PROGRESS REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00662R000200010032-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 29, 2000
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: April 25, 1952
• Content Type: MEMO

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OFFOCE MEMORANDUM
Acting Executive, ORR
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Date : 25 April 1952
Subject: Progress Report
1. This is a hasty note to let you know that I returned to duty 21 April
after a two weeks' lay-off, the result of a bout with the measles. At noon
25X1A9a of the 21-6h pull ei. into ng m~ ant we anent the25X1 A6a
25X1A9a succeeding three toys meeting people ant discuss u problems. Fe
ke with the (chief 25X1A
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at noon on the 24th.
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2. He asked me to join him and at the 1=bore they
will be from 27 April to 4 May. Since this is one of the best technical fairs 25X1A
in Europe, ant an opportunity to walk around looking at machinery with Et as
my mentor is something I have long desired., I am planning to go up to
for one or two Mays next week. So such work has pilot up here that I w no
be making the trip with anything like a free mint! 25X1A
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3. While Et was in town, MAW, 'east through on his way to
He telephoned from the airport where he hat a half hour lay-over. At stay 25X1A6a
request Et pullet him off the plane so that he coult spent a tay in
briefing a few people on latest developments in Soviet AFV production. I
25X1A6a took him out to the here he briefer
the chief of industrial intelligence collection on our latest re uirements. 5X1A
The Army people were greatly pleased with this assistance, ant felt the
25X1A9a the visit was very worthwhile from his point of view. At request,
Norm then trlket to some of the scienfific people on the same su ec . his
type of personal guitane$ from working level analysts is a great stimulus to
field collection personnel, 25X1A6a
4. I will have my pants full for the next few weeks. - has a new source,
25X1X4 with considerable industrial experience. I will
ending considerable time on his exploitation in conjunction with someone
o be s
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from Scientific Division. The cable from ORR asking for information on
Soviet ant Satellite military applications of small ant medium electric
generating equipment has just arrived ant poses some tough problems. We
haven't any sources who will know very much on this subject. All of the
sources O~A~tiAAA s$ggqsted in the cable, if their knowledge were combined,
coult not contribute very such, a: d only one of them is still at M we25X1 A6a
l of the others who are working in other parts
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may be able to contact seve
25X1A6a of At any rate we will exert the greatest possible effort to get ay Pro the info desired, but please don't expect too'mmuc . outtaat hh guidance 1A6a
working on a number of sources for ORR, giving ry
as possible.
5. Your memo of 1 April arrived yeetertay(April 24th) along with the various
l this t rial which
retie our of forts in digging up al
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