STAFF INTELLIGENCE SCHEDULE AND TARGETS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01143A000300040016-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2000
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: June 30, 1948
• Content Type: MISC

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STAFF. INTELLIGENCE ScuEIJULE AND TARGETS
1. Western European Branch.
25X6
ostwar Industrial Recovery in France
Structure of a Provisional East German State
Communist Capabilities in Western Europe
SR Series
Spain
Portugal
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France
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of Dissemination
15 August
15 July
15 July
20 July
1 September
August
September
October
November
'its
Degree of Communist influence in the Laender governments in
eastern, Austria.
Consequences of a partition of Austria.
French Armed Forces' capabilities and intentions in case of a
major war.
Effects of proposed self-government for Libya on Nationalists
and French authorities in adjacent French North Africa.
Ability of Italian. government to make ERP function effectively.
Problems involved in a Revisiop of the Italian Peace Treaty.
French foreign and military policy.
e mates may be produced.
Targets are topics in which CIA has particular interest and on which
ORE Series
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Estimate of Vatican policy toward Communism.
Effect on US of compromise with USSR on Germain and Austrian
Restitution Issue.
French North Africa as potential advance operational base for
the US. I- I
Status of armament and equipment of French Armed Forces.
2. Eastern Europe USSR Branch.
ORE Series
Future of Danube River Navigation and Control 10 July
Current Situation in Yugoslavia 20 July
Current Soviet Policy 25 July.
SR Series
Rumania September
T
Underground activities in the Satellite States.
The "Green International".
Effect of Polish . Coal upon the ERP.
Soviet military policy in the Satellites
Soviet policy toward local communist parties of Western -Europe.
pe.
Soviet policy toward colonial and non-self-governing areas.
Soviet Western Empire:. an estimate of the possible contributions
of the Satellite States to the Soviet war potential.
Estimate of time interval between Soviet M-Day and D-Day in the
event of threatened hostilities.
Effect of ERP on USSR and Satellites
3. Near East/Africa Branch.
ORE Series
The Kurds 25 August
Strategic Resources of Africa Open
Current Situation in Iran 10 August
Implications of a UN arms embargo on Arab
25X6
15 July
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League States
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India
Arab States
Afghanistan
Turkey (Second Edition)
Liberia
July
September
August
August
September
Targets
Consequences of the establishment of the US as a Trustee
for Libya under a United Nations Trusteeship.
Extent to which Islam is vulnerable to communist pressure.
Evaluation of Arab Solidarity.
Implications of shut-down of Haifa Refinery.
Role of middle-east oil in European recovery.
Italian colonies as threat to western unity.
4. Far East/Pacific Branch.
ORE Series
Strategic Importance of the Ryukyus 20 July
Possibilities of -a Compromise Peace in China 15 August
Current Situation in China 15 July
Current Situation in Burma 20 August
25X6A
25X6A
Extent and Objectives of Soviet Postwar Eco-
nomic Activities in the Far East
Prospects for the Survival of the South Korean
Government
Current Situation in Philippines
SR Series
25X6A
Philippines
Burma
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15 August
30 August
15 September
July
October
November
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Consequences of loss of Korea to US.
Strategic Importance of Far East.
Effect on ERP of continued disturbances in Malaya.
5. Northern Branch.
ORE Series
25X6A
25X6
25X6
25X6A
Importance of Scandinavia to the Security of
SR Series
Sweden
25X6A
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ommunist ice!
fence in Scandinavia.
15 September
30 July
15 August
20 July
October
November
Open-
Consequences of change in South African Government.
Communications Facilities of the Arctic Region.
25X6A
6. Latin American Branch.
ORE Series
Evaluation of Argentine Foreign Policy 15 August
Strategic Importance of Colonial Areas in
the Caribbean to the US Open
SR, Series
Brazil August
Cuba September
Colombia October
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Estimate of Contributions which Latin American countries can/
will make to ERP.
Estimate of strategic importance .for Hemisphere defense of
Atlantic-Pacific can in view of aviation and new-weapon
developments.
,Strategic estimate of implications for Hemisphere defense of
construction of a sea-level canal.
Latin American capabilities for Hemisphere defense.
?, Global Survey Group.
CIA Series
Review of World Situation
ORE Series
The advantages and disadvantages that will
accrue to the USSR in occupying Western
Europe and the Middle East prior to 1950.
(Project 50)
None
Third Thursday'
of each month.
8. International Organizations Group.
ORE Series
The Break-up of the Colonial Systems and its
Implications for US Security (Previously
scheduled as: Effects of Nationalist Move- 15 July
ments in Dependent and Quasi-Dependent
Areas on the Foreign' Policy of the Western
Powers.)
Prospects for Effective Western European Union Open
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Prospects for effective international control of weapons of mass
destructions
Practical difficulties in the er forcement of UN decisions.
Note-governmental movements looking toward Western European
federalization.
Considerations relative to continuing support of programs of US
military assistance to foreign nations. _
Armament situation in the non-Soviet world.
Estimate of present and future effectiveness of the UN as it
relates to US security.
9. Economics Group
ORE Series
Soviet and Satellite Grain Prospects 15 July
Soviet Rolling Stock and Motor Veh; le
Industries 15 July
World Economic Situation Midyear 1948:
Review and Outlook 1 August
SR Series
Survey of World Tin Situation July
Survey of World Antimony Situation August
Survey of World Mercury Situation September
TTaargeis
Economic importance of colonial territories to the respective
controlling powers.
Survey of ' world petroleum situation.
World-wide acquisition and disposition of US dollars by USSR.
Middle east oil.
Raw material resources of Africa.
ORE Series
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10. Transportation Group.
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Peacetime possibilities for great power control of Arctic Air Bases.
Soviet Merchant Marine.
Soviet Railway System.
Soviet Inland Waterways.
Targets
11. Scientific Branch.
ORE Series
Estimate of Swedish Capabilities in the Field
of Science
-.Targets
Soviet use of German scientists and engineers.
Evaluation of Soviet air force research and development facilities.
Open
Soviet capabilities in development of certain weapons (see ORE 3/1).
12. ` Map Branch.
M
25X6
Series
Ethiopian - Italian Somaliland Boundary
French Claims against Libya
Analysis of Two Soviet Maps of USSR
Geographic notes on Tannu T uva
Northwest Frontier of India
Indochina: 'Transportation Maps
Selection and Evaluation of Maps pertaining
to the Natural Resources and Economic
Development of Argentina
History of Turkish Mapping
15 July
25 August
20 July
10 September
1 November
October
October
September
September
October
Mil-Geo: The Military Geography Section of DISH
Administrative Divisions of CV=
Four Reports on Foreign Official and Private
Map Publishers: (a) Argentina (b) Venezuela
(c) Urguay (d) Brazil
Evaluation of Maps of Korea
Political Units of British Borneo
Map Digest of Korea
o c - stra ve structure of the
French Union
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Foreign official and private Map publishers in the USSR.
h istory and origin of the Soviet Arctic Institute.
The Con?tnental Shelf: Exploitation and claims by various
countries.
Map Digest of the Kuantung Peninsula.
Map Appraisal of the Caucasus.
Inquiry into coastal geography.
pl and operational needs.)
(The mapping of coastal areas in anticipation of military
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