MONTHLY REPORT FOR THE CARTOGRAPHY DIVISION

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00680R000100020087-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 15, 1998
• Sequence Number: 87
• Publication Date: February 1, 1959
• Content Type: PERRPT

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MONTHLY REPORT FOE THE CAB1JGRAPHY DIVISION
Month of February 1959
A.. Sunmvary of CartojZaphic production and Accomplishments
1. The month of February reflected the usual seasonal Increase
of demands upon the Division for map and chart support of Agency
requirements: During the month the Division accepted requests for
137 maps and charts, 132 of which were for Agency use and 5 for the
Department of State. (See Summary "A", Page 2 for requesting components
of CIA.)
2, The Division completed 97 maps and charts during February (versus
85 for January), 94 for the Agency and 3 for the Department of State.
Cancellations during the month were 3.
3. The NIS Map Coordinator received 43 new Job requests from NIS
contributing agencies during the month, 6 maps for final printing, 30 for
proofing,, and 7 maps were requested for rerun by D/OL. A total of 56 maps
were sent to reproduction for processing during the month, 18 final NIS
maps, 29 for color proofing and 9 reruns for D/ U, Receipts from reproduc-
tion totaled 66 maps, 27 final NIS maps, 16 color proofs and 23 reruns,
Forty-three maps remain in the coordinator"a office at the end of February,
8 for final reproduction, I for proofing, and 34 for rerun.
4, The total number of maps abd charts In the Division at the end
of February was 470, an increase of 45 over the total posted at the end
of January. The present Division workload is distributed among the various
Branches as follows:
I.E & Satellites
101
Far East & Western Has ispheire
86
Europe-Africa
64
Special Support
29
Development & Construction
190
(Exclusive of Drafting Sec ~ ~,
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Total
47O
5. Overtime used in the Division during February totaled 226
man-hours, 27 of which were credited against special teaching in CTR
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Monthly Report > Cartography Division February 1959
B. Administrative Problems and Other Activities
1. The pressure of priority work during the past month compelled
the initiation of a program of overtime in order to meet the require-
rnente placed upon the Division by ONE, HIS, and the W/8. There was a
noticeable increase in production of short deadline wort for these resu traai vari comp, nt bts eatte~mpting to meet$end~of_fiscal.--year deadlines.
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It is estimated this trend will continue until summer vacations when
the workload usually tapers off. }k antime, however, overtime will be
necesetwy to stay current with the most pressing priority jobs.
2. The Division Chief spent considerable time on BGB problems during
the month. As Chairman of the Foreign Manes Committee. he is involved
in Executive Committee efforts to analyze and implement the work of the
Board in the light of recent Department of Interior directives that have
transferred the domestic names vork from the office of Geography
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3. Mr. spent two days at the
plant in evaluating the terrain shading work being ne y
Company. Valuable information app1.?cable to D/GC work was secured.
4. In order to fulfill a special request from DD/P considerable
effort was expended by the Division in the preparation of special teaching
aids, Both compilation and the Development and Construction Branch were
involved in the effort and Mr. was assigned to an out-of-town area
during the first week in March to assist in the program.
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