PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MACHINE INDEXING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04913A000100020093-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 27, 2001
• Sequence Number: 93
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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The establishment and administration of this program will be facilitated
25X1 A5a''Y setting. it up -where the previous work was conducted. Our develop.
ment prosxTa is to be under the direction Of 34 was in 25X1A5a1
charge of the previous e q 1oratory investigation, and who has been a CIA
consultant for the past two years. will be advised and guided 25X1 A5a 1
in this work by a steering committee under the cheairmanship of 25X1A5a1
25X1 A5~ whoa. in his capacity as ecuti ve secretary of the Inter
Committee on Scientific Research and Development, has acquired unusual
insight into scientific information problems facing government agencies. A
small full-time group of ten to fifteen person* will be set up to work under
25X1 A5 aria in various fields of science and technology will be
employed on a consulting basis to assist with technical problems encountered
in developin the indexing system.
The cost of this program is estimated at 75,OOO. for fl 1952.
We have assurance of~upport of this work with regard to providing 25X1A5a1
needed equipment. rience gained in the experiments and demonstrations
will be used as a basis for developing details of machine design with 25X1A5a1
experimental engineers.
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