WEEKLY REPORT COVERING THE PERIOD 5 MAY THROUGH 11 MAY 1955

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03991A000500050024-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: May 12, 1955
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office ~ emoranaum *UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO Director of Logistics
FROM Chief, Planning Staff, OL
DATE: 12 May 1955
SUBJECT: Weekly Report Covering the Period 5 May through 11 May 1955
1. PROJECTS AND STUDIES IN PROCESS:
a. Review of Area Division and Staff Programs (continued)
The SR and 10 programs continue under review. The FE
program remains outstanding.
b. Country Appendices Format (continued)
The initial draft of the Office of Logistics section of
the country appendices format has been prepared. The final paper
will be submitted at the CSPB Support Committee meeting 12 May
for discussion in conjunction with similar papers of all support
offices.
c. Materiel Reserve Estimates Group (continued)
(1) Continued preparation of MREG data for machine pro-
cessing.
(2) The development of force strengths from MREG returns
with the recommendation that the strengths be utilized as a basis 4.;
for cold war planning and stockpiling was approved by the MREG and
forwarded to the DCI.
d. DD/P Materiel Board Working Groups (continued)
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Reviewed the recommendations of the DD/P Materiel Board
Working Groups and prepared statements of the Office of Logistics
position to be presented at the Executive Group Meeting.
e. Project (new)
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2. OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST: (All items are of a non-recurring nature.)
a. Lecture
A member of this Staff lectured the students of the current
Logistics Support Course on logistics planning.
Coordination of a list of available
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Coordinated necessary action to expedite an air shipment of
photographic equipment to meet an urgent operational requirement in
the field.
Coordinated a request for delegation of authority for an
employee to purchase household furniture and a requirement for audio
surveillance equipment.
e. WE
(1) Assisted the Division logi~t_i office in obtaining
information on QJI Equipment.
(2) Assisted the Division logistics office in obtaining
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the requirement for same with the
Expedited the handling and processing of an urgent require-
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g. Military Liaison
(1) Assistance is being provided the NEA area division to
obtain the availability of attachments for two (2) types
of small arms. Information from the Department of Defense indicates
these are not standard U.S. Army items. The possibility of obtaining
the items from other sources will be explored further by the Planning
Staff.
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(2) A request for plant clearances for two (2) representa-
tives of the Office of Communications to visit various plants in con-
nection with Agency contracts will be forwarded to the proper military
services in the Department of Defense.
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changes as necessary. Further assistance by the Planning Staff will
be furnished whenever the need arises.
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OL/PS/ss
Distribution:
3 - Addressee
1 - Official File
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