RECOMMENDED FUNDING OF NBS RECORDS RESEARCH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74-00390R000300060010-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 8, 2002
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 8, 1972
• Content Type: MF

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CO HDENT1At' b MAR 1972
RA UN ?0R Assist tt Deputy Director for
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en,_?ies of the Goveri -rnt and several interested private:
Fat:-cutive 0tfi:.:-er to the IEBS
Rey ended Funding of IE8 Records Research
The Archivist of the kited States has again appealed to
finane!t a Records Research Pro act at the National
:a (TAB A). I believe that Agency participation
st eat of $1,000 would be appropriate and
arch objectives and enhancement of Agency
that we allocate 1,000 for this Project.
e Federal c 3. will exceed our rno& et contribution.
of standards is researching into the long-term
for re-cords media used by government agencies.
!ontributit (WS letter to NARS 4 A~r 69 -- TAB B).
other Agencies a third. The CIA participated in 1969
chives coutributez one-third of the funds,, industry on=e-
e have not provided any funds since 1969. In 196k the Agency
joined in a similar project and contributed $5,000 to help sol
7 August 61 -- TAB C)
of "measle" spots on microfilm. (Raez.utive-Director
3. Although I en including a $1,000 aunt inn 1974
. get for future participation, I also recon end irradiate
participation.
pprove I shall confer xi. on the
Attscntsa
As stated
prepare a response to the Archivist or your s. ture.
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13 WIAR 1972
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GENERAL. SERVICES ADMINI STRATIOR
1Z07ZCll Archives and Records Service
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RE6'LY TO
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Ar-rrt OF : AJ.'C11iv 5.,_t Of 1.711E United
SuLJt:cr: Paperwork management ross,oarch
All Records Management Officers
X11. CG?r er ..l_~)6S, cl d March l.{i7l , we wrote all l . agency records management
of_fi-cers concerning the lack of kno'; ledge noideer o1 recording
media, and that tae 'needccl. your sU1)1)Ok`L . for a Research Program at the
National Bureau Of Standards (i:BS) . Your generous support )1 as '11C lped
n1a~.nia:il, 'Ch's1. prGo-ra,I, t,u-i-. a,, std-L". nee1 your support. A _ act- Shoot on
IES j-,, en.cl.osen.
research reports prepa.rce;d' 'y
i'lie program which we have requested LOs to undertake is projected to run.
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"th.:l'G11g)1 :f~..~iC~l1. year :~97.). C: are we can G~14a111 your support :fOi.'
d frankly, we would like to have all expression
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c3-t least t 17)'eC', TiIG-CE'. }'e%x`', a?.
ot co-m-,-6t
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01: suppoxi. for this perio(~l. of. t~J?-:e, a.._~.l;tnug.',l we .~; x1~.~~l:i.% ,~c you cannot n
of funds beyond one year pel'l.C):I, HTo::~ever, a Statement. o1: your intent, either
to sot cside nCCJ.: iC :funds for this pllreoso Or include it in your budge::
would be most helpful. in CLcve:I.opi'no ow.1- plans for uture reser.TCa1.
The cost of the total prog c,l in 1.972 is 5;60,000. ?\ RS is coniributing
Gne-'t.J.trd, while another 011o..t na.rc.l CGaac:s from industry, and. State and local records age lcies through the Society of American A:rchivist.s. 1,,,'c
hope the various F ;deral agencies can a gain provide the additional
$20,000.
Copies of MIS reports have been se-,11, to Supporters of this progia.m, and
James (ear (13-364104 or outside 963-6464) ,, Preservation 01:cer of our
~..) answer any CtUC5tlOr:S cll)GLl'i '7171^ 111G T`~ tl or
Organization, is available J.
reports.
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By 010 one. Ur `~`.''?is fisca.i yC tx', we expect to havo interim spec 11 ica tl.OnS
for writing p)aper, 1-J.1C :folder's, and for paper for office c.opyJn equip-
met).t. We call these specifications interim because they do not. il`: Ve
incorpora ten in tiit=m aul accelerating a girng procedure. The basic research
J ` irocedu ;'e.
work doing is re "_