PROPOSED STATEMENT OF MISSION, AND TABLE OF ORGANIZATION, REFERENCE BRANCH, ORE

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March 28, 1947
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 28 March 1947 MEMORADNUM TO: Chief, ICAPS SUBJECT: Proposed Statement of Mission, and Table of Organization, Reference Branch, ORE Attached hereto is a copy of the proposed Statement of Mission and Table of Organization as approved by Mr. - J. Klahr Huddle, Assistant Director, ORE, Executive Officer, ORE and Colonel Petry, Chief, Planning Staff, ORE. It is anticipated that formal presentation of the Statement of Mission and Table of Organization will be edited, approved and issued by the Advisor for Management in the near future. Acting Chief Reference Branch, ORE Attachment Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 20 CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 14/04/18 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18 CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 SERET? CENTRAL INTO-MINCE GROUP REFERSNCE BRANCH._OR&E $tatement of klasion 40 25 March 1947 The Reference Branch has been established in order to centralise various reference functions related to the intelligence activities of the United States Government, and to provide a reference li- brary for CIO. Records will be maintained of all available intelligence information sources, intern- genes information, and intelligence in order to provide ready accessibility thereto. This Branch serves as Reference Center for CIO and the maw agencies. 221A.Z.MILHIE2 The Office of the Chief is given the responsibility to establish the Central, refers activities for ClG and the =Mbar agencies* and is charged with maintaining All appropriate liaison, administration end peliey making activities. The Office of the Chief mint 1. Establish a machine operations center for appropriately and iently re/Deeding and filing intelligence information and intelligence in srsadi1y accessible state for later listings, tabulations and eta.. eel reportingbymachine research techniques for CIO and the member es. 2. Eatablish a central reference repository for intelligence demi. and materials for the primary use of CIO offices, and particularly for the use of the Office of Reports and Estimates. 3. Establish central record files of the actual location of all pOtential intelligence sources and existing intelligence documentary materials pertaining to the national security (whether immediately acees- siblethin CIO or available elsewhere). ? Represent the Reference Branch in all major inter-office and ency coordination, correlation and functional activities. 5. Establish an Ekecutive Staff, Coordinating Staff and functional office for carrying out those aspects of the mission of the Reference Brancli outlined below: SECRET' Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18 CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 SECET EXECUTIVE STAFF The Executive Staff will: 410 25 March 1947 1. .Goordinate administrative procedures of the Reference Branch, including the establishment of tables of organizations personnel admini.. strationl budgetary, space and property and equipment allooational and security and other regulations. 2. Prepare administrative reports for the signature of the Chief se required. COORDINATING =Art_ The Coordinating Stafficall 1. Coordinate the employment of machine facilities and services to satisfy administrative requirements as they develop 'within CIO, and to satisfy intelligence requirements calling for special machine techniqUes and methods in GIG and its member agencies. 2. Coordinate the establishment of Appropriate record files to enable prompt and efficient location of any documentary materiel when and as requested. These records are to include information relative to the ammo.. ability, quantity and nature of information existing in libraries and dosumattary material centers in the uashington area and elsewhere. 3. Initiate and secure inter-office and inter-departmental coordi- nation in the fields of foreign intelligence of interest to the Reference Bram*. 4. Coordinate activities between machine operationo and library functions within the Reference Drench. SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: !CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18 .01A-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 410 u.i.IRAFHICAL IMMLIGLNCE RLOISUI State int of Misj 20 March 1947 . In implementing the policies established by GIG Directive No. 16, the mission of the Biographical Intelligente Register is hereby established A* folleest ' :The Biographical Intelliftence Register wills 1. Maintain, by machine technique?, a detailed and current file of biographical intelligence data concerning important foreign porsonalities in all fields of human endeavor. a. Reeord the membership, nature and type of the business', professional, sosialor fraternal organisatione. 34 Maintain a Master File on all foreign pereonalitiee and organisations and gush other biographic files deemed necessary to augment the information contained in the machine records. Am ,Provide andiar locate upon request detailed biographical information regarding any important foreigner. ? 7. Surrey the Register at regular intervals to asoertain the scope, tent.and timeliness of available foreign biogranhical intelligens.. 41. Prepare statistical reports and calculations on the points of strength and .the gape hi available biographical information and bring all inadequacies to the attention of the appropriate authorities for remedial action. .14 Apprise interested otttcs and agencies of the general content and capabilities of dm Register. SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18 CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18 ? .01A-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 ? SEkkEi ?*, CENTRAL The Central Index will: ? 20 March 1947 L. Index, by businese machine proceduree the subject matter pf all available reports, and other documents, of a foreign intelligence nature. 2. Locate and identify upon request all available intelligence xmo. terials pertaining to any specific foreign subject or area. 3.. Analyse the Index at regular intervals to determine euperabundence or dearth of available documentary foreign intelligence on any sUbject of interest to the national security. .1:4#,. Apprise the pertinent offices of the results of such analyses for appropriate action. Prepare and distribute accession list of all newly acquired, important foreign intelligence documente. ,i4t4 Provide' upon request, complete bibliographies of available Intel.. 1ieMsmaterial on any specific foreign eubjeet or arse. 7. Maintain and analyse the IBM card files of Foreign hinds Control end elailar special IBM files fer.listinge and statistital intelligence infer.. untie% within the capabilitiee and physieal liedtatione of the Reference Breast. g4, Pamir? code and process the special M.S. Bombing Survey Reports and Stadler sceeial dome-niters files within the limits set down by rescoa... intelligence end research offices, and limited only by the capabilities end physical limitations of the Reference Brnnoh. 11361CIN _INDUSTRIAL REGISTER Thi Foreign industrial Register wills 1. Maintain an 104o...date general file, by machine methods, of perti.. sent industrial installations, developments and resources, and their inter- national Or functional relationships. 2* Correlate these data by machine techniques, upon requeet, for the PUTpess of economic analysis on country or werld.oside allele or for statis- tical computations. 3. Provide, by machine teehniques, appropriate economic or operational details of any particular foreign induatrial installation. ? 4. Surrey the Register at. regular intervals to determine the nature aM extent of available intelligence regarding all foreign induetry. 5. Appriee interested offices of the content of the Register and its general capabilities through appropriate file analyeee, SKIM Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18 CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 ce, 4 ? INTELLIGaCt: DOCUMINTS 0 20 March 1947 Intelligence Documents will: 1. Classify and catalogue all intelligence documents of a foreign intelligence nature available to CIO. ,2. Maintain one copy each of such documents for permanent reference file and a second copy (when available) for limited loan purposes. Establish efficient procedures for the prompt documentation of single copy items, received by OC&D, upon arrival in the Reference Branch, A. Initiate the procurement of reference material for use of the research branehes, in ORE. . Al. Provide the Central Index with the cataloguing information required for the preparation of accession list IBM cards. 716. Provide the Central Index with classification information and a BID breakdown on every document processed by OC&D. GRAPHIC MATERIALS ,4 , Draphie Materials will: A. Operate a central reference and loan file of charts, maps and blueprints required for intelligence purposes and a complete index of all graphicmaterials their location and availability to the Reference Branch for GIG and memb4 agencies. 2. Establish and maintain a central reference and loan file and a single index of available intelligence films throughout the government agencies and elsewhere. 3. Set up a central pictorial records reference and loan file and produce the required classification information for maintaining the Central Index machine records on available photographs. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04M : CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 45 March 1947 Executive Staff GRAPHIC MATER- IALS Z P. 0 P? P'0 0 ? It 0 0 ? P? < H. < P. 0 C1) ? H. H ? 0 0 UOTSTATQ Sp100aH Office of the Chief INTELLIGENCE DOCUMENTS CENTRAL INDEX .uoTsTATa xapui CONTACT CONTROL REGISTER 1-4 ? - C M ? 0 XMCnm CD ? f- t) 0 a r- It o m P. 0 %.0 cr m 0 0 I-.. > O H. ? N P. O M rt P. (Ti O M ? M 0 W M rt O H. rt 0 0 suDzT4TD .s.11 uoTspyra TcaquoD Coordinating Staff BIOGRAPHICAL INTELLIGENCE REGISTER uoTsTATa xapui FOREIGN INDUS- TRIAL REGISTER , UOTSTATQ XapUi SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 Krciassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18 : CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 (11 Q Office of the Chief 0 W,4 rg--= 'Master Files and Statistical Records Division Index Division Dossier Division Foreign Personalities Section Foreign Organization Section Index Division - 'Dozsrat.4:? Executive Staff '17, CONTACT CONTROL E-I 0 :Control Division U.S. Citilens Section Resident Aliens Section U.S. Organizations Section Index Division CENTRAL INDEX Index Division w 0E4 H H 8 H Bibliographic Division Selected Reference, Acces- sion and Circulation Division Pictorial Records Division Map Division Film Division 0 7 jA g Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 g 0 H 4 baster Piles and Stet Records Division Index Division _ teal r - .4 c.> c.) Dossier Division Foreign Personalities ? Section Foreign Organisation Section Index DiVisiOn F p . control Division U.S. Citisess Si Resident susns Doman D.s. Organisations section - Indax.Division , 02 Bibliographic Diiision Seloctod Referents. Mena- Cirtulation ih i sion and DiViSiOn 8 , Pictorial Records Division Map Division Film Division Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18 CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 .4000011 $e' ..e. c?S' c., 0 ?40 ,,,,,,, -.? c.61'' e e .po' p. ely c, e 4?:?. e e? ?to c, Chlof P..8 4, (1) (2) , P-7 (2) 1 -- 1 P-44 (3) )- (12)r (12) (12) (251 _ (13) 4) (13) (13) (13 (26) (26 IIPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMIMININIIIIMMIEMI 28' 28 P-2 ' sl(15)11(15) (15) (29)49 t (29) ? Ilk ''. (16) (26) (16) (30) or-13 ? CAF-12 (17) )5) (17) 111/111 CAF-3.1 . CAF.113 CAF-9 (6) (19) 2-. (19) (19) (19) 2 47-g -041 -42 p.- .. (7) (20) (20) (20) imumminovirailailigil=1111 (9) (10) (9) (10) (23) (24) (23) (24)21121111111111111111111111111 (23) (23)cfMiOMIIIIIIIIII IIPIIIIIIIIIIIMEMININIIIIII (33) (34) (34) i sp4 P4 ,b? (35) (35) SP-3 (36) ie Totals 4. 7 7 29 23 9 23 47 23 172 CONIIDENT1414 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 ,?? 414 0? ,?1 y? ,,,,,t S.,1 f? ?,i1 ?44 1 {044 l?-$04, ?117, Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 ? - ? :1"???? ? : TI AL! 25 Och 1947 REFERENCE BRANCH, ORE (1) Chief of Reference Branch (21 Deputy Chief of Branch Chief of Coordinating Staff ?ll Deputy Chief of Coordinating Staff iIntelligence Officers (2) Chief of Executive Staff . Administrative Assistant (7i Secretary and Administrative Aseiatant to Chief of Branch (8 Secretary to Deputy Chief of Branch, Property Equipment and Security Officer Secretary to Chief of Coordinating Staff (igiClerk-Stenographers (2) Clerks (2), Clerk-Typist al) (mirk ) Chief of Contact Control Register, Chief of Biographical Intelligence Register Chief of Foreign Industrial Register ?43) Chief of Mneords and Control; Chief, Biographical & Intelligence Specialist; Chief, Foreign industrial Specialist; Chief, Intelligence Document. &Materials Specialist 14 Intelligence & Control Officers (4) 15 Assistant Intelligence & Control Officer, Report Editors (5) 16 Report Analysts (7) 17 Chief Tabulation Operations Supervisors (2) : 18 Chief Tabulation Oporations Supervisor ? I . . ,. 19 TebUlation Operations Planners (1 .. - 20 Tabulation Operations Planners (3 21 Code Supervisor 1 22 Cods 'Supervisor" (2); Tabulation Supervisors (4); Secretary & Administra- tive Assistant to Chief of Contact Control Register; Secretary & Administrative Aesistant to Chief of Biographical Intelligence . ., Register; Secretary & Administrative Assistant to Chief of Foreign Intelligence Register; Code Reviewer (23) Clerk Stenographers (4), Code Clerks (13), Secretary & Administrative ? Assistant to Chief of Central Index, Key Punish Supervisor (24) . Clerks (2)s Clerk-typist, Key Punch Operators (6), Tabulation Machine Operator. (5), Key Punch Verifiers (3) i25i Chief Librarian, 26 , Librarian (2), Chief of Graphic Materials 27 Head Classifier Head Cataloguer, Assistant Librarian Chief of Pictorial . Recorde Division, Chief of Map Division, Chief of Film Division, Geographer ? (28) Classification Analysts (4), Cataloguers (10), Head Accessioner, _ Head Reference Librarian, Interpreter-Classifiers (2), Classifiers (2) , (29) Assistant Cataloguers (3), Assistant Classifiers (5), Research Analysts (2), Intelligence Cartographer, Film Editor p3Oi Library Assistants (4), Accessioner 1 Secretary, Administrative Clerk, Secretary & Administrative Assistant ? to Chief, Graphic Material . 32 Clerk-Stenographers (6) i 33 Stack Supervisor ' 34 Senior Accessions Clerk, Circulation Desk Clerk, Circulation Clerk, Aft:4,86ton & Film Clerks (2) rq i33) Clerk. (3), File Clerk 36) - Clerks (3), Pile Clerk i if if ? I - CONFIDENTIAL ??? ...? , ? ? Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 . ? ? Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18 CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 ? COO !DENT I Al karoh 124P CMOS 07 ?RS CRIMP Satins, .ftla Chief P41 t Deputp Ohlet P.?. 1 SloarstAAP and A4ainistrativo Assistant to Chief GAY.? 1 Secretary to Deputy Chief CA74 .1. =Ma STAP7 Chief 04/611 2 Mainistrative Assistant CA7'4 1 Property, Squipeaat 41 8ocurit7 Officer CAMS 1 Oloak-Stmograpber OAP-4 1 Mirka OAP'S a Mork 041'41 .10. 0002M1101110 $IM 0012401 00221KIL 1111)I42/2 Of of Met of Chief 166 Secretary & ?latatetrativl Asletant Control Division We of Resorts & Control P?2 1 Intelligens, & Control Officers 14-4 2 Assistant Intelligenes A Control Officer p-2 1 Report &Mors P-2 a boort Anelysts P-1 4 ?Jere-Stenographer OAP-4 1 ' Clerks OAP.S 1 CONFIDENTIAL I Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18 ICIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: -2,1A-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 CONOENT 1AL COSTROT COMM 222181112 (Continued) Index Division ..111.1%-i ftlig. bat Chief Tabulation Operations Supervisor CAP-13 1 Tabulation Operations Planners 0A169 2 Tabulation Operations Planner CU-? 1 Cl ark- typist CAT-8 1 Code Superviemr CANS 1 Code Clerks CA164 3 Is, Punch Operators 0063 2 ter Punch Varifiere CAMS 1 Tabulation Supervisor CA14 1 Tabulation ftehine Operator"' CAP-3 2 20 SIOORAPRICAL UTALLIOESOS MOIST= Office of Chiet of Boestor Chief P-S Saantary Admiaistrative Aesistent 0A76$ 1 parAttlAtilla Chief, Diogrephical 1nte11igenee SPOOWISI P65 1 Intelligesse a Control Officer 164 I. Boor, Editors 162 S Report Analysts 161 $ ,Clerk?Stonegrapher CAP-4 1 Clefts CA163 1 Inks Dtvlstoi Chief tabulation Operations Supervisor CAP-12 1 Tabulatios Operations Meaner 0A7-9 2 Mulattos Operettas" Plainer CA?-? 1 Clerk-Stesogrepher Cods Suprvisor 0065 1 Code Clerks 004 8. Zr Punch Operators CAP-3 1 toy Punch Verifiers CAP-S 1 Tabuletios Supervisor CAM 1 !Mulattos Meatus Operators 7093301 ISDUSTRIAL 21DISTIR Office of Chile of Mitell$40 ohisf P-6 1 Seamier/ Administrative Assistant CAF-15 1 DAL CONFIENTI Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18: .',IA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 CONFOENTIAL AMMON INDUSTAIAL REOISTRS (Continued) Sating !umber. Master File and Statistical Records Divieloit Chief, Poreien ladustrial Specialist Nis I Intelligenoe 4 Control Officer 1-4 Report Miters P-2 l Report Analysts P6.1 1 Clerk?Stemogrephsv CAlue Clerks CAP..5 index Divisiom Chief Tabulation Operations Supervisor OWLS ?ebullition Operations Planner CAM 1 Tabulation Operatics* Planner 044 CleskeStenogrepbor CAS64 Code Supervesor CA*45 Code Clerks CAF-4 1 Key FbachOperators 04163 I Iv Amok Verifiers OCIP4 Tabulatiom 201,kivissr CAF?5 , I Tabulatiom ileabine Operators CASuil .101,10 ONSTSAL MU Mice of We of Indsk. cud, Intelligence Documemts & katerials Spesialiet 1.4 l Intelligsmes & Comtrel Officer 164 I Clerks 00.3 Swots* li Administrative Assietset 404 I Wiz Divlsiom Chief, Tabulatiom Operations Supervisor 0A1611 1 Tabulation Operstioss Plaaairs 047.9 2 tabalatios Operations Planner 047.4 1 Olerlo?Stasographer 04164 1 Code Supervisor 0470S I Cods Revievers 0414 1 Code Clerks OAP-4 .6 Key Pasch Supervisor C4744 I Key Punch Operators 0474 2 Key Punob Vprifiers 047..S I Tabulation Sinprvisor 047-5 I Tabulation Machine Operators 0416.3 3 25 GOON t DENT I AL Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18 nIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2014/04/18 CIA-RDP83-01034R000400120033-2 ? 1osta4ozaaa DOCUMISIS Office or, Chid. 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