MINUTES OF THE NINETY-FIRST MEETING OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03130A000100060004-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 1999
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 7, 1958
• Content Type: MIN

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7 February 1958
Consultants: Richard Can, State
Charles J& r. Air Force
1. The gist meeting or the Exploitation Subce?ittee convened
at 1.k40 houas in Room 1446 11 Building. The minutes of the 90th
meeting were approved with the foLtoeing tents:
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"Mr. Wald said the general. reaction ranged from satisfaction to
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Page 2, paragraph 3 should read - "Par East Free
World - The material acn dad on Thailand is marginal for
Stat&s purp sex. Much is already covered in some form or another,
and.Mr.. Wald s>kggye?sLted that vork could be shifted to different t ics
Spot requests an Japan n anc-"~au a
or another area such as Burma. a ? ?
MW %a tiam and this has served State,. altho the
went favorable situation, in which _a number of State's analysts
change rapidly -- as a future
`lvaa vae awe, -Could
Page 2, paragraph 6 should read - "
peeial S. stelae gubl catL . "
Continuation of the Western World Program
extended,
AMU - Mr. Bauer said that the Par East people working on
Ltd, Casa, Vietnam, Thailand, and Burma found that the FDA
reports on these areas contain not too much material of value to them.
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Royal Wald, State
Richard Baaaer, Army
John Shearer, Navy
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One of the chief problems of the desk analyst is that they need
more chant informeBtion than FUD can give them, although the basic
information is quite satisfactory. Amt's resquireements in the Free
world we lar l y swat by specific requests. He said there was
quite a , probl cm in Indonesia and asked if it would be possible to
have ft. concentrate on the publications that are not public and
have the regular publications done on contract.
The Cixmn said this would be quite feasible.
Mr. Bawex odd that be7ond arrangements they have worked
out with F1 in working liaison, there are few additional enments
on the program. He said the Information Beport on Arab States &
Israel is valuable and they have no objection to chef raging it to a
monthly publication. They are still very interested in Africa; both
reports, Information ismat on Africa South of the Sahara and
Information R rt on North ica are us , especially the economic
Item.
As to the International reports, the !brain Press Reports on
Motesraational Trade _ _ Aping is of value; the World Press Beam mrsr of
ve at3d Coax to are of value to fewer people but of grem-t interest
to se who do use the.
AIR PMM - Y&J. Kvdravets said they are satisfied with the
Western Worn itation. The principal eempbnsis of Air Fares is
now on science end tecluwloBy.
The Chairman asked whether the 6002nd Grooga Is now working
on Jae science. W. Sndrave tz said it is working on Chinese
Camauniet science, but not covering Japanese science at this time.
The Chairman then asked Mr. Bauer if the 500th Dl was doing
anything on Jaq anesee science. W. Hauer replied that the 500th MG
wovLIA be inactivate in fiscal year 1959 and the 500th personnel
will probably be spread out. Hotting definite has been decided yet
on what assigraaents will be made.
'me Cbsirmen addend that FDD is getting marterial, from the
MU MEG for CIS purposes, but 711D has not seen. any eeabassy material..
Dlr. Wald inquired if the deactivation of the 500th would
be favorable, or would it msice more work for FM and the 6002nd?
Me.. lWdravstz said the 6002nd probably would assns some additional.
technological coverage.
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Mr. Bauer said. that the attache report from Hong long
was assuaning al us p portitons and mentioned that Ices of
translations in Hag Song ware 15 Bong Kong dollars per thousand
Chinese characters and 40 for difficult scientific and. technic".
Be: eddad. that the British are using this m@ena to a pioit Ch' se
material..
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CIA a said they ver a very satisfied with the
coverer as o reegnirs enta are on an ad hoe basis. They
watt to be sure has the firer available to handle their spot
requests.
The Chaiman as "d that there is a greater need for spot
requests in the Western World, so MM has fewer i orta on this arsea
and. are reserving more mmapower for such requests.
BMW - Mr. Calhoun gave State's c om?ents on the international
reports. said. the report on Conferences and Fairs is used as a
ohmic list or guide. As such, it is useful but not vital. no Travel
and Contacts report is extremely valuable to some analysts, but the
'.tea and wing report is not used a great deal. The parisasry
criticise was that it covered too much detailed ?nfornction. instead
of widerj eavers4p of basic intorxiaation.ha report, preport, on International
Communist Developments is very u l to Sila e.
3. Hong EngPro" 1 ? ftorin t
Chairman said PI now has a helpful. bi terie3.. agreement
in regard to the Bong Kong Press Monitoring Unit whereby they will
cover political reporting and notify FDD of those itss they cannot
Cover- will keep FDD infore on long translations they uader-
take. This cooperation will anabla us to avoid duplication.
ht ' tivnyy amrral"
The Chairman rusted that the members turn in their
priorities for cove rage so P1 ) vial know which sections of the
TWIGUM series are needed by the community.
5. go /NM NSC1D the ,~.,} j,~,y the Inclusion
%ec Omd=n void hCommit ere tha1~ thW~ of sploitation in MCI)-2 had been approved by the ?AC and has to the Uftional Security Coruncil. go am he appliwas
axe 2, 9, avid 10. mtil the now DCIDs are a~rpro the existing
ants vill continue. After approval., the Subcomusittee will
cease to exist and a C mittee on Exploitation will be establi shad.
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6. unclassified "Consolidated Translation SwM it
The Chairman said- of 4TS planned to ,corporate
Crerar material with CTS and issue a translation bulletin or the
whole activity. The unclassified CTS will go to - and form
a background for his central files. When he can assure ciete
coverage in his bulletin, FM will discontinue listing the same
items in the CuS:S and confine its .listing to political, military., and
those economic fields not covered by CTS.
7. thsal,'eeified CIA Publications
The Chairman stated that the following reports will be
issued unclassified with attribution to CIA:
Scientific Information Report
Soviet Bloc IGY Information Report
Activities in the Arctic and Antarctic
Consolidated Translation Survey
Repot on LWR Production of Industrial ft3lpment
Tr portation, Ccmamznication and Electric Per in the i R
Data on USSR Extractive Industries
Bar. Bauer queried in regard to the Scientific Information
Report if therc would be an intelligence index. The MOim- sai
t d not be one as it will be put out arranged by scientific
discipline. ''ter the consumers have had a chancre to review it in
the new fratj, be said he would then like to have a meeting of the
Subcommittee to determine opinions as to the used and advisability
of an additional classified index.
8. In view of the impending issuance of a DCI3W iml a t ing
the new R5CI?, no future meeting was established for the Subcouni ttee .
On approval of the DCID, the first meeting cd' the Ncploitation
Cc ittee can be called.
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