PROPOSED ASSUMPTION BY CIA OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS BRANCH, DEPARTMENT OF STATE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000700070034-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 22, 1998
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: August 4, 1953
• Content Type: MISC

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SECURUY INFORMATION
4 August 1953
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS
Proposed Assumption by CIA of the Functions of the
Foreign Publications- Branch,
Department of State
1. In March 1953 the Special Assistant, Intelligence, Depart-
ment of State and the Deputy Director, Intelligence, CIA, designated
representatives to examine the problem of augmenting the acquisition
of foreign language publications for intelligence purposes. The
recommendation of those representatives, embodied in an 8 May
staff study (attached as Tab A), was that CIA assume the functions
of the Foreign Publications Branch of the Department of State.
That recommendation has been accepted by State and CIA and will
shortly be implemented by the latter.
Z. This arrangement is considered to be of interest to all
IAC Agencies and their comments at the Advisory Committee
meeting on Monday, 10 August, would be appreciated.
James Q. Reber
Chairman
4 August 1953
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