MONTHLY REPORT, JANUARY 1958
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February 3, 1958
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Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Chief, Industrial Division, ORB
FROM : Acting Chief, Electrical Eluipenent Branch, ORR
SUBJECT: Monthly Report, January 1918
1. Accolishments
a. Branch Projects Submitted
DATE: 3 Febr iary 195-8
Project 36.905, "Costs, Prices, and Labor Productivity in
the Electrotecbni.c&. Industries of the USSR".
b. Other Projects Submtted
Project 30.1$84, "The Value of Military Materials Exported
by the Sines-Soviet Ploc to the Mid.d1_pt-mitt, 1.955-57?
25X1A9a
c. Special Research
None.
2. Training
OTR Berman Language Course (continuing) .
, ORR Statistics Course (to be enrolled).
ORR Report Writing Course.
3. Trips
None.
4. Administration
a. To remind the Branch eaff of the minimum requirement on the
number of personnel in the Branch at any time during workicg
hours, the D/I policy memorandum, "Security of the Working
Area", was circulated to all Branch personnel. This memorxmdim
was dated 14 June 1955.
b. Branch analysts were consulted on the time-scheduling of their
research problems for remaining FY-58, and provided with terms
of reference and due dates covering their projects.
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SUBJECT: Monthly Report, January 1958
. Plans
a. Branch Industry Orientation and Industry Consultants.
Following a recommendation of Deputy Chief, ERA, inquiries
were made concerning industry orientation courses which might
be available through U. S. industrial facilities. The Chief.
Electronics Division, Business and Defense Services Adminis-
tration., Department of Commerce, provided the Branch with
names of contacts he felt would be able to advise on this type
25X1 A8a of training assistance and who would also be likely to be of
assistance in a consultant status.
25X1A8a has been advised or this, and nas been asked
to inquire further.
6. Problems
The review of U. S. Army Signal Intelligence Agency contributions
to the Soviet Bloc BIS Program continues to be a problem. The
contributions are not received until the deadline has passed, and
they have characteristically required excessive alterations in
content. The allowable time for review and correction dons not
permit the thorough research and writing which is required to make
the improvements satisfactory or sufficient.
7. Recommendations
The recommendation that ORR/D/I/Electrical Equipment Brans.h be
given the responsibility for preparing these 1IS' is submitted.
8. Other Information
a. Projects due in D/I Duria February
Project 36.904, "The Radar Industry of the USSR".
Project 40.1833, "Communist China's Trade and as
b. A Project Proposal Memorandum was submitted for a Research
Report covering Trends in the Electronics Industry of
Communist China. 25X1A9a
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