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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP54-00177A000100090075-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 23, 2002
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: March 4, 1952
• Content Type: REGULATION

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14 'arch 1952
The Printing & Reproduction Division is responsible for
providing reproduction ad printing services to CTA, the National
Security Council, and other government agencies when authorized,
including offset and letter press printing, platemaking, photo-
engraving, mimeographing, dittoing, ozalid printing, all types of
photographic work, i.e., photostating, microfilming, film dugM-
eating, enlarging, motian picture printing and developing, color
printing, and final collation, binding and dissemination of CIA
reports, maps, and surveys, collected, compiled, or required by
various activities of the agency.
The Photographic Branch is responsible for all photo-repro-
duction in the Agency. .The following services are available in
one of the five different sections: (1) photocopying accomplished
on photostat machines or ozalid machines; (2) microfilm accomplished
on 16, 35, and 70 mm copying cameras. The necessary deep tanks
and automatic processor$ are available to develop, fix and wash
these films. An ozaphane machine is also available to make film
duplicates. A. Dupree printer is also available to make film
copies of 16 and 35 mm motion picture films. (3) Camera and
Layout - where large films are made as an integral step in the
photo-offset printing process. Here a 20Y24 ATF camera 19 a.? ll-
:=ile and the necessary dark room facilities for processing these
large size films. (4) ,raphio photography - this compares to
commercial photography and ranges in size from 35 mm to 8x10
negatives. Copying cameras are available and also enlargers to
make prints from postage stamp size to large bromides forty by
sixty inches. For mass nr_nt production, microtronic printers
and processors are available. (5) Color photography - the necessary
cameras and dark room facilities are available for copying colored
charts, diagrams, etc., and for making Ansco color prints up to
8 x 10 inches in size.
The responsibilities of this Branch include the general house-
keeping duties of the Division plus finishing operations that are
necessary to complete a,ob and get it in the hands of the user.
F performs the finishing operations on jobs that
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originate in o one Photographic and Printing Branches. Those
activities include doll*ting, folding, inserting, stapling, stitching,
drilli'g, trimming, etc,, that becomes necessary to complete a 25)(1
particular task. All paper cutting and perforating is accomplished
here. Availat3e equipment includes paper cutters, drills, stitching
folding, collating, gathering, and gluing machines. The
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PLANT SERVICES BRANCH (CONTINUED)
Oprepares reproduced materials for distribution to the
various requestors. Mailing lists and addressing tasks are
accomplished in this section. Graphotype and addressing machines
are available as is tying and tape pasting machines. The Supply
al s responsible for providing adequate operating
supplies to the Division at all times. The requesting, receiving,,
and warehousing of all supplies and equipment is performed in this
section. The regraining of plates and disposition of classified
waste are functions of this unit. Power lifts, plate regrainers
and paper destruction machines are all available in this Section.
The Printing Branch is responsible for providing printing
facilities for the agency. Five main services are provided in
this Branch, i.e., composition, printing, platemaking,..photo-
engraving, and duplicatin,T. The is responsi- 25X1A
ble for the preparation. of copy from rough draft to a finished
form for printing. Electromatic typewriters, varitype, and 11-no-
type machines are available. The is capable of 25X1A
printing both by the direct letter press and offset printing methods?25X1A
Letter presses available include a l4x20 Chandler & Price Job Press
and two l4x20 Miehle Vertical Presses. Offset presses include one
l x20 and two 17x22 Webendorfer presses. The is
responsible for providing plates for the offset presses regardless
of size. Facilities are available for making both albumen and deep
etch plates. The 's to provide line or half- 25X1A
tone cuts for use on e -direct a er Dresses. Etchin baths and
routing machines are available. The is comnrised2 5X1A
of facilities to satisfy small office reproduction needs such as
multilithing, mimeographin and dittoing. Ditto, mimeograph, and
Model 1250 multilith machines are available.
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