POSSIBLE REDUCTION OF AIR FORCE TRANSLATION OF SOVIET DOCUMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00509R000100030008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: August 21, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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NIEMGRANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intell~ge~c~~ ,\~' r
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FROM:
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SUBJECT: Possible Reduction of Air Force Translation of
Soviet Documents
1. (U) Action Requested: None. This is for your information only.
2. (C) Background:
a. You may recall discussing our Open Source Collection
(OSCOL) review at the 4th of August luncheon meeting. You
mentioned that you had heard-that the Air Force is cutting back
its program of translation of'Soviet papers in the field of
military doetrin.e, and you asked whether this is correct.
b. 4~de have made a number of checks on this subject, and are
unable to find any indication to that effect. The Air Force's Soviet
Awareness program, which is particularly concerned with Soviet
military doctrine, uses some of the same facilities we are dealing
with in our OSCOL review. None of them is aware of any cutback
in translations.
c. The translation facility which directly supports the Air
Force's Soviet Awareness program, as well as other Air Force interests
in Soviet doctrinal material, is the Literature Research Division
of the Air Force Intelligence Service (AFIS) Directorate of Soviet
Affairs (AFIS/INCF). It is presently processing its 15th volume in
the continuing "Soviet Military Thought" series with volumes 16-18 at
various manuscript stages. T'he monthly AFIS "Soviet Selected Press
Translations," a regular 30-40 page selection of Soviet writings
on military doctrine strate and foreign affairs, continues
undiminished. who heads the Division, advises
that the "Soviet M li cry oncep s series is also continuing without
reduction. This series, which consists of selected transla on of
the "Soviet Military Encyelopedia,l0 was originally planne o;~ a
total translation; it has been reduced to selections fob cop~~ight
reasons, not because of manpower reduetiona..
d. I trust that this responds to your query.
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