EDIC/EXCON REFERENCE REPORT,APRIL 1955

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00328A000100490023-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: April 29, 1955
• Content Type: MF

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29 April 1955
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eerence Report,,, April 3955
the pattern of foviet bloc strategic exports to the
pares being made an research progra e r for -nc dcdefe nsee; and
initiated a surrey on EDIC functions and operations. The L'URIU
we
Fact eet? program and COCOM d
a variety of r nda for FDIC sM D/E*
reference activities and assisted the Ezeacu ve c tart' in h
&M C~ ding, responsibilities. was aeca
COk reference work while was raan3 eea*r~e to C
ce Mcti,yi.
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o answer requests for information and documents
from the reference files. including C? IafCC
FDACJ!kt!.
,
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EDIC and JOC material. fit is from both branches have come to rem
:heavily on this reference service with the r.su1t that such of
time each day is spent on this phase of wort.. As described in the
area mthly report for March, a new procedure fors nta .ning; iVC(x) cables
.s activated duri April. Cables area .w filed chronoio, icall7 by
cat ov7 and posit while the cable subject file has been disc tinned.
25X1 A9a C ae t, has as d responsibility for maintenance
of the JOC , .A CC nu merica , files, and is reepana iblea also for
inteernaaa3. Jft distribution of this Co , material. was 25X1A9a
assigned an 26 April to assist in aaFnaiy ai5 of CCCOt material and in
caar on related iCt activities, but was obliged to report an
2 for the three-wok sic Training Course. Daring the month
25X1A9a was reaasigaeed from the CON reference service to C(t).
AlthouSh the CAM dowr radi project is nearing mpletion.
t+ y 600 documenta remain to be checked for classification. The
cuti. vo creta ry has new completed the review of more than 2, SW
25X1A9a dQCUWMt8 aaa beaj the tabbing of the index cards of those
d i s rich must retain a s40 r,*t classification. Cc ipleetion of the
droelFpoeesle 06 '`?`` A t ' -'0 A I 4WAA-8
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) N rsndta, for Chairman,, JOC on fkttendance of JOC
at FDIC Iteeti ng.s"
Memorandum for Mr. ''tlli f atts, ID/CD on
Selected Comore* Material"
rtbution of
andurn fora .. John Garrett, ACEP Staff -- "Request for
l"
in Distribution of JOC, AC EP and CC tax-1-
k) att 4eare for Ch
and Tactics
Trade Trends
xcon c Defense int+~ ponce CeSelm tteeee
The )IC not twice durift !pril... It explored further the problem
of providing to ligencee for surveillance of decontrolled a oditte
and decided that, as a first step,, CoeDCee mould provide Defense with
a list of manufacturers and eaqxwteers of the item in question. Defense
a'14 then t. attempt to obtain information from their OAS' =tractors
on movements to the bloc of deecontrolled commodities. E)IP agmwd that
every" possible avenue should be explored in obtaining req ed i n orr :tion
since the H?AC communitytill undoubtedly be requested (possibly by the
Dodge Council) to assess the results of decontrol. The Commerce eat
did point out, however, that this entire exercise, is somewhat awe is
in view of the large quotas which have been established for IL-II items.
V IC attention was caUed to the, possible nee4 for an intelligence
study on the changing pattern of Soviet bloc strategic exports to the
"west. Illustrative e l of Soviet a its of controlled items were
circulated for IC resent, a1 chive Co,-;mitten guidance on the
utility of further study will be requested,
During April the , 3IC also inquired into the status of collection
of economic defense intelligence,, studied the progress being made an
research prey ng for economic deefe nsee, and initiated a survey on
iIC functions and operations.
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Attachrrtt
Tab VI
Distributions
0 & I - addressee
! f C chrc
K/C(x) *won*
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M an
1.
ds 14 and 28 April
or C rdinstion of Inte ence Pr?a s
iuest for information prepared by CIA)
on pattern of viet bloc strategic expo,
to the eext (ref t EDIC/ID- , CIA Statement on 4 po s of
Capital Equiprent and Industrial Materials from the oviet
Bloc)
of Decontrolled C k ities (I' Case 76)
mailability of pertinent information.
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s to IC Actiona of EDkC, l x cut
by Acting
by f C Weer on status of research pro,
to to l pr. oye TntelUience
1. Report on msaeureaa taken by
of enfsrcernt intelligence
oced11gD^ )
Utili za'
.C to irove
atian of survey on f tnetions and operation) of EDIC (ref j
I /AK-1O, " ala nce- feet of Et31C Ac ;pli.sh ntaa and ort-
itee Contributions,
Distribution of 3ot
EVIC/ tl, Transmittal of Cumulative Listing of
and EDIC Intelligence Publications
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2. State IR No. 60.90 - Soviet Foreign 'lade; Policies, Perrformance,
4.
pacts
Slats IR No. 6539 - Basic Factors in Free J'orld Shipping and
5.
'eta
Prccepo
Indications of ? +iangee in Soviet Trade
Policy
State TR No. 6856 - Recent Trends in East-West European Trade
e Request No. 5 - Pending Bloc ftipbuilding deers
of Significance to the strategic Controls Issue
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6, .state in No. 6866 -- Present-Attitudes Toward Bloc 25X6A
Tess
7. at* I$ No. 6527--R Trade ixpaneion 25X6A
8. State IR No.
to P.aetrats Non-ist Asia
, ce ent of atat*/MC chance of membership on ?IC -
Mr. Charles D. Martin vice r. Orra-r Taft, Jr.
10. Consideration of requ t by :fir. Blackman f
OC obsorung at FDIC meetings,
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