GRA ACTIVITY REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 1960

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00314R000100010109-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 22, 2005
• Sequence Number: 109
• Publication Date: February 9, 1960
• Content Type: MF

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9 February 1960
I AW4 FCR: Assistant Director, Research and Reports
FRCU; Chief, Geographic Research
: JRCT: GRA Activity Report for the $onth of January 1960
A. Research end Tecbn cal Su it Activity
to The Gieogrmphy Division ccapleted and disseminated am 0009=311 11-1,
Intelligence random (C 4 6o-la The Sitittt Al Arab Di te); two
Geographic Intelligence Reports (OR L -l, Ceiba:Part I! and GE L=6O?l,
Cuban ); and 13 Geographic Support Projects in the GP series
Among the GP projects were 3 cmtributions to the IS progran- and
2 items for the Current Intelligence Digest.
2. The Cartography Division accepted requests for 142 maps and
charts and completed 225. Work in progress at t ee dof hnuaxY
ni=ber of
amounted' to 480 jobs (versus 577 for Decmber)
completiocs resulted from the bunching up of scheduled NIS work,
increased 081 requirsments, and an increase of Special support Branch
requests from CIE. Among the major support activities
i~ sbawing ou h~~
the Cartography Division completed a wail sap which is
and current political boundaries. This map,
trausports$iCn9
37" x40" and in full color, is available through the Map Llbrwy;
Division,
it is the third of a.series of wall maps being prepared by t features,,
After two years in pl'ogx'ess tt
, D/GG r project
Including terrain, wee finally completed support
In fulfillment of a rush request from the Department of State, a
number of hand copies of a nap shaving the USSih Pacific Missile range
impact area were prepared.
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3. The Map Library Division forwarded 19,980 its to
requesters in response to 2,681 requests for maps, geographic
materials, and reference iaformtion. Among the requests serviced
were those for maps needed by the White House and the Department
of State in Preparation for the President's South American tour.
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2. Receipt of the Y '11, um. on Soviet expansion in Antarrctica,
aft 59-9, was so~ow-~edl by Captain E. 1&vis, USN, J-, JCS,
xho stated the paper was used for the preparation of a JCS report
rec review of Aepartmant of Defense policy relative to
Antarctica.
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