CIA SITUATION ROOM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00274A000200110012-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 15, 1998
• Sequence Number: 12
• Content Type: REPORT

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Management Survey of OR.
SUBJECT: CIA Situation Room
1. The responsibility for maintenance and operation of the CIA Situation
Room is currently charged to the Assistant Director for Reports and Estimates.
The detailed statement of functions is contained in paragraph 2 of the statement
of functions of the Presentation Staff, ORE, approved by the Executive 8 Septem-
ber 1949, which is here quoted.
"2. Operatee and maintains the Situation Room of CIA, providing
an integrated national intelligence portrayal of selected areas of the
world of particular interest as indicated by the Office of the Director.
Such portrayal will be shown through the media of aartographic displays,
graphic studies- and charts, pictorial presentations, and audio-ivisual
programs."
2. in order to provide an integrated situation room which will meet the
needs of CIA and remain within the available personnel MA space allocations,
it is suggested that a. plan substantially as indicated below be adopted.
3. Content of the CIA Situation Room.
a. Wali mar - largo, area maps attao
the walls of the
room and Alerting as over-all treatments of the indioated subjects.
(1) General Orientation
(a) Expressed by edited summer es of DIA estimates
graphically oriented to a world map.
CO Expressed by graphic tie-in between adjacent
"headline board" and this world map.
(2)
USSR Satellite end Peripheral
(a) Military (Army, Navy. Air, and Security).
1. Strengths, dispositions, installations
and oFiler of battle to army level within USSR.
2. Same for satellite areas.
Peripheral area countries' strength only.
(b) Political.
1. Administrative divisions and headquarters.
2. Such other related aspects as suggested by
ORE, 7PC and OSO.
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(d) SeientiTio.
1. Centers of researsk and dsvslojxnt.
Other related subjects as suggs Or; I
Topographic.
1. Towels. genoralised.
2. *Whirr stations and *steioloji.&l data.
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(a) 8oiittfi,.
1. Rada* le ens and soaps.
2. Other related subjeets as suggested by or/.
tary - Topographic.
1. leather stations and met.orolojieal
Military Installations and strengths*
(e) Politisal - Eeenomie.
1. Air dietanaes and eooreta2 airlines.
2. Amble rail and read teellities.
Political sphere* of influence.
Worldiinowitt may-
(s) /oduistry.
(h) Agriealtmre.
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5. It will be noted therefor*, that this Situation loon providos an
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sae ass presentation of * partioular impost of th* world situation
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