THE CS HISTORICAL PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00764R000400030026-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 5, 2000
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: April 25, 1972
• Content Type: MF

value:. program and operational reviews; .station
timing CS: historical program:
chronicles; succession of station chiefs and
key personnel; similar chronicles and lists for
divisions and staffs and th,e Office of the DDP.
b, Systematic debriefing of returning
chiefs of the-mare aCt3,ve-and important stations
key operational personnel in the
field, as well as of key He~.dquarters personnel.
Division and Staff Chiefs
The CS Historical Pr~igram
DDP Memo No. ?2-1420,. 31 March 19?2,
The-.CIA and the 'CS Historical Programs
following are elements of the con-
Using funds and personnel at their dis-
posal, divisions andstaffs to be encouraged
to pxGp~.re suclr historical type papers, in-
vd.e ~,~,,,,.,. ;'..~ 1.,.~,r~s~,
cl.udxilghoperat3:ona1 monographs and operational
?reviews, as ~ they may: find useful or of interest:
:The CS historical staff would be available for
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these papers might be published in the
CSFiP series; others-might be preserved as source
documents for use in future historical research,
united number of subjects specifically approved
d;. Preparation. of historical papers on a
DDP and the Executive Director-Comptroll er.
concurrence, .and. DDP approval . ~~ps~--'-
of wrii:ers ~o be with CSHBa,nd division or staff
Writers to be contract. or staff and selection.
a . "Targets of Opportuztity" . When.. ~. qua11-
fiiod writer .with: unigtio lcngwl+~dg~o of nn impor-
tant subject becomes or can be made available,
might be assigned to preparing or contributing
to ~ history or monograph, even though the title
not be among those previously approved
,per sub para d above.
components will be expected to accomplish
above within their existing
assist with-.funds: and s.'lots to facilitate
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-sub pares- a b, and c
budgets and personnel
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:i_r~ ratl~ l7tt-~'b~.~~,`Ci rind t~.
:3 . x~`tu ~thor dei:ail~ and clarif ~.cat.i.on al tie
~7i'o~:rnm att~Lli~iod ` ~.bovo wild, be pr~viciad icy tliU CS
Iiistvrica]; I3Qard. The Hoard is of courso available
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:for. cansuli:at3on on any. aspect of tho program.
Thomas H. ICaramessines
Deputy Director for plans
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