MINUTES OF THE FIFTY-FOURTH MEETING OF SUBCOMMITTEE ON EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 1999
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• Publication Date: September 9, 1955
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IUMPTES OF .FAX'-i?OURTH bMUNG OF SUBCOM E 05
PLOITATION (IF Ft GH LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS,
9 September 1955
embers : John Lacey, State
LTJG William C m Ryce, Navy
144J. Howard G. Neumann, Air Force
1. The 54th meeting convened at l400 hours, and the minutes of
the 53rd meeting were approved with the following amendments.,
a. Page 2, next to last subparagraph, third line,
after "State Department" insert "intelligence Office."
b0 Page 2, p ph 4, line 9. delete "political"
and insert "exploitation."
2m Review of "Requirements not now being met."
The Chairman said that answers on this question from the
members had not been sent in on time to make a collation for the Com-
mittee. He felt that in view of the new aspects of administrative
cuts It was incumbent on the Committee to be most.precise in clearly
indicating what type of priority accompanies each stated need. He
said'that we can now make the collation but that the Ccnmmittee ought
to consolidate the whole problem and perhaps the best way to do this
in to start the review of the programs and incorporate in this review
a careful examination of priorities so we can be sure of allocating
all man; wer to the most important work A Only in this way can we be
certain that we are meeting the highest priorities, then we can show
what should be done in addition to top priority work. Mr. Lacey felt
that this approach was sound as there was some feeling in State that
maximum employment of effort to top priorities was not now being made
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The members generally agreed on this approach.
The Chairman stated that FDD can prepare consolidated reports
by area for the assistance of the members. These reports will contain
what is being done by known exploitation facilities including the
manpower and products of each. The Committee can then recommend
current manpower allocation and wind up with a statement of the con-
sidered opinion of the specialists in the intelligence community
which can be provided to the next echelon with the results of the
whole investigation.
Mr. Lacey felt that FDD's statements would be of greater value
if the manpower allocation were keyed to the inter Agency "Priority
National Intelligence Objectives" (DCID 4/4).
The Chairman said this can be done.
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desired that a review of sources covered be
incorporated in reports. The Chairman said this will be included.
Mr. Lacey queried as to how we would cover such intangibles as
quality of performance against subject matter, and the Chairman
thought this could be arrived at by discussion.
During discussion of the approaches to the anticipated review
Mr. Lacey suggested that the examinations proceed under four general
areas, viz. (1) the Soviet Bloc (non-scientific programs), (2) Sino-
Soviet Bloc (scientific and technical), (3) the Communist Far Fast
and (4) non-Bloc states.
Mr. Lacey presented a motiot, which was seconded and unanimously
agreed upon as follows:
"That the Committee adopt a second review; that the
Chairman prepare working approaches as a guide for the review
encompassing the current programs, keyed and related to DCID 4/4,
including manpower and availability of sources."
3. The members agreed upon returning to the two weeks schedule
of meetings,
After a review of the problems of transliteration the Chairman
requested the members to survey their respective agencies as to the
use now being made of the Transliteration Handbook and their comment
as to objections in case it was not being used so that a collation
can be made and a report prepared to the Advisory Committee on Foreign
Language Publications as requested.
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The Chairman stated that the translation service problem
will be considered at the next meeting, 23 September 1955, and
that the program reviews will commence at the next meetings
7 October 1955-
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