Information for ERS Report No. 5

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000100150055-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 55
• Publication Date: October 1, 1954
• Content Type: MF

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I October 1954
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, External Research Staff
Department of State
ATTENTION; Fred. H. Sligh
SUBJECT:
Information for L R3 Report No. 5
1. Notations on the attached list indicate c
status of CIA projects previously listed.
Z. In addition, the following new projects were begun
'rely - 30 September 1954:
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25X1A5a2
"Soviet Finance and De-
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preeciaation's (Unclassified). Initiated June 1954.
To compile information relative to (1) Soviet
financial and accounting systems; (2) Soviet definition
of terms such as current repair. capital repair and
d.prociation.; and (3) norms for these terms as applied
in the Soviet accounting system.
b.
Railroads" (Unclassified).
"Assessment of Soviet Data on
ated August 1954. 25X1A1a
mate certain small but basic problems
with the accurate assessment of Soviet data
on railroads.
25X1A5a2
C* "Analysis of U.S. Industrial
(Unclassified). Initiated September 1954. - 25XlAla
To organize and analyse unclassified U. S.
cost data, industry by industry. as an aid in the ap-
of the Soviet industrial cost structure.
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25X1A5a2 &eseearc.
"Trends in Soviet Medical
.al}. Initiated August 1954. - 25X1 Al a
To provide' continuing cognizance of the de-
volo ents. trends and programs of Soviet and Sat
the medical research in the form of summaries, re-
views, and statistical studies prepared from informa-
tion derived from available literature on medicine and
allied sciences. Also to assemble and collate the
primary source material in the form of a corprehen-
sivee file organized *pacifically to provide ready refer-
ence under the detailed functional subject classification
required to facilitate medical intelligence research.
3. The Office of Naval Research should have listed the fol-
lowing, project. If It has not, you ould check with ONR.. to be
sure that it is listed:
25X1A5a2
"Survey of Soviet and
ch in Selected Fields of Mathematical" (Secre
ad in August 1954. -
To prepare, from available open literature.
authoritative analytical surveys of Soviet and Satellite
research in selected fields of mathematics.
25X1A9a
Uffice of the Special Ago!
to the Director
for Planning and Coordin,
C.EH:aml (1 October 1954)
Distribution:
1 & I - forward
I - C ER
I - File v-~
25X1A1a
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