUght it proper
that a working group representing interested agencies be appointed to
look into this matter, but cautioned against including transient detail
that could only be satisfied by direct operational intelligence support.
He asked the Navy rnewber to arrange for and conduct the meeting.
At the request of the State member it was agreed that a working paper
will be circulated by the Navy member before the working group
meeting.
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The Arzw, member submitted a. progress ter.e., *Ai ea. int.& -
agency wurking level conference held on 11 February 1157 to consider
proposed changes in portion* of the outline guide for Settion 64
(Manufacturing and Construction), and noted that another meeting of
this group edit be necessary to fern:m.11de a draft proposal for NIS
Committee consideration (refer to item 2 NCM 23?). The State
member proposed by memorandum dated 19 February 1957 a
modification to Section 64D (Aircraft Production) which tne chairman
referred to the Section 64 working group for consideration.
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The Navy member reported that a meeting oi interested
agency representatives wee held on 18 February 1957 to discuss, a
proposed outline guide for a new supplement on Coasts and Landing
Beaches (refer to Item 3 NCM Z37). The proposal which is still
under coneideration by the working group, does not change the total
substantive requirement* for Comas and Landing Beaches, but
separates them into (I) a revised Section 22 comprising textual
material and selected charts maps, and photographs, and (2)
a new Supplement compriaing a briefer text and all of the bulkier
beach tables, charts, reaps, and photographs. The principail
advantage of this proposal is a reduction in the detail of Section 22
comparable to that of other Sections of Chapter II for those users
who want & less extensive coverage of the topic. Its principal
disadvantage is that the proposed Section 22 and the stew Supplement
would be interdependent and. consequently, both would be needed by
users who require full coverage of the topic. The chairman said
that the OBI staff will prepare samples of the proposed Section 22
and Supplement from a published Set tion 22 in order to determine
the practicability and usefulnees of the proposal.
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The chairman proposed by memorandum dated 12 February
1957 the integratton of "Comments oa Principal Sources" into each of
the substantive sections of Supplement I (refer to /tem 4 NCM 237).
This is particularly desirable since Supplement 1 is now generally
being processed and published by individual sections to provide for
more rapid issuance and more flexible niaintenance production.
The sine of the present Comments averages about one and one-half
printed pagea so that even when the 'Comments require common
treatment their addition to each section would not materially affect
Lt s size.
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The Committee discussed the vacation laid deferred decision
until the next meeting to permit the Army and Navy eembers more
time to study the proposal. The chairman requested the State member
to see what could be done with regard to a somewhat similar problem
concerning Comments of Supptereent VI (Cornanweism).
5. 2ha...aratin_Ltr.N1 oduction Schedule
The Committee approved additional changes in the NIS
Production Forecast for Fiscal Years 1958-1960 which will &Wear
"Chtmge Sheet No. 2" to lae issued shortly (refer Item 5 NCM 237).
The current production schedule is affected by the rescheduling of
Section 23M (Weather and Climate) on NIS 30 (Iraq) from May 1957
to August 1957.
6. Report of Releause of NIS tro.Lanlitalt_eirimita.til
The members were banded copies of a memorandum dated
5 February 1957 listing th.e NIS sections released during 1956 in 25X1A6a
corn liance with Committee decision that
would conaolidate the reports of NIS releasee to
foreign representatives made by U.S. officials as required by
paragraph 3 of IAC-D-45/12 (refer to Item 4 NCM 207 and Item 3 of
NCM 208). The chairman noted that this was the first such report
made to the Committee even though quarterly reporting was stipulated.
/n view of the difficulties and delays inherent in these arrangements,
the Committee decided to have future reports made on an annual toaats
and requested the chairman to so inform the CIA reporting office.
7. NIS Area Name Changes
The State member reported that the name of the "Crold Ccaet"
will become "Ghana" on 6 March 1957 (refer to Item 8a NCM 230),
Since the new state will include former British Togoland, the Coneneetee
approved change of name designation for NIS 50A from "Gold Coast and
Togoland" to "Ghana"
The State member &leo reported that the British Caribbean
Federation had been formalised with the site of the capital city to he
located on Trinidad (refer to Rem 6 NCM 229). Neither the Baharaee
nor Bermuda' is included in the Federation, although both may join
it later. Since the Federation will tot become .effective for another
year, the State member recommended, and the Committee concurred,
that name change for NIS 81 "British Weet Indies" be deferred until
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composition a the Federation may be clarified.
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8. Other Matters
a. The vice chairman reouested the members to submit
by 19 February 1937 nominations 'or attendance at the next CIA
intelligence Products Exhibit to be held on 14 March 1957. The
quota for NIS person.nel is 60, all of whom must be certified for
Top Secret clearance (refer to Item fla NCM 234). The vice chairman
undertook to set up procedures to provide for lest-minute chan.ges in
the list of nominations.
b. Notification was made of a new issue of the Directory of
NIS Personnel and members* requiremente were indicated as follows:
State 150; Army 75; Navy So; Air Force 30.
e. The Committee agreed to review Chapter I on NIS 39A
(Communist China) on 5 March 1957.
4. The State member distributed copies of procedures for
production of Key Personalities on NIS 14 (Poland) and NIS 21
(Yugoslavia).
e. The Committee approved & State proposal to delete from
the outline guide on Subsection 551) (National Defense Policies) the
second sentence beginning "Diecuseion of civil defense policies..."
since this subject is adequately covered in the new Subsection 54D
(Civil Defense).
f. The State :norther said that in the course of a. visit to
the Far East the State associate on the Advisory Panel on Research
for Special Operations had reported instances where Special Operations
Units in the field had prepared extensive basic intelligence studies
without apparently realising that NIS coverage of greater depth and
better research was available. It was the consensua of the Committee
that the responsibility for servicinr lower field echelons with needed
NIS rests with the major theeter staffs who regularly receive full
NIS coverage on their areas.
g. The Stgtte member reported that State's directive on
NIS control and coordination is reader preparation (refer to Item llb of
NCM 236).
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9. The next meeting of the NIS Conurittee will be held at
1000 hours on Tuesday, 5 March 1957.
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1 DD/4
1 - DD/P
- AD/Si
1 - AD/RR
J Ch/E/RIt
1 - St/PB/IIR
4 - Ch/G/R11
8 - D/EIBI
1 - 13/11 /BI
1 - D/P/BI
5 - OBI
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