NIS COMMITTEE MEETING NO. 184

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 1998
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• Publication Date: November 23, 1954
• Content Type: MIN

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NIS COMMITTEE MEETING NO, 18!
23 November 1954
1. The following were presents
Mr. Clinton
Mr. Kaia
Colonel Picknall
yyMajor Jacobson
2 i~ alone
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State
State
Arai
Arm
Navy
Aiorce
CIA (Chairman)
CIA (Vice Chair)
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2, Control for Chapter I, NIS 7
The Chairman notified the Committee that the Department of the
Ara r requested full control for Chapter I of NIS 7 (Denmark). This
Chapter will therefore be published with the usual control statement in
accordance with agreement reached by the Committee (refer to NIS Committee
Meeting No. 182).
3. Security Statements
The Chairman requested that hereafter a security statement be
included in the notification of appointment of members or alternate
members to the NIS Committee. Individuals designated to serve on the
Committee should be cleared for TOP SECRET information.
b. Develotrnent of NIS 66
The Chairman rid to the resume of discussions regarding the
OrW nt of the NIS between the Assistant Director, ORR, and
copies of which had been given to the members
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25X1 X7 The Armw member inquired whether or not there was any agreement 25X1 X7
at the last meeting. He requested the vievw51 a encies on the specific
production questions which had been raised Ma I
on Alaska, (ireenla eland. The Chairman replied that no other formal
agreement had been fft* t with the development of the NIS Program, it was
clearly understood that these studies would reflect NIS
rather than JANIS requirementas
as to spee3fic production requirements for the NIS
over and above the basic
which called for a JANIS-t study in return for similar studio a
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25X1 X7 ^ The Committee reviewed the specific
questions raised
and took the following action: 25X1 X7 ^
a. Section 23 (Weather & Climate). do not feel
that it is worthwhile to evaluate this material in terms of air-
ground operations, ground surface operations' and amphibious
operations.
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Action: The Air Force member will examine this question
with the other Services and prepare a statement of requirements
for consideration of the NIS Committee,,
b. Secia.X1 7(ropography), This Section is completed in
draft but-does not have the capabilities to reproduce
certain maps and aerial photographs.
Action: CIA is ` t 7the possibility of reproducing
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ca Section 25 (Urban Areas). does not believe this
Section is necessary since the requirements are those concerned
is willing
to consider specific aspects of urban area analysis that the US
needs badly.
Action: The Army member will examine this question with his
agency and prepare a statement of requirements for consideration
of the NIS Committee. 25X1 X7
d. Section 33 (Inland Waterways). _ does not believe that
2fMb'% necessa to produce this section since it concerns mainly
the development of which is still in a
state of flux,
Action: Thi2%member stated there is a firm requirement
2 ,,his section.
He will consult further with
his agency on this question and prepare a statement of requirements
for consideration of the NIS Committee-25X1 X7@
e. Section 38 (Telecommunications). specifically asks if
there is a real need for g)SIction since there is full exchange
of technical information
Action: Army will take up this question with the Signal Corps
and prepare a statement of requirements for consideration of the
NIS Committee.
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f, Chapters IV (Sociological) and V (Political).
does not feel it would be appropriate or necessary to undertake
these Chapters, except for Section !sl (Population) and ?ection
W4 (Manpower).
Action: The State member concurred in these views,
g. Chapter VII (Scienti2 lX7is Chapter does not lie
within the responsibilities and no arrangements have
been made to produce it.
Action: The Chairman will confer with the Secretary,
Scientific Estimates Comittee, regarding this requir9
h. Chapter VIII (Armed Forces). Information on
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would have to be referred to the planners,
Action: The Navy member will investigate this requirement
with the other Armed Force members and report his findings to the
NIS Committee.
i. Chapter IX (Map and Chart Appraisal). Section 92 is
completed in draft. Sections 90 and 91 should be completed in
three or four months. There are approximately nineteen maps to
be reproduced in this Chapter.
Action: The CIA is exploring the possibility of
repr ue =&these maps 25X1 X7
j. Control IS 66. The question Wl ier or not to
control the NIS is being studied
Actions will prepare a clear statement of its
position and send it down to us for guid OA X7
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k. NIS Publication and Maintenance.
feels there might well be need for final publication of the NIS
He also is aware of the NIS Maintenance Program and of the
requirement to keep all NIS 66 elements on a maintenance basis.
Action: The NIS Committee agreed that the draft copies 25X1 X7
of NIS 6 meet present requirements. Any final publication of
NIS 66 should await the filling of gaps and deficiencies
under an active maintenance program.
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Priority of NIS Maintenance
The Chairman requested that contributing agencies exercise
unusual care in scheduling maintenance production in view of the limited
capabilities that can be assigned to this task without seriously diminishing
NIS production on new areas. In this respect, the review of Section 80(M)
of NIS 13-I (East 0ermasr) disclosed no significant changes from the original
Section 80 on that area. The Committee held that publication was unwarranted
and the section should be retained in the files until maintenance is required.
It was agreed, however, that Army should proceed with Section 81(M) on NIS
3,3-I and submit it to D/B for review inasmuch as there appear to be valid
reasons for maintenance at this time.
6. Partial Contributions
The Chairman stated that there has been a :number of cases :,here
contributions have been received without their related graphics:* He said
that hereafter partial contributions of this nature will be held until
receipt of all graphic-material-,before they are listed in the production
record. D/B will notify NIS Committee members whenever partial contributions
are received from their agencies.
7 Production PlanningForecast
The Committee concurred in the proposal by State that the tentative
Chapter I schedule for FY 1956 be approved with the exception that the date
of submission to CIA of Chapter I on NIS 18 (Czechoslovakia) be changed from
31 January 1956 to 31 March 1956. The new schedule for Chapters I for FY
1956 is as follows s
Date due
NIS Area Title in CIA
Ina 35
5
26,
USSR
30 P
55
53'
Egypt
31 Oct 55
9
Spain
30 Nov 55
8
Portugal
28 Feb 56
18
Czechoslovakian
31 Mar 56
5
Belgium
30 Apr 56
28
Syria & Lebanon
31 $aY 56
The Vice Chairman requested the members to advise D/B of any changes
in the FY 1956 Tentative Production Schedule as soon as possible. A consolidated
schedule will be drawn up for use until June 1955, when defections for the year
will be incorporated into a final FY 1956 Production Schedule, In J um, a
Tentative FY 1957 Production Schedule will be prepared and, at the same time,
a Production Planning Schedule for FY 1959 will be submitted by,.each agency
for consolidation so that a three year forecast on production planning may be
maintained.
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8. Change in FY 'S5 Production
The Committee concurred in a proposal by Navy that Section 36(M)
of NIS 14 (Poland) now scheduled for December 1954 be dropped from the
FT 1955 production schedule as it does not warrant maintenance at this time.
9. Miscellany
A. The State member advised that contributions to Section 64 (M)
on NIS 41 (Korea) should be submitted in two parts, with State receiving
only the portion on South Korea.
B. After discussion of a proposal by State f'or a revised contributor
statement on the Key Personalities Unit, it was agreed that State would rewrite
the proposal as a generalized statement to be used as appropriate with all
future Key Personalities Units.
C. The State member asked about the appropriate designation for
NIS 39 (China) which, for Chapters IV, V and VI, consists of NIS 39-A
(Communist China).. NIS 39-B (Nationalist China) and an annex to each Chapter
on Hong Kong and Macao, as well as four geographic regions - Part I (Western
China and Mongolia), tart II (Manchuria), Part III (North China) and Part IV
(South China, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao). The Vice Chairman
suggested this matter be taken under consideration, together with all other
segmented areas, to determine a general terminology for such situations.
D. The Army member advised that the Secretariat, State Defense
Military Information Control Committee had been requested by SHAPE to authorize
release to its major subordinate commands of certain NIS elements already
released to SHAPE. The Army member submitted a memorandum dated 23 November
19514, subjects Release of NIS to NATO Cotes, which recommends:
1) The release of listed elements to designated subordinate
commands of SHAPE as requested by SDMICC; and
2) That the USNMR, SHAPE, be authorized here)
determine need-to-knave and to release in
system appropriate NIS elements from among those
approved for release to SHAPE to major subordinate
NATO commands.
The Vice Chairman requested the members to consult with their agencies and
report their findings on items 1) and 2) above at the next meeting of the
NIS Committee,
E. The Army member submitted a proposal for revision of sections
of Chapter IV which the Office of Psychological Warfare had drawn up, to be
considered along with suggestions from USIA. The State member advised that
his agency is presently undertaking two projects for psycholgoeial warfare
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purposes which would involve use of the NIS. One project involves the
preparation of a country study for psychological warfare purposes directly
from a complete NIS, and the other project involves the revision of the
Outline G ; ide for Chapters IV and V within the existing NIS framework to
better serve the needs of the USIA. This matter will be discussed further
when State has completed the study now under way.
F. The Vice Chairman expressed his willingness to comply with
a request by the Army member that a consolidated CIA grouping be shown
in the listing of participating agencies' production activities in the NIS
Program Progress Report supplied monthly.
G. The Chairman noted that manuscripts returned to the agencies
for correction or revision have sometimes been delayed beyond a reasonable
period. Hereafter, when such a contribution is still outstanding at the and
of six weeks, D/B will request the member concerned to determine if it should
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10. The next meeting of the NIS Committee will be held at 1000 hours on
Tuesday, 7 December 1956
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Distribution:
4 - NIS Committee
1 - See JIG
1 - SAfC/,DCI
1 - DD/I
1 - AD/RR
1 AD/SI
1 - Ch/C
3-CuG
7 - D /B
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