STATUS OF ORE ACTIVITIES THRU 31 DECEMBER 1946.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
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• Publication Date: July 14, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Status of 04 xtiv :ties thru 31 December 1,46.
'ne following units of this Office have not as yet been activated:
*cientific Branch....... Efforts to establish these
units are in progress.
1. Origin:: ORE on its own initiative.
2. Purpose: To coordinate an interagency project for the compilation
of a guide for use of collecting agencies in procuring required
scientific intelligence information.
3. O:E Responsibility: To initiate and coordinate the preparation of
the guide.
I.~. Status: ICAPS has aenroved of project and has requested OR to
obtain informal concensus of interested agencies prior to the
formal presentation of the project to IAB. ORE is in the process
of contacting the members agencies of TA3 as requested.
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Progress Report; January 1947
The Scientific Branch was activated 23 January 1947, and in addition
to representing CIG interests in Scientific Intelli-rence, it is currently
engaged in analysing available Scientific Intelligence Inforna tion, and
rendering assistance to the Joint Research and Development Board in this
respect. A final report from a technical viewpoint on Guided Missiles over
Sweden has been completed in draft form.
Tab C Planning Activities
1. New Projects
3. National Intelligence Requirements, Russia (Scientific)
a. Revised the ORE draft at ICAPS requ st of NIR - Russia (Scientific)
in shortened form, and arranged for fulfillment of deleted items
representing A-2, G-2, and ONI requirements throe h collection
directives issued by OCD.
b. Concurred in final draft of NSIR-Russia (Scientific) prior to
presentation to IAB for approval.
)4. Russian Guided Missile Program.
a. 21 January 1947, represented ORE at an inter-agency conference
arranged by ICAPS for coordination of inter-agency intelligence
activities in this field. The meeting concluded that CIG was the
appropriate arencry to accomplish such coordination. It was re-
vealed that A-2 and ONI are actively engaged in this field.
b. Further action by ORE will include its recommendations for
establishing a committee and a program of operations for this
effort.
Status Report; March 1947
Tab nDn Part III
Scientific Branch
1. Discussions with representatives of 00, OCD, and Assistant Executive Director's
Office were held as regards attaining a well defined working procedure governing
the function and operations of this Branch.
2. Major J. B. Ta-rlor, liaison r-presentative from JRDB, has spent some time
each day since 24 March going -through the material received in Scientific
Branch and selecting what intelligence and information is desired. A formal
requisition is then submitted daily to 0CD for such information.
3. Various aspects of Scientific intelligence requirements were discussed at
the Executive Council, JRDB meeting hold 25 March. Utilization of liaison
channels betwcf: n J?D 3 and. CIG was covered.
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41 reported to the Chairman of JRDB, Dr. Bush, on 25 March,
at which time he proffered the complete support of CIG Scientific Branch of
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ORE. in implementing the agreed-upon coordination of the two agencies.
Personnel assignment was also discussed and Dr. Bush indicated continued effort
on the part of JRDB to as?,ist in staffing Scientific Branch.
. Comprehensive collection requests in the field of biology and chemistry
requirements in USSR were submitted to OCD, with copies going to JRDB for
comment and inforiation.
Scientific Branch has 14 professional employees and 7 clericals.
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