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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP64-00658A000100300008-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: July 22, 1946
• Content Type: FORM

rCENTRAL INTEWK.EXABAI*for Ref ase 2000/05/24: C1X-F ft4-OV A
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
CHIEF, CENTRAL REPORTS STAFF
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, C.I.G.
W. Europe-Africa Branch
ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR
E. Europe-USSR Branch
SECRETARY, N.I.A.
Middle East-India
Far East-Pacific Branch
CHIEF OF OPERATIONAL SERVICES
Western Hemisphere Branch
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CHIEF, CENTRAL PLANNING STAFF
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Policy d Review Branch
Personnel Branch
Information Branch
Budget & Fiscal Branch
intelligence Branch
Administrative Services Branch
Security Branch
Central Records
Support
Branch
Security Branch
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ENCLOSURES:
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ACTION DIRECT REPLY
RECOMMENDATION COMMENT
SIGNATURE FILE
INFORMATION NOTE
RETURN MAIL
PREPARATION OF REPLY
PROJECTS IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE
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1. About three ~onti ago three projects were referred to the Director of Central
Intel ligenceffor ~s udy and appropriate action:
Foreign Potential Resources of Raw Materials; (---f'
Foreign Petroleum Developments;
Foreign Industrial Establishments.
This memorandum describes briefly the
current status of said projects and makes recommendations for their future
handling.
2. Project (a)lto collect, analyse and present in useful form data on the
economic war potentials of foreign countries originated with the Array-Navy
Munitions Board. See dam attached -? D-Ieneral Sor-enson's letter
25X1A of-T-Uaveember-1-945 to- oft ein Information enA_In e1ligence
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} Army-R!avy Munitions Board an, oint ogisti6
agreed that Joint Logistics Committee would officially request C.I.G.
to provide for the development of intelligence 'onrned with the economic
war potentials of foreign areds at these data 13'e" furnished the Industrial
College for use in its analyses. Tha.request All be forwarded to C.I.G.
in the near future.
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3. Project (b))o setup an interdepartmental committee to develop intelligence
on f 4reign petroleum problems .mated- with the Special Assistant to the
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Secr tary of State for Research and Intelligence. See memorandcmtol 2
1 ,..# to -,the-- rec or of Cen ral-Inte 11gene e group---on
tgeace r an ch.IoProject4Tisoussed wiith tats Department,
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but no "ti on taken . ,s (
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4. Project (c)4to collect, analyse and present in useful form data on foreign
industrial establishments, c -igi-nated-with:--the Special Assistant to-the
Secretary of. State for Research and Intelligence. fee memorandum of 14
25X1 A Marsh--.1 fro to the Director of Central Intelligence
Groff--on file in? the Intelligence Branch.'' rojeet` iscussed at a C.I.G.
sponsored meeting attended by representatives from State, Army, Navy, Air
and Commerce. As a result of this meeting the Intelligence en I, r*tion
Branches, C.P.$., prepared a memorandum Vtb
depar nen.tal repreeentat-ivas who.. had attended the- t g recommending that
an inter-agency committee be established to (a) evolve a plan whereby the
resources available to the gpver-ament be pooled and coordinated to produce
complete,intelli enee on foreign industrial establishments; (b) submit said
plan to C.I.G. c) i approval o~ become responsible for the
execution and maintenance ,of the project4i
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action.
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Acting Chief,.Central Planning Staff
Interdepartmental C ordinating and Planning Staff for study am approp
ing projects sus ended. pen ing ap prova
nter-agency committeesl1tb coorlnate the col-
d of economic intelligence. _
lq`ction and research. ii
Further action on re
6. t is recommended tht all three of the above projects be referred to the
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