COLLECTION AND EXPLOITATION OF CAPTURED JAPANESE DOCUMENTS.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00706R000100070123-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 2013
• Sequence Number: 123
• Publication Date: September 13, 1944
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR OF NAVE INTELLIGENCE:
tenter 1944
Subject: Collection and Exploitation of Cap
Documents.
red Japanese
1. Reference is made to Tab B Memorandum byrthe Service Members of the Joint
intelligence Committee dated 17 July 1944, subject, " ?ordination Of Japanese Air
Intelligence" which was approved by informal action if the JCS on 2 August 1944.
Under the provisions of the above reference, the of 5., G-2, was charged
with the primary responsibility for the final ex Imitation of all captured
Japanese documents pertinent to Japanese aviat n and for the formulation
? of a plan to insure best overall results in t e exploitation of all
captured Japanese documents.
. 2. In order to discharge the assi d responsibility, the AC of S., G-2,
ie- established on September 7, 1944, at amp Aitchie, Maryland, the Pacific
Military Intelligence Research Section Pacific MIRO. This organization is
responsible for the explottion of al captured Japanese documents. Under.the
plan of operation, all captured .Jap se documents will be centralized in the
Pacific MIRS for scanning, summari tion, collation, translation and
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dissemination to the participating agencies.
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.4. Under the provisions of paragraph 12 of the reference ted in
paragraph 1 above, the US Navy, the AAF, and the British service agencies are
to assist G-2 in the exploitation of captured Japanese document pertinent to
apanese aviation with personnel as mutually agreed. It is b& ieved that the
basis for participation in the work of exploiation of capture Japanese
documents should be the amount and quality of the intelligen derived therefrom
by the agencies taking part. This cannot be estimated accur sly until
Pacific MIRS has been in operation for several months. The C of 6., G-2,
has provided an initial staff of 18 officers and 38 enliste en. It is
requested that the CHI provide an initial staff of five off cers and 12 enlisted
men from the US Navy. A similar number is being requested from the AAF. As
far as possible all personnel should be qualified Japanese language specialists
capable of reading all types of Japanese writing.
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CLAY N BISSELL,
Maj r General,
A. of S., G-2.
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