MONTHLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER 1956

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00137A000100010009-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 20, 2001
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: January 2, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

STA1,VARP FORM NO. 64
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Office MemoTandum -UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
? Chief, Industrial Division
DATE: 2 January 1957
FROM : Acting Chief, Weapons and Ammunition Branch
SUBJECT: mthly Report for December 1956
1. Accomplishments
a. Branch Project Submitted.
A revised draft of Project 31.1564 "Procurement Costs of
the Soviet Armored. Fighting Vehicles Program" was submitted
to D/I on 21 December. (Analyst - 25X1A9a
b. Other Projects Submitted
I/WA contribution to Project 40.1645 "Bloc Policies Toward
Underdeveloped Countries" was submitted to D/I on 18 December.
I/WA also compiled the overall D/I contribution to this
project. (Analyst - 25X1A9a
An analysis of Soviet exports of land armaments, I/WA
contribution to Project 10.1505, was submitted to D/I on
21 December. (Analyst - 25X1A9a
Estimate cards on Chinese Communist ammunition production
were submitted.
A CSM on "Production of Heavy Artillery Prime Mover in
Kharkov" was submitted to D/I on 20 November. (Analyst -
25X1A9a (Not included in November monthly report.)
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25X1A9a led a discussion at the 25X1 X7
25X1 X7 gave a talk on 25X1 A9a
methodology used in costing Soviet AFV' production. Mr.
25X1A9a Rr~ also presented new intelligence on Soviet production
of artillery prime movers.
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2. Training
Name Course
Entry Completion
Statistics Oct 56 Feb 57
Inter. Russian Reading Oct 56 Jan 57
3. Trips
25X1A9a Messrs. ttended the Land Armaments
Conference nor, 3-7 December.
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Plans
I/WA is planning to evaluate all production estimates of significant
land armaments items for the period 19+0-1956. This will be a long
term research effort, for which the terms of reference are being
formulated.
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