PLAN FOR INTEGRATING WASHINGTON DOCUMENT CENTER INTO EXISTING THEATER AGENCIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00706R000200040090-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 24, 2003
• Sequence Number: 90
• Publication Date: October 23, 1945
• Content Type: OUTLINE

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NYK BUILDING
23 October 1945
Plan for integrating Washington Document Center
into existing theater agencies.
1. Purpose
It is the purpose of this plan to define the operation of
the Washington Document Center (Adv) in Japan for the informatia
of those agencies with whom it will be related.
2. Command
The Washington Document Center (Adv) will be attached for
administration and operations to Allied Translation Interpreter
Section, SOAP as defined in sub-paragraphs "a" and "b" below:
a. Administration: ATIS will provide billets, messing;
facilities, transportation, and office space for WDC (Adv).
b. Operations: Chief, WDC (Adv) is in command of all WDC
personnel- In Japan. His primary mission as defined hereinafter
has been established by AC of S G-2, War Department. Any modifi-
cation of that mission as determined by theater exigencies will
be coordinated with the Chief, WDC (Adv).
3. Mission of Washington Document Odnter (Adv)
Washington Document Center, (Adv) will represent Army, Navy,
and civilian government agencies in Japan to assist in the selection
of documents, to expedite their evacuation, and to eliminate from
evacuation channels material of no value in Washington.
4. Organization of Washington Document Center (Adv)
a. Washington Document Center (Adv) will consist initially
of the following:
Army Officers
-36
Navy Officers
16
Army EM
-22 '
Navy EM
21
Army
Army
Navy) Linguists
49
Navy) Non:-linguists 46
Total 5 officers
43 EM
b. Strength may be increased or decreased as requirements
in Japan dictate.
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5. Plan of Operation
Washington Document Center (Adv) in coordination with ATIS and
Chief, War Department Intelligence Target Section, perform the
following functions:
a. Establish central document clearing point in NYK Building,
Tokyo, to receive all documents selected in the field, disseminate
shipping advices to all information collection agencies in Japan,
and evacuate screened documents to WDC, Washington, D. C.
b. Technical specialists on Washington Document Center
(adv) staff will maintain liaison with War Department technical
teams in Japan to insure dissemination of document information
for the purpose of avoiding duplication and insuring expeditious
evacuation of high priority documents.
c. Screening teams from Washington Document Center (Adv)
will assist ATIS screening agencies with occupation forces to
represent War Department requirements in document selection.
Pursuant to SOPI, No 4 and Blacklist, ATIS personnel will select
and evacuate documents from occupation force level to Tokyo. Furth&,
ATISpersonnel will accompany all intelligence teams operating
in Japan and Korea. WDC teams will reinforce ATIS in these efforts.
d. Maintain document information center for the service of
intelligence teams. This center will advise collecting agencies of
the volume and quality of material on hand or evacuated relating
to subjects of interest to the collecting agency.
5. Flow of Documents
Under this plan the flow of documents will be as follows:
a. Document selected by intelligence team at target site.
This team will include ATIS representative. Documents required by
War Department Intelligence Target Section will be selected by
occupation force com%.::ander utilizing ATIS personnel.
.b. Proper form will be completed, and document turned over
to ATIS representative in the field.
c. Document will be evacuated to ATIS by Division, Corps, etc.
At Division, Corps, and Army Headquarters, WDC team will reinforce
ATIS strength. These teams will screen documents in evacuation
Department
process, ts and
siterepresentation to insure detailed dissemination of
at target provide
Interests at target site, to Insure detailed dissemination of
requirements.
d. Document will arrive at ATIS, Tokyo through normal channels*
e. ATIS will screen documents for theater intelligence purposes,
extracting such documents as are appropriate to theater needs.
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f. Documents of no value to theater will be turned over
at ATIS to WDC (Adv) who will screen documents for the purpose
of orderly exchange of information among War Department
collection agencies in Japan. Documents will be prepared for
shipment by WDC (Adv).
g. WDC (Adv) will publish shipping advices to all information
collection agencies in Japan, and sufficient time will be allowed
prior to shipment to permit all local agencies to exploit document
in Japan before shipment when appropriate. Photostating and
microfilming will be provided at ATIS when necessary.
h. Documents will then be evacuated to Washington by
W DC (Adv).
i. Documents will be made available to all authorized
agencies in Washington Document Center Library after scanning
and indexing has been completed in Washington.
7. Upon completion of evacuation of the bulk of desired documents,
as determined by War Department collecting agencies and War
Department Intelligence Target Folders, the WDC (Adv)
will be gradually withdrawn to Washington where it will assume
the mission of detailed exploitation of evacuated material.
The provisions of this plan are agreeable , the
undersigned, and are believed to be practicable
in terms of the respective officeos bpiow:
S. F. ltiashbir
Colon dl
,,'~ OCR? ATIS, SOAP
S. Wood
Colonel
Chief, War Dept Intell. Target
Section
"--k- c-A~
S. P. Marland, Jr.
Colonel
Chief, WDC (Adv )
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Office of AC of S G-2 SOAP
24 October 1945
Approved:
Charles Willoug
Major General,/AC of\ S G-2 SOAP
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