QUESTIONNAIRE, SURVEY OF GOVERNMENT MICROFILMING OPERATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00211R000300170012-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 2006
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: November 30, 1953
• Content Type: STUDY

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QUESTIONNAIRE APPROVAL EXPIRES NOV. 30, 1953
Survey of Government Microfilming Operations
GSA Circular No. 68, dated July 9, 1953, announced a survey of Government microfilming opera-
tions and indicated that all agencies would be requested to furnish data by questionnaire concerning
their microfilming operations.
Attached are copies of the following forms, which make up this questionnaire:
(1) GSA Form T75, Microfilm Survey - Organization Unit Report, with 4 supporting schedules
to be used as needed:
Schedule A, GSA Form T75a, Microfilm operations, self-performed or purchased.
Schedule A-1, GSA Form T75a-1, Microfilm operations, performed for other organization
units or agencies.
Schedule lI, GSA Form T75b, Obligations, Film Inventory, and Reproduction Data.
Schedule C, GSA Form T75c, Equipment Inventory.
In addition, the following schedules, for which no forms are provided, will be prepared as
necessary by the agencies:
Schedule D, Instructions in effect for obtaining approval of proposed microfilming
projects.
Schedule E, Instructions in effect for the guidance of microfilm operations.
Schedule F, Standards of production for microfilming operations.
(2) GSA Form T76, Microfilm Survey - Agency Summary Sheet.
A separate GSA Form T75, Microfilm Survey - Organization Unit Report, with any necessary
supporting schedules, shall be completed in accordance with instructions on the form for each
organization unit within the agency, as defined below, that performed microfilming operations
or had such microfilming operations performed for it during fiscal year 1953 or had an inventory
of microfilm equipment on the date the questionnaire was prepared. These forms may be completed
by the organization units involved, or may be completed at the Central office of the agency, or
at an intermediate level of organization, if the necessary information is available at those
points.
Information from all GSA Forms T75, Microfilm Survey - Organization Unit Reports, for the
agency shall be summarized on GSA Form T76, Microfilm Survey - Agency Summary Sheet. This
form, together with all completed GSA Forms 775, Organization Unit Reports, and Attached scherl.
u.les shall be submitted not later than October 15, 1953, to the Records Management Division,
National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, Washington 25, D. C.
Additional copies of these forms may be reproduced by the agency, or if the number required
is so small as not to justify separate reproduction, additional copies may be obtained from the
Records Management Division at the above address. Assistance, if needed, in filling out the ques-
tionnaire may be obtained from the Records Management Division or from the Records Management
Service in any of the ten GSA Regions.
NOTE: As used in these forms, the terms listed below have the meanings indicated.
"Agency" - A Department or independent establishment of the Government.
"Organization Unit" - Any unit of organization of an agency which performs microfilming operations or
which has an inventory of microfilming equipment.
"Microfilm Equipment" - Microfilm cameras, automatic feeders, enlargers, automatic film-developing
and film-printing equipment and microfilm readers used in filming and inspection processes. It does
NOT include microfilm readers used solely to service an existing library of microfilm reels, or
splicers, rewinders, and manual type film development kits..
"Microfilm Operations" - Rearrangement of records preparatory to filming, checking of accuracy of
sequence of records preparatory to filming, removing staples and mending papers preparatory to film-
ing, insertion of special targets, filming, film developing, film inspection, retakes and splicing,
carton labeling and supervision, whether performed by your organization unit, other organization
units with your agency, other agencies, or by private business under contract.
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