MINUTES OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS 10 FEBRUARY 1961

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• Publication Date: February 10, 1961
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MINUSES C~' THE Tf~F~i'I?Y -SEVENTH ME'. ;TINA QF THE CIX~I~ a:~
EXPLOITATI~d aF FOREIGN LA`VGUAGE PUBLICATFONB
10 i~ ebrua~y 1961
Members: Mr. Max Horlick, State
Mr. Gerald C. Go~~aney, Army
Lt. Ralph Maros, Navy
M or Geor a Kudxavetx Air Force
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1. Minutes
The minutes of the 2Gth meeting of the Committee were approved.
2. The Near East and Africa Program
The Chairman opened discussion with a reference to the special
reports produced on the Near East and Africa, which reflect the program's
emphasis on reporting Bloc activities in those areas.
Nov member expressed satisfaction with the program Bad
reaffirmed Navy?s continuing interest in information on port and
harbor construction ix~ Africa.
Air Force member wished to defer comment, pending conclusion
of an AF'IC review of the program.
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NSA member reported favorable reactioal to the Bloc-oriented
character of the program. He proposed as part of the program a systematic
collection of information an military, paramilitary and political leaders
A~ member had no suggestions for program revisions and indi-
cated that almost aRY information oan Africa would be found useful.
NSA, ARMY, NAVY, USAF, State reviews completed
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State I~partwent member carted favorably on the program?s
trend and emghe~sis. To his query concerning termination oP the report
on Africa South of the Sahara the Chairman replied that the publication
was superseded by special reports designed to be more timely and to
meet specific need.
State member ~~hen reporrted a need for sthort term reports on
the UAR, developed ragidi.y in response to specific requests.
Among the reports already produced under the program, &tate
found roost useful the Steps Toward Unification of the E~tian and
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Syrian degiona of the U R sad the three reports on Commua~.iet activity
Cyprus. The continuing
desrxibed as extremely use an s con nua an cons erec_
R~ecor~raendations were made for more frequent consultations
between FDSD and State personnel cv?icerned with Cyprus, Greece and
A%rica. The Chairmen reque8ted and was promaieed a list aP State
analysts so concerned.
AEC member gave approval by proxy to the program. The special
report art 'echnical and Scientific Developments in Israel. was., of particu-
lar interest to the .
CIA was reported to be well, pleased with the special reports
appearing on the lUear East and Africa.
Requirements were 3.ntroduced for reporting on African
economic planning, on African reaction to the Moscow conference oY
Cosmiunist parties of the world, and on scientific and techna3.o~;ica1
developrnenta in the agricultural, medical and veterinary sciences and
in teleccamnunicationa, transportation, geology, hydrology and sanitation
in selected Africa~a areseo
3. other Business
The Chairman announced receipt of a PRQC7B reply to the CEFLP
memorandum recomruending clandestine ac~t3,ou for the procurement of
Chinese Communist publications and Stated that Gc~amrrittee members
would be provided with copies oY the reply.
Copies o~P a selected list of foreign language dictionaries,
specifically designed. For emergency purposes, were distributed to the
Coai1
1. Activities of Cor~amanist-Dominated AKFM
in Ma7.agasy R?public 15 Mar 61
2. Activities of the Leftist Moroccan Fed-
eration of J,abor (UMT) and National
Union of Popular Forces (UNFP) 29 Play 61
~. Activities of Leftist-Oriented Political.
Parties and Groups in Congo (Leopoldvil3.a)
and Ruands~~Jrundi 14 Jun 61
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M~tagolia (As Revealed in Ulan
&~'~ox, U~xer~~ ?Ji Mar 61
~. The 'Cadres to the Countryside~?
Ma~rent ~.n Co~nunist China 27 Mar 61
3 ? Industr~.al Stages in Ca~mnunist Ch~.na 29 Mar 61
&. Tao Chu Surveq of Lour L?vel .Lsaxler-
sh_ip ixi Cs,nton 3O Mar bl
5? Industrial Sel#--Help ixz Co~aruunV.at
Chi 7 Apr 61
6. South Asian Press Reports do a~_no-So~riet
~ Floc Activities i.n South Asia ]l~ Apr 61
7? The ti~orea,bouts of Kim Il~-Sung 17 Apr 61
~. Inforan~tion ore C from
Reloorts 15 Jun 61
~. The oo ro .wiz Wintor 1960-61
As Steen From Coamrunist Chix~. Publications 17 Jul 6I
10. I,itex~ary Spokasicen for the Chitaese Coen
monist Re~mg 15 Aug 61
1.
The PKI and Its Front Organi.~al,ions (~n-
dcanesia)
15 Mar 61
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t3a~or Lams ancT Decrees of tTze ~`ndonesian
Government, January-June 1960
2O Mar bl
3,
Indozze~~ian Dress Reports on Ss~;o-Soviet
D.l.cac Activities in Inclonesia~ October--
Dee:~nber X960
29 Mar 61
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Surv+sy of Journal Officiel Du Cam
29 Ma
y 61
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Press 5urv?ay of International. Eva~.uation
of Development Aid
G-0-N F-I-D E-l~-T-I-A-L
31 May 61
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