Evaluation of NIS program

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05597A000100010016-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: January 25, 1963
• Content Type: CABLE

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made by a number of officers that it would be much. more useful if,
individual sections or portions of sections could be declassified
C (~ they might be studied outside the office (perhaps some
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.Following are the fnbassy's comments on the NIS program:
1. The NIS has been primarily used at this Embassy for the
orientation of new officers and background information for U.B.
l of SEAZO In this connection, the suggestion has been
countries at SEATO meetings and with diplomatic colleagues of other
bilities for discussing the. situation in other Southeast Asian
location of SEATO, headquarters in Bangkok and the &bassy's responsi-
the~e Gauntries Ewven in the absence of critical developments, the
developments in Cambodia, 7:aos, Vietnam, Burma,or Malaya might occtkr
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of Bangkok as a regional center, the Rmbassy anticipates that critical
Yxboring countries in Southeast Asia, and the growing importance
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form of looseleaf binder would make this possible). if this, were,
done it might-also be possible to make certain sections available
to persomiel who do not have access to classified material, such
as USOM contract employees.
2. It is suggested that greater effort be made to brief other
agencies about the NIS. A military planning section recently
required the type of information in Chapters IV?, V and VI, but
was not aware that it was available in the NIS until called to its
attention. Similarly, USOM education officers were unacquainted
with Section 43.
3. In view of Thailand's preoccupation with the situation in
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missions and Thai (k vt. Officials make it des:trable to have the NIS
for these countries on hand.
4. For most hibassy purpos*sy section su varies are of marginal
v .1,uu!+, but Chapter I (Brief) is + >efu1 for cri.enta+3.on purposes. Some
chapters seem overly dotai1@d$ but for the most part a happy balance
app ar. to have been struck. While Chapters XV-VI are used most
frequont]y, rather chapters arc- also of value; Chapter II would be
especially= ",sef'ul in the event of a doteriorat3.ng security situation,
5. The Enbassy believer. tb; t trio coordinated inter-departmental
program is advantageous in that duplication of effo-rt. is avoided and
they resulting products are regarded as representing a compilation of
the most authorative information avellah L in Washington to the partioi-
pati.ng agencies.
Phil.ip/Axelro
Counselor for Political Affa1rs
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