MINUTES OF THE NINETIETH MEETING OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03130A000100060005-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 1999
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 3, 1958
• Content Type: MIN

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3 January 1958
Webers: Royal Wald, State
John Mumer, Navy
Cansultaats: Richard Calhoun, State
1. The 90th meting of the Eploitation Subcaseaittee convened
at 1400 hours. The minutes of the 89th meeting were approved with
the following emndments:
Dr. Pratt - Page 2, paragraph 4, second sentence - Put a
period after "helpful." Delete rest of sentence and insert "Be asked
that as muutb as possible of the reported infcarmatioa be 'unclassified.
Deli next sentence and add "Thus it could be generally more available
to such efforts as BIB and especially to eut . contractors." Same
pares third line from bottom of page delete "nust" and add
"shoaald."
Page 3, paragraph 1 should read "Dr. Pratt urged FOIAb3a
that for intelligsence purposes the emphasis HIS and 026 plans for full
translation be changed to abstracting, especially if it is to be done
at the expense of coverage at Raterati Zhurnal. More often than
not, an abstract is .sufficient the ell GOD - - aaa34st and nuch
e accessible."
Page 3, Wagreph 12, second line, should
read "mil asy requ, runts and with the new list of JPRS projects
everything needed by them on a continuing basis is being done, so they
are happy with the program as it stands. NSA hopes to use F)D and
JPHS for translation of selected material on a spot request basis."
2. Western World Program
A review of the coverage of the Western World Proms and, the
four following international reports was made; in addition, FDD proposed
to change the issuance of Information Report on Arab tees & Israel
from semimonthly to monthly.
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Far East Free World - The material presently provided on Thailand is
marginal for Staters purposes. Much is already covered in some form or another,
and Mr. Wald suggested that work could be shifted to different topics or another
area such as Burma. Spot requests on Japan and South Korea have been handled
adequately and this has served State, although the present favorable situation,
in which a number of State's analysts can themselves use Japanese,, could change
rapidly as a result of future personnel shifts. Indonesia - publication on
this area is ve useful and added that State analysts get very good cooperation
from of FDD.
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World Press SMM of International Co?unist Develar~ments
East-West and Intro-Orbit Travel and Contacts
International Conferences and Pairs
East-West Trade and Shipping
-ranged from
State - Mr. Weld said the general reaction/pus satisfaction to
no enthuse' The Working level meetings between State and FDD we
very useful and should be continued.
On Latin'America - The analysts would like to see,
if possible, additional material on Argentina and Bolivia With no
change in the present setup. State would like to set up some, meetings
With FDD an the reporting.
Par East Free World - Thailand is marginal for
State?s purposes. Much is elreaV covered in some form or another,
and Mr. Wald suggested that work could be shifted to Burma or
another area of more importance to them. Spot requests an Japan
and South Korea have been handled adequately and this has served
State's needs. Indonesia - publication on this area is very useful
and added that State analysts get very good cooperation tram
Nr- Otto George of FDD.
Western Europe - Mr. Wald reemphesised the useful-
ness of the induces LeMmde and Ls St +s.
Near East reporting is of value and they are o.,Tecially
satisfied With the reporting an Africa.
South Asia - They would like the coverage, extended,
especially Singhalese publications.
State concurred in the change of the Arab States and Israel
report to a monthly report if the coverage remained the same.
State had not c feted m urination of the value of the
four international reports and Will give their coeaent at the next
meeting.
NSA Wih_the Western World said there was general satisfaction
program. The government, political and economic
reports are all useful. NSA does not have much use for the socio-
logical reports but they are road for background infer ation. They
have scant interest in Scandinavian information and no interest in
West Germanyp as well as Africa South of the Sahara. IVA has no
objection to the change of the Arab States and Israel report to monthly.
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SBA makes very little use of the report on World Press Sur-m
of tional Comounist s but considers the other
Vim- international reports very valuable.
Navy - W. Shearer said, regarding the four international
summsnries the increase of interest in cold war activities has raised
the interest and all four are of continuing value. On the rest of
the free world material there is a reaction of satisfaction. Some
felt the material from FUD was more detailed than required by the
political people. The general reaction to the FD(D periodical reports
for the free world was that the Joint Weeka and State telegrams
provide sufficient information. On the proposal for monthly issuance
of the Arab States and Israel report. Navy bad no objection.
CIA of IS stated that Biographic Register
needs iner d reporting on scientific personalities. They are
relying more and more on open material., and BR has no specific priority.
The Chairman said the eiihasis was, to now, on the reporting
of bloc scientific personalities, although Armor was interested in
Japanese scientific.
said they may have to rely on FDD more
because of T/O s ue to the international. situation. There
is a need on the part of XAC on the areas which have not been
prominent in the past but are becoming more no. Be said this
information is available to a very large extent in apes literature.
The Chairman proposed that FDD make a survey, country by
country, to see what scientific journals are available outside the
Soviet Bloc and to determine the most productive Journals in regard
to scientific personalities. Tleen M can review what they need from
these countries and report these needs to the Subcommittee with a
view to devising a concrete program of coverage.
bk'. Wald eMded that BI in State would like a copy of this
survey also.
3. The Chairman passed copies of "Subject Classifications Used
by Soviet Scientific Abstract Journals" and "Available Issues in the
'Collections of Recoa d Terms' Series Published by the C' ittee
on Technical 'ilerminology, Academy of Sciences ZBSR" to the Subcommittee
for heir review and indication of those they need tcpethe.r with their
priorities.
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4. The Chairman added for the Subcommittee's information
that there is probability of reducing the number of NSCIDe. The
Exploitation Subcammittee,under this change, would probably be
incorporated in a paragraph in NSCm-2. This would be supplemented
by a DCID to establish a separate committee on procurement and one
an exploitation.
5. The annual report for 1957 of the Subcom?ittee is due
1 February 1958.
6. The next meeting will be 7 February at which time Arny,
Air Force, and CIA will give their comments on the Western World
program. The meeting will be held in 1121 M Building at 1400 hours.
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