REPORT OF THE USIB METRIC PANEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85-00988R000400060008-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 25, 1973
• Content Type: MF

Approved For Relee 200
USIB-D-27.8/2
25 February 1974
UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOAR D
MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
SUBJECT Report of the USIB Metric Panel
REFERENCE USIB-D-27. 8/1, 6 August 1973
1. The enclosed memorandum from the Chairman of the USIB
Metric Panel with its attachments transmit the subject report for USIB
consideration. Pursuant to USIB direction in the reference, the report
was prepared to determine the desirability and impact of converting to
the metric system of units for intelligence reporting. The Panel considered
the impact on intelligence collection and production components and on
their customers but made no attempt to consider the impact on components
which develop or use hardware even though such hardware may later be
built to metric specifications.
2. The attached discussion, pages 1-7, and the appendices present
an account of the Panel's activities and analyses. The Panel's
recommendations are contained in paragraph 4 of Dr. Nall's memorandum.
USIB ACTION REQUESTED
3. Board Members are requested to advise the Secretariat by close
of business 6 March of their concurrence or other views on the
recommendations in paragraph 4 of Dr. Nall's memorandum.
Acting Exec tiv Secretary
Exempt from general declassification schedule of
E. O. 11652, exemption category 5B (Z). Automatically
declassified on: Date Impossible to Determine.
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