MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00981R000200270030-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 26, 2013
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: July 6, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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6 July 1988
MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Officer, Office of Logistics
Acting Chief, Printing and Photography Group, OL
SUBJECT: Major Accomplishments
1. Per your verbal request, provided below are the major
accomplishments of the Printing and Photography Group (P&PG) for the
past year:
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S E C R E T
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E. Printing and Photography Group (P&PG) completed the printing
of the unclassified version of the World Factbook in June 1988.
This version contained 300 pages of text, 13 full color maps and
required the printing of 25,102 copies which utilized 36 rolls of 35
inch paper. This amount of paper is roughly equivalent to 189
miles, enough to reach from Washington D.C. to Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. These books will be bound by a commercial binder.
The classified version is to be completed in July 1988 and will
consist of 110 pages with 7,000 copies required.
F. FBIS/JPRS Support - Printing and Photography Group (P&PG)
continued its support to the foreign Broadcast Information Service
(FBIS) during the first quarter of FY-88. FBIS asked for three more
electronic compositors to satisfy their publishing requirements, and
P&PG agreed to supply these personnel. This brings the number of
positions supplied by FBIS for staffing by P&PG to 0
Additionally, approximately 70% of the Joint Publications Research
Service (JPRS) reports have been added to the electronic publishing
network with an impressive reduction in the numbers of finished
pages produced due to compaction of text through typesetting. P&PG
will continue to support the publishing requirements of FBIS, and a
new Memorandum of Agreement between FBIS and P&PG has been drafted
detailing the obligations and commitments of each component.
G. Videotape replication performed by the Printing and
Photography Group (P&PG) has shown a remarkably sharp rise in the
past few years. In order to meet this ever-increasing demand for
unclassified videotapes, P&PG opened its new Videotape Replication
Center during the second quarter of FY-88. This
center has 200 recorders on-line, and has tripled P&PG's replication
capability. This center is managed by one P&PG staff employee with
WAE employees performing the majority of the replication tasks.
These WAE's are cleared only to the Secret level, thereby
significantly reducing the time required to hire and, clear employees
H. Printing and Photography Group continues to stay abreast of
trends in the printing and publishing industry, and has recently
established a consultant position for all Agency components to
assist in the selection of software for Desktop Publishing. Also,
P&PG is in the process of acquiring hardware and software to
incorporate desktop publishing into P&PG's electronic prepress
system. This will allow users of certain desktop publishing systems
to electronically transmit files to P&PG for output on existing
photogtypesetters in order to obtain high quality output for those
to perform this unclassified videotape replication.
publications destined for traditional printing.
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I. Printing and Photograhy Group (P&PG) placed a Canon Color
Laser Copier into service in the Photography Branch during the
second quarter of FY-88. This device has been nothing short of
phenomenal. Not only has the color copier allowed the Group to
offer an expedited turn around for its customers, but it has also
eased the priority workload of the Color Section. The Canon copier
generated more than 6,000 prints in it's first four weeks of
operation. Satisfied customers have come from all Agency components
and the intelligence community. Some products have been delivered
to the White House. In addition, this copier has brought new
customers to P&PG.
OL/P&PG
(9July88)
Distribution
Orig - Addressee
1 - OL/P$PG Official
1 - OL/P&PG Chrono
l - OL/P&PG/PP&SS Official
1 = OL Files
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