FDD MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT - APRIL 1954

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 17, 2001
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: May 10, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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Assistant Director for Operations
Chief, Foreign Documents Division
FDD Monthly Proress Report - April 1954
ADMIN18TRATIO0
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10 NO 1954
1. s of 30 April the total personnel on duty was
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2. on loan to FDD from the DD/P area, is
working as an analyst in Western World Branch.
of the Technical Accounting Staff and
of the Budget Office visited FDD to make a survey
of FDD accounting procedures. A simplification of accounting for
unvouchered funds has resulted.
ield recruiters, were briefed on FDD personnel needs.
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OPERATIONS
1. The 23rd, 24th, and 25th meetings of the Subcommittee on
Exploitation of Foreign Language Publications were held 2, 9, and
30 April, respectively. The examination of the exploitation of
scientific publications was continued. It was agreed that FDD would
issue a biweekly compilation of scientific and technical news items
from the Soviet Bloc press commencing 5 May 1954.
2. The Linguist Consultation Service processed 834 items
during the month.
3. FDD, assisted as Vietnamese language con-
sultant at a Joint G-2/0-3 conference in the Pentagon on special
planning problems.
4. Commendations:
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report on development of communications in Poland.
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for gtql1). 111.8vmmary ;;;Tritmri and Ot4er InformiLtion
fr om "Krainays Zweada" and Other et Nevanapers, -June i953.
Prom me. Matthew Baird, Director of Training, to
FDD, for his instruction of a class in
From Chief, Information Division,
TSB, for expeditious treatment of a priority Bulgarian translation
performed by
Also from FM, for his report
on theadministrative divisions of Burma.
FroniglipWref, RRN/OIS, an appreciation
for FDD Research. , tic Perspective."
5. Liaison activities:
FDD, arranged with Mrs. Betty
Raley, G-2, for I= to borrow certain Soviet military publications
from G-2 for exploitation by Fri).
Captain Sachanen, Chief, Translation Section Air Technical 25X1A
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Fre, on ATIC
n p ster a contract trees-
lation progommiltr ATIC without additional positions for controlling
it, FDD could not assist materially in this problem.
FDD, discussed with Mr. Richard Bauer, G-2,
the preparation by FDD of periodic summaries of Bulgarian press
articles on military matters. Because of personnel limitation 7W
can comply only partially to this requirement.
FM, discussed with Mrs. Elisabeth
seadorson, Office of Libraries and Intelligence Acquisition, State
Department, the servicing of certain documents for use in an XIS
report with the result that the latest and most complete information
was made available.
IIIIIMIMMILFDD, conferred with
Mr. . te, G-2, to ascertain
the extent to :lath military information available to NOD from IDI
(covert) documents might fill gaps in the intelligence picture at
Ar w explained outstanding gaps and discussed priorities.
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W. J. J. 13eriaU, Chief FDDconferred at the Library
of Congresn with and
aeveral representatives of the Association of Research Libraries
on the subject of transliteration of foreign languages. The
FDD-prepared "Transliteration Handbook" was well supported but
no conclusions were reached at this meeting.
5. opecial services rendered:
Fifty-seven tape-recorded radio programs were checked
for intelliebility for I.
'ew and comment was furnished to State Department on
Hungary' governmental structure.
7. Significant reports:
ITTIO Translation No. 332 -- Register of labor unions and
federations in Indonesia, 1953
ilFDD
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Problema of the Hungarian railroad car industry
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World-wide railroad and highway developments,
16 Oct 53- 26 4e.r5.
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periodicals
- Notes on four Soviet scientific and technical
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J. J. BaGNALL
Lnclosures: 2
Statistical Report on FDD OiJerations
Details on Personnel Actions
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