MONTHLY REPORT FOR MAY 1957

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00137A000100020073-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 73
• Publication Date: June 3, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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ce Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Chief, Industrial Division
FROM : Acting Chief, Consumer Industries Branch
SUBJECT: Monthly Report for May 1957
1. Accomplishments
DATE: 3 June 1957
a. Projects Completed.
(1) The fifth part of "Progress and Problems of the
European Satellite Economies in 1956" (10.1509), dealing with
developments in light industry in 1956 and prospects for 1957,
was completed by ; work 25X1A9a
by these two analysts on the final part of this project, the
calculation of production indexes for light industry, is al-
most finished.
(2) I/CI's contribution to NIS 18, Czechoslovakia,
Section 64' Manufacturing and Construction (30.1516) was
completed by 25X1A9a
wrote the parts on production, foreign trade, and organization
of light industry, and wrote the parts on man- 25X1A9a
power and investment in light industry.
(3) IICI's contribution to "Communist China's Imports
and Exports, 1956" (40.1525) was completed by
(4) Cotton Yarn production estimates for 1956 were
reviewed for the "Economic Intelligence Briefing Handbook"
(00.1769).
b. Status of Other Projects
(1) continued work on two projects, 25X1A9a
"Soviet Ruble-Dollar Ratios for Consumer Goods" (10.1626) and
"Price Trends in Consumer Expenditures in the USSR" (30.153+).
(2) - continued work on "Expenditures on 25X1A9a
Consumer Services in the USSR" (30.1771); he spent a good
part of his time during the month in making comments (in
conjunction with D/A) on memoranda on Soviet
national income accounts as they affect the consumption sector
of the USSR economy. 25X1A9a
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(3) continued work on synthetic fibers and
fabrics in the USSR.
25X1A9a (4) drafted a proposed Current Support
Memorandum, "Hungarian Government Risks Widespread Discontent
by Restricting Consumption."
25X1A9a (5) continued to gather information for
"The Housing Problem in the European Satellites" (38.1741),
visiting State Department analysts and the FHA library.
25X1A9a (6) spent three
days on the light industry section of the old Rumanian NIS,
Section 64 (30.814), at the request of the NIS coordinator,
Merton Jeffers.
(7) is almost finished with "Domestic Trade
in Communist Tina" 3 ,1648), but is also spending much of his
time on hangover work on Section 64 of the North Korean NIS 41A
(10.1053), for which he has been D/I coordinator.
(8) continued work on "Industrial
Capital Investment in Light Industry in Communist China"
(30-1535)-
2. Training
25X1A9a a. continued to conduct the ORR Statistics
Course, 7Introduction to Economic Statistics."
25X1A9a
25X1A9a
25X1A9a
25X1A9a
b. took the O/TNG Basic Management Course, B-8.
c. continued the ORR Report Writing Course.
d. took the O/TNG Basic Supervision Course, B-7-
e. continued the ORR Statistics Course.
3. Trips and Speeches
None
4. Administration
25X1A9a a. branch secretary, returned to work on 8 May,
having been on leave almost a month because of a family emergency;
25X1A9a on 21 June will leave ICI permanently to return to
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her native state of Massachusetts for family reasons; arrangements
are in process with your office to obtain a new branch secretary.
5. Plans
Nothing new to report.
5. Problems
Nothing to report.
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