THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS FURNISHED THE UNDERSIGNED BY LT. COLONEL GEORGE BEELER AND LT. COLONEL GEORGE JONES OF THE ADVANCE STUDY GROUP DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ON 2 MARCH 1949 AS OF POSSIBLE INTEREST TO CIA WITH A REQUEST THAT IT BE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03097A000200050096-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 12, 2008
• Sequence Number: 96
• Publication Date: March 3, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

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3 March 1949
l~El!'.ORA~DU~
TO:
FROTH: Chief, FBIB
1. The fol.lo~ring information was furnished the andersigned
by Lt. Colonel George Beeler arxi Lt. Colonel George Jones oS'
the Advance Study Group, Departukent of the AraZy, on 2 Larch 1849,
as of possible interest to CIA with a request that it be furnished
the sF~ecific office in CIA which r::i.ght have a prirsary interest
therein:
a. During the :veek ending 25 February 19k9 the
Advance Study Group visited the Russian Institute of
Columbia University whicYi i s directed by a D r.
Robinson. Luring the course of their discussions
with this group Professor Ernest J. Simmons expressed
his opinion that the governcrient was not properly
exploiting all of the possibilities of getting in-
formation out of the Soviet Union in that of an
estimated 40,000 titled publications annually our
government received only 7,000, and further that
personnel engaged ~vith the collection of such in-
formation should necessarily study the Soviet dress
in order to intelligently direct their effort.
Professor Simons reco~cursnded "Current Digest of the
Soviet Press," ~ehich is a weekly publication sponsored
by the Joint Committee on soviet Studies and which is
published by The American Council of Learned societies,
1219 Sixteenth Street, !J.~'~., +`Iashington, D . C.
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