CURRENT FDD PROGRAM ON THE FREE WORLD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03130A000100040009-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 10, 2001
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: January 6, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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CIA Representative, DATE: 6 January 1956
Subcommittee on Exploitation of
Foreign Language Publications
Chief, Requirements Branch, OCI
SUBJECT: Current FDD Program on the Free World
1. With reference to subject program, OCI requires the following:
A. World Wide - Selected briefs from the International Press-
Useful
(1)
(2)
(3)
Semimonthly Information Report on Arab States and
Israel - Useful
(b) Geographic information on Turkey and Iran (survey]
Monthly Information Report on Afghanistan - Useful
The following subject categories should be reported
on an ad-hoc basis directly to GTI/SCI.
(a) Popular reaction toward internal and external
affairs in Greece, Turkey and Iran (e.g. ME
Defense, US economic and military assistance;
attitude toward Soviet bloc, Western bloc, and
neutralism; oil agreements).
(d)
accounts of travels in little known areas).
Provincial, political, and labor developments in
Greece, Turkey and Iran.
Activities of Minority and Religious groups in
Greece, Turkey and Iran.
Sociological information on Iran (education and
social reforms).
C. Africa
(1) Monthly Information Report on Africa - Useful, but
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"Monthly Information Report on Africa, with
special emphasis on North Africa, Madagascar,
Reunion, French Cameroons, French Equatorial
Africa, and Somalia, covering activities of
political parties and organization, including
terrorism; organized labor activities; social
exchanges between Europeans and natives; biographic
data on high and low-level political and economic
personalities; military information including French
OB; economic information including German and Japanese
penetration.
1. Activities of North African Nationalist`in
foreign centers - i.e. Casio, Madrid, New York, etc."
D. Western Europe
(1) Index of "La Stampa" and "La Stampa-Sera" - Useful
(2) Index of "Le Monde" - Useful
(3) "Trade Union Activities in Finland" should be continued.
OCI/SC interested primarily in trade union (SAK) and
(HTK) activities at the National level. Less emphasis
on reporting activities of the various locals.
(4) Cooperation between Communist, Socialist, and Catholic
Labor Unions in France and Italy - Useful
(5)
Development of Political attitudes in West Germany and'
Austria - Useful.
Semimonthly Information Report on Latin America - CCI/LA.
would like to get from the semimonthly report press
information on local (State or departmental) political,
labor personalities and activities and statements and
activities of influential communists. Therefore, the
following general classes of information could be eliminated
entirely:
(1) Items on banquets, receptions, weddings and the like
(see issue of Dec. 2, Trujillo sponsors wedding of
army dentist)
(2) Dedications of buildings and public works (see issue
of 2 Dec., inauguration of airfield and police buildings
in the Dominican Republic)
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(3) Cultural exchanges (see issue of 2 Dec., Bolivia
and Chile to exchange newsreels)
(4+) Projected public works (see issue of 2 Dec., Chile
plans new power plants; Mexico to expand telephone
system)
(5) Military promotions, transfers, anniversary celebrations
(see issue of 2 Dec,, Paraguayan regiment celebrates
Chaco battle anniversary; Paraguayan police officers
receive citations).
In addition, the following specific cuts could be made:
(1) Mexico - eliminate all coverage except Communism
(2) Central America - eliminate all coverage.
F. South Korea - Useful
G. Japan - Useful
11. Indonesia - Useful
I. Philippines - Useful
J. Indochina (Non-Communist) Thailand, Burma - Useful
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