FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND REPORTS

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
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• Content Type: MEMORANDUM

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MEMORANDUM OF CONSTERSATION 19 December 1950
SUBJECT : Functions of the Office of Research and Reports /
Participating - William H. Jackson; Dr. Babbitt; I.-Ir. James Q. Reber;
Mr. Park Armstrong; Mr. Allen Evans, L.E. Kirkpatrick.
1. Mr. Armstrong stated that he believed that 0/RR should undertake
commodity studies. These commodity studies were to be basic descriptive
work in considerable detail in the commodity and general service field,
including fuel, mineral, agricultural, transportation, telecommunications,
etc. It would be understood that such studies would deal up to finished
products but would not include manufacturing. Mr. Armstrong stated that
such studies were needed by all agencies and that the Department of State
was unable to prepare them. Mr. Jackson said that he considers this a
matter for informal discussion with the IAC as to whether CIA should assume
the function and whether there were any other agencies doing it at the
present time.
J/2. Mr. Armstrong stated he would like to see an intensification of the
work of the The Department of State
is particular y anxious to see more analysis of frequency of broadcasts,
direction, intensity, etc. Continued analysis, he believed, was up to the
individual agencies. It w eed that CIA would investigate the possibility
of increasing this work by
3. 1vIr. Armstrong indicated that his department would like to see an
organization sir. Jackson
indicated tha a survey would be made by the Office o intelligence Coordina-
tion on this subject.
4. Mr. Armstrong said that his department would like a detailed analysis
of Soviet requirements. Such an analysis would be based on orders which the
USSR was placing for equipment in the West, a study of East-West trade, etc.
Mr. Jackson said that he believed this fitted into the 0/RR mission.
5. Mr. Armstrong stated that he would like to see economic interpretation
of photographic material such as was done by the Air Force during the war.
Mr. Jackson suggested that the Office of Intelligence Coordination should
study this.-
6. Mr. Armstrong said that State Department for a long time had felt
that there-was a serious gap in coverage of foreign national groups within
the United-States their ess and their radio.
7. Discussion of the personnel and fiscal needs of the Department of
State is contained in the attaches' memorandum.
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