NIS COMMITTEE MEETING NO. 91

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05597A000400020011-9
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 26, 1998
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: January 16, 1951
• Content Type: MIN

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US C ZT ? - MEE TING NO. 91
lb dantaa!y 1951
1. The following were pre sent s
Dr. Appleton
Mr. Clinton
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Lt. Cdr. 1. x t
Major Rush
State
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2. The draft of the memorandum which the GhairAan proposes to send to the
DCI to inform him of the views of the Coi nitte a regarding the NIS produation
program was discussed. It was agreed that the acceleration of production pro-
posed therein ia'feasible provided the program is given strong support at the
IAC level. Agreement was reached on a final draft of the memorandum and the
Chairman undertook to have it prepared and submitted to the BCI in time for_
consideration at the IAG resting scheduled for.1 Febru 7 1951, if so-desird
by the DCI. Copies of the memorandum rill be furnished to the NIS Committee
members for submission to their respective Directors of Intelligence with
covering memoranda setting forth the situations in their own agencies with
respect to the proposed increase of NIS production. All members stated that
they were prepared to submit sw3h covering memoranda and stated further that
they would submit them in advance of the scheduled February 1st meting of the
IAC, so that each IAC member will have the facts on the NIS situation in his
own agency when the matter is brought up for discussion. Th?a Chairman will
notify the members when the NIS proposals are placed on the IAC agenda.
3. Army comments on the revised Standard Instructions for NIS Chapter II
were reported to be in final phases of coordination and it was expected that
these cam nt9 would be submitted to the Cc nittee at the next meeting or, at
the latest, at the following. ling.
4. The State proposal for transferring certain islands to NIS areas other
than those to which they are presently assigned was discussed and the following
decisions were reached:
a. The islands of Sogotra, Abd al-Nuri, and the Brothers we to
remain in NIS 55 (Ethiopia, Eritrea, and the British, lynch, axed
Italian Somaliland). However, the isl are da of Abd el - uri and the
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Brothers are dependencies of Sogotra which is administrative
culturally, and lingvisticaally part of the Sultanate of QUhn end
Sogotra, which forms part of the eastern Aden Protectorate in NIS 32
(Arabian Peninsula). It tiara agreed, therefore, that State should
cover these islaths in its treatment of Chapter IV (Sociological),
Chapter V (Political), and Chapter VI (Economic), for NIS 32 and make
appropriate mention of this treatment in the corresponding chapters
of HIS 55. With regard t6Ccwadar, a port on. the coast of Pakistan
near the border with Iran, it was rimed that this port city should
remain in 19IS 36 and that State should treat this city in its chapters
in the same manner as aged to for the above-mentioned islands.
5 The Committee confir d, in responee to an inquiry by the ' membe r,
that the ISIS Turkey (Tentative) study $ s not finirtaed intelligence and a r otiae
to this effect appears on all elements of this tentative study. Ac elements of
the regular NIS 27 (Turkey) are produced, the corresponding NIS Turkey (Tentat.ve)
elements will be withdrawn- and deatr+oye d.
6,. The proposed ISIS Chapter VII production schedule for FY 1952 was con-
sidered. With regard to the question raised at the last meeting as to CIA
producing the final drafts of Sections 70 to 76, the Chairman reported that he
had been informed by the Chapter VII Coordinator that the proporsal.s as ' peresent]y
,worded had been approved by the SIC, on which all agencies have representation,
and that no exception had been taken to the point in question. Action was
deferred tantil next mooting at the request of the Asst camber.
7. The Army member inquired as to progress being made on the procurement:
of back tabs for NIS voles which was discussed at the 28 November meeting
(NIS Cc m ttee Meeting No. 84). The Chairman advised that the cost of there back
tabs was found to be prohibitive and that CIA would not, therefore, attempt to
supply them for all the volume covers which had been issued. He stated that CIA
could obtain a limited number of these back tabs for use in the Inte3genoe
Divisions of the IA~C Agencies, and members were requested to report t
requirements at the next meeting.
8. Copies of an instruction Bhee" captioned "Explanation of Piling Saheas
for NIS Studies'* were distributed to the members with notification that addi-
tional copies would be furnished upon quest.
9. The next meeting will be held on 233 January 195"1 at CIA.
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