INTELLIGENCE PUBLICATIONS

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CIA-RDP80B01676R000300070004-0
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18
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December 15, 2016
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January 30, 2004
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Approved For Release 2004/03/17 : CIA-RDP80B01676R0003QO87QQ.~ 1D4 ---- 9L>p RAN" FOR: Executive Director-Comptroller SUBJECT : Intelligence Publications 1. At luncheon on 10 November you mentioned the problem of controlling the Agency's intelligence publications. It occurred to me that the treatment of this problem, as has some bearing on the question and that youwe found it in ?, interesting. Might find it 2. In the course of the ORR surer faced the difficult problem of meeting y we found that the office while continuing its essential basic research on the C irstnts Bloc. As the designated authority for the intelligence in this field, ORR must maintain Bloc research on~aerelatinity vely current basis. We found that the new requirements constituted a serious drain on analytical time and that Bloc research was suffering. Much of ORR', Bloc research is for its own use and in our opinion need not be published. he here eipj..~l, does not contribute directly to the requirements of of t while ants. We found from interviewing reipi- editors, that a analysts.. branch chiefs.. and editorial pceea for deal of analytical. time was consumed by the end valuaron were r publication, after the research, analysis, Lion of the completed. We felt that a Judicious reduc- time for otherPubactivitieslication wculd salvage valuable analyst 3? The attachments are limited to so much of the issue as related to the volume of OAR publications. from the IG Survey Report of 15 June 1964. Tab Tab B is is the Opted e pal answer to this portion of the report, comment. and Tab C is our final, J. S. Berman Inspector General Attachments-3 Tab B - Excerpt from IG Survey Rpt., dtd. 15 June 1964 Tab C M IG's Final CoMmentveMnemed Excerpt 1r~ J IT - R# Approved For Release 20O4JO$%17 : CIA-RDP80B01676R000 Q007O6Q4 b STAT Approved For Release 2004/03/17 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R000300070004-0 Approved For Release 2004/03/17 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R000300070004-0 ----Approved For Release 2004103117 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R000300070004-0 VIII PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM AND PRACTICES 1. ORR's active intelligence production program takes a variety of forms in its publications. It issues memoranda, intelli- gence briefs and papers, and a number of different printed publica- tions that are distributed to the intelligence community in general and to officials involved in formulation of foreign policies and programs. In 1963 it produced over 1,900 such reports, an increase of some 200 over the previous year. 2. During the course of the inspection our attention was attracted to the very substantial amount of additional time of the analysts required in the editorial process to prepare the results of research for publication. While this was by no means constant from analysts to analysts it nevertheless represents a significant factor in the use of personnel and allocation of time. This con- sideration led us to inspect more closely the general character of the publication program. 3. Traditionally ORR has engaged in a broad research program the results of which are primarily in support of its own basic capability. For example, recent studies on the Soviet timber and asbestos industries serve more to provide ORR with essential back- ground information about specific subjects in the Soviet economy Approved For Release 2004/0371'i~ CIA-RDP80BO1676R000300070004-0 S E C R E T A.,proved_For J g3 4L.0l ::- L4-RDP-8OBO-1-676ROOO30AO70d04.4 = than they are of direct use or support to other members of the intelligence community. We believe that the publication of such reports has only marginal value so far as the requirements of the intelligence community in general are concerned. This is in no sense to be interpreted to mean that the research should not have been done but, rather, that its publication and general dissemination were not essential to the fulfillment of ORR's mission. We have already noted that one of ORR's great strengths has been its ability to develop and maintain a storehouse of assembled and analyzed information as a basis for meeting the requirements it receives. This research, as distinguished from its publication, serves that purpose. In many instances it is sufficient, in meeting this objective, that the results of much of this research be prepared as internal working papers for incorporation in the office's reference files. The savings of analyst time presently consumed by the editorial process in many instances could be applied to a further strengthening of the basic research effort. 4. In addition to the factor of ORR analytical time required in the publication process, we talked with representatives of Printing Services Division (PSD), Office of Logistics, about the effect of the ORR publications program on its activities. PSD is operating under, strict limitations of overtime and personnel. Approved For Release 2004/03/17 : A-RDP80B01676R000300070004-0 iw.?.,~ "'~"' 1:?: t aat there is agreement et I : ecorn . .lotions 10, a. 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