MONTHLY REPORT - AUGUST 1957

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00137A000100020040-4
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: August 30, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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ce iviemoranaUrn ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO Chief, Industrial Division, ORR
FROM : Chief, Aircraft Branch, D/I
SUBJECT: Monthly Report August 1957
DATE: 30 August 1957
1. Accomplishments
a. Branch projects submitted
(1) Project No. 33.1731 Estimation of the Floorspace of
Soviet Airframe Plants, Vol. VI, Plant 23.
(2) Project No. 33.1732 Estimation of the Floors ace of
Soviet Airframe Plants, Vol. VII, Plant 116.
b. Other projects submitted
(1) Contribution to Project No. 40.1991 Growing Strength
of Soviet Civil Aviation.
(2) Contribution to Project No. 00.1985 Specific Priority
Special Requirements.
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c. Special research
60 hours Country time.
d. Others
(1) Memorandum (transmitted by OCI/ASES for AFCIN-3 regarding
I/AR comments on minutes of the Aircraft
Production Conference.
25X1X7 (2) Memorandum for SA/AD regarding coordination of the
25X1 X7 Conference.
(3) Comments on a draft concerning metals in the USSR.
(4+) Memorandum submitted Chief D/I on Survey of ERA Branch
Files.
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2. Training
None
3. Trips
None
4. Administrative
No change
5. Plans
25X1A9a a. MWEplans to visit ATIC on 3 September to gather
material for Project No. 10.1505.
b.
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25X1A9a c. will represent the
25X1 X7 25X1 X7 branch at the Fifth Aircraft Conference in
25X1A9a - 11-19 November. It is planned that will
25X1 A6a receive also field orientation in
25X1A9a d. Arrangements have been made for to participate
in an external training course at Boeing Airplane Company,
Wichita, Kansas - 30 September, 11 October.
25X1A9a 25X1A9a e. j^^^j^ plans to take analysts
25X1 A9a and to The Martin Co., Middle River, Maryland
on 11 September.
6. Problems
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is seeking employment elsewhere in the Agency.
As she is a capable analyst in the USSR area, her transfer would
put a heavy load on the trained analysts in the branch.
Recommendations
A review of USAF Study AIS 3-42, November 1956, indicates that
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it has included the bulk of the material proposed in the terms
of reference for I/AR Branch Project No. 33.1692 The Soviet
Aircraft Industry, 1951+-57. It is recommended that No. 33.1692
be considered for possible cancellation.
8. Other information
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