MINUTES OF THE COINS I/SOVIET PERSONALITY FILES PANEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01139A000100130029-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 23, 2005
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: September 9, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR TIE RECORD: 9 Sep 66
SUBJECT: Minutes ,f the COINS I/Soviet Personality Files Panel .
1. The third meeting of the COINS I/Soviet Personality Panel was
held. 29 August 1966 at 1000 at NSA.
2. The following individuals were present:
NSA
NSA
NSA
NSA
DIA
CIA
STATE CISR
3. Minutes for the second. meeting of 22 August 1966, were read.,
corrected. and approved..
4. Next meeting scheduled for 12 September 1966 at DIA
rDIA will attempt to arrange conrerence
room and. a e care of clearances.
5. Transliteration Problem
a. The transliteration problem will be discussed. at the meeting
scheduled for 19 September 1966 at'NSA. All members are urged. to have
representatives at this meeting who are capable. of discussing:
(lam e problem and. the proposals furnished. by
(2) Possible alternative methods of operating in COINS I
(See minutes of previous meetings).
b. I
fNSA distributed:
c. Additional copies of the description of
program for handling transliteration problem were distributed..
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Record. was defined. as all information relative to a personality which may
irvoive more than one unique format.
a. Specific sources used. to gather information should. be identified,
(e.g., new'ies of newspapers, journals, etc.).
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13. Discussed requirement within the U. S. Intelligence Community for
information relative to specific Soviet Personalities. Studies, if made,
should. make a distinction between current or past requirements. A study
of these requirements should. indicate what' kind of information is require,.1
and by whom.
14. On several occasions representatives of DIA have asked, whether or
vtiOt ,participating agencies couldn't receive a print-out of ball changes ma.,,e
to the files. Today two possible plans were discussed.:
a. Users could. ask the same set of questions every day with respect
to specific Soviet personalities to determine if any new information has
been add.e?.i.
b. An updated. index of significant Soviet Personalities could be
kept in the system and. then whenever a records added or changed. on one of
these individuals a report would automatically be distributed. to the agency
11... I",h?is is similar to the "Hot List" of st6len cars distributed. by
(1; State Department has a "Look-Out List" for key personalitie
wk; 13. as a Soviet Watch List.
IA indicated. that they had some experience in
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