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January MD began using Filmsort aperture cards
for storing documents on l6m' microfilm
in'the ;Intellofsx-System.
April Radio Stations Branch established in SR.
September f1MD, resigned.
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amed Actin? Chief/MD.
Full-stele microfilm coverage of all
IAC information reports and selected
enclosures echie,-ed in OCD.
November Members of Task Force on Intelligence
Activities (Clark Committee) of Hoover
Commission on the Organization of the
Executive Branch reviewed activities
of OCD.
Branch Library for OSI established.
December - ExecfO/AD, named OCD
25X1 A9a representative on newly established
Working Group on Information Handling.
1955
January ISC released to SHAPE for adoption As a
collating system for handling its intel-
ligence materials.
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CIA Librarian, named as
CIA representative on Interdepartmental
Committee on International Exchange of
Publications.
April James Andrews, AD/CD, proposed Pnd received
approval for taking over from 00 fiscal
support and monitoring of a project vith
the US Bureau of Customs. CIA Librarian
eppointed project monitor.
OCD proposed.and received approval for
conducting a test of Minicarr?, a type
of data handling equipment that might
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replace Intellofax.
May IAC established nn Ad Hoc Subcommittee
on.Information Processing (AHIP)! Jean
25X1A9a DAD/CD, named Chairman.
Working Group on Information Handling.
presented final report to DDI.
Dr.%Andrews, AD/CD, departed on 4 months'
leave of absence.
August
September
December
CT Library reorganized.
C1Assification Control Staff created in
0/AD.
OCD.renamed Office of Central Reference
(OCR).
25X1X4
IR began active support of the joint
OCD issued Intelligence Reference Material
(CRal), the first compilation of handy
research tools, both classified and un-
classified, ever prepared for the use of
the intelligence analyst.
1956
February Ststistical Branch created in SR.
March { OCR ended support to the Library of Congress
for prep.arotion of the Cyrillic Union Subject
Catalog (formerly Union Catalog of Russian
Publications).
April Vital Materiels Program established in OCR.
25X1A9a Vital Materiels-Committee established under
OCR chairmanship. Exec/OCt;:
named first chairman.
Survey team from Inspector General's office
presented report on OCR to the DCI on 25
April.
May OCR received approval to allocate funds for
research into mechanical translation.
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AHIP submitted first annual report.
August
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An ad hoc Library Survey Committee,
chaired by, M ADDI (Planning),
met to draw up terms of refernece for a
panol of librarians to survey the CIA
Library.
September IAC agencies, except State Department,
approved the ISC as the basis for the'
subject and area indexing of intelligence
reports for their own systems. A common
control numbering system was also adopted
in pert by the IAC members for their
document processing.
October 25X1A9a The DDI sppointe
25X1A9a as members of,
the consultants' ptnel to re>iew CIA
Library operations.
November 25X1A9a went to Paris
to aid SHAPE in its implementation of the
ISC.
Document Division (DD) formed. John Vince
named division chief.
1957
April
LD began a new direct collection program for
overt intelligence exploitation of US Govern-
ment sources in the Washington area. OCR
was autorized to publish the foreign intel-
ligence information product derived from the
program in a new CIA Information Report series,
the CR-C series.
M y the Library Consultants submitted their report.
s
July Chief/GR designated sole CIA contact with
Bureau of Customs, vice CIA Librarian.
August James Andrews resigned, effective 24 August.
Septembei25X1 A9a Paul A. Borel appointed AD/CR
DAD/CR, transferred to 00. P
appointed DAD/CR.
October OTR Library transferred to CIA Library.
Operations Staff dissolved and its functions
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Statistical Branch of SR reconstituted
25X1A9a Ps, Statistical Division.
appointed Division Chief.
Mr. Borel, AD/CD, established 16 TPsk
Teams to study and evaluate the findibgs
of the Library Consultants.
December Mr. Borel established a CentrPl Reference
Advisory Group (CRAG) to advise OCR on
problems of mutual concern to OCR and the
operating offices. Mr. Sorel became
CRAG Chairman.
1958
January 25X1A9a Chief/MD, died. James
25X1A9a named Acting Chief/MD.
Task Team 1 established, on an experimental
basis, a Composite Group, consisting of
members of DD, MD and the CIA Library, to
handle all Intellofax requests.
GR established a vouchered domestic field
position and attached it Pdministratil:rely
to the 25X1A6a
February 25X1A6a CIA Library sent a librarian to man the
station library in
25X1A9a DAD/CR;
25X1A9a Chief/GR; and ~ ME%R brary,
25X1A9a departed on P 2-month trip to Europe on and the
behalf of the graphics and publications Middle E9st
procurement programs.
April NSCID 2, "Coordination of Collection
Activities," vas issued.
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May
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IAC Committee on Documentation (CODIAC)
established. Mr. Borel named Chairman;
named Secretary.
LD reorganized and renamed Liaison Pnd
Collection Division (LCD).
stablished in IR.
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IAC Committee for the Procurement of
Foreign Publications (PROCIAC) estab-
lished. DAD/CR, named
Chairman. PROCIAC replaced AHIP.
The 16 Task Teams completed their re-
ports to the AD/CR. Subsequently,
the Task Team Chairmen and the Library
Consultants met to discuss the Library
program.
The DCI approved a policy for release
of unclassified CIA translations and
related reference aids to the public
via OCR.
The CIA Library was reorganized.
July Statistical Division was transferred to
the. new Photographic Intelligence. Center (Pic).
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OCR established an Automation Development
Group (ADG), headed by
August 25X1A9a SA/AD/CR, left to begin 2
years of training at the Western Data
Processing Laboratory, UCLA. John Vance.
25X1A9a Chief/DD, succeeded as SA/AD/CR. 25X1A9a
succeed- as Chief/DD.
Vance also named Secretary, CODIAC.
September appointed Chief/MD, after having
25X1A9a been Acting Chief since January,
NSC established the US Intelligence Board (USIB)-
Designations of CODIAC and PROCIAC subsequently
changed to CODIB%=and PROCIB.
25X1A9a Paul Borel, AD/CR, and of the
CIA Library departed on a ?-month trip'
around the world.
October Joint CIA/State Graphics. Coordinator Program
inaugurated.
November Minicard equipment received and evaluation
tests begun.
December DCII1 1/9, 17 December, allocated biographic
systems responsibilities within USIB.
OCR/BR assumed responsibility for scientific
and technical coverage.
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1959
"Early" Historical Intelligence Collection (HIC)
transferred from O/DDI to O/AD'/CR.
March SR's Radio Freauency Record (700,000 cerds)
reproduced and forwarded to NSA for conver-.
sign to magnetic-tape for processing on IBM
705 computer. SR thus became the first OCR
component to employ:: a computer.
Branch library established for Office of
Communications.
June Searching for Information, a brief guide to
OCR's services, files and collections, issued.
May
CIA Library hegan to change its book class-
ification scheme from ISC to Library of
Congress system.
Reference Aid on Photographs and Motion Picture
Films CIA CR 25) issued.
Reference Aid on Non-CIA-Produced Cables (CIA /CR
25.1 issued.
July 25X1A9a
August
November
December
First issue of World List of Future Internp-
tional Meetings appeared, published by Library
of Congress and sponsored by OCR/LCD.
AD/CR named DDI representative on newly
established Agency Data Processing Committee
(ADPC).
Chief/BR, first OCR person
assigned to a senior service school--Army
War College.
CIA Library ceased staffing branch library
for Medical Office.
Reference Aid bn Document Processin7 (CIA/CR
25.2) published.
Reference Aid on Machine Support Services
CIA CR 25.E issued.
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1960
January
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March DCID 2/1, "Coordination of Overt Collection
AbroErd," issued. It was initiated by OCR!
,CD to supersed DCID 2/1, "Implementation
of Coordination of Collection Plan," of 25
October 1948.
Revised edition of the ISC published under
April
WY
John Vance S ' D/CR detailed to IG
Staff. appointed
SA/AD/CR.
CODIB auspices.
OCR dropped the Minicard project and gave
the equipment to PIC.
CIA
Librarian, departed on a 2-mon trip to
Africa and Europe, on behalf of the
publications procurement and graphics
programs.
Paul Borel, AD/CR, outlined CIA views on
machine translation before the House
Committee on Science end Astronautics.
,-? 25X1A9a , Chief/SR, resigned.
25X1A9a tecame Acting Chief/SR.
July
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August
SR's Radio Stations Branch abolished.
became Chief/SR.
appointed Chief/BR.
Branch library for LanguPge and Area School
established.
Chiefs of DD, MD and CIA Library -presented
and received approval for changes in the
Intellofex System.
At OCR suggestion, CODIB established a Working
25X1A9a Group on Fpcsimile Transmission.
Chief, OCR/ADG, named head of the group.
November Full implementation of the reirised ISC -t-Ps
effected.
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December BR issued The Biographic Register
Infoation.System, System Description.
Janunr 5X1 A9a
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ppointed
appointed Chief/IR
Composite Group name changed to
Intellofex Reference Group.
Dissemination of non-CIA cables trans-
ferred from DD to Cable Secretariat.
President Eisenhower approved.'the 43
recommendations of his Joint Study
Group. The DDI directed the AD/CR to
initiate- appropriate- action on his
behalf on several of these involving
changes in handling requirements pnd
guidance to collectors.
February CODIB Working Group on Facsimile
Transmission concluded that a facsimile
network for the USIB agencies was not
feasible at that time. Group disbanded.
June 25X1A9a
International Trade Fair supporting role
of LCD terminated.
IBM and SDC (System Development Corporation)
submitted reports to CIA on 6-week sur eys
each had conducted on the DDI computer need.
SR reorganized to bring it closer to an
all-source service concept.
DCID 2/8, "Domestic Exploitation of US
Government Organizations and Officials,"
drafted by OCR, was issued.
named CIA representative
to work with the National Science Foundation
at the policy and programming level.
OCR discontinued fiscal support of the Library
of Congress Eest European Accessions List be-
cause of lack of funds and intelligence interest.
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appointed Chief/LCD, vice
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July
LCD's Collection Branch transferred to 00/CD.
International Conferences Unit transferred
to BR. LCD renamed Liaison Staff (LS).
Responsibility (scar control of biographic
information on political and other per-
sonalities transferred from State/El to
OCR/BR. -
USIB approved terms of reference for
a study of information systems in the
intelligence community, under CODIB
sponsorship. Subsequently, the Staff
for the Community Information Processing
25X1A9a Study (SLIPS was established. with
SA/RR, as Director.
September SR was the first major Agency component
to move into the new Headquarters Building.
October OCR/ADG abolished because of existence
of CIA Automatic Data Processiin- Staff
established in June 1961).
GR accepted responsibility from TSD/DDP
for providing rapid send efficient photo-
graphic ser-ice to the O/DCI.
OCR completed its move to the new building.
November OCR conducted a user survey of the Intellofax
System.
1962
January 25X1A9a
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resigned, effective 19 January.
James J. Hitchcock, Director, National Indi-
cations Center, named to replace - as
DAD/CR. He was scheduled to assume his new
duties later in the year.
designated Acting DAD/CR in the interim.
IR reinstituted coverage of Cuban industrial
And scientific installations at the direction
of the DDI.
February USIB approved a rerised plpn of operptions
for SCIPS.
25X1A9a
OCR detailed to the CIA ADPS
as liaison officer between OCR, ADPS and
SCIPS Rnd as A system analyst on ADPS
studies in OCR areas of interest.
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SR began to process special intelligence
teletype reports.
May OCR Missile Committee established.
June Effecti,!e 4 June a machine-supported CIA
Central Requirements Registry was
estF,blibhed in LS.
-GR installed videlta.pe playbeck equipment
to improve its fhcilities.for covering
television programs of interest to'intelligence.
July USIB disestablished PROCIB.
OCR submitted to the DDS specifications for
A communications system designed to handle
the transmission of information in documents
between OCR and other noirernment agencies.
August OCR was given the responsibility for moni-
toring and funding the State Department's
External Research Staff.
25X1A9a Paul Borel, and
six CODIB representatives attendee e
Internationnl Federation of Information
Processing Congress in Munich. 27 August-
? September, And visited other areas in
Europe to survey information files And
procedures.
September Approval granted for establishment of a
branch library for Office of Genersl
Counsel.
Task Force Team No. 2 of the Agency Man-
power Review Task Force completed a mmnPpwer
review.of OCR.
October First DARE (Document Abstract Recording
Eouipment) machine received in OCR.
November OCR issued"How OCR Can Support Task Force
"9111 e directory of its facilities for the
use of the Agency task team Appointed to
coordinate response to the Cuban crisis.
F OIAb3 b1 To meet special needs of the Curtin crisis, a
joint GR ropram was established
FOIAb3b1 ~rherery the mon-
itored Cuban television and GR exDlo tad
the product on rehalf of the intelligence community.
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Jrnnuary
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February
March 25X1A9a
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Requirements Registry separated from
LS and reconstituted as Requirements
Coordination Staff (RCS)'under'the O/AD/CR.
named head of the staff.
J. J. Hitchcock, DAD/CR, nsmec? head of P
CIA Tesk Force on Cubs (replaced in March).'
SA/AD/CR, presented a staff
study o' clarify the centralized support
activities required to establish a DDI
All-Source Center under OCR management.
OCR ended its support to
University for the mechanical translation
project.
April The position of Executive Assistant (ERA)
bras created in the 0/AD/CR, and Chuck
25X1A9a as named to fill it. W61ter
Special Assistant for Planning/ONE,
became S.c i'al Assistant in the 0/AD/CR.
May
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OCR made responsible for providing a11-source
information support for research and pro-
duction within the DDT Special Center.
J. J. Hitchcock appointed Chief of the newly
established Collection Guidance Staff (CGS)
in the O/DDI. named Acting
DAD/CR.
June Requirements Coordination Staff transferred
from OCR to CGS.
Document dissemination functions of ORR and
special intelligence dissemination function
of OCI transferred to OCR/DD.
of RR appointed Director,
Documents Center.
July John Vance appointed DAD/CR.
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CIA Librarian, assigned as
Publications Procurement Officer in
named CIA Librarian.
,smaller, all-source
IR disestablished and a reoriented/Foreign
Installations Branch established in SR.
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Agreement reached between AD/CR and CIA
Records Management Officer to have CIA Library
microfilm copies of 00, FDD and DDP reports
declared as the record copy for' these
series.
The IG'..s Office submitted its report on its,
second survey of OCR.
The HIC was transferred from the 0/AD to the
CIA library.
The DDI assigned Mr. Borel temporary additional
duty as Special Counselor of the Intelligence
Directorate.
SCIPS presented its final report.to CODIB.
November Mr. Borel appointed to a new position in the
o/DDI--that of Assistant DDT for Management.
December 25X1A9a John Vance appointed ADICR.
Chief/FDD, named DAD/CR. J
named Acting Chief/FDD.
FDD transferred from 00 to OCR, effective 27
December.
1964
January Another piece of DARE equipment received in
25X1A9a OCR and converted for BR use.
February 25X1 Aga appointed Chief/FDD.
25X1A9a appointed Acting Chief/SR, vice Ti pers.
April 25X1A9a J Chief/Admin Staf/OCR, resigned.
25X1A9a named Acting Chief/Admin Staff,
in addition to his duties as SPA/AD/CR.
Deputy to the Special Support
Assistant to the DDS serving the DDP, named
Chief/Admin Staff, but he did not take up his
duties until June.
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, EXA/AD/CR, also appointed DDI
CHIVE Project Officer.
May CIA Library established a focal point to
provide a more centralized Scientific and
Technical Information Service (SATIS) for CIA.
June OCR issued a handbook, OCR: Your Information Center.
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First internal test of the Long Distance
Xerox (LDX) system completed between
BR and DD.
CODIB completed.review'of SCIPS report.
17ame SLIPS dropped end permanent group
known as CODIB Support Staff (CSS)
established within'OCR, staffed by
bIA end CIA officers.
October %DARE equipment in'OCR became fully
operational after 2 years of testing
and modification.
CIA Library completed recataloging of
its collections from the ISC to the
Library of Congress system.
1965
February CIA Library cessed staffing the OTR Language
and Area School branch library.
CIA Regulation HR 51-2 confirmed OCR as the
central point in CIA for arranging and
coordinating the various briefing end
debri*fing programs.
March John Vance, AD/CR, named DDI representative
on the ADP Committee.
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designated Chief/SR.
April Acquisitions Branch of the CIA Library
transferred to FDD.
Systems Analysis Staff (SAS) established
25X1A9a in the O/AD/CR to advise the AD/CR on
improved methods of operations for the
25X1A9a OCR divisions. named SAS Chief.
named Acting CIA Librarian.
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July
Effective 1 May named Chief/SAS.
named Acting CIA Librarian.
Heads of offices in the MI who had been
designated Assistant Directors were redes-
ignated Directors; Deputy Assistant Directors
became Deputy Directors.
OCR appointed an internal task team to design
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and implement P computer-prepared
?nnou ncement list using area And
title indexing vith content indexing
in.depth for priority area only.
This was the beginning of SKAN
(Subject Keyword ANnouncemtnt) con-
centrating on collateral document
coverage of Communist China.
Phase III of CHIVE was organized as
the CHIVE Task Force (CTF), headed
I. chief of the
OC Development Division. Bruce
named Chief of the Requirements
and Plans Group, CTF.
October John Vance, D/CR, named CIA member of
CODIB.
.-Intellofax Reference Service formed
in DD, replacing the Intellofax
Reference Group of the Library.
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rddesignated CIA
Librarian upon his return from
designRted DDI Planning
Officer. eplaced him
As DD/CR. of OBI's MAP
Division named EXA 'D/CR, repls+cina;
appointed to replace
as Chief/Adman Staff/OCR.
He assumed his duties in February 1966.
1966
appointed.Chief, Development
Staff, CPF, vice v?ho was
detailed to State=Department.
Agreement signed and action effected to
merge the Publications rind Map Procure-
ment Programs, with State Department and
CIA representatives signing.
April An LDX circuit between CIA headquarters
25X1A9a building andNPIC became operative.
May 25X1A9a appointed Director/CTF vice
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June 25X1A9a
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appointed Director/Of.-S.
, Assistant
for Administration in NPIC, appointed-
DD/CR.
First computer-prepared issue. of SKAN
distributed for comment.
August OCI and OCR.signed.agreement for the
coordination of,the production of
finished biographic intelligence.
September $ranch library for ORD established.
formed,
Document Systems Group/ consisting of
three new divisions--Dissemination and
25X1A9a Files Division (DFD), headed by J,ouis
25X1 A9a Indexing and Services Division
ISD , headed by Machine
25X1A9a Support Division, MSD , headed by
Group Chief was Robert
of SR
Foreign Installations Branch/redesignated
Foreign Installations Division.
SKAN issued -weekly, with montly accumulations.
and received
November D/CR requested/authorization from the DDI
to acquire an IBM 360/?O computer then
about to be released by OCS. Tmmarm
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ppointed Chief, China Operations
Group, CHIVE Task Force.
SPA/D/CR, designated DDI.
s or cal Officer and Chairman, DDI
Historical Board, in addition to his other
duties. Walter Pforzheimer designated
OCR Historical Officer.
of OCI submitted"Choosing the
OCR File System" to the ADDI after a study
of OCR operations.
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1967
January D/CR submitted plans for the possible
reduction of OCR's personnel strength
by aYout one-third.
LS vas abolished and its functions
transferred to CGS and DCS.'
February Drell Report on merger of and FDD F OIAb3 bl
issued.
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May
July
Terms of feference established for a
User Study Group survey of OCR information
retrieval serviees.
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FDD, except for Acquisitions Branch,
transferred to M. Acquisitions Branch
left to report directly to D/CR._
named Chief, FID.
User study group report recommended
a reorganization of OCR into s document
delivery systems group and a regionally
oriented information services group.
Reorganization Planning Group established.
Deetils of reorganization of OCR announced.
OCR redesignated CRS in HN 1-72, 28 July.
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