ADP CONTINGENCY BACKUP FOR CIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74-00390R000300440006-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2001
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: December 8, 1970
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR:
SUBJECT : ADP Contingency Backup for CIA
REFERENCE : Memo from Mr. to Chairman IPB, dated
8 December 1970, Same Subject
Bob: Here are my random comments on referent memo.
1. Agree that we have already crossed the bridge on decisions
for computer backup in event of nuclear attack. It's simply too
expensive to plan for the contingency, so there is no need to spin
our wheels on that subject.
2. The CRS stated plan app4Ars to be in fairly good shape on
paper. However, I think they have no tapes in storage they
do have a voluminous collection of microfilm and punch cards down there.
STATINTL
However, if there are plans to substantially increase storage of
"inherited files" once duplicate copies of AEGIS data base
(see page 3 reference), we haven't been clued in.
Re page 9, siggestions that each computer center maintain an
alternate site for backup copies of programs(tapes?) and files
idea, but
(remote from tape library but within same building).
doubt if you will ever find office space to do this. One
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thing that
can and should be done is a thorough review and analysis of existing
tape libraries to purge excess tape, identify, catalog, and schedule
tapes and card checks into our records program. In this regard I am
attaching the portions of James B. Rhodds 9 October 1970 speech that
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deals with ADP records and what Records Management people should be
doing about them. You may wish to crank this into your response to the
IPB on this paper.
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