JOINT INTELLIGENCE STUDY PUBLISHING BOARD AND JANIS PRODUCTION SCHEDULES

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 21, 2001
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: January 12, 1945
• Content Type: MF

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Enclosure: Memorandum for the Secretary, Joint Topographical
Subcommittee, from the Secretary, Joint War Plans
Committee, dated 30 November 1944.
1. At the end of 1944, the Chairman of the Joint Topographical
Subcommittee, with the full concurrence of his committee colleague*,
wishes to invite the attention of the members of the joint intelligence
Committee to the fact that the JANIS schedule for production, despite
many difficulties (including eating and such physical factors as printing
and distribution), has been met with few unimportant exceptions. in
addition, priorities have been conformed to, including some rather sub-
stantial changes in schedule occasioned by the exigencies and vicissitudes
of the war's progress, and in many instances deadlines have been anticipated.
? 2. The Joint Intelligence Study Publishing Board is charged with
the preparation of JANIS under the direction of the Joint Topographical
Subcommittee. The Beard as wellhas assisted often and substantially in
the preparation of first, and second phase reports?matters not primarily
under the cognisances of the J.I.3.1).13., but for which the rich experiences
Of its members have well qualified them.
3. There has been abundant evidence, both official and unofficial,
from the Pacific Ocean Areas that testifies to the valuable contribution
made by the JANIS products to the prosecution of tho war throughout the
Pacific. It would be impossible to cite the individual contributions that
have been made to the JANIS publications. Text has been written and re-
'written throughout all echelon; of the Intelligence Services of the Navy,
the Army, the Office of Strategic servioea and contributory intelligence
organizations. It would be impracticable to list the many individuals who
essembly, select and refine the end product. However, the -4tS Vintelligence
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Study Publishing Board, consisting of five Board members assisted
IV 37 staff personnel, is the final editor, the final integrator
and the final arbiter of ouch conflicting opinions as unavoidabl.y
arise in undertakings of this magnitude. It is considered appropriate,
therefore, that at least the names of the four full-time and one part-
time member of the Board should be recalled to the services which they
represent in a task which has been well and faithfully'discharged.
The member* of the Board are as follows:
Colonel George W. Bicknell, G-2, Chairman
Captain Alexander Macomb,
Major Ford L. Battles, Ar,2 (part-time)
Captain J. M. McCaskill 0.C.B.
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ReepectfUlly,
C. G. MOM.
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Joint In lligence Committee-, Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Washington 25, D. C., 12 January 1945.
TO: Deputy Director, Inte:aigence Service, Office of
Strategic Services, Room 120, Central Building,
25th & E Streets, Washington, D. C.
81/ JAMES S. LAY, JR.
JAUES 8. LAY, JR.
Secretary,
Joint Intelligence Committee
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