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ACTIVITIES OF WASHINGTON DOCUMENT CENTER, PERIOD 10 APRIL TO 30 APRIL 1946

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CIA-RDP81-00706R000100080021-0
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RIFPUB
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K
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1
Document Creation Date: 
December 23, 2016
Document Release Date: 
December 4, 2013
Sequence Number: 
21
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Publication Date: 
May 9, 1946
Content Type: 
MEMO
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Declassified and Approved For Release @50-Yr2013/12/04:CIA-RDP81-00706R000100080021-0 and No. Op A9 CO DENTIAL ? NAVY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS MEMORANDUM From: Op-23.-F5. 010-23-B- (1) Op-23-F4.1"1 J., leiyoM To: WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 9 May 1946 Subj: Activities of Washington Document Center, period 10 April to 30 April 1946. Ref: (a) Op-23-F43 memo dated April 1946, Serial 025E43. 1. As set forth in reference (a), the activities of Op-23-F431 F141/3 and PACMIRS were consolidated, effective 9 April 1946, into F50 2. During this period, the activities of the section were devoted primarily to the necessary consolidation, the.sorting and classification of material in possession of the various units, and the establishment of subsections of F5 requisite to a joint operation. 3. During the period, 1, 278 pages of documents and manu- scripts were translated and 9, 468 documents were screened and ab- stracted; 8 documents were published and 320 copies of documents were distributed. The process of screening was suspended in order that the translation back-log which had accumulated could in turn be processed and proper dissemenation made. 4. As of 30 April 1946 the total Navel personnel of WDIC con- sisted of the following: Officers 72 Enlisted 24 British Navy TOTAL 101 5. It is anticipated that full operations will be in progress by 15 May 1946. RANSOM FULLINWIDER, Captain, USN. Declassified and Approved For Release @50-Yr 2013/12/04: CIA-RDP81-00706R000100080021-0