30 NOVEMBER 1954 BRIEFING OF THE TASK FORCE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: November 30, 1954
• Content Type: MFR

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30 November 1954
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: 30 November 1954 Briefing of the Task Force
en Intelligence Activities
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1. T session with the
briefings by the 25X1A8a
terminated the
2. Colonel Lane was particularly interested in the functioning of
the In project, report and source evaluations, and in Scientific
intelligence and Support. He spent a great deal of time examining project
evaluations and is learning about the flew of reports and especially
how fast and how well we satisfy the requirements of our customers.
3. During the OIS briefing, Colonel Lane was striving to determine
whether there vras any duplication of effort with that of OCD. The
briefing specifically painted out that there was very little duplication.
Nevertheless, Colonel Lane commented, "I realise that because of the
setup, some duplication is inevitable -- but probably this is healthy."
4. Colonel Lane is intensely interested in Scientific Intelligence
and Support. He remarked, believe Scientific Intelligence is of the
greatest importance because it is imperative that we learn how the
Russians are planning to hurt us." With regard to the program,
he asked whether it would be possible to get more scientific intelligence
and material if more funds were made available. He was pleased to
learn that the Agency is doing as much as is feasible at the present time.
5. Colonel Lane was especially interested in "paper mills and
the manner by which we inform and thus protect other agencies concerning
any that we turn off.
6. Colonel Lane is taking very few notes, but continues to gather
instructions, notices, aids and studies for future reading. Today we
forwarded the following material as per his request:
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a. Memo dated 26 Nov 54
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Ft Trainina Officer with attachment.
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b. NEWS HIGHL1QHTS Supplement dated 11 August 1954,
No. 32-54; subject: Rastvortrv Is
c. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS SUPPLEMENT
No. 44-54.
d.
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Sample Group Information Reports Itv ua
7 October 1954,
h. Sample Individual Information Report Evaluation.
report dtd 11 May 1954; subject: A Study of
Evahiation of Information Reports Produced
by the destine Services (Copy 92).
j. Ouide to Emergency Reporting.
k. a Memorandum No. 393 dated 21 September 1954 fr
Chief,to Reports Officers and Typists; subject:
hastructSWor the Preparation and Routing of Positive
Intelligence Memoranda.
I.iriXif4(80D13 - 42309) did November 1951; subject:
(Copy No. 19).
ad 23 January 1953; subject: Reporting and
Dissemination of Positive Intelligence Information
(Copy 26)
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