COMMENTS OF THE DD/I ON HIS VISIT TO FDD ON 29 AUGUST 1952

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September 26, 2003
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September 9, 1952
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Approved For Release 2003/&UIIIA-RDP81-00706RQGO2O0060016-4 $ECU1TY I$FORMAT JN Assistant Director for Operations 9 September 1952 Chief, ]Foreign Documents Division Comments of the DD/I` on his visit to on 29 August 1952 a. In answer to Mr. Becker's query? "What is your biggest headache?"'r stated that he believed his main problem cater from lack o a central receipt of foreign documents in the Agency. OCD library catalogs items received by them only by title. This process is often misleading and usually ineffective. With- out adequate linguists it is also time consuming causing delays in the receipt of some material. Mr. Becker thought it entirely logical that FZ> be the central office for the receipt of all foreign language material and suggested that the matter be taken up with OCD for solution. llgre ed that all forrei Iangu a material should be received by FED, but this was never complied with by Perhaps the best approach to the problem at this time Is at the Assistant Direc6or'e level. b. In answer to the problem of long delays in the receipt of much of FDD's source material, particularly that of southeast Asia and the midi east due to low transportation priorities, Mr. Becker eed that the situation should be remedied and suggested that the AD,O ask 1)D/A for assistance. 25X1A If hiaher priorities can be established for foreiam docu- ments from 2 5X 1 A improve- FD s sou a reporting considerably. 2. Dissemination of FDD Reports Mr. Beer did not think the present practice of cataloging and indexing FM reports by OCD before reproduction and. dissemination was necessary. He suggested that FW study present practices with a view to rec nd .ng any practical alternati. ves . The problem incident to bad internal distribution in the various offices is an old one. The ?JD/I believed that the only remedy possible was to strengthen liaison, whereby, specific consumer officers could have their attention called to reports of particular interest to the 3. FM Operations Mr. Becker agreed that research and analysis were necessary tec: niques in the exploitation of foreign documents, Re was told, that Approved For Release 2003/12/0I~IARD 81-00706R000200060016-4 Approved For Release 2003/12/04: CI RDP81-00706R004260060016-4 FW's officers were anxious to do mo order to report more tuU to consumers. /l suggested that he vas concerned about external research projects which alb resulted in the improvement of know experience of people outside the Agency and believed that considera- tion shoul.. be given to the use of officers for direct: cts in foreign language material. Be suggested that Leers might be given such aesigr nts under sabbatical e, providing replacements for the absentees by perhaps boar: Lim from Training. 4. Mar. Becker outlined what type of Fiji? re; to see and a watch has been established to provide then fo SC-#, Approved For Release 2003/12/04: CIA-RDP81-00706R000200060016-4