NIS COMMITTEE MEETING NO. 108

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 1998
• Sequence Number: 91
• Publication Date: July 10, 1951
• Content Type: MIN

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NIS CUWTTEE MEETING 110. 108
10 July 1951
1. The following were present:
Dr. Appleton
Mr. Clinton
Lt. Col. Kiel
'Capt. Hirten
Lt. Cdr. Butt
**Lt. Joms
Major Rush
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State
StGe
Army
Navy
Navy
Nary
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Air Force
Air Force
CIA (Chairman)
*Navy metiber appointed 9 July 1951, vice Captain Stout.
"Prospective alternate members.
2. Copies of the D/ Monthly Report for June (including Special report on
Tokyo Trip 1227 June) were distributed to the members.
3. The Army mmber requested D/9 to determine the qualitative adequacy of 3
Sections 45 recently produced by SGO In order to assist him in making his report 1,6
the Comdttee (refer to paragraph 5, NIS Committee Meeting No. 107).
4. The Committee approved the following contributorev statements for
publication in the NISs
a. Supplement V (petroleum) - "'Phis Supplement was prepared for the NIB
under the general supervision of the State Department, Office of Intelligence
Research, by the Department of the Interior."
The Committee indicated that State was the intelligence agency of
primary responsibility for Supplement V. and the word "State" is to appear on
the running head of each published page of this Supplement.
Special NiS 104-108 (Oceanography and Marine Climate) - V IS 104-a08
are prepared under the coordination of the Office of Naval Intelligence by the
U. S. Navy lierological Service and the U. S. Hydrographic Office ". ,
The Committee indicated that Navy was the intelligence agency of
primary responsibility for ' the Special NIS: and the word "Navy" is to appear
on the running head of each published page of these NIS.
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5. The Chairman informed the Committee that the revised NIS Standard Instructions
V ill be> ready for printing shortly and should be disseminated about September 1951.
6. The Chairinan requested general views from the members in regard to the
effectiveness of present field collection for NIS maintenance requirements within
-their respective areas of responsibility.
State - There has been intensified field collection effort by the Intelligence
Acquaition Division of OLI, State. The various U. S. Missions have been
requested to cone upon published NIS elements as they are received in
the field and to fill, significant gaps as revealed by "Comments on
Principal Sources". Two people are now engaged in NIS field collection
tasks in Norway and Egypt. It is planned to send out this year a well
qualified observer on an extended trip to all U. S. Missions In North
Africa. the Near East and India to familiarize them with NIS requirements
and to stimulate field collection,
The MA system has been considerably augmented and is now up to fu11
strength. lal drafts of Section 81 (Ground Forces) are now sent to the
field for checking before contributions are released by Arm'. The main
problem in the Department is to effect timely dissemination of field
reports to the analysts who need to know mi-thin the Depa ~?t ut. The NIS
machinery is proving very useful to Az7y in uncovering deficiencies in
the dissemination practices.
NA system has also been considerably augmented, The Navy's
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Collection Guide, which is issued to NAZIS and operating forces..
is substantially the same as NIS requirements. This also applies to
the Collection Guide for Coasts and banding Beaches. The collection
requirements for more technical sections, ouch as Rydrographic, are
sent out to naval facilities having special competence in 'these fields.
Drafts of all NIS sections prepared by Navy two sent to the field for
checking and the related collection of "gap" information at the same
time as these contributions are sent to CIA. While the reports from
the field are generally not received in time to correct errors in the
contributions, they will form the basis for revisions under the
maintenance program.
Air Farce - Lips the other two Services, the AA system has been considerably
augmented. The Directorate of Intelligence, USAJ' has 3s ued comprehensive
instructions to all AA' & requiring: a) first drafts from the field on all
NIS requirements for which the fir Force has responsibility; b) revisions
of these drafts every 6 months; and c) prompt initiation of collection
effort to fill "4gap" information indicated by "Comments on Principal
Sources". Drafts of all AF contributions go to the field for comment
but replies are frequently received too late to be used in the Immediate
NIS contributions.
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The Chairman expressed satisfaction with the progress made by all the
agencies in regard to getting NIS collection procedures on a firn basis. Further
discussion indicated that collection requirements laid on, attache's we frequently
beyond existing capabilities. In many important areas additional field groups
are needed to supplement pras6nt facilities.
7, For HIS planning purposes, the Chairman requested a aural estimate of
N IS production during the 1st Quarter, FY 1952. The members reported as follows:
State .- on schedule
Air - slightly ahead of schedule
Navvy -> 50% of schedule
A1.r Force - So% of schedule
8. The ChaA; re orted that he had obtained a nuir r of unclassified
economic reports which had been prepared by the Natural Resources Section,
SOAP. These reports may prove of considerable reference value to analysts in {SIR,
State. He will furnish a list of these reports to the State member,
9. The next meeting of the Committee will be subject to the call. of the
Chairman. 25X1A9a
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