DISCUSSION OF PROJECTS ON POPULATION FOR THE SOVIET UNION AND SATELLITES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000100120218-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 25, 2004
• Sequence Number: 218
• Publication Date: October 7, 1953
• Content Type: MF

E ORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
7 October 1953
Union and Satellites
JECT: Discussion of Projects on Population for the Soviet
L" A meeting was called on this day by OIC to discuss
ed projects, sponsored by the Agency and the Air Force
vely, concerning population characterisucs of the Soviet
d its Satellites.
Z. Prese t at the meeting were:
Parker Mauldin
Paul H. Johnstone, Harold C. Carla
a E. A. Parsons
Bureau of'
the Census
n Dept. of
the Air Force
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3. The following i 'arcvatian concerning the CIA project
the Bureau of the Census was' made known:
USAF review(s) completed.
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4. The Air Force sponsored study is concerned. with age,
upationat breakdowns of urban complexes in certain
satellite countries and in the USSR. The Census Bureau project
is similar In part to a study being undertaken for the Air Force
I.ibrnry of Congress. The Census Bureau. study is
scheduled to terminate in September, 1954.
eed that there is no undesirable duplication
gency and Air Force studies in the Bureau of the
fact that dir.' A6&utdin is supervising both projects
will tend to ensure against nude.sirable duplication. The possi-
erging the Agency and Air Force projects in the Census
felt, however, that because of,
to considered. It was
that the Air Force project will continue after September
1954. any merger of the projects probably should be deferred.
will be made through the EIC and its appropriate
subcommittee to keep all EIC members informed about progress on
beth projects.
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