RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ATLAS TEAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05927A000300110007-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 7, 1999
• Sequence Number: 7
• Content Type: REQ

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Responsibilities of Atlas Team
Establish content, format, volume
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Subdivision of Atlas by regions or topics
Contract out major, definitive items such as the reference map, the
railroad map, the ethnic map
Perform all work on Atlas features, in general those topics which require
less amounts of time and more coordination with GD, OER, and OCI.
GS-15 - Project Director.
Coordinates activities relating to all aspects of Atlas; assignment
of topics, scheduling, weighing alternatives, deciding relative degree
of effort,..a given topic is worth, resolves conflicts of opinion.
GS-14 - Technical Editor (one)
Supervises technical aspects of Atlas, including planning cartographic
details, supervising cartographic work done within unit, reviewing all plates
prior to printing and arranging for interim PSD and OCS or ADP support.
GS-13/14 - Substantive Editor (one for each Atlas)
From GD Liasons with substantive and regional specialists regarding sources,
de.-ermines content of each page, reviews all information on each manuscript
for accuracy prior to drafting/writes captions, edits texts submitted by OBGI,
OCl or OER analysts.
3for one, GS-8/13 - Cartographic Compilers (three for one Atlas, five for two Atlases)
5 for two Compiles maps and graphics on topics which do not require regional
expertise, using source material furnished through substantive editor.
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(1) - Visual Information Specialist
Works out overall design for Atlas, assures the design harmony of each
paje with the rest of the Atlas, does layout of non-map pages.
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Logistics
It is highly desirable that entire team be within speaking distance of each
other. This is not practicable, however, and the next best thing is that they
be within walking distance. The following plan is feasible:
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- Project Director - Division Chief's Office M old desk)
- Substantive Editors - Division Chief's Office (Al's room)
- Balance of Atlas Team members to be in the space now occupied by 'A'
Desk.
- Small drafting tables to replace larger units now in 'A'
- There is space for one person in the Carto-library.
Impact on CD
- The 'A' Desk workload would be distributed between the other two desks,
Africa and Middle East to 'S' Desk, Latin America to W. . CD/R capability
would be diminished by about four people, or the equivalent of 2/3 of CD/A.
This is at least acceptable, with the demise of the NIS program.
- Both 'S' and 'F' desks would be subcontractors for much Atlas material,
also abr;orbable with the demise of the NIS.
- The VIS would come from CD/T.
- One Cartographer would come from either CD/T or CD/I.
Impact on GD
The substantive editors would be drawn from GD.
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