ORD Microfilm Program

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88B00553R000100170041-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 7, 1998
• Sequence Number: 41
• Publication Date: August 10, 1971
• Content Type: MF

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11) AUG 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Analysis Division
Acting Chief, Applied Physics Division
Chief, Biological Sciences Division
Chief, Medical & Behavioral Sciences Division
Chief, Optics Division
Chief, Physics-Chemistry-Division
Chief, Procurement Management Staff
Chief, Radio-Physics Division
Chief, Special Projects Group
SUBJECT : ORD Microfiche Program
REFERENCE General Notice No. 47
. 1. ORD has recently completed the pilot run of a microfilming
program to determine the feasibility of maintaining microfiche records
in lieu of retiring hard copy files to the Records Center at-
The proposed program was coordinated with DD/S&T, the Agency Records
Management personnel and Printing Services Division prior to the
implementation of the pilot run. As a result of the run, ORD is
establishing the program as a standard operating procedure. The
procedure is described in the attached General Notice No. 47.
2. Implementation of the Microfiche Program will accomplish. the
following:
a. Reduce the space required for records storage from a
matter of cubic feet to a few cubic inches.
b. The division secretaries will no longer be required
to keep files until they have a full box for retirement and
will not be required to prepare the documentation required
for retirement.
c. The microfiche cards will be maintained in the Registry
and will, therefore, be readily accessible to authorized personnel.
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3. Microfiche readers and reader/printers will be purchased as
usage requires.
25X1A9a 4. General Notice No. 47 applies only to microfilming of contract
files Tatypresent. Should there be a necessity for filming other files
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consulted about the establishment of a procedure for handling such
a requirement.
model for future requirements.
5. The DD/S&T has expressed a great deal of ;interest in the
intent of ORD to establish this microfilming program and the results
of the pilot run. The implementation of such a program is being
considered for the entire directorate. Since ORD will be the first
component of DD/S&T to start such a program, we will serve as the
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General Notice No. 47
strative Officer
Office of Research and Development
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