COLLECTION OF INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION ON THE FOREIGN POTENTIAL RESOURCES OF RAW MATERIALS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP64-00658A000100260013-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 4, 2000
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: May 13, 1946
• Content Type: REPORT

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iv No, 14, Subj: Resources Potenttal Program
tive No. 32, Subji Allocation and Coordination
oe Researoh Responsibilities
1. The Se try, NIL, furn1shed the Central Planning Staff a copy of memoran-
dum of 7 November 19I5, from rige.dier General Edward Po Sorensen same subject as
reference (a) above: An enclosure to the memorandum was a copy of a stuay which
had been laid before the Bxsoutive Committee of the Army-Navy Munitions Board.
The study indiOated that national security requires that the United States have
oomplete informetion on the location of various materials abroad, the grades and
reserves, transportation required for exploitation* labor oonditions and general
production costs:. The study also pointed out that past serious deficiencies of
intalligence in thip field had adversely affected the mar program. For disposition
of General Sorensenle memorandum, see Planning Direotive Nov 14,
Pureuant to Planning Directive No. 14* the Intelligence Branch and Informs
aneh have completed preliminary studies as follows:
(1) Intelligence Branch eubmitted its report on 11 April.
(2) Information Branch eubmitted reports on 25 April and 30 Apzil.
The collecting problem raised by the above references is the ubjeot of
ective. It is one part of the overall problem of coordinating and develop -
collection of intelligence information.
Ths assooiated problem of coordinating the production o. inteUigence on
potentia/ resources of raw materials is covered separatelyby Planning
e N. 35.
Planning Mreotiv. No. 14 is herewith clos
)fretiyee No. 35 and 36, being issued concurrently this 4ate,
2. Planning Requirements
The Information Branch will study the problem of coordinating and improving
ction of intelligence +nformation on foreign potential resources of raw
. A draft of necessary GIG action will be submitted in duplicate, and an
copy will be furnished direotly to the Polioy and Review Branch.
rseded by Planning
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