FBIS DAILY REPORT PRINTING REQUIREMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01495R000700020029-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 25, 2006
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: May 16, 1974
• Content Type: MF

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16 May 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR: Associate Deputy Director for Intelligence
SUBJECT FBIS Daily Report Printing Requirements
1. This memorandum responds to your request for a list of
specifications for Daily Report printing, which could be used by the
DDM&S to determine if such printing, now performed by the Printing
Services Division, Office of Logistics, could be accomplished by
commercial contract as a means of eliminating PSD staff
2. We have tried to be consistent with printing requirements and
the needs of our consumers as we know them. We have not consulted PSD,
and they of course would have the most authoritative information on
technical printing matters. Our continuing contacts with OCI, OER, OSR,
INR and the NSC staff support our requirements for reliability and
timeliness. shop, IRS or the HSC, could provide a more
definitive survey of Agency and Community needs and should be tasked to
do this if the contract route appears likely.
3. Daily Report automation does not depend on who does the printing
since it is designed primarily to replace manual processing within FBIS.
4. Neither does Daily Report automation depend on printing with the
use of photocomposition. Based on expert outside advice, FBIS and PSD
plans have been coordinated to include a PSD photocomposition capability
because it would enlarge the printing options arising from an automated
Daily Report, because it would be cost effective due to paper savings,
and because it would expand PSD's photocomposition capability for other
Agency printing. According to our automation consultant, photocomposition
also may well require fewer PSD positions.
5. It should be recalled that FBIS originally provided its own
printing support. As efforts were made further to centralize the Agency's
printing capabilities, the FBIS printing function was transferred
(30 Jan 1948) to what was then Re duction Division. With the
responsibility, FBIS transferred slots to enable the Reproduction 25X1
Division to perform that mission.
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6. DDM&S is now looking to save the mere handful of positions it
takes to print the Daily Report today. The wisdom of this saving has
to be examined in terms of overall cost effectiveness. Unless the
printer meets reasonable standards for reliability, speed, and
presentation, now met effectively and economically by PSD, the large
resources devoted to FBIS field collection and those to be put into
automation will be lar el wasted. Trading high contract costs and
uncertainty for Staff positions strikes us as an illogical 25X1
choice, especially when it involves an important collection program
that makes a heavy contribution to finished intelligence.
DON H. PETERSON
Director
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
Attachments:
ANNEX - Distribution of FBIS Daily Reports
TAB A - FBIS Daily Report - Printing Specifications
TAB B - FBIS Daily Report - Current Printing Process
TAB C - FBIS Daily Report - Printing Process with Photocomposition
TAB D - Sample FBIS Daily Report with Annex
TAB E - Sample FBIS Daily Report with Supplement
TAB F - Sample FBIS Special Memorandum (Reaction Report)
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