NIS COMMITTEE MEETING NO. 168

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• Document Release Date: July 31, 1998
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• Publication Date: April 6, 1954
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NIS COMMITTee MEETING NO, 166
6 April 1,54
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Mr, Clinton
Major Jacobson
Lieut. Madden
Major Malone
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Army
Navy
Air Force
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CIA (Chairmen)
Cie (Vice-Chairmaa)
2. USSR BeogE2Olies
The problau of downgrading all items in the USSR Biographies to
"Confidential" lies discussed by the Committee (refer to NIS Committee
Meeting No. 166), Lecamination by variousmembers indicated there was
alight possibility of farther downgrading of the SECRET biographies without
first removing emportant evaluation material from these biographies, since
they had been eetractod in rimy cases from TOP SECRET documents, The
problem will be exemined further and a final decision reached at the next
meeting, but it vas the conseasus of the Committee to go along With a
classification of SECRET rateer than delete Important material frac the
biographies,
3. NIS Correlation Guide
The revised Correlation Guide with minor changes was approved for
publication in the Standard instructions. The Chairman said that the Guide
will be printed and sent to all holders of Standard Instructions for insertion
therein. Any desired changes in the Correlation Guide resulting from its use
can be made when the Standard Instructiaes as a whole are revised.
40 NIS Gazetteers
The members reported favorabey on the proposed new Lomat for the
NIB Gazetteers (refer to NIS Committee Meeting No. 166), particularly in
respect to the removml of the last two mamma and to the loose-leaf format
to provide for insertion of correction pages. It was agreed that the Foreword
should include a clearer statement as to the use and relation of the standard
names te2ekelk variants which appear in the Gazetteer.
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elements in view of the increased requirement for add:M=01,90k
(b) the question raised by the Array member as to whethei2;ikiabt-C
(Armed Forces) would be produced is under consideration
The (2Q Lull re j.her on the Chapter VIII mat
word will report at the next meeting the
number of copies of elements which they require and the
offices in their Agencies to which they are to be sent,
ies; and
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6. Production Schedule for 1955
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The Ccemittee's examination of the Tentative Production Schedule
for Fr 1955 involved three considerations: a) re-examination of scheduled
sections under Maintenance; b) cut back in total scheduled sections to allow
for newly scheduled Chapters I; and c) anticipated backlog at the end of
Fr 2954 which would became a production requirement for FY 1955. This
examination disclosed the following:
a. State dropped 4 maintenance sections from the new schedule.
The State member considered that the remainder met the fundamental
criteria established by the Committee. The other members had no
changes to recommend in their maintmempe schedules*
b. The Vice-Chairman pointed out that the Tentative Schedule
for I! 19% appeared to be too heavy when consideration 1483 given
to the new Chapters I, to the anticipated backlog at the end of
n19514 and to approximately 12 to 15 Chapter VI sections on the
Bloc Area which were still to be scheduled. He suggested that each
agency carefully examine its schedule with these considerations in
mind.
The State member estimated there mould be defections for the
current year's production of no more than 15 to 20 sections and that
these would be f f
inished shortly after the new iscal year without
diminishing State's capabilities to handle the regular schedule.
. The Army member said he was in the process of adjusting the
PT 55 Schedule for the new Chapters I and would have Army's schedule
in shape very shortly.
The Vice-Chairman said that the Tentative Schedule for 1955
would be published as seen as Army's report was received. In the
meantines the Committee agreed that the other agencies could promulgate
their own. schedules, The Committee appreciated the fact that later
consideration would have to be given to the production requirements
for Chapter VI Sections on the Bloc Area.
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c. In view of OSIts request for 4 change in the order of Chapter
I production, the Committee approved the following Fr 1955 schedule
for Chapters I:
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Denmark
15 Aug 54
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Poland
1 Oct 54-
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Sweden e-
1 pee 54
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Thailand e-
1 Feb 55--
Yugoslavia
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Norvray
1 Jun 55 -
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India
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The Cheirman said that D/B staff had been exsetreing all aspects of
the NIS with the view to farther economy in the NIS Program. In this respect
it appeared that Supplement V (Petroleum Intelligence) mighb well be dis-
continued in the near future for the following reasons:
a. Supplements Irwin have been produced on all the prineir41
oil-producing countries of the world by the end of this fiscal year,
b. For other areas an expanded Section 620 could adequately
serve the EIS requirement for petroleum intelligence.
c. When revisions of the published Supplements V under the
Maintenance Program became necessary, it would appear that the
expanded 620 could be utilized, since the present Outline for
Supplement V contains much highly technical geological matter of
only litited use.
The Chairman requested the members to consider this proposal which
will be more fully explored at the next meeting.
8. Miscellm
a. The Air Force member indicated Air Force dissemination require-
ments for Chapter I on Iran would be the same as for other Chapters.
b. The Army member said that a meeting between Amy and Navy
representatives was to be held this week to resolve the problem respecting
the release of NIS elements to SACLAM.
c. The Committee agreed to develop a Tentative NIS Production
Schedule for Fiscal Year 1956 as soon as the 1955 schedule had been completed,
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90 The next regular meeting of the NIS Committee will be held at
1000 hours on Tuesday, 20 April 1954.
Distribution:
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1 - Socy, JIG
1 - DD/J.
1 - .ADAR
1 - WIC
1 - AD/SI
1 - Chit
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