3D DRAFT OCR HISTORY

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 21, 1999
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• Content Type: OUTLINE

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(3d draft, OCR History)
I. Introduction
II. Background Through 1952
A. Previous Histories
B. Basic OCD Functions
C. OCD Organization
III. Consolidation Programs, 1953-1957
A. Organizational Changes
B. Systems Improvements
C. Additional Services
1. Security Classification for Documents
2. Cables, briefings and debriefings
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4. Branch Libraries
0. Participation in Special Surveys
1. Working Group on Information Handling
2. Clark Committee
3. Inspector General's 1956 Survey
IV. Transition, 1957-1958
A. Report of the Library Consultants
B. Changes in OCR Management
C. New Look at the Library Consultants' Report
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D. OCR Changes Attributable to Consultants' and Task Team Findings
E. Early OCR Interest in Computers
F. Other OCR Activities, 1957-1958
Collection of Intelligence Materials
A. OCD in 1953
1. Liaison Division
2. Foreign Publications Procurement Program
3. Graphics Register
4. Biographic Register
B. Requirements Coordination
C. Collection Activities
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Direct Collection
Indirect Collection
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0. Summary
Processing of Intelligence Materials
A. The Intellofax System
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Indexing
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Machines
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Publications issued
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Computer Applications.
B. Dissemination
C. Biographic Register Processing
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Graphics Register Processing
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Photographs
2.
Motion Picture Films
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Subsequent Processing Developments
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Industrial Register Processing
F.
CIA Library Processing
G.
Special Register Processing
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Summary
VII. The Central Reference Concept
A. Initial Consolidation of Reference Facilities, 1947-1957
B. Further Refinements in the Central Reference Concept, 1958-1960
C. The "All-Source" Concept, 1960-1966
D. OCR Regroups, 1966-1967
E. Summary
VIII. in OCR
A. Background
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B. Significant = Developments, 1964-1967
1. Mechanical Translation
2. Expanded Support
3. Study of W Publications
4. Joint publications Research Service
5. Organizational Changes
6. Benefits Under OCR
J. Summary
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IX. Customer Support Within CIA
A. Bibliographical Research
1. Library of Congress
2. CIA Library
3. Selected OCR Publications
4. Review of OCR Publication Program
B. Biographic Services
C. Graphics Support Programs
D. Industrial Information
E. Liaison Activities
F. Special Intelligence Coverage
G. Significant Projects
1. Vietnam
2. Communist China
3. Cuban Crisis, 1962
4. Dominican Crisis, 1965
5. Arab-Israeli Crisis, 1967
H. Summary
X. OCR Support to other Agencies
A. Specific Intelligence Community Responsibilities
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1. Collection and Dissemination
2. Biographic Intelligence
4. Liaison Support
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B. Unique Arrangements
1. Special Arrangements with the Military Services
C. Inter-Community Activities
1. Advisory Committee on Foreign Language Publications
2. Ad-Hoc Subcommittee on Information Processing
3. USIB Committee on Documentation
4. USIB Committee on Procurement of Foreign Publications
D. OCR Relationships with the Academic Community
1. Release of Foreign Publications
2. Dissemination of CIA Publications
E. Summary
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Appendices
A. Chronology: 1952-1967
R. Glossary of Abbreviations
C. Budget and Manpower Statistics
D. Key OCR Personnel
E. Annotated List of Surveys of OCR
F. List of Central Reference Advisory Group (CRAG) Papers
G. Personnel Interviewed
H. Source References
Illustrations
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