SPECIAL REPORT ON THE DEFENSE PROJECT

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• Document Page Count: 32
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: July 31, 1947
• Content Type: MEMO

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i? i-HUi'.UU DUI TO: Director of Central lntclli ,ence
T'l ~ i s Assi ., Cant Director, ' i?epox?i;u and 1-ati.rla'I;cs
St1L,: CT : Special. Report on the Defense Project
IiEF ZL11C : C. I . G . Directive
LIiCLO1311: Pror;ress Report dated 2.3 July 196.7
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1. On 17 Jul-;- State Depar.tnont (OJ:T:L) iiotificd the C.I.G. Coor-
dinator that they 1?1o1'.lc1 be unable to produce al-J. or'ir-:.nai drafts of
their Defense Project allocations by 1 Aur ust 1.91,,7. The, C . I . C-. Coordi-
nator then; called for a pro[..,-,rem; report (enclosure) from the I.A.D.
agencies, which indicated that all drafts would not be received by-
C.I.G. unt.?ll 1 October 1947. Since the Planni.nr-. Cmmittec had pre-
v:l_ous1y s.et a ^eneral tar; ct c14 to of. 1 Ju1r 196.7, the C.I.C. Coo-r-
dinator roc!uestCd a ncetinr; of the PJ.ann?nr, and ~' or1 i_1?[ Comimii;tees
to con'si_c1or the current production capab-3.1it'! es of the var7_ous 1. ..U.
C?.UcnCies with. Li. view to O;Jtab1i.shir-' a 7. i.nal product' on do a dli ne for
the Defense Project.
2. Thc cor,tb:i.l,ed 1'lann rr; and Worlc:lnr Cor:unittees met on 23 July 1947,
and, arrived at t1ic fo1iowi nr; urianimous decisions:
a:. Established 1 October 196.7 as the f~.nal clead.line for
the original drafts of all. chapters and sections of the Defense
Project.
b. Recommended that the C.I.G. Coordinator i;~__tiate neces-
sar~r action to rescind paragraph 6a of C.I.G. Directive
since tlic Committee considered the classification of "Top Secret's
for the Defense Project itself was, no longer required, a ncl that
it should bo classified henceforth b;sections and chapters in
accordance with the intelligence materials, container therein.
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c. Requested tho C. J:. C. Coordinator to modify as necessary
the I.A.D. a(ency rcqu::rements for copies of the cormpleted Defe~,.;d,
Project to avoid duplication in the fieJ.d. (P o 5e: Th..o C.I.G.
Coordinator had reciucsted. OCD on '7 July 194'7 to cl_etcrmino cli ssomina-
tion rec~uircmon l s for tine Doi.'onse Project.)
3. It is rocomniended that the provisions of parn.,;ranh 2b be sub-
mitted by the Director of Central S~~teJ.lir ence to the inte11i t;ence
Ac vlso y > oard for a1ppr oval.
Assistant Director
Report,-, and Estimates
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Status of fefenso Pro; ect
CII~IPTER 1 (Topographic) - ID
Section I. I titx oduction
erection II. Terrain Estimate
Section III. Strategic Swivnary and Map
CI111PT'ER 2 (Soc_oioL,ical) - ID
Section I. G neral
Section II. Y?eglonzal Studies
Section Ill . Population and I?."anpower
Section IV. Publi r,; Opinion and I-orate
Section V. Health and Sanitation
CIIAPT', 3 (Political)
Section I. (SD) StabL L ttr and Efficiency of Govermi ent
Section H. (SD) Political and Civil as
AffectixiC, Governmental Stability
Section II-1. (S?7) Dorlestic Affairs as Affecting
Alat' onal I:elfare and St-Lh-J-1ity
Section IV. (SD) I)orii.nions, Colonies I'.1ndates,
Protectorates and Gorimunities Abroad
Section V. (Si)) Foreign Affairs
Section VI. (II)) National Defense Policy
Sec-'U--'-on V11. (ID) Intelligence Security
CHAPTER t. (Eco1i0I~_1:C)
Sect-ion I. (SD) General
Section II. (TD) Agrictiture'
Section III. (SD) Fish and Fish Products
Section IV. (SD) Forests and Forest Products
Section V. (SD) Solid Fuels
Section VI. (SD) Petroleum
Section VII. (SD) Electric Power
Section'VIII. (SD) Iron Ore
Section IX. (SD) Pig Iron, Ferro-Alloy and
Primary Steel I ianufacture
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Dun Date
Completed
Completed
Completed
Con:ipieted
Completed
Au Cunt 1
August 1
Completed
Completed.
Coi:ipleted
Cor ~pleted
Hot applicable
to this SID
Au .?ust 1.
Auk-u st 1
August 8
September 25
August 15
Completed
September 15
Aur'.ist ll!.
uiy 2>
August 1
Completed
September 5
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CIIA1-T R 4 (Economic) - cont' d
Section X. (SD) ionferrous iNietals and
Nonferrous Alloys
Section X) . (SD) Ilonmeta11 .c I iinerals
Section. X.-CI. (SD) industrial I'iach.:i.neiy
Section XIII.. (SD) i:otor VeIh,_-.cles
Section ;:IV. (SD) 1. ai].road Equipment
Section ..~T. (A-2/ID) Aircraft Production
Section XVI, (c a) Shipbufildin ;
Section *,"VI!. (II)) Industrial (;nema.cals
and Cheini a;i. h'ertI.iizers
Section YV]:TI.;;(ID) Explosives, Industrial
and i''i:l.itaiy
Section XIX. (ID) Manufacture of Cuns, Explosive
Devices, and Armunition
Sect ~.on) :. (SD) Precision Equipment
Section X XI. (1D) l'eIecorrunirn'_cat one, S:i ;nal
and T i r;htinc; Equipment
sec-'C'.1-011 :,:.: (1:D) 'Tar Gases and Smoke Preparat ons
Section I:iscellaneouu I anufactures
Section ~~':Iv (Si)) Finance
CHAPTER 5 (Scicnt-'.fic) - ID
Section I. Electronics
Section IT. Physics
Section iii. Piolo ical'iarfare
Section IV. Chemical Warfare
CHAPTER 6 (Armed Forces)
Section I. (ID) IDasic i s .li tai r System
Sect: on II. (ID) Ground Forces (1-8,11)
(Section II.) (92-" LO)
Section III. (A-2) Air Forces
Section IV. (OPII) Naval Forces
CHAPTER 7 (Who's Who) - ID
Section I. Who's ,ho
5EQU
August 29
l ucust 8
October I
August 27
Cor:Apleted
August 15
Completed
Completed
Completed
Diu?:ust 1.
AuL,ust 1
Completed
September 10
Au ,ut;t 22
rCon,1)1 cted
C o nlpleted
Completed
Completed
Corpleted
Completed
August 15
Conpleteci
Completed
Sub_ ~l_tted, but
being revised by
State Department
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CHAPTER a (Transportation and Communicat .ons)
Section I. (SD) General
Sect .on II. (SD) Railway Transportation System
Section III. (SD) Highway 'T'ransport
Section IV. (SD) Pipe Linos
Section V. (SD) Inland liaterway Transport
(Lakes, Rivers and Canals)
Section VI. (O11I) Sunrortg, Harbors and
Adjacent Beaches
Section VII. (0?.?T) Merchant I arine
Section VIII. (ID) Civil Air
Section I ~. (ID) Telecoi-ii-inmi, cations
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Agency
State Department (U1--L)
Intel.l1.r:ence Division, 7MCS lc`
:c a .- Department (,: I )
Air Intelligence Division
(A-2)
September 19
August J,.
Septcrniber 30
Au! "Uot L
August I
August 31
August 1
August 1
Completed
Total 25
Total number of sect .ons
56
The former total number of sections was 59. Three sections are not
applicable to this SID.
Sect. ons Completed
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE ON-U.S.S.R.
ORIR GLASS ...._ :~S DNEY W. SLIDERS
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Mc:morand um by the Director of Central Into 11 ig?once
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1. By inforrmil ~arr~angemc nt undcsr the coordinnation of the
C . I . G. , M. I . S . has s ponsorud the organization of a P1.arining
Committc;o, with rcpres:;ntc tion of the C ? I . G. , State; Departrn~:-nt,
M.I.S., O.N.I., and A-2, to fc:r~r:ul,~?tc a plan to utilizu thu
facil:,.t.i_,.s of all tnte;rustc;d Govarnrnent agc:;ncius for thu produc-
tion of tho highest .poss.i..ble: qualit; of i.nt,;lligc ncc on thc
U.S.S.R. in th' stiortust possible; tiim,,. It was ag rV'ud that
C.I.G. would tak;", over formal sponsorship of th,- project at
the earlt,.;st possible momncnt, but that mcanwhiic.: 9ctiv -. work
on it would bc; started.
2. The: Planning Committee; has drawn up a plain for Development
of In_t-sl.ligence; on the U.S.S.R. which has bc:c'n approved .n-
foranall-'- by each of rou. The pl,an provides that after such
appr.roval, f'rrr:=al action will bc; arranged for as deemed advisable
by C.S.G.
~. Prar,,gr.z-::,ph 3 of N.I:A. Directivic, No,. 1 provides a pro-
cc:duM- by which thu necc ssai- formal d1rectiv~.; can be publisl.-I -~d
and c_a:rri:d out by unanimous a pprova 1 of the Dirc;cto.r of
Central Int--,.lligencc; and tho Intelligt7;ncc: Advisory Board,
by the National Intclligencc Authority.
4. A draft of forrn,a l d .rect ivc is enclosed. If all n.c:mnbc. rs
of thu Ent;:lligcncu Advisory Board concur in the: draft without
substca.ritial change, a mec,tingr will not be nocc:ssary. It is
recomn: nded that the draft be approved and that each mc:mbc:.r-
of the, Intclli.gc::ncc. Advisory Board arrangc~ for any additional
implementation
Poqu.irud by his Department.
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DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE ON U.S..R.
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With the: Unan mous Coneurr. c;ncc, of thL: Into 11i~roncc. ory Board
1. Th,:.r