(Classified) ASSISTANCE WORK ORDER 3618

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00900A000100170003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 26, 1961
• Content Type: OUTLINE

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In order to the uestions posed in the request for techni-
cal assistance to the answer W the
in setting standards for paper,
pens, carbons and typing required for the best results, this Laboratory
picked 35 sheets of 'pious typewritten matter consisting of memoren-
duns, dis at .hez .,, cables and reports from the may that were provided
us by for use as test copies to determine the photographic 25X1A9a
results poser a from the varying degrees of light and dark typing,
colored papers, etc. When our hot 'aphio set-up produced the same
results as those of the present -photo setup, the negatives 25X1 A2g
were evaluated on a densitcmaetOr and contrasts between the message
and background were read in percentages of light tremm4ittence. A
standard was determined regarding the minimum contrast and legibility
which would be acceptable. C this stud was set, we proceeded
with the testing of the various papers, carbon sheets and form that
are presently in stock.
ii. Oms AND
were switched around in their sequence aster the original. The typing
was done on a Royal manual typewriter with no touch control. The type
was clean and the ribbon slightly used. The negatives of these copies
were then evaluated by densitometer and chocked against the standard
decided upon earlier. The first elimination was based upon legibility
of the message on the negative. The remaining negatives were then
A message was typed on all of the differe at stock papers supplied
us and on dispatch and cable papers. Also, the different stock carbon
into seven groups as follows : DL*patch forms; office Memo
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ginal with L ette rex second sheets; Government bond papers
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light eight ca-rbonA Cable ms's with-at
anddard. black carbon; Office
memo form as original with Lettereex second sheets in a different se-
queencee than before; Government bond with a hard finish light weight
carbon and tissues.
III. CONOWS tON
On the tests mentioned above and the results thereof, our final
observations and red caamendations are based. Detailed, charts and figures
are available if they are desired. The results of our findings are
attached hereto as a separate report.
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T1 I RE UIR S
1. Where touch control is available, a heavy touch should be used to
obtain an dark a copy as possible.
2. Pica type is satisfactory. Elite type should be avoided. The
best is IM fteeutitre with code 21 Bookface Academic or code I3, large
Booieface type. The ideal would be, in new machines, code 03, Pica Gothic
single case; code 08, Me4itan Roman Gothic; code 20,, beciai Gothic; code 48,
Accounting Gothic; code 74, Manifold ; code 86, Artisan .0. The above
are most desirable in the descending order given.
3. a typewriter type must be cleazaed: whenever the lower case "e,
"e" or "s" shams the *lightest sign of filling in with a gray tint in the
open areas. Blightly too much touch will also cause this condition and
lessening of the touch pressure should be tried first. If the letters
becexce gray or broken when pressure is lessened, then clean the type and
use more pressure.
n should be either medium or dark (heavy) with little
wear. it is aimoset impossible to say when a ribbon should be changed; this
will have to be left to the judgment of the typist. If the ribbon is worn,
then the first carbon copy should be used as the one to be photographed.
Fresh carbon paper should always be used. Needless to say., a black cow is
the most Qirable. Tests *how that in many erases, the first or second
carbon gives better photographic results than do the originals.
ATINNB IAADING PAPIR AND CARBONS NOW IN ;d' 1?s K
a. Disspatci form papers are all suitable for
photography.
b. Office M rax tum form in white or blue is
suitable.
Goverment Bond papers as foil
1. One star white 20# bond is all right.
2. Yellow and blue tie" sheets are good
for first sir second carbons.
green tissues are not desirable
and should be avoided.
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d. Cable xsapers/
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d. Cable Papers:
1. Only the white, as an original,
suitable,
2. The paper is too heavy and stiff to render
good carbon copies.
3. The yellow can be used as an original but
should be avoided when possible.
4. All the other colors are too dark to be
desirable. Legibility becomes poor on
the negative.
e. laetteree c, one-time carbon sheets with tissue:
1. The white and yellow are very good, render-
ing a clean clear message, easy to photo-
graph.
The green paper is too dark in color and
should not be used.
a. The standard weight medium black gives excellent
results with a manual typewriter and no touch
control. In massy cases, the first carbon from
this paper resulted in a better copy photographi
cally than did the ori..gina2. It produced better
contrast in the negative.
b. The light weight, hard finish, gives surprisingly
poor results, despite its light weight. The car-
bon deposited on the paper is too gray to give
good photographic results. It does not afford
sufficient contrast to render a good negative.
This carbon paper should not be used.
c. Leetterex, one-time carbon is well.. suited for photo
reproduction. The results are clean and black
even to the third carbon when the white paper is
used in this position.
d. Dispatch form carbons are ve; y good. When a manual
typewriter with clean type in used, even the fifth
carbon is
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carbon is satisfactory for relprodactions. The
letters are slightly filled in but the copy is
usable.
Of the five ball points in stock that vere tested, the beat for
ion is the Beiiegrina Blue. Farber Greene is also well suited in
s. The following gives the bre ~sdown
Ballerina Red: Poor to fair results. Good results were
obtained on sable pa,'pers only. Fair results were obtained
on mapateb blue, blue O fi a Memo, white one-tint carbon.,
white Government bond, blue tissue and pink cable
papers. All other papers shay poor results and this red
should not be used on them.
fine Blue : Good to very good on all papers tested.
a pen renders the best resulta.
Ferber Green : This color pen vas poc on green one-time
carbon and green tissue. Other than these two it was goad
in the majority of the remainder. TRiies color is eatis-
factory except on green pars mentioned above.
d. nus Blue (deark pen get): t!ids color pen is poor in all
see serest o on cable p1r wharre it is fair on the blue
:p'eg' and good on the rest of the colors.
AU papers now in stock, with the *=option of the dark green and dark 25X1 A2
pink, are suitable for t.e type of negative desired for the-project, g
The major effort should be ,appli *d to educating the typists on how to obtain
a good dark clear copy. The tests conducted showed that, in most cases, a
better copy vas obtained. from the first and second carbon copies when the a
standard Fearbon paper vas us an obts nod from the original, even
though pains were taken to turn out a clean black copy on the original.
Technical readings shaved the negatives of the carbon copies were better
in contrast. If not too stiff a per is used for thee original, the carbons
will come out clew and clean. The cable papers were poor for typing but
good for the ball point pens. Their stiffros6 and thickness lwevonte the
e. Scripto Black: This is a very disappointing pen. It
resulted In my fair copy on three of the five cable
Papers and, poor on everything else. The ink just isn't
black enough to photograph veil despite the fact that it
is called "reproduction black."
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ype fran making a clean ii?a Cession through them. The more pressure appi1.ed:
it does not re-
always be used because as the coon carrier besc a 014027o
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lease as much carbon. This results in a weak or gray copy. Also, a
letters from lack o carbon being transferred to the p from, a used sheet
of carbon paper.
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if the_ copy (that which is to be photographed) =let be on colored
paper, it shoult be on the yellow (cauaa"y }, blue ocr very' light pink tissue as
a first cawbon. On the dispatch tor m*,. it could be the third carbon if are--
quiread since all five carbons render a photographically suitable copy. Hast-
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ever, it is wtseat to use one of the first three carbons only. Ttiis gr
introduce & safety i'aastar should the typing not be up to standard or the di
patch form carbons be old, etc.
As for the ball point pens, it is advisable to use only the Ballerina
blue end the Ferber ;green pens for notations on typed matter. The rest pen
must be of a darker hue to cep up to a suitable photographic standard.
When ordering nev stocks of pa*r, any of the white papers which are now
stow ed. are suitable. In the tls" papers used as second sheets, all the
eent colors are satisfactory,' it used as first or second carbon, they
should not be any maker in shade than at gr,aent though. The Letterex one-
time carbons have satisfactory shads of colcred paper except for this green
which should be a much lighter shades but the same applies to thew an to the
in s aas the tissues and not nuaegrly as dark as they are now. on the who
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the cable papers we not s tisfae tory and should be avoided if their =o-Ter
ties cannot be ch lad because of their original use characteristics.
Technical services Laboratory, TO
Distribution:
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