Annual Review of Activities and Accomplishments (FY 1957)

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 1998
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• Publication Date: July 11, 1957
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11 1957 r
~AY~tDiJ~I FoR: EIC 6ecretsriat
Tffi3oY~Rs Chief, Fcvns~mic Research
1BROiFQgd Chief, Industrial Mvisioa, ORR
FROM: Chrai~a, EIC Subcomaztittee on Industrial Me~chinery
sad Equipment
StJB~CTa Annual Revi+sw of Activities and Acce~lis~mmeats
CFy 195?)
Ae Activities of the Subca~ittee ]3ua~ing F9.scal Year 1957
1. ~viex of the Tate
Fi O Cl~etenCe
T~ 3ubcaar~ntttee is pleased with the development of substantive
intelligence which took pSace in FY 195' in the field of industrial
machinery and equipments forth noting are the following:
as Significant progress Was made toward closing several of
the research gaps in this field, and plans for FY 1.958 research
rrilY result in further acco~lisl~ent in this x~especte 3~e
ps~ogress of this work i6 detesil.ed in Annex A to t}ii~ report o
b? Changes is emphasis i~- three work of the Air Force during
the year caused negotiations to be ~a~dertaken s'nd. concluded
between Air Force aad CIA wherein it is planned for Air Force
to utilise, in its future Air TarBe'ts study, production estimates
in the industrial mschiner~r aa~ equipaRent field Which CIA wilt.
develop ~. supplye It is anticipated that discussion,e betxeen
CIA and Air Force, as thin work progresses, w3.11 cover such
subjects as defiaitioa, aretlasd.ology, sad mutual evaluations of
developed statistics, eumd Wi11 result in a continuing aeries
of estimates on itaat basic aommoditiesa
co Ph~e I of the Air Fsarce external research pro,ect,
F'lamaing Study of the Soviet ~g,,zry A~ch~.ne Building Iarduatries,
was txm~leted at the ~Taiversity of Dlorth Carolina. T.he Sub-
cc~mnf.ttee proposes to review 'hlais Work cear+etti~l.ly at ea early
meeting, and to inquire into Air Force plans for the development
of Ike IIo
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d. The Subcommittee notes a material. increase in the gu+entity
of statistics in its field published by official 3ov H1oc sources.
It is hailed that caretti]. study and evaluation of these additional
sources may result in the improveaaeat of knowledge of production
and imrentory oP many iaclustrial machinery items which are basic
to the national econot~r.
a. The Subcammi.ttee ccx~pleted preparation of its report of
priority research deficiencies in FY 1957? At the year's end the
Subcc~i.ttee is pleaded to note that significant progress l~aa been
made toward closing any of the indicated gaps. Progress to date
and plans for FY 195$ pointed toward further activity in this
direction are contained in the attached Annex A. It should be
recalled, however, that agency research effort currently avai?able
for basic study in the field of industrial msschiaery and equipment
is limited principally to GIA, owing to changes oP ealphssis in
the work of other agencies formerly active in this field.
3. Review of Substantive Payers
s. The Subcommittee ].imtted its review of substantive work
during the yeat? to the Air Force external economic research project,
Planning Study of Soviet Heavy Machine Buihding Industries Phase
I of which was completed in early 1957 at the University of North
Carolina,. At various meetings the progress of this work, Sts
methodology, proposed utilization, and probable utility were
discussed .extensively, with the valuable assistance and cooperation
of representatives of the Air Force who are knowledgeable in the
sub3ect. It is proposed to review Phase I carefully at sn early
nesting.
b. In FY 1958 it is proposed also to review othPx significant
substantive products in the Subcommittee's field. Currently two
studies are being considered tos such review:
(1) GIA f RR PR-161, Trends in Aut~tion 1n ~.}~e Fta
published 31 May 1957?
{2) CIA/ORR Pra~ect No. 34.501, Production of Metalforoing
Equipo~nt in the tT88R (not yet published) .
~+~ Review of Proposals for ~ternsl Research
The subcommittee was not called upon to review ps~poaals
formally involvix~ external research. At its meeting of 16 .August
1956 the Subcommittee heard explanation informally of plans for the
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initiation by CIA,IORR of an ezternal research project on the subject
of labor productivity is USSR industries, which was folLcnred by
discussion of the feasibility of such as effort. It is understood
that final conclusions are that insufficient value would be derived
fx+o~a this project to justify its initiation.
50 Nhintenance of Agreed Basic Statistics
Ia view of procedure]. chatages instituted by the Air Force
with respect to commodity categories in the industri8l machinery wad
equipment field, under which the Air Force will make use o! CIA pro-
duction estimates in its future Air Targets Study, the Subeao~ittee
did not engage 1n extensive work on agreed estimates.
5. Pra3ects Undertaken at tie Reuuest of the EIC or Proposed
to the EIC -None '"
7~ Intelligence -Research Techsihn goes -None
8. Special Coordination Functions of the Subca?aittee
'lb+e Subca~.4.ttee cagpleted early in FY 197 consideration of
a request of the IAC Stsndirtg Committee on Exchanges for copss~nt and
reeammendations on a Soviet proposal for exchange of visiting dele-
gatia~ns in the forging press industry. The Subco?aittee's evalueetions
and suggestions regarding prrocedure and itineraries were approved by
the IAC Standing Comiai.ttee with minor modifications.
9. Evaluation of the Role o! the Subcommittee
s. It ie felt the Subco?mittee has effective]y realized its
poteatia,l during the past year, owing in large part to the active
interest, participation and cooperation of the representatives
or all the participating agencies. Because o! the character of
emphasis ewrrantly in the research effort o! the various partici-
pating agencies, a higk- level of Subcommittee activity was not as
essential in FY 157 as in previous years,
b. There are no outstanding administrative problems presently
is4P~~6 '~ Subccx~ittee. However, it is felt that puprticipation
by the Department of the Navy, through addition to th:e:membership
of a representative of oNT, would materially enhance tla3 Subee~n-
avittee's capability wad usefulness.
B. Future Program of the Subcommittee
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It is the Subcon+anittee's plea to maintain its orgaaiaation is FY
295$ sad to meet at appropriate tines to sccaoq>l,ish the following
principal objectives:
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to To review sigatticsat substaatfve iatelligeace products in
the Yield aY Industry ~aachiaery sad equipoter-t
20 To review progt~esa 't~o~rard the closing of prioxity ree~earcb.
gaps eaod to detera~in+e currant priority deYiciencies oY
collectioae
To coasidear puns of the participating ageaeies Yor initia-
tion of, and the progress oY, external research in its area
oY iatexeste
~o To exa+eine the state oY b+~eic statistics is ids tie].,
partictil~nrly is view oY the su~meated publ3catfon by the
Bloc couatries of ir~duu~trial productioa stati~tias o
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