Discussion with LCdr. J. Madden relative to ONI Contract with American Goegraphical Society

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• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: December 2, 1955
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NO G34st z, such types ,gq ern-
that already undertaken by existing programs. It appeared to me that once
these publications were out in any numbers, because of their readability
(as noted in the brochure), they might well be used by a large number of
government people as a quick reference instead of referring to the NIS.
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Country Studies - AGS and NIS Program - Navy
Army and ONI review(s)
completed.
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SUBJECT: ONI's Contract American Geographical Society 2 December 195"
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to read and. rig it 4ot appeal to the reader sis 3 4 ene al i re ie oI
an area. The real danger, however, lies in the existence of two parallel
programs, one officially directed and the other generated from basic research
wh may well ave, d er t~. List ? i:ea-a factual basi . , ae a .W9' 4d .then
ba in.a ,4jlemzn over which. data to use.
Somewhat in rabitta-l LCdr. ,Madden: said that OI+NR pa~ntod out the.
existence of another program ,supported ley. **,Of Cbie*? P44ycb'o-
logical Warfare, U. S. Army, with the Human Relations Area Files of New
Maven. In substance I repliQd, that that matter was currently under inventi-
gation and it appeared that it would not satisfy the requirement as well as
would the NIS, and consequently the contractir% not be renewed at the end
of the year. LGdr. ?)..adder indicated he would ccmvey zny..thau$hts;to Capt.
Styles st-d, su,ggast. ed that it would.,be well to have the who e,.matter aired,
at an, NIS Comi ittee, z.etiag.
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