PRODUCTION OF SUPPLEMENT V, NIS 26 (USSR)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00662R000300080001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 3, 1952
• Content Type: MEMO

SPANOARD FORM N0. 64
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Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO
FROM
SUBJECT:
Assistant Director for Research and Reports DATE: 3 January 1952
Acting Chief, Basic Intelligence Division, ORR
Production of Supplement V, NIS 26 (USSR).
1. This memorandum pertains to the question of whether the Bureau
of Mines should proceed with the production of Supplement V (Petroleum)
for NIS Area No. 26 (USSR) in accordance with a decision of the NIS
Committee, or discontinue work on this supplement for an indefinite
period as recommended by the Petroleum Subcommittee of the EIC.
2. The NIS Committee has deferred production of this supplement two
times since it was first scheduled for production in June 1950. The
present schedule calls for the submission of this element to D/B in May
1952, which date was set after receiving assurance from the Bureau of
Mines that this deadline could and would be met. The Committee was also
informed that the Bureau of Mines now had a team of six analysts that could
be assigned full time to this project, and that enough material had been
assembled to warrant the preparation of the USSR Petroleum Supplement. The
Bureau of Mines also indicated a desire to proceed immediately with the
preparation of this study.
3. The Bureau of Mines is charged by Presidential order with the
responsibility for producing the NIS petroleum elements. Further CIA' 25X1A12a0
furnished fiscal support to the Bureau of Mines in the sum of in
FY 1951 for the production of certain NIS petroleum elements which
included Supplement V for NIS 26. The close of FY 1951 found the Bureau
of Mines in default on the production of the USSR Petroleum Supplement. 25X1A12a
Fiscal support in the sum of was provided for production of NIS
petroleum elements in FY 1952 and Supplement V, NIS 26, was rescheduled
for submission to D/B in January 1952. When it was found that the Bureau
of Mines would not be able to meet the January 1952 deadline, the May
1952 date for submission of this supplement to D/B was set for reasons
mentioned above. It was the consensus of the NIS Committee that the
Bureau of Lanes should be required to fulfill the production commitments
for which it had received fiscal support from CIA.
4. The adequacy of the supplement being prepared by the Bureau of
Mines cannot, of course, be determined until a preliminary draft is
ready for review. Provision has been made for such review, and further
research will be required if it is found necessary.
5. The NIS Committee had no reason to question the statement of
the Bureau of Mines representative that his office was now in a position
to produce Supplement V, NIS 26, in conformity with the NIS Outline
Guide. If the Petroleum Subcommittee of the EIC has reason to question
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that statement, or has reason to believe that the source materials to be
used by the Bureau of Mines are misleading, inaccurate, or otherwise open
to question, the NIS Committee would like very much to be informed of the
basis for conclusions reached by the Petroleum Subcommittee. All facts
bearing upon the matter could then be considered in determining whether
or not a further delay is producing this supplement is warranted. Any
change in the present schedule will, of course, require action by the NIS
Committee, which is the interagency committee charged by the IAC with the
responsibility for establishing NIS Production and Maintenance Schedules
in accordance with JCS priorities and agency capabilities.
6. It is my opinion that the divergent views of the two committees
can best be reconciled by discussion of the points at issue. The two
committees appear to have overlapping responsibilities in the basic
intelligence field, and I think it would be in the best interests of both
programs if their efforts were coordinated. In furtherance of this idea,
it is recommended that representatives of both committees meet and
explore the possibilities of working out ways and means of effecting
this coordination. I will be glad to make arrangements with the Chairman
of the Petroleum Subcommittee for such a meeting if this course of action
meets with your approval.
ORR:D/B:RHB:btc
Distribution:
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1-D/B
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