LETTER TO MR. PAUL A. BOREL FROM RICHARD HELMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001600120007-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: November 30, 1967
• Content Type: LETTER

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3 0 Nov 1967
Chairman
Committee on Documentation
to General Taylor of the NIPE Staff the
As you turn over
chairmanship of the USIB Committee on Documentation. I dwant
to note with appreciation the contribution which you have made
during the more than ten y s under the you have C served as Chairman of
CODIB and its predecessor
While informatioon processing has not commanded as much
racluc-
llectio
attention in arse pant as co
-'-- since
tion, it is certainly of great concern to us today, Particularly
ILA'.-n.. of the areas to
e
f
n
??----~- years
the toir*ducttcus o
Which you draw community management attention c r the
first
are matters of high continuing interest. For example. the CODIB Annual Report in 1959 mentioned the need for training in and
application of automatic data processing techniques, the development
of community information processing standards# compatible systems
developments, and the like.
Throughout its history. CODIB has made an increasing impact.
culzatiaaeting in its catalytic report on corn unity-wide information
processing activities known as the SC1PS study. This study. while
much controversy within CODIB itself, was of considerable
generating
Interest to A eGeorgee Bundy. the BOB and the PFLAL and served as
a springboard for many of the acct#vitias and much of the planning
now under way in this field.
Can behalf of the Board. I wish to thank you, Paul, for your
e that we can
I h
op
unstinting efforts as CODIB Chair man.
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continue to count on your wise counseling and that you will give
the benefit of your wide experience as be takes over
this challenging and difficult job.
Cordially,
Richard Helms
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Distribution:
Original and 1 - Addressee
1 - DCI
Ol -ER
1 - USIB Sec'y
1 - D/NIPE
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