TENTATIVE OUTLINE OF BRIEFING ON IMPORTANCE OF CLASSIFIED STRATGIC INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP60-00346R000100440010-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 1998
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: April 18, 1957
• Content Type: OUTLINE

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18 April 1957
TMMTIVE OUTLINE OF BPJZPM\rj
ON
I[+ O TANCE OF UNC?.ASSXF ITRAMMIC XBI'ORW TIM
I. IRTRODUCTOHY STATF.I NT (Roughly 10 minutes
A. Historical account of CIA's pa:rticipat`_cn in this problem.
B. Summary of over-all avai3.abilities aafi limitations of US and
Soviet open-source materials. (Recert thanges in availability
as compared to several years ago; awl statistical information on
present "take" of both sides.)
C. Contrast of differences in US and Savlot limitations of open-
source materials.
1. Present p: re.publi.cation l.imitetion arrangements (including
reasons for greater Soviet lic.uitation--both for internal
security reasons and because of basicaUy different Soviet
institutional arrangements).
2, Present procedures for raking available (exchanging)
publications.
D. Extent to which each uses open-sourcf: m terials on the of er.
(Bring out the insights Into "closed" fields which can be obtained
by systematic putt tog her of indications in "open" sources.)
I. Value to US primarily for inte].3.igence purposes (give examples,
such as, analysis of Moscow tetephor directory)--since Soviet
science and technology gererally not in advance of US--except
in few cases (give ex p1es, euch as, welding techniques,
ceramics, etc.).
2. Value to Soviet primarily to assist their technical
.
development.
a. Evidence of widsa:.pread Soviet .U of US technical 25X1X4
materials. (Examples, such as manufacturers catalogs,
house orlt3,
etc.)
b. Soviet iniell.ig :nce needs on [YS industrial development--
in general-. noraUy met by unconcealable open sources
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c 4 sovie : intelligence na d a for str&tW.c and military
purposes more d r en&.at on diaa .oeaarea avA . "I es""
ox" classified infox ti,= and on covert apron ea,o
than an une~1r taS, iesd indtxatrie.i iamtend,&U possible
of concealmeat
11 0 MTATLED PHA Aboat 3 minutes)
A0 Area-by .ar statments (i ,a ladustrial a;oaci iae, scientific
tad geo"is-,-ron . y, 0 mi es each) of prin~ipa1. Soviet
~rekaeaeees to be benefited by S C7pk -source
teobalcal
materials.
I Ck iert .'3 at t d xtiC,~.~.bd , " C J d na1~,o of practical
d,iffi~7L1 lee is deaie pe icu.`',arly once material b"
been p bl ahead m
2., Key a mpi a ap t ctr3. z~ : u ere at least . ial. denial
might be possible..
$~ Additional Sovi.em intet;i.,. nr a benefits frC= ?i6 Open-scarce
,te-:-iaaw.:-Qtr th krry rx Iet:
a Detailed stat . 3t (.r CT mf-.;i dz for So iet -Ven-soi4i*re material
for inteUigan~ P ae s.x
wa Gmeral atxddeze t as to ;a ?ar:, by l mnteiiigeol.a: and poreaible
x of :f x?,e in% rt,d' es&
Key a piers of part.i(4 r seeds S n4 et eati.or for axaseting-
c
. ditio l VLII tedhmi t,aL. nc for & wiet publ;t th &Lateriaale
and '*ggest: can to ola' alui ?
pm,;I.a gains 1xisaio .e;, aad :er ipoadina cogs eac of
the Ge aepamtee i'icrld,t~ g
I,, In attempting g tel? l.e ,.:li cI pen eo r~s stexiai
o a" tempt iag ` Zf ?..`':3Y ,' fi tz.i ee to Pi t. 8 7t ?CUM ter.
Care ab taF.l. t ,ten. to ? i.c a a kiaa lure recta n&tioai
or zUrect + iuxtioo of ooe r U as v taa or d:l d - w
a .ii salaie--if
A brief wry etat: mt of v et is probably
desired -aad (4' poet . a.r_ c ,prig-te .s c ~ d: ,pro b;l a go e
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