NIS COMMITTEE MEETING NO. 125

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 1998
• Sequence Number: 74
• Publication Date: February 12, 1952
• Content Type: MIN

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SECURITY INFORMATION
NIS C(42MIT7EE MEETING NO., 125
12 February 1952
1. The following were present:
Dr. Appleton
Mr. Clinton
Lt, Col. Kiel
Lt. Col. Rogers
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State
State
Army
Navy
Air Force
Air Force
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CIA (Vices-Chair .n)
2, The Committee approved a memorandum for the Secretariat, State-
Defense Military Information Control Committees, recommending the'release
of recently produced NIS elements on the USSR and its satellites to the
International. Staff of SHAPE. Sixteen elements were reoomzrmanded for re-
lease on a "Table" basis (all Staff Officers).
3. The'Vice-Chairman requested the members of the Committee to state
their requirements for additional unbound copies of the Special NIS. The
State, Army, and Air Force members stated that they require no ,additional
copies, and the Navy member asked that he be furnished with six extra copies,
4. Th4Sairman referred to the question of releasing NIS
Gazetteers
No. 123 and paragraph 3,
members advised that thei4
(See paragraph 3, NIS Committee Meeting
ttee Meeting No. 121..) The Army and Navy
ies will interpose no objection to making
the Gazetteers available The State member said the matter
was stin under study in his agency, and th t5I uld notii) the Vice-
Chairman directly when a decision is reache&. XWAir Force member-stated
here are existing security agreements
which are applicably in th s instance, and he recomme e
that the NIS Committee e s formal reply to this ~~vv~ ''aa~~ be limited to a state-
ment that such agreements are in existence. T hq,+6;~ Chairman pointed out
tha t~ atieua of release of the Gazetteers be referred
to tTikS ~Securitg Staff for final determination since p striations
on =use of this material are contained in a.CIA letter Since the
NIS program is a joint operation the views of the !IS ' Committee on the
on are desired for the purpose of appraising the CIA Security Staff of
htion of the IAC agencies with respect to releasing the IS Gazetteers
After further discussion the Committeeagreed to defer a decision
on the mater so as to afford the Air Force and State Department numbers an
opportunity to confer further with their respective agencies.
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5. The Vice.Chairman distributed copies of NIS PYiemorandum No. 15,
and copies of an 17IS Memorandum to recipients of the 1IS, dated 28 February
19500 both of which related to the classification of the NIS. He stated
that the many requests received for interpretation of these memoranda
indicated a need for issuance of revised instructions to clear up the con-
fusion that now seems to exist with respect to I''IS classification require-
ments. Following a brief discussion, the Vice..Chairman requested the
members to study the entire matter and make recommendations for such
changes as they deemed necessary. The subject will be reopened for
discussion at a later meeting.
6. The Vice-Chairman'distributed copies of the proposed NIS production
schedule for FY 1953, which provides for the production of 516 sections. He
pointed out that a very heavy production schedule for the last half of
FY 1952 had become effective on 1 January 1952, and that present indications
were that the contributors would default on a considerable number of these
NIS elements. A large carry-over of NIS sections from the F! 1952 schedule
will, therefore, probably have to be rescheduled for production in FY 1953.
The question of whether it would be advisable to defer action on the
FY,1953 schedule until such time as the amount of carry-over could be de-
termined was considered. It was the consensus of the Committee that it is
necessary to. get information to the contributors at this time regarding
new production contemplated for FY 1953, since many of them must start
making preparations now for production on new elements and new areas.
Following a brief discussion the Committee approved the FY 1953 Production
Schedule tentatively, subject to minor corrections. It was also agreed that
the Committee would again review the schedule just prior to the start of
FY 1953, with a view to making such adjustments as may be necessary to pro-
vide definite submission dates for unfulfilled FY 1952 commitments.
7. The Committee examined a chart showing the status of NIS production
on all NIS areas,'and discussed the possibility of completing production on
certain areas that are now substantially complete. Consideration was then
given to producing Chapter I (Brief) for one of these areas. It was agreed
that all members would ascertain the views of their respective agencies with
respect to the area considered must suitable for production of a Chapter I.
and the matter will then be reopened for discussion.
8. The Vice-Chairman urged the members to exert every effort to main-
tain production schedules for February. The Arn{r member stated that his
agency will produce two sections from Chapter VIII on NIS areas 15 (Switser=-
land) and 27 (Turkey). The State member advised that it appears his agency
will be able to make up the January defections, The Air Force member stated
that his agency will produce two sections, and the Navy member said that his
agency will produce seven sections.
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