My dear Mr. Dulles:

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Approved For Release 2000/08/29 : CIA-RDP78-05597A000200020054-4 x leve A~ (S) ~ BEST COPY AVAILABLE E,vne~ ~OC~uMFNT /S AV #xmz.wFLY A40 Z~^Pce *DOI Waiver Letter In ERU File* Approved For Release 2000/08/29 : CIA-RDP78-05597A0 /#q4a 1 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY proved For Release 2000/08/29 : CIA-RDP78-05597A000200020054-4 WASHINGTON 25, D. C. t~ f I~r . 1t t : ' ~ ~.ha ~~,t oar that zz th our 1s ~ti ~e C = 1;,.cr ~;r D:seas t'y t3tatral Zn. icei ~~ths w.xcliau~.i:t'L's a4 fvrci Cf this ca:?,i :t.+~ to '.,racc. r fKaod t~- Lh~t 4~ttbui Centirs.l I Sn a Agsn4y Lc '*~~sant . r type fork. her, ec~d?.: LI; ~rsa;~: 1#aaiited re0,itU.ity of f,,ishia1 staff io e~a~ :sty ~;;~ct Lo t~ao >f orot u eu~, ttoa at tine ;E Lon Ce 4i ,*; t ~lr~ ~.-:- - '+~ ~Q for prttoa of ~aastteero of :.t i a ;~~+ hari. ~n fc- to be c~ tiafti+starT to the rt~at? .~, S~ ~p :ion of 11,E air IThig s sihli torobtain LeL.1 k Y.a~~. ~~'~L 4'~?~ ~' i M~ s ~~i~ -~? atS o. ,, tint cnli for this York brit ?1 ~ttr-r do Ctic s1~ E`~a'~ t7 t. r :'~i 1'AW rl is Nbich we &a boys a ,lsion, si>Vte .~.t~.te3: l~ro~.' of SIIt~~. o~.aitsttcs su tie fitted iszto rn q,n t tis fcrei$ roam C t 1oiieoW ~a~ ~ ~ ~ sue' or,.;, L- v~ :rt t,:ra7 it tUZ . rrer`V sxx+~il ?es wtfh tact to the Y >e un 1 P4 Yh+s Doaard lass s;?d can C ar.~~~ ' s1 det the ~o bt-a a f4WA ''m be e` nssful rice in L . We Drolwee that ss of the beginning s st+w,itmtiara lsr?g begin to bo its of fiscal. y0mr 19.7 the Centr" =ate1116eao o foreign W.t,*ttaer Mork sad. like Voris for its client ~se-cies is tine Do t of Dtfer e. t*lli$*aee AeAC1 vould appoint as eueesti~re ~' CaIIt~' ~ its forei~- !! :rector, io wig be rooonsibls for directing t- srb~l in addition De aa'~ F'rovidie the Board with ge,zatteusr ecrti tt~ ~ i~oreign iN~? >~s ~ erar staff ansist it? 8abc~ tht ; coaaeEtion with foreign s cisiaase ? Likeviser t dorstio of the Interior ,Dealt appoiast am ereentiw d recto o~ Lion irk aho voila. foe sn official of O%Lr Geo1oti Ursa stisn~lsndiss vide the part's 3nboo itte* on Domestic 3tu`re7i; sad. tibo wu]~d Dro DOI Waiver Letter In ERU File* fNwt-x 8 Approved For Release 2000/08/29 : CIA-RDP78-05597A000200020054-4 Approved For Release~2b00/08/29 :CIA-RDP78-05597A000200020054-4 UNITED STATES U~.i-ARTMENT Off' THE INTERIr1R WASH~NGT0N 1'y.G a a?.'~ ~ ) S U 1rdY dsar Dir. Dr.Ilss: tt~?r~ my return to tke ofiics yesterday 1 rtfle~isd u~ae oor ir.teraFling convertztian with refsrsn+cs tc~ ~ propsr home .cr the Division of Gscs~traf.~hlr. I can wsii un~erstand you- prablsm of fisfding a?propriats snare and facilities for the Dir;sioe, and in that connection ,1 hies ci:stussed vrith my assaciatss heT+e t're possibitity fl[ assisting pan ~,y p6TSflttlAg thf Division to stsy in the build- iag bare until you can make tl-s nscssr;ry arrangs- m~:uts in your own build~u~~. I a:~ pisa.sed to rsyart t~;at are evil :~e ~lsd to bare t2te I3lvisica of Gto~rap'nY remain here for a rexsossabls period ~'rla rco solve this prabla:~r~-. SiresrelY yours. Felix E;. 1k'ormcsr Assistant Secrstary 13onorsblt Allss ~V, Dnllts DirsCtor Central Iatslli~ente A~,sneY Washingtoa 25. D. C. ---, - o ~ r,--~ (? jl Approved For Releas~~~000/08/29 :CIA-RDP78-05597A000200020054-4 !ti~a xith t~K.'.-.v.3= s*a~'f +~s~itntaac.e :?gat Subaoa~aittee needs. Hw alE~ Bald rr c ~ ~; :i~a yer!r ! ..~:,*..~~ ,?''"+?~.;.:.; ire, needed for the board 6t8 ~ iii~4we ? y r ; ~4 i : ~yi:! Fs,}a'e?:;~ . ir'O~ ~. t !? c'-rd ~:: ~.L'/!~a *.zee . lSnet~r :: ?.;;?.,x, ie~~sls..ir,z~ t.:i ;~.+a~:.s~':E1 the Doa-x4. su;?~eLt to the sggro~al at L.. .:.,.,.:~T,.azy .:~ ;:,:~c irr~t?!.: ~, has tha ~~:y , te.raulatit~ principles, pcYicies ~-~.~~ ~.z~~r~~i~~~r.?to b? tol:,~~~~t :?~_~ domeetic and foreign ocawes, and for ~!':,:t,'i':,,:. '.':?L' stan,Q.nr!t .~~is-a xt~ tbpir orthogrt-pr_y for otti.ciai use. ~iLw :>~.,.,tS ^y-;: bas t?~r ctr.-. , providing assists>nce tm the Board and prasulgating the n~+~r?~ rj?~ ?: `~.~:?. ;.~ at the Bawd.. AA to the ymnalg4tion of Board decisions there i? little rersscn ~.y ?he Secretary of~the Interior should retain such ? responsi- bility vith reapecz to foreign mess. The save applita to approving principles, p.licies and proaedurra forsxa].ate~l by the Hoard with rEage^t to t,~reig~a geograpsic aaees.~ This Department doss not haw acLy spa^ia~. interest v-~th this aspect of gsograpric aa~e work. Fccord:nglv~, ft is saggested that the Central Intelligence Agency arrange to produce vhate~rer gasetteere of f;.re?gn naaas that it and its clients neeQ, and. that it ree'fe'r staff assistance to the Board's 5~.~bcomeaittee cn Foreign 3~an~e. If qou agree with the __*ore~~oing prcL.asi, affect :.~-n be girea to such sbreeasent ;~y ycur aa~irg sr_d rstnNaing this letter to ass. It is as3dP~etoocl, o#' cvui?se, that c?rtnin ad~aistrative arrangesients vould hava zo bs made, partioulariy Frith recpeet to perscaael to to tYSns- fsrre3 to g~ur Agaacy trvn thQ Otficr of Geogragay. Adtainistrativs~ Assistant Secret~.zy Beasle;~ of the Departmsnt could cooperate xith eseebers o.*_ your staff on completia? tt-ese arrar{e~enta. S-ncartl;r yours , I ~acur Assistant Secretary of the Interior Director, Central Inteliigance Agency Approved For Release 2000/08129: CLArRDP78-0~597A000200020054-4 Approved For Release~.000/08/29 :CIA-RDP78-05597AOA,0200020054-4 Tiegielation: 61 9tat. k56 (19~T) eatablishtd Board on Geographic llsaes sad directed the Secretary, con~ointl.lr with tht Board, to work for uniformdty is geograpbia noraclature and orthography. . The _Board: Hepreaer~tatires of the tollovini D~artrats: 8tstt, Air force, navy, Arap*, last Office, Agriculture, Cosseres, and Intsrior; also, Csntral Intelligsace A6eney, I,,ibrary of Conarsse, and (}overnms,nt lrintie~ Office. lruactioas: (a) Thy rd? SubJect to the approval of the Hecretary, - the Board oa Geographic Baas ahsll forsulatt principles policy and p~,cedure? to be follo~nsd for 8o~sstic and lozsian mass and tLsir orthography for official ass. (b) The gecretar~r. S? shall provide for snob rsssarehts and. staff as the Hoard needs to perfors its innetionsj kQep uscsasary rscords, provide ?h~raioal lrcilities tar the aoard; ae shall pr~l?ats the czar decisions of tbs Board. (a) fior @,oasstic Wane rerk. ~OYL! linos fiscal TM-r 1951? (See Table A) (b} For foreign Dame wrk. (i3cs Table H.) Staff : Approxiaately 80 peraoas, virtval.2y all of Miio= are snglaied "-""" in preparing gazetteers of foreign geographic aws for the CIA and ita cheat agencies. Activities: (a) Dossetic Wane Work. Decisions on coaparativel,~l fsv disputed ns-~re cases. Ho appropriation. Inability to obtain any appropriations for Offics of Osography nep~ts~ prcPisions of the lav directing staniardisation of d,oa~astic nsaes. Doaestic nap'~ing a6tneies eondtut geographic ntuae function thsssslvts as s-a incident to nap mA.lcing, subaitting only mats knots to be in dispats for sdfadleation. Acv dnadrac~le rps art pablishtd snob year contaialn6 thoasands of Wars aithont bensfit of ooa- sideration by the foard on Gsosrs~thlo Haaas or of the Office. Approved Eor.'R~ ~~~?%0 129' : +~Ia-RDP?g a5~~7A0002' ;20054-4:~ approved For Release 2400/08/29 :CIA-RDP78-05597AOOQ200020054-4 (b} Torsi liatw Mork. Gansiets lerdelY of ccst-iliaL gs,sstteers Hats of cWc~k in alPb?bstia order Kith ]o~itude and latitude} r~ ~. vtsoYe countries, rendered into the poaRn alDbsbct, blished in book fern. Disputes as to proper ~~~ aTe rii'e ? Ga:etteers are used for prsysriad fore~F trtpr by CZA sad its client adenciss. Thousands of ~grrphic ,saes appear in ? siabls ~azettser. Line of Deae-rcation Tbsre 1 s s very ahitr'p ? - nsaes. The Board is ox Zzecnti~+ Do~estie 1-orei~n ppsrating procednr'es ar file facilities sre s~ separate. The entire s~ are engrg~ Prirsrily it bet n do~rsstic and foreign i sed follo~-s s rabcrs~lait'! ee ~bcc , ~tttee c on ttet y,,,~. ~liferent . Libriry aaa et. ;'ascs o! funds aze c t : _: ~ ="o=iast?1~' 80 tersons re i~ _'.~ wrk. ~4pproved'Fc~r Release 2000/08T29 CIA-RDP78=05597A000200020054= Q~~ ~ ~ ~~nt : F1:sea]. ~~ar fat..... ~~- ~ 455 19+9 ; , {~c~2; 5'~ 195n ; 216 x` ly5l , - ~7~ 9 ~~ ~.7~~ 1y53 __ 1~5 ..,~ z~55 _ ~~, 1~5 luuelpet S ...a~nn~ ~~io,d~-1 ~at!-a~ an a~~taxc~xity votes ~'~ ~ vats. t~o~ Qi"tfce of Con#.itxui.-v~ ~ ~3?1-tic+n bill p~:psr-~sen~ ~~ ~ ',Geogr~P~Y Approved; For Release 24Q0/t?a~/29 : CIA'-RD~7'8-05597A0'Op20~q C?054-4 'Approved For Release 2000/08/29 :CIA-RDP78-05597A000200020054-4 .~ ; .. . . 25X1 A Approved For Release 2000108129 :CIA-RDP78-05597A000200020054-4 Approved For Release 2000108129 :CIA-RDP78-05597A000200020054-4