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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05597A000100020024-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 1998
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: February 18, 1969
• Content Type: FORM

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1. Agency 5Tr4-i e
Component/location 1- il , A S S 'r cal a(S
Purpose or principal activity (military planning, foreign aid, briefing, research,
etc.) --- LtTt LIt1- S!=c i`, e> 'J
Your position (job title) Srr ~N io S#c,tZ t? TIi i2
Your fields of responsibility (geographic area and/or specialty) I
FI VLIL IEN(fItN' ItiTr-,2,vrr)_ pL.tr~t.
2. Is the NIS Production Status Report available for your use? V Yes _ No
Do you regularly use it? - Yes '!No
3. Receipt of NIS units is:
V Regular and
systematic
Irregular, with -Sporadic and
some gaps uncertain
Document No.
Review of!W-document by CIA has
determ' that
CIA has no objection to declass
it contains information of CIA
interest that mast remain
classified at TS S C
Authority: tiN 70-2
^ It contains nothing of CIA Internet
Date Reviewer _d~ g
0 1 DEC 19801 _
GROUP 1
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4. Below is a list of available NIS publications.
a) Indicate in column I the frequency of use by means of the following symbols:
A=Regularly B = Occasionally C=Rarely D=Never
b) Indicate in column II your use, according to the following symbols (multiple
uses may be indicated) :
I=Planning and operations 4=General background and orientation
2 =Research, analysis, and production 5=Other (specify)
3 = Briefings
Col. Col. Col. Col.
I II I II
General Survey
(check sections used most
frequently )
Chronology
- Introduction
Geography
_,Transp. and Telecom.
Sociological
`,l?olitical
/Economic
Scientific
Armed Forces
-Area Brief
-Summary Map
? N _ _ Basic Intelligence Factbook
D Coasts and Landing Beaches
Weffther and Climate
Meteorological Organiza-
tion and Facilities
- - - - Topography
Urban Areas
- - - - Railroads
Highways
0
0
Inland Waterways
Ports and Naval Facilities J
Merchant Marine
Civil Air
_
Telecommunications
Population
Characteristics of the
People
Religion, Education, and
Public Information
Manpower
Health and Sanitation
Intelligence and Security
Subversion and Insurgency
Agriculture, Fisheries, and
Forestry
Fuels
Electric Power
Minerals and Metals
Manufacturing and Con-
struction
Trade and Finance
Armed Forces
Marine Climate
Oceanography
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5. In general, do you consider yourself:
- a. Regular user of NIS publications
Jb. Infrequent user
6. If you checked 5,a, above, which of the following best describes NIS usefulness:
(If more than one applies, indicate rank by using 1 for highest.)
- Principal source of information
- Secondary source
Supplies information in a conveniently assembled form not otherwise available
x Supplies corroborative information
Other (specify)
7. If you checked 5,b, above, which of the following best describes your reasons for
only infrequent use:
(If more than one applies, indicate rank by using 1 for highest.)
Not readily available
Not sufficiently current
- Too summarized and generalized
Too detailed
- Only marginally related to my needs
Needs filled by other publications (specify)
- NIS of value only in conjunction with other publications (specify)
- Other (specify)
8. Has the NIS been consulted for crisis situations, crash projects, or emergency plan-
ning?
'f Yes _ No Why?
If you checked "Yes" above, how useful was it under these circumstances?
Excellent "" Good Adequate - Marginal
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9. With reference to the NIS publications listed in 4, above, what are the major short-
comings you have found in the NIS? (Please relate these to your own needs, consid-
ering adequacy of coverage, reliability of content, currency, length and detail of pres-
entation, and security classification.)-Moat NIS material is too detailed
and specific for day-to-day use in the Political Section. It
also becomes dated very quickly on subjects of current political
interest. However, the availability of the NIS is extremely
useful when information is needed in a hurry or when one wants
a handy introduction to the history and problems of some aspect
of French life. Similarly, having the NIS material on other
countries, particularly the Soviet Bloc, has been of real
help from time to time.
(answer may be continued on the reverse)
10. What specific suggestions can you make for improving the content (including
graphics), coverage, organization, and format of NIS units?
No problems here, Coverage. organization and format are
well-designed for the purpose of the NIS.
(answer may be continued on the reverse)
Signature (optional)
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