PROGRESS REPORT OF THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, ORR MONTH OF AUGUST 1958 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF, GEOGRAPHIC RESEARCH

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PROGRESS REPCK OF THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, ORR
MONTH OF A1DWT 1958
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF", GEOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
A. Accomplishments and Coordination Activities
1. August output in the Geographic Research Area reflected the
normal late-summer upswing. A number of self-initiated projects were
completed and disseminated during the mouth. Special support was pro-
vided to OCI and other components on Soviet geography and military
programs. Major attention continued to be given to the guidance of
mapping intelligence procurement and to the support of operational
planning.
2. The Cartography Division completed 138 maps and charts -- 127
for the Agency and 11 for the Department of State. Requests were
accepted for 116 maps and charts -- 112 for the Agency and. 4 for the
Department of State.
3. The Geography Division completed one Geographic Intelligence
Review (MR-55); one Geographic Intelligence Report (G-22, Nori a k);
one Geographic Intelligence Memorandum (GM-9, Resistance in Tiblt); one
KS Chapter IX on Cyprus; one contribution to the NIS Chapter I Annual
on Denmark; and four geographic memoranda in the G/E and G/I series, one
of which G/I-259), was a self-'.nitiated contribution to NIE 11-4-58,
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4. The Map Library Division received 4,602 foreign-published maps
during August. Of these, 33% were retained in CIA, 33% sent to AMS,
and 26% to the Library of Congress. A total of 21,388 map sheets were
sent out in response to 1,333 requests; in addition, 264 items were
distributed in response to 97 requests for related geographic and carto-
graphic materials. Requirements for maps of the Middle East continued
high during the month and requests for materials on the Formosa Strait
area were heavy.
5. The GRA City Plan project progressed well during the month.
D/GC?s pilot map of the first city, Alma Ata, is presently in repro-
duction; a plan of Stalinabad will be ready for reproduction in September.
Compilation of additional data for these and subsequent cities continues
to be carried forward by the Geography Division. Acting Chief/G briefed
visiting Air Force personnel regarding the project in the latter pert of
the month.
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6. of the Geography Division delivered a 40-minute 25X1A9a
briefing for the DCI on the subject of expanded Soviet plans in
Antarctica.
7. At the request of the Control Staff, ORR, conferences were
held with S/CCM and S/TR on the initiation of a joint project related
to missile-associated activities in the Arctic.
9. At a meeting held on 29 August 1958, the INS Chapter IX Sub-
cc+?mittee agreed to submit proposals to the NIS Committee that either
the number of Chapters IX be reduced from 8 to 7 per year, or that the
Section 19 portion be deleted from future Chapter I Annuals. A copy
has been sent to the AD/EI.
10. A meeting was held in the Map Library Division to determine
the Air Force?s requirements for th
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and conferences with 0/L,
AMS, and a private firm on a proposed special project.
IL A visit by a representative of the U.S. Army Special Forces
School has resulted in a formal request for D/GG to prepare a trial U/W
study that incorporates features not included in material presently
available to the school.
12. Twenty-eight GRA personnel attended the annual meeting of the
Association of American Geographers, which has held in Santa Monica,
California, from 18 to 22 August. In addition to attending the regional
and general sessions, the group participated in two all-day field trips.
Those personnel who traveled by government-provided aircraft considered
the flight to and from Los Angeles among the most valuable features of
the trip.
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NIS Ccermittee for their outstend _ng contributions to the ]VIS program.
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