GUIDE INSTRUCTION TO ECONOMIC RESEARCH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00662R000200140001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 19, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 31, 1952
• Content Type: MF

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31 December 1952
tPS FORz Economic Analysts
FRMT z Assistant Director for Research and Reports
SUBJECT z Quids Instructi s to Economic Research
~1CE : k%mc from I/EE to Branch Members
1, The. attached memorandum was prepared by the Chief, Electrical
Equipment Branch, D/I, as a guide to that Branch?s personnel for use
in their economic researcho I command it to the attention of. all those
doing economic research particularly in`the commodity divisions, not
on?,y as a clear statement of alternative TaeGhodsv but also as an
example of enlightened supervision by a chief4
20 Given the difficulties of ooammanication in a large organiza
tion and in a complex fields this memorandum, has the additional merit
of expressing ideas in words understandable to everyone regardless ' of
various specialized training back,
3a While not wishing to promote an avalanche of memoranda, writing
and additional paper work, this type of helpful guidance will,, I hope,
be taken seriously by those who have a responsibility for supervising
the research programo
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Enclosure
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