ACTIVITIES OF THE FORMER RECORDS MANAGEMENT BRANCH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00211R000300320037-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: July 20, 2006
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: January 10, 1951
• Content Type: MEMO

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CONFII;i~'N i IAL
Chief;, AdMinistrative Services Division
Acting Read, Records Control tTntt
10 January 1951
ties of the former Records Management Branch
3. The forme attached give a report on the projects of the former
Records Management Branch, CIA Library Division, CCD, which were
completed during December 1950, or which were continued into the
successor organization., the Records Control Unit, Administrative
Services Division.
2. The activities of the Branch cludedf in addition to those
described on the forms as Projects, many varied services some of
which are listed below:
a. At the re nest of 331'Es, the Branch
gave advice t as,,.cf the National
Committee for a TT-ee urope, on the establishment of filing
systems for the Committee.
b, Coordinated the transfer# preservation and use of
recordings of foreign broadcasts with Dr, Dallas D. ] v3 ne,
Chief, Audio-Visual Records Division of the National Archives,
Dr Ice ne praised the work of OTA in setting up criteria and
procedures for the selection of such historic documents at the
time of their creation, and desired that 0TA personnel be given
psrmissiors for a to is at some future date before the Inter-agency
Records Administration Conference. No oom t< nts were made.
a. Requested National Burea of Standards to make residual
hypo content tests of microfilm samples to sesumre permanoy as
required by lawe
d, Advised oso, on the procurement Of microfilm
equipment,
e. Approved miorofi1ning of Con idr atone records amounting
to 324 cubic feet. The original records will be destroyed after
congressional approval has been received
f* Prepared an estimate of costa for storage of records in
office space and in storage areas, It was discovered that the aver-
cost of storage of records in .CIA office space its to
0,01 per cubic foot per year,. In 0I& storage space the cost
aY gee $,53 per cubic foot per year..
g. Submitted one disposal schedule a one disposal list to
the National Archives to obtain Congressional appr+ , for dispow3,
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