INTER OFFICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01634R000300060098-6
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 11, 1998
• Sequence Number: 98
• Publication Date: January 29, 1957
• Content Type: MIN

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Minutes of the thirty second meeting, 9 January 1957, at 1000 hours,
in roma 1521, Barton Hall.
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.Minutes of the,second sessions thirty-firit meeting,
(12 December 1956),4Proved.
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reported ERE-EiTarate =men op he revision had been
furnished BOK during December, eaCh.inc1udimaxecommendAtion
that the COB make a prompt determination or the agencies responsible
for tarrying oute4he
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4. The ODM vvision of FC-1
V8 informeTh?ram"Thad-17615nVir
paper.
5. #22611 reported that the reple to MBA
as formulate -el t XOTAC meeting had gone forsazd as
recommended by /0gAC eith the exception of ohanglezthe CIA centact
from to Dr. Amdreve. There remnins no appareet reluctance
on the part of DBA to share intonation with BEWSR audio hame
Agonc .re-resentatives on the programming of the 704 corputer."
urged that the persons assigned by CIA to daveloping
cooperative Application of computer methods include eomeene veil
versed in advanced techniques to make sure of tab:Ng fun -advantage
of the possibilities.
6. C ti Machines The foregoing led into a diaduscion of
the pcesibiutiB ty of ianced coseputer teehniquee to the intelligence
process in general., not only for storing and indexing dg intonation,
but also for the more complex problem of analysis.
noted an advanced ram development pponoored by DD/Poetag'
names. The committee took no action in the matter.
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7. Broadcalt Zvaluation. i==Ere2o:eteel.tTht tha develop-
twnt of mans of e'relvation c7f "impact" pravented clifficuat:/.es since
It was not considered desirs:o10 for one cgancy involved in broadeagVaz
to coiment on ti offectivenes3 of ancraor. 1,12 n ei.TOrt to find
an outside organization to er-take this evaluation, ha was plarxrInc
a visit to with USIA represente.tivvc to dz.termine the
feasibility undert /asing country studies. indicate.
tho D.%1?03,dcast Evaluation Section would be intereisted in providing
(and obtaining) information on technical effectivenesz 1.fnich might ,
be required or develop in such studies. With eict to 6,
CIA study of broadcast receiver distribution, eported
reported on a ;meting 'with USIA representatives Sanie
and Cost 'MI) and DD/P.representatives
in accordance with the instructions of the 12 December
ins. ceRis/com and ORR/I/EE?
made it clear to the group as'to the limitations in.estimstins
the Diographical distribution of receivers. Nevertheless it was
the consensus thnt even if the report had to be hedged with
cautionary words, it was importanb to the broadcasters to produce
such a study. The study of the sixth fyear plan =a in progress
In 0/BR will take about five or six months, and 'will, accordingly,
include as much detail on boodcast receiver distribution as is
feasible. In reply to questions as to the extension of the estimate
to the Satellitec, the group was advised that this wen more
difficult bacause of the limited availability of infOrmation on
Advance production plans, and no 'indication was made that this
extension would be undertaken.
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The Amateur Pro4ect. The paper establishing the pilot
project has receiveratnecessorj concurrences and is aualtins
final signature by DD/1 and the Director's office. The eh:al:man-
suggested the matter be drowed from the ICAC aseala until the
end of the trial period of six months.
9. The next meeting of the Committee will to.= Thursday,
7 February 1937.
Respectfully submitted,
SeeZatary
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