ANNUAL REPORT OF THE USIB COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT OF FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68-00069A000100060014-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 24, 1998
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: July 6, 1961
• Content Type: MF

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6 July 1961
UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT OF FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, United States Intelligence Board
SUBJECT a Annual Report of the USIB Committee on Procurement
of Foreign Publications
1. The Third Annual Report of the USIB Committee on Procurement
of Foreign Publications is submitted herewith.
2. Reference is made to USIB-M-160 of 20 June 1961, paragraph 5,
wherein Dr. Kent, reporting on his recent trip to Latin America, "alluded
to the general problem of collecting information about Communist China and
expressed the view that additional efforts in such Free World areas as Latin
America might produce useful new intelligence materials. " It was reported
further that the Board concurred generally in this view and that the possi-
bilities of improving collection for any additional available data on Communist
China will be checked.
3. 1 wish to invite the Board's attention to the fact that the Committee
on the Procurement of Foreign Publications (PROCIB) has considered the
availability of Communist Chinese publications a top priority item in its
deliberations during the past eighteen months. Specifically, the following
are called to your attention:
a. PROCIB Second Annual Report. On 2 June 1960 we-
reported to the Board that all the world-wide resources available
are being. checked and expanded to ensure as complete coverage
as is possible.
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b. Field Trips. Under PROCIB auspices, survey trips have
b:e,n, made to see what Communist Chinese publications are available
not only in Latin America but also in Western Europe and Africa,
south of the Sahara.
4. In spite of all these efforts, however, there has been a serious drop
off in what Communist Chinese publications we have been able to procure
(cf. PROCIB Third Annual Report, paragraph III. A). Another important
problem (cf. PROCIB Third Annual Report, paragraph III. B) is the procure-
ment of Soviet military and scientific and technical publications of military
application (doctrine, policy, planning, capabilities and objectives).
25X1A9
Chairman, Committee on Procurement
of
Foreign Publications
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