POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF FOREIGN-NAMES STAFF, BOARD OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES, TO CIA.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01096A000100060008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 7, 1999
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: March 21, 1951
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO Deputy Director for Administration
FROM : Assistant Director for Research and Reports
DATE:
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SUBJECT: Possible transfer of foreign-names staff, Board of Geographic Names,
to CIA.
25X1A9a
25X1A91. Pursuant to a telephone conversation between Mr. Shannon and
there are transmitted herewith: (a) letter f1gAX1A9a
Director of Division of Geography, Department of Interior, to
CIA representative on the BGN, 13 Feb 1951; (b) memo from Dr.
for the Executive, RR, giving background material and suggestions.
2. 0/HR believes that it is essential to the NIS Program that the
foreign names work of the Board's Staff continue Without major inter-
ruption. This Office would prefer the continuance of the geographical
names work as presently assigned, but it appears that the Department of
Interior and probably the Bureau of the Budget may insist on transfer
of responsibility for foreign names research. While this work is of
common concern, it is not purely an intelligence function, even though
intelligence agencies benefit therefrom. If the foreign names staff
work must be transferred, the CIA representative on the Board believes
that no other agency or office would be as suitable a recipient as CIA,
provided that IAC approval for such work within CIA were obtained in
order to assure a greater degree of cooperation, than now exists, from
agencies re9resented on the Foreign Names Committee. The present
strength of the Foreign Names Staff is approximately 90 persons, the
majority of whom are cleared through "Secret" for handling NIS manu-
script and source materials. If CIA. assumes responsibility for this
function additional space will have to be provided as 0/RR is already
overcrowded.
3. No reply will be made to the letter from the Director of the
Division of Geography, pending receipt of comment from you. An infor-
mation copy of this memo and attachments is being furnished Assistant
Director for Intelligence Coordination.
25X1A
Enels:
see para. J.
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Deputy 4rector for :Aministration
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Assistant Director for Research and Reports
Possible transfer of foreign-nanes staff, iioard of 0eograthic Nan
to CIA.
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1. Pursuant to a telephone conversation between Mr. Shannon and
there are transeitted herewith: (a) letter from
Director of Division of Geography, Departeent of Interior, to
CIA representative on the 3GN, 13 Feb 19511 (b) memo from Dr.
for the Lxecutive, RR, giving background material and suggestions..
2. 0 believes' that it is essential to the NIS Program that the
foreign names work of the Board's Staff continue without major inter-
ruptione This Office would prefer the continuance of the geographical
names work as presently assigned, but it appears that the Departeent of
Interior and probably the Bureau of the Budget may insist on transfer
of responeibility for foreign names research. ftile this work is, of
common coecern, it is not purely an intelligence function, even though
intelligeece.ageacies benefit therefrom. If the foreign names staff
Work must be transferred, the CIA representative on the Board believes
that 'no other agency or office would be as suitable a recipient as CIA,
provided that IAC approval for such work within CIA were obtailed in ?
order to assure a greater degree of cooperation, than now exists, from
agencies represented on the Foreign Names Committee. The present
strength of the foreign Names Staff is approximately 90 persons, the
majority of whom are cleared through "Secret" for handling NIS manu-
script and source materials. If CIA assumes reseonsibility for this.
function additioaal space will have to be provided as 0 RR is already
overcrowded.
3. No reply will be made to the letter fraa the nirector of the
Division of Geography, pending receipt of. comaent from you. An infor-
mation copy of this memo and attachments is being furnished Assistant
Director for Intelligence Coordination.
s:
see para. 1.
MAX F. MI
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