RECORDS STORAGE--MICROFILM PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00163R000100060003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 27, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 15, 1970
• Content Type: MF

Approved For Release 2002/05/08 CIA-RDP75-00163R00
DD/S 70-0105
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Acting Chief, Support Services Staff
SUBJECT : Records Storage- -Microfilm Program
1. I am sending you a Diary Note of my briefing of the Executive
Committee on 9 January on the Records Management Program.
2. I ask that you take up with the Records Management Board the
results of the Logistics survey of microfilm systems currently employed
in the Agency. I ask that the Records Management Board study this problem
with a view to developing a system for the microfilming of Agency records
to be stored at the Records Center. The system should have uniformity for
all Directorates and contributing offices and should utilize common equip-
ment for efficiency and other pu oses both in all elements of Headquarters
including the processing by PSD Of importance, of course,
would be the development of an indexing and retrieval system which should
be uniform in its approach for cross use and servicing between the records
of the various components of the Agency. This will be important in the
archival and historical records programs. Cost estimates should be developed
as to immediate and long-range costing.
3. The Board should clearly approach this on a centralized basis
and developing a common system. If this cannot be done we must necessarily
then obtain the senior level decision establishing such a system. It would
be much better, however, that it be on a contributory and voluntary basis.
4. I do not know the extent of expertise on microfilm applications
in the Agency. These should be utilized to the greatest degree possible but
you should be prepared to call on outside consultant specialists as necessary.
As the time -available factor of Agency personnel in this field is limited we
should utilize outside resources. Time is of the essence and I urge that this
project be given all speed.
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Att: Diary .Note
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A: L. banner 'ft
Deputy Director
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