OFFICE OF OPERATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00706R000200070055-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 3, 2002
• Sequence Number: 55
• Publication Date: September 15, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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OFFICE OF OPERATIONS
FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
Foreign Documents Division
Under- the direction of the Assistant Director for Ope t ohs the Foreign Documents Division
(a) exploits foreign language newspapers, periodicals, books, monographs, captured documents,
and other documents for intelligence information in answer to continuing programs established
on the basis of recommendations of the NSCID 16 Advisory Comtnittee and specific requirements
from offices of CIA and the IAC agencies; (b) provides a translation service, directs the use of
contract funds for translation of unclassified material requested by offices of CIA, and
coordinates the translation activities of the intelligence agencies to avoid duplication of effort;
kd) analyzes propaganda appearing in Boviet an Satellite pu lcations for es ing offices
of CIA; (e) undertakes documentary research or direction of external research from foreign
language sources as requested by offices of CIA; (f) and provides within the capabilities of
the Division, translation service in the rarer languages on specific request of the IAC agencies.
On the basis of collection directives and information requirements, the dccurrents are screened and
scanned and information of value is extracted, summarized, abstracted, collated, or compiled so
as to answer most adequately these requirements. Current foreign language press information is
published on a high.-priority timely basis. The information t1ra collected is then issued by the
Division in the form of reports, summaries, or translations for dissemination by OCD. Industrial,
biographic, graphic-and other specialized intelligence material is translated or abstracted and
forwarded directly to the appropriate registry or office. The Division works closely with the
offices of CIA and the other intelligence agencies in the interest of avoiding waste and dupli-
cation of effort in the exploitation and translation of documents by maintaining a central cross-
indexed card file of all foreign language exploitation or translation projects in process or
completed by them. In addition, the Division publishes monthly a Consolidated Translation
Survey to keep the IAC agencies abreast of what is being translated by US intelligence agencies,
other Government agencies, private enterprise, universities, and certain foreign governments.
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OFFICE OF OPERATIONS
Foreign Documents Division
FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES (Copt I A)
Office of the Chief
This Office directs: (a) the exploitation of foreign language documents in accordance with the
information requirements of the offices of CIA and the IAC agencies; (b) the development of new
sources, methods, and techniques for such exploitation in order to assure the best possible
coverage of available source material; (c) the review of all available foreign language documents
to,determine their applicability to existing intelligence needs; (d) the provision of press
propaganda analysis and psychological warfare support to certain CIA offices.; and (e) the coordin-
ation with other government agencies and representatives of foreign governments in connection with
foreign language document exploitation as directed by the Assistant Director for Operations. The
office directs a central translation service to support informational and operational needs of
CIA and to fulfill, when workload permits, the translation regzests of other approved intelligenc~?
agencies.
.Admi,?4tstrative Staff
The Administrative Staff provides administrative control of Division personnelg plans and advises
upon administrative policies and procedures; provides supply, prope_ty, budget, space, communications,
and message center services; interviews applicants and processes personnel actions-; objectively
analyzes the capabilities and qualifications of branch personnel in the light of position require-
ments in order to effect more efficient utilization of personnel; supervises security, safety,
fire, and other emergency matters in compliance with CIA regulations; coordinates training of FDD
personnel with the Office of Training; controls internal routing of official correspondence; and is
addition,.is responsible for the internal receipt, routing, and control, of intelligence reports
received from OCD.
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F[APfiIQN AND ACTIVITIES (Cont'd):
OFFICE OF OPEFU IQNS
Foreign Documents Division
Reports Branch
The Reportr, Branch (a) assigns all requirements received by the Division and coordinating
divisional projects as directed by the Division Chief; (b) screens all foreign language
material received by the Division and controls document procurement requests, including
estimating and adjusting the budgetary allocations for this purpose; (c) edits and prepares
for reproduction all. material produced by the Division for publication; (d) maintains complete and
continuous records of the Division's exploitation and reporting operations, and prepares monthly
statistical reports of the Divisions operations and other special reports as required; (e) pro-
Ceases and accounts for all material assigned for translation outside the Division; (f) directs
and records the trap.-ttals to the appropriate CIA offices of all re-forts and translation s
prepared in the Division; (g) controls and reports inter-agency liaison by Division personnel,
as re.Iu.ired by CIA regulations; (h) maintains in cooperation with other US intelligence agencies.,
a Dc, y=ent Exploitation File for prevention of duplication in the exploitation or translation
of f'--,reign-language doer-Ments; (i) publishes a monthly report on foreign-language explo t3