ECONOMIC PENALTIES OF OBGI ATLASES BEING PRINTED OUTSIDE CIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05927A000300110001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 7, 1999
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 25, 1973
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, OBGI
SUBJECT Economic penalties of OBGI atlases being
printed outside CIA
STATINTL
1. of the Printing Services
Division have informed me that their superiors, upon being
alerted to the OBGI Atlas program, have stated their intent
to print these atlases "outside" (i.e., by private contractors,
through GPO). STATINTL
2. We discussed with the implications of
this decision, if carried out, and it was clear to all of us
that certain facts should be brought to light before someone
comes down hard with an irrevocable decision.
3. It is common practice in commercial map printing to make
press proofs of all complicated or new maps. CIA has by and
large been able to avoid this costly process because the close
relations between the Printing Services Division and the
Cartography Division permit on the spot checks and minor
corrections to be made while the job is still in the production
chain. If the atlases were printed outside, we would of
necessity follow common commercial practice and require press
proofs of each plate, thus adding considerably to the total
costs. In effect, the contractor would be repeating a good
deal of work already done in making the proofs.
4. A second uneconomic aspect of external printing would be
the abandonment of an effective existing method of phasing
work into PSD from Cartography over a long period of time.
By being able to send plates to PSD as they become ready,
and to discuss problems as they arise with technicians,
Cartography is able to set up a production schedule that
spreads the impact of each separate phase on both PSD and
Cartography over a long period, removing the severe bottle-
necks inherent in contractual relationships.
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5. It is recommended that you bring these facts to D/OL's
attention.
STATINTL
Deputy Chief, CD/BGI
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