MONTHLY REPORT FOR THE MAP LIBRARY DIVISION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP60-00346R000100030003-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 20, 2012
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 1, 1957
• Content Type: PERRPT

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MONTHLY REPORT FOR TRE LaP LIBRARY DIVISION
November 1957
1. During Novembers) 18),2L0 map asets wsr-?. distribited by dae
Reference Branch), in response to 1,199 requests for maps, The mlp
requests decreased by 65 over the pracEding alenth, while the rum.,)er cf
map sheets revired to fill the requests increased by 5,6236 In additiou,
200 volumes were forwarded to reqlostors? to fill 90 requests go'
geographic publications, Requests for place nae inforwtton toalled
133, and requests for mdsoe11sneous reference luformation amounted
220:, After three months of inactivity on the Vita' Storage pro:oct
on the part of the Refere=e Branch, work was resumed drying Novembe%.,
The areas of Indochina; Malaya, Thailayid, and Singapore and newlral
larger regional area yore reviewed, and a selection cr materiaD on
these areas was 3-:ade for Vital Storage,
20 In response to 76 req'Aests fui charts and photo mosaics, th
Air Target Unit forwarded. 1,749 sbeets, 276 TIS publioutions were also
distributed to fill 30 reqdrepranta for this naL:eria10
30 The Processing Branch is corryontsd with two rain problms,
For the third successive month,;. 0staeLing and. Kn7jelcinu orsoune'.,
addition to performing their catalogint,, duties, have been absovb.nf!, oacranl
and typing duties related to c;Aalogiste, owing to the :ack of cic,rical
assistance. Also preparation of materials for the Derosit.ory ie again
consuming many hours of Proc(sUnT Ee':nch time, During the past momh?
70 hours of regular tine and 100 hour of overtimalTerc spent on Depository
materiels?
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the Processing Branch during the month,
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entered on duty as cataloevs in
6. An effective mechanism has been developed through contaots with
several U050 firms engaged in aerial survey overseas, , resulting in a
considerable flow of infornetion. of a dghly competitive nature
regarding project proposals. The nature of the information received
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MAF LIBRARY DIVISION
SUMMARY OF STATISTIOS ? NOVEMBER 15J,'57
R.ECE.T.PT; retent-.,on in Map Libray)
Made in CIA/WC-C
b. On autoRatic reoeipt and
purchazoo for 3 took
C. From other cl/rot.,Nsti 13 3 Crly.ces
1.kom foreign a our oes
e. :From foreign sour..oes for s toes
TOTAL
4.0
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d
Specialty'
Map Sheets
715:417--
8,123
131
1,079
-682
25:0"6:0
Atlases and other -veference wateAals
IF(7-637k; 'and? p r cm; fo:c -bock
b. From other domestic sources
c0 From foreign seurcos
. TOTAL
PROCESSING
?Fp?ra?Zogf,.ng,
-67-515e-Earmape made in cakitiac
b. Speoinl maps ? All others
. Series index+ and t,lato1cg31
TOTAL
Cat aloz47,14i, etc. of Deererr.:e
an,IMMILI?71M?C
Place?name 'Jaz mcE;
co Fubliher!s catalogs
do Other refererco volumes
TOTAL
DISBURSTalENT'
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"......M
a. To domestic esablishonts
1. To CV
2 o To Depart:I-Lent of State
30 To Department of Defense
0 Department of the Amy 72
b) Dep.artment of the Navy 14
c) Department of the Air Force 66
d) Other comporents of Defere 12
40 Other goverar,ent agencies
b. To establishments ovey'zeas
TOTAL
Atlases and other refevence
?177-WegrreFal:LiahlIZirte
b.
46,4 --77-7PITEU-name questions
Information
b. Other reference inquiries
TOTAL
:atlas
"713-
5ao
7.5n
Serieu
Ma71, Sheets
0
Total
ircp Thoetc
6,6
13;09
0
331
1,119
2,198
.74
67,0
27;6'57
Tota
Volumee
7
);53
767
5-ne..,e.ts/Voinmez
40
E6
1. 353
19
56
35
:14
31
91
n-P3
asatt;3ta
Tibles
5,606
130
Requests/Voilmea
752
31,Ca
237
11,557
164
620
3,033
295
1,721
)A
81
130
757
149
110
381
1431
12
146
180
1
5
Z771
120
II
133
220
350
150
-2-6;tur
500
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has increased in complartty and sensitivity,4 more details of a
technical natte are being collected to satisfy the need o of the Defense
components for planning purposes and to enable the Agency and State to
participate iAtelligently in aiscussions involving policy decisf,.on in
ICA,p and in the case of the Agency alone to satfsfy operational wd.
planning requirements of DD/P Owing to t)..,e fact that some of the
ilformetion being collected involves operational data of the companies
of a highly competitive natures the classifications and ountrola arc
v,.a,.7 restrictive,
7. FDD has become increasingly aaare of our interest in maps in
];:iblicaUons and has placed one of their people in a coordinatilE positiowithin :it
FDD0 As a ret,ult, aboyt a hundred new map titles were or=ocecsed
from publicatLons supplied by FDD0 FDD has also provith,d leads to
nevay-published maps and rd ed publications, which were requested
th:,?ough foreign procurement channelsc
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