TRANSLATION SERVICE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00728R000100020035-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 4, 2001
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: November 6, 1947
• Content Type: REGULATION

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AD;;9ITJISTFZA'T'lVl; INSTRUCTION
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SU13,TFCT: Translation Sorvice
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1.. The T'oreign Documents Branch, Office of Operations, in addition
t~o 9.ts currently e,stabli~hed functions, is authorized to establish acon-
trr:~l translation service for. CIA.
2. Translation requests vrill bo honored in the follotiaing order of
.priority: .
a. 'T`ranslation of intel~.igence material crhich is in the
intorests of na.tirnal security and. requested by CIA
offices.
b, Translation of intellic;enco material ~rhich is in the
interests of national sec~.zrity requested by depart-
. mental intelligence agencies.
c. Translation of ir..telli~ence naterial required by
departmental intelligence agencies for their intelli--
genee needs.
d. Translation of other material for intelligence pur-
' poses for; departmental intelligence agencies.
3. All requests from d?par tmental intelligence agencies i~rill be
transmitted trirough noriral channels. to the Office of Colleoti?on and Dis-
semination. CCD trill determine the priority to be given the request in
accordance faith 2 above aftercoordination tirith Foreign Documents Branch.
OCD tiryi1.1 then advise: the requester of the priority and the approximate
date of fulfillment t
/~. Requests for. translation service from CIA offices, other than
special OSO requirements, mill be transmitted to the Foreign Documents
branch through GCD in the s~~me manner as 3 above.
5. Tho translations, other, than special OSO translations, ~~rill be
distributed i?rom the Foreign Documents Branch to the Office of Collection
and Dissemination for dissemination to the requester and. for any addi-
tionzl dissemination determined by OCD.
6. tJhere special arrangements are necessary to insure the security
of OS0 operoaions and sources of information, the OS0 requirements for
Foreign Documents Branch translation service ~ril1 be carried out under
special conditions as folloyrs:
a~ OSO requests c,ill .not be c~;anneled through OCI# but go
directl5* to the Foreign DocumentS~ Branch for action..
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Completod translations ~:i11 be returned directly
to OSO t~ithout OCD: dissemination.
c. OSO v~i11 determine if dissvmina.tion is desirablvy and
if so, mill send?thv information to CCD on the regular
CSO Report Form.
d, Priorities re~;ulatin~ translations for OSO v~i11 bo
tiaorked out botw?en OSO ;~?nd Foreign Doctznents Branch,
traking full cogniz~.nce of prioriti?s already ostab-
lished,
7. The Executive for Inspection clnd Security ~i11. determine any:
nr:oess~try spGC].~11 security rogu].atio;~s for Foreign Docur.~ents Branch in
I~ez~formi.n?; the special translation service far CSO. The Executive for
1:nsp~;ction and Security ti~ill also t.dvise Foreign Documents Branch on any
urrangc:r~ents to be nadv for the transltition of unclassified material by
per9onncl atiy~~t~.ting security clearance.
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Executive for
Administration and Management
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ADMINISTRATIVE .INSTRUCTION
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SUD,TECT : Translation Service
1. `.die Foreign Documents Branch, Gffice of Operations, in addition to
its currently established functions, is authorizes; to establish a central.
translation service for CIA.
2. Translation requests tvi11 be honored in the follov~ing order of
priority:
a. Translation of intelligence material which is in the
interests of na';ianal security and requested by CIA
offices.
b. Translation of intelligence material which is in the
interests of national security requested by depart-
mental intelligence agencies.
c. Translation of intelligence material required by
departmental intelligence agencies for their intelli-
gence needs.
d. Translation?of other material for intelligence pur-
poses for departmental intelligence agencies.
3. A11 requests from departmental intelligence agencies ~~ill be trans-
mitted through normal channels to the Office of Collection and Dissemination.
OCD wil]. determine the priority to be given the request in accordance with 2
above after coordination with ,Foreign Documents Branch. OCD wil]. then advise
the requester of the priority and the approximate, date of fulfillment.
L,.. Requests for tr.anslati~n service from CIA offices, other than special
OSO requirements, will be transm9.tted to the Foreign Documents B~.~anch through
OCD in the same manner as ~ above.
5. The translations, other than special OS0 translations, will be dis-
tributed from the Foreign Documents Branch to the Office ~f Collection and
Dissemination for. dissemination to the requester and for any additional dis-
semination determined by OCD.
6. TJGh.ere special arrangements are necessary to insure the security of
OSO operations and sources o.f information, the OSO requirements for?Foreign
Documents Branch translation service vrill be carried out under special condi-
tiona as follovis
. OSO requests will not be channeled through OCD but go
directly to ?the Foreign Documents Branch for action.
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(b) Completed translations vuill be returned directly to
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OSO.without OCD disgoma.nation.
OSO will determine if dissemination is desirable, and
if so, will send the infarrnta,tian to OCD on 'the regular
USO Ti,eport Form.
(d) Priorities regulating translations for OSO will be worl~ed .
out bettiveen OSO and Fore;.gn Documents 13r~.uich, 'taking full
cognizance of priorities already establishAd,
7. The Executive for Inspection and Security will determine any necessary
special security regulations for Foreign Documents Branch in performing the sp?c-
ial translation service for OSO. The Executive for Inspection and Security will
also advise Foreign Documents Branch on airy arrangements ?te be made for the trans-
lotion of unclassified material by personnel awaiting security clearance.
g. The Foreign Documents Branch gill coordinate tvi'th the lxecutive for
Administi^atian and PDar_agemont in. the development of a table of organization for
the central translation service.
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
sUnJ~cT: Comments on proposed draft of procedurs fora translation service
a. First consideration shall be deadlines and
degrees of urgency stated by requesters.
~. Other considerations being equal, priority
sha7.1 be given to translations in proportion to the
anticipate~a value of the intelligence material which
v~*i.]1 resin ~,;. In doubtful cases, ORES s opinion vrill be
consulted as to the relative importance of projects
from the standpoint of overall intelligence value.
c. A requesting agency will r~ called on to re-
solve conflicts in priority among its own requests.
d. In close cases, a request from a CIA office
should ordinarily be given higher priority than a request
from an o~itside agency.
e. Cases involving an ,important dec3,sion ag~;inst
an agency will be coordinated with the Directoris office."
b. Omit par. 4 as it is included above.
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1. The proposed draft has been examined and comment as
foJ.laws is submitted.
a. The importance of paragraphs 2 and 3 is reversed as
listed. .The .following interchange and rewrite is recommended
as more appropriate and complete for paragraphs 2, 3 and !~.
"2. A1]. requests for translation service submitted
by IAC and CIA offices, other thanspacial 050 requirements,
will be transmitted through normal channols to OCD. For each
proper request, OCD will establish the requirement and deter-
mine its priority in accordance with par. 3 below, coordinating
as appropriate vrith the Foreign Documents Branch. The requester
will be advised by OCD,as appropriate, of pertinent details of
action being taken.
"3. Priorities for translation serv3.ce will bo based
on the: following principles:
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g. Par. ~, change to read:." - - - translations, wi11
be forwarded by the Foreign Docwnents Branch to the Office of
Collection and 'Dissemination -- - -."
2. OCD is very interested in seeing this service developed at an
ear],y date. The recommendations previously made orally to ef~ect early
service for unclassified material aze reiterated.
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Assa' slant Director for
Collection and Dissemination
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Washington, D. C.
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ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION
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SUBJECT: Translation Service
1, ,The Foreign Documents Branch, Office of Operations, in addition
to its currently established functions, is authorized to establish a cen-
tral translation service for .CIA.
2. Ti^anslation requests will be honored in .the following order of
priorityt
a. Translation of intelligence material which is in the
interests of national security and requested by CIA
offices .
b. Translation of intelligence material which is in the
interests of national so~urity requested by depart-
mental intelligence agencies.
c. Tra~.slation of intelligence material required by
departmental intelligence agencies for their intelli-
gence needs.
d. Translation of other material for intelligence pur-
poses for departmental intelligence agencies.
3. All requestr~ from departmental intelligence agencies .will be
aranemitted ahrough norrris.l channels to the Office of Collection and Dis-
eemination, OCD ~;?ill determine the priority to be given the. request in
accordance with 2 above after coordination with Foreign Document$ Branch.
OCD wi1L then advise the requester of the priority and the approximate
date of fulfillment.
~+. Requests for translation service from CIA offices, other than
special OSO requirementsT will be transmitted to the Foreign Documents
Branch through OCD in the same manner as 3 above.
5. The translations other than special OSO translations, will be
distributed from the Foreign Documents Branch to the ;}ffice of Collection
and~Dissemination for dissemination to the requester and for any addi-
tional dissemination determined by OCD.
6. Where special arrangements are necessary to insure the security
of OSO operations and sources of information; the OSO requirements for
Foreign Documents Branch translation service will be carried out?under
special conditions as follows:
a. OSO requests will not be channeled. through OCD but go.
directly to the Foreign Documents Branch for action:
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b. Completed translations will. be returned directly
to OSO without OCD dissemination.
c. OSO will determine if dissemination is desirable, and
if so, will sand the information to OCD on the regular
OSO Report Form,
d. Priorities regulating translations for OSO will be
worltiad out between OSO and Foreign Documents Branch,
taking full cognizance of priorities already estab-
lished.
7. The Executive for Inspection and Security will determine any
necessary special security regulations for Foreign Documents Branch in
performing the Auacial translation service for' OSO. .The Executive for
Inspection and Sr7Cl?~'ity ~wii.l aloo advise Foreign Documents Branch on any
arranger~ants to be ma.da Fox? the translation of unclassified material by
personnel awaitilzg security clee,rance.
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE:
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Executive for
Administration and Management
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