OBI Programming

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05597A000300060073-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 1998
• Sequence Number: 73
• Publication Date: June 11, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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Approved For Release.2000/08/29 :CIA-RDP78-05597A000300060073-8
11 June 1963
F~NIORANIIUM FOR: 1~eput Director,llntelligence
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AT'I'ENTIOrr : Mr .
SUBJECT: C7BI Progrsmmi.ng
The Office of Basis Intelligence is entirely concerned
with the processing and publication of the Ptsti?nal Intelligence
Surveys and the ISIS Gazetteers. The aepsrate NIS units are
produced by those agencies of the Government best qualified.
by reason of their intelligence responsibilities, production
capabilities Etncl dominant interest.
OBI participates with representatives of the producing
agencies in N2S Coa~ittee preparation in advance of annual
NIS production schedules on the basis of requirunts anci
capabilities. Far collection and production planning, this
schedule is concurrently projected forward by a te~~~t~.tive
three year f oreeast of NI.~S production. The proc~.uction of
1~IS Gazetteers Similarly is scheduled. an an annual basis
:.n eon$ultation with the Bt~trd do tTeographic Mamas.
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A~esiatant Director
Basic Intelligence
Distribution:
Orig & 1 -Addressee
1 - Subs file (in SA file "ORGANIZATION" = DD/I corres.
1 - Chrono
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