MEMO FOR RECORD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001000080044-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 11, 2003
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: January 1, 1949
• Content Type: MFR

Approved F~ar,~F elease 2003/07/29 :CIA-RDP80B016~76`R0010000800447.
MEhIO FOPZ 1lBC0I317
1. Geological Survey Pm jest t10-i2, ae~search on Ru,ssi~n
1livers, conducted at the request of NFB~OSI, was authorized oy
CIA letter, dated 15 J~.ly 197.
2. By letter dated 24 Au~zst 1949 (apna,~entlyaa.ot entered
in executive registry }USGS ste.ted that the studies are being
reported in two parts:
a. The first part entitled Flow, t?mpera,ture any.
e~ualit~r of water in principal rivers of the USSka,
classifi=d Restricted and dated June 1948 (nulti.lith3l
b. The second part entitled nMinimum flow, temperature,
anal vuality of water in principal rivers in the
interior pert of the USSR", rla.ssified Secret sad
dated August 1949 (typed) . This ~a.rt eontt~ins $~ie
estimated points of minimum flow =~.nd riseussions cf
temperature and quality of water in a.ccordr.nce titith
the requirmments set forth in CIA letter dated
20 June 1947?
3. Seven copies of the second ?part of the report were fr,rwa.rde~d
by the above referenced USGS letter of ?4 Au{~zst 1949?
4. By letter dated 26 A~igca.st 19~, USGS stated that 12 co:~ies
of the first part of the report were being transmitted tnZder r:epa.r~, e
cover.. Bucl~ sli;~ from )CI attached to this letter directed t~.?.t it
be sent to OCD from OSI. Howev~~r, OC?'7 is being informed of the
subject reports in the riea~orandu,m referred to in paragraph 6 below,
5? Copies of both parts of the report have been distributed
by OSI~i~TF,B to member Pgencies of the JATEIC. Thm five extra copies
of the first part are bpinE; fars~.arded to OCD. There are no extra
copies of the second (typed) part for distribution to OCD. the
latter part is an interpretation of the data contained i~z the :First
part and;~?directed solely to the area of interest of ~ and- ie not
of general interest or application.
6. BY memoranc'um, this date, subject USGS Project 00-12,
Research on Russian P~ivers; 0~ is being informed of a,11 of the
foregoing.
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