FDD MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT - - AUGUST 1956

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00500R000200150005-2
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 6, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 10, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum 0
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Assistant Director for Operations
FROM Chief, Foreign Documents Division
SUBJECT: FDD Monthly Progress Report -- August 1956
AEMINISTRATION
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DATE: 10 September 1956
1. The number of personnel charged against ceiling as of
31 August was
0
2. Chief, FDD; Chief, Par East Branch; and Chief Screening
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on 6 August.
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3. On 14 August Chief, FDD, briefed CIA Librarian and Chief,
Acquisitions Branch, on FDD needs in connection with their planned
survey tour.
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were named keymen for the
Division in the Consolidated Charities Campaign.
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5. returned from three months TDY in II
25X1A DD/P, and has completed two months TDY in FE-2/DD/P.
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6. Two persons completed the Division's Intensive Polish
Reading Course on 8 August. 25X1 A
25X1 A began a six-month
at NSA on 8 August.
Language Course
7. Eight Division personnel participated, for an average of
one day each, in the production of OTR training films.
8. Eleven of the professional personnel of Scientific and
Technical Branch in grades 5, 7, 9 and 11 received scientific pay
adjustments.
9. The reclassification in USSR Branch of a GS-7 Foreign
Documents Officer position to a GS-7 Intelligence Assistant position
has been surveyed by Position Evaluation Division, OF.
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OPERATIONS
1. At the invitation of Services Division, ORR, the chiefs of
Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland., and Rumania Sections have attended
weekly Services Division panels for discussion of mutual problems
relating to FDD capabilities and Services Division requirements.
2. On l4+ August, I of Far
East Branch met with representatives or , Army, Navy, and Air
Force to discuss community need for information from 0 25X1 C
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It was agreed that Air Force and Army would
3. Reference to the CTS Index prevented 63 cases of duplica-
tion totaling 1,3k1 pages.
i. The first issue of the scheduled monthly Summary "Informa-
tion on Africa South of the Sahara" was published during the month.
The scheduled biweekly 0"Information From the Manila
Tagalog Daily 'Bagong Buhey,I" was discontinued as of 1 August.
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25X1A 5. By arrangement with OSI, the Linguist Service
will screen all OSI requirements of 25 pages or more before
6. Sixty-six FDD reports are listed in the "1955 Annual Report
of internal and External Research Projects on the Sino-Soviet Bloc"
issued by the Economic Intelligence Committee. .
7. During the month four contributions were transmitted to the
Historical. Intelligence Collection in the form of Greek newspaper
articles on World War II espionage.
8. Commendations:
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From Deputy Director of Security (Investigation and Support),
for rapid and efficient service rendered by the Division over the
past few years. Particular mention is made of the cooperation of
From Chief, RQM/OIS, for excellent evaluation of the
Singapore newspaper Nanyang Siang-pao.
From the Navy member of the Subcommittee on Exploitation o 5X1A
Foreign Language Publications in behalf of ONI for the FDD series o
scheduled summaries "Soviet Military Information From 'Krasnaya
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and members of his section. Chairman, added a
commendation of the Advisory Committee on Foreign Language Publica-
tions for the excellent reception of this report.
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From Electric Power Branch, ORR, for the collated report
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prepared by
9. Liaison activities (other than CIA):
Department of State
With Division of Research for Far East, Mr. Alfred E.
Harding, to discuss program guidance matters affecting exploita-
tion of Chinese Coumunist theoretical journals and coverage of
Outer Mongolia.
McIntosh, to discuss FDD support for the NIS chapter on
Section 24 (Topography).
Department of the Army
With Mr. Richard Bauer, ACSI, to discuss program guidance
on reporting of Satellite military information. ACSI suggested
that such coverage on East Germany be discontinued in favor of
concentration on the other Eastern Europe Satellites.
With Engineering Strategic Intelligence Division, Mr. Guy
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10. Special services rendered:
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DD /P -- For RQM/OIS, reverse translation of 20 pages,
English to German; reverse translation of a 51-page paper, "United
Front Tactics -- Lenin to Krushchev," English to German; and reverse
translation, English to Russian, of four pages of questions
Office of Research and Re its -- For Geographic Division,
reverse translation of a one-page letter of introduction, English
to French.
Office of Scientific Intelligence -- For Medicine Division,
special rush translation of Russian data on Soviet mumps and
measles vaccines being tested in'U.S. to avert loss of vaccines and
test animals.
For Fundamental Services Division, evaluated the eight
series of Referativnyy Zhurnal (Abstract Journal) for 1955, and
translated she abstracts.
Office of Communications -- Reverse translation of a 21-page
instruction booklet into
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11. Significant reports:
FDD Translation No. 578 -- Northeast Encyclopedia:
Resources and Industry in Northeast China (another in the series
of basic reference studies on this area) 25X1A
FDD Summary No. 1026 -- Weekly Information Report on
Communist China Province Five Year Plan, pp 80-120)
FDD Translation No. 587 --0 Telephone Directory,
1955 (furnishes organizational and personnel information on Chinese
Communist institutions) 25X1A
Enclosures: 2
1. Statistical Report on
FDD Operations
2. Details of Personnel Actions
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