S/PP SEMI-MONTHLY REPORTING TO AD/ORE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00662R000300090026-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 9, 1998
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: April 20, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64Sanitized - Approved For Release : CIA-RDP75-00662R000300090
Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Deputy Chief, Plans and Policy Staff
FROM . Chief, Plans and Policy Staff
SUBJECT: S/PP Semi-monthly Reporting to AD/ORE
DATE: 20 April 1949
1. The DAD/ORE has directed that S/PP henceforth will produce a
monthly report covering the activities of its three divisions and the
Office of the Chief covering periods from the 1st to the 15th and the
16th through the balance of the month.
2. This report should include coverage of the following points:
a. work completed during the period
b. work in progress
c. work projected to be undertaken when opportunities permit
d., problems arriving out of S/PP operations
3. Will you arrange a meeting with the division Chiefs either
individually or collectively and prepare a formula or tentative outline
for my approval to be used for the preparation of the first report
ooveri29 rind 16 through 30 April.
4 operation will require a somewhat different format
than the others. It is my thought that some statistical recapitulation
is indicated for his requirements processing operation, namely: number
of requirements processed, number pending, and number closed out, eta.
5. On the whole, I believe that the discipline imposed by such
an operation will have benefioi,al effects. I do not wish to let this
beoome a tedious effort , but I believe it is essential to lay before
the DAD and the AD/ORE a systematic presentation of our activities, aims
and objectives periodically. I' would appreciate your comments in this
respect*
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PLANS AND POLICY STAFF
S a-M,{ONTH Y REPORT
16-30 April 1949
Section I : Overall
Section II : Analysis Division
Section III: Requirements Division
Section IV : Programs Division
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I. Overall (Chief and Headquarters).
a. :'fork Completed during the Period
(1) :tractional Statements and T/O:
The last of a series of conferences between CAD, S/PP,
S/Ad and Management resulted in agreement on functional
statements for the elements of S/PP and in submission of
a modified T/0 request.
(2) Liaison Control;
S/PP has processed approximately 25 operational liaison
requests during the period of this report. The majority
were approved as routine, v+bile three cases were cancelled
as being inadvisable until the completion of current liaison
policy discussions. A special case involved action on a
request by OP-352, Office)Chief of Naval Operations)for
sanction of interchange with personnel of certain regional
areas. It was resolved by coordination with OCD and ONI
to regularize the liaison.
b. Fork in Progress
(1) External Research,'
Pursuant to directive, Chief S/PP has initiated a series
of working; conferences of the Assistant Director's Committee
for Recorimendations regarding External Research.. Together
with representatives of 00, OCD and OSI, and with the assis-
tance of the CIA members of the Joint CIA--State ER Staff,
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Chief S/PP has evolved preliminary definitions of the
delineation of areas of responsibility and cognizance.
On the basis of these drafts, a working-level agreement
will be negotiated and the agreed terms of reference will
be made the basis of a recommendation for approval of the
Assistant Directors.
(2) PNSCID Revisions;
Revised drafts of NSCID #1 and NSCID #3 are being sub-
jected to final review by Chief, S/PP prior to submission
to OAD. They will reflect the Director's recommendations as
contained in his comments on the Dulles Report.
(3) OSO Orientation of Key Regional Personnel;.
Arrangements are being completed for SO orientation of
Chiefs and a limited number of key personnel of ORE regional
branches. The tentative schedule is-for a series of three
meetings to be held on 10 2hiay and 11 May.
c, Work Projected
(1) Economic Intelligence
A plan for analysis of the Economic Intelligence problem
has been prepared but not assigned for action in view of recent
receipt of a program for economic warfare prepared by the
,SRB staff. The ORE plan is nc:r being checked against the
~;SP, study to insure that the terms of reference are sufficiently
broad to encompass the plans for economic warfare.
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II. Analysis Division
a. '"~ork Completed During the Period
(1) Revision of OC;C Orientation Manual,
Reviewed, coordinated, and rewrote the portion of the
cO/C orientation manual pertaining to ORE.
(2) Survey of USAF Evaluation System ;
Examined the new USAF reports evaluation system and
prepared a coordinated ORE compendium of observations
with respect to conformance for transmittal to USAF.
(3) Revision of ORE OP's
Revised and issued ORE Operating Procedures No. 6,
subject: CIA Comments on
b. Mork in Progress
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(1) Petroleum Intelligence Study
A full scale study of petroleum i.ntell.ig^nce is i der
way. In its present stage it is primarily within the
cognizance of Analysis Division although the task force
engaged includes Program Division representation and is
reporting directly to the Deputy Chief, S/PP. The project
has for its purpose the determination of the scope of
national intelli once needs with regard to xetroleum, survey
and development of data exploitational potentialities,
recom?iendation of sharing or centralization of production
effort, and related policy and programming factors.
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(2) Illicit Trade Study;
Exploration of the matter of illicit trade between tie
countries of 1iestern Europe and Eastern Europe, with respect
to:
a. Government units engaged in intelligence activity germane
to subject;
b. Availability from 'Tashin;ton sources of pertinent intel-
ligence information;
c. Advisability of establishing a coordinating facility for
applicable data.
(3) Assessment of Reporting
An assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of
reporting regional areas is being devised in the expectation
that it may prove a constructive addition to the ORE Monthly
Report.
(b) '.'bather Information Procurement;
A suggestion by one regional branch that more exhaustive
weather information be procured is being examined coordinately.
(;) Lap Distribution;
Proposal by Chief, B/Pvia in re distribution of unclassified
CIA and State maps has been in process. Action is temporarily
in suspense pending receipt of further information from Chief,
Joint CIA-State External Research Staff.
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(6) Document Disposition;
A reading is being taken of component reactions to
an OCD proposal for the disposition of intelligence
documents.
(7) Revision of ORE OP's:
a. ORE OP. No. 3, subject: Evaluation, is under
revision. At present its completion awaits receipt
of further data.
b. Revision of ORE Op No. 21, subject: Dissemination
of ''orking Papers, is suspended pending IPB action in re
Working Papers.
c. Under revision is ORE OP No. 11, subject.
Support to ANC-4 Program,
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III. Requirements Division
a. Work Completed during the Period
1. Following is a tabulation of the requirements produced by
Requirements Division during, the specified period:
Contributing Branch
P&P's
(Requested Reqs. )
G/Ec
18
1
G/Tr
5
2
B/Ma
4.
GALA
3
5
B/EE
9
15
B/PNe
14
1
B/FE
2
8
B/'1VE
9
4
B~Nc
13
Total ORE
67
36
103
IAC
USAF
8
Army
12
Navy
1
State
3
Total IA
C
24
2. In addition to the activity of Requirements Division as
reflected in the above statistics, the Division has arranged
interviews, coordinated outside RD's and consulted with branch
members concerning problems of liaison for the stimulation of
information flow to CIA.
b. Work in Progress.
(1) Requests for requirements in suspense 28
(2) Revision of Records System;
Requirements Division presently is revising its
bookkeeping to enable it to more accurately reflect activity
in the collateral fields cited in paragraph a. (2) above.
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IV. Programs Division
a. %8ir, _, ink. C'ow,e(efea AUr-K_j the Rerioc
dS /Si-a+e Su p p ar*:
(lyIn response to PUS/State list of requirements for intel-
ligence support, Programs Division prepared letter defining
the basis and ext- nt of ORE contribution to the work of
the Overseas Program Staff.
(2) R DB and ASMB Papers ;
Prepared comments, relative to the programming problem, on
the Taster Plan of the Research and Development Board, and
on an interim list of strategic commodities sent to CIA
by the Munitions Board.
(3) Intelligence Production Requirements
Received and analyzed replies o'' the components of ORE
to a previously circulated memorandum requesting lists
of intelligence production requirements.
b. Work in Progress
(1) Intelligence Production Requirements
Final analysis and recomr'erdations concerning intel-
del"ed
ligence production requirements are being hold pending
receipt of an intelligence production requirements list-
from EE/USSR Branch.
(2) Operating Procedure, POS/State Support:
Consultations are being held with the Analysis Division
preparatory to drafting an Operating Procedure which will
implement the provisions of the letter referred to in
paragraph a(l) above.
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(3) Cities Project:
Durin7 this period conferences were held with ORE
components to a-sign rosetrch and coordination respon-
sibilities for the various parts of the Cities Project.
A conference was also held with Mr. Puford of CTR to
explain the project to him and determine t e extent too
which 0TR can help. GIR is to give an answer on or
about 3 -hay 19119.
(11) External ese,arch;
Various conferences sere attended with ,:.ternal Research
nre!nbers of the Plans and Policy Staff, and the Assistant
Directors' Connic,tee charged with makin,7 recommendations
concernin5 the future operations of the External Research
Staff. Negotiations vt r the Committee, are still in
pro ; re ss .
(5) International Co!n~iuni srn
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international Communism problem. Nominations of "'ranch
representatives to the International Communism Group were
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(6) Petroleum Intelligence:
Pro r,ms Division is participating in the petroleum
intelligence study currently in pro;ress, although the
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matter at this time involves primarily the activity
area of Analysis Division. For a discussion of the
terms of reference of the project, see paragraph b.(l)
of AnalyrDivbs'section o ' this report.
c. Work Projected to be Undertaken When Opportunities Permit;
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(1 The lists of intelligence production requirements received
from the components of ORE were not uniform enough to
permit initiation of the programming function as originally
planned. Rather than requesting all branches to resubmit
(2)
amended drafts it has been tentatively decided that the
one or two best branch contributions will be exhaustively
examined and modified in conjunction with the branches
concerned, and negotiated with policy and operational echelons
of the government as a test case.
Overt Collection;
Conferences of Chief, S/PP with regard to ,'vent CIA
collection were attended and a draft plan proposed for the
establishment of overt CIA collection machinery in the field.
(3) Type and Page Format:
Conferences were held with Chief, G/SI concerning the
type and page format used in ':,RE Staff Intellijpnce publica-
tions. G/SI is pla-., ing further experime_ ,ts in an effort. to
achieve the most effective possible makeup.
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