DETAILS TO BE INCLUDED AND GENERAL POINTS TO BE CONSIDERED IN PREPARING CS HISTORICAL PAPERS.

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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 19, 2000
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• Publication Date: October 13, 1964
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Details to b e included and general points to
be considered in preparing CS historical
papers.
I Details which will. properly stage and validate the paper.
a. Identify the drafter and his relationship to the
area or substance of the study.
b. Specify the overall period being covered, the
date the paper is drafted or revised and the
limit of tho field under consideration.
c. Maintain a record of document collections used --
ER, SGO, RI, OGC, DC, Desk files, Compt., Pers.,
Log.., Cover,; DDP/PG, etc.
d. Develop a bibliography of contributive material
either by footnote or as a terminal listing.
e. Include cable and dispatch references in the
body of the report -- post designation, control
number and date.
f. Compile a list of all persons interviewed for
substantive; contributions and attach separate
summaries of the information contributed by
interviewee or a copy of his actual paper if
drafted by him at your request or taped.
g. List at least the senior officers responsible
for the activities giving their positions and periods
of tenure, and any personalities whose individual
talents and. contributions were significant to the
project.
h. Classify the total paper. Separately evaluate
the sensitivity of each annex and footnote.
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i. Have a "table of contents" for ease of handling
any complex1reoort.
j. Consider the 1 ::bab:Le value of an index or indices
to a paper;!i. ., persons, organizational entities
with alphabe'tial abbreviations, topics (clandes-
tine techniques or lessons learned).
k. If the paper covers an extended period and is a
complicated: narrative, prepare a chronological
listing of important incidents and dates which
can assist in weaving the total manuscript into
a cohesive paper.
II. Probable uses of the paper, for consideration in organi-
zation and writing.
a. As a summarization of operations to speed up and
support urgent requirements for papers on the
subject.
b. As documentation to facilitate debriefings.
c. As a basic chronicle for the indoctrination of
new Chiefs of Station, Branch Chiefs, Desk
Chiefs and 'Other key officers.
d. As a type of case history for use by the Office
of Training; in the conduct of operations courses.
e. As a monitoring review and summation of opera-
tions for later analysis and postmortems.
25X1A
for further information.
Historical Staff, O/DCI
Room 1D27
Phone 5963
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