WORKING GROUP ON FOREIGN LAUNGUAGE DOCUMENTS UNDER (Sanitized) SUB-COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03131A000100050005-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 20, 2001
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 15, 1952
• Content Type: MF

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15 August 19Q
SUBJECT: Workin Grou on Foreign Language Documents under
STATINTL EIC Sub-Committee
1. The stated task of the current working group on foreign language
documents is~~to determine how best use can be made of available foreign
language documents f According to the findings and the recommendations in
July 1949 of the Inter-departmental Ad Hoc Committee on Exploitation of
Foreign Documents, and according to the record of CIA and other ILC re-
quirements served on FDD, this group's purpose of how available foreign
documents can be best used is closely related to, if not identical with
FDD's 5-year old assignment and experience. Therefore it would seem that
the interest of this group could be more effectively promoted by FDD
membership. This would enable the framers of any plan to draw from FDD's
experience (if such a plan is to be different from that of the 1949 committee).
2. Instead of mentio to the matter of FDD repre&_PA6M1L
STATINTL (a question with which is amiliar), and since mem ~e
may not be desirable fr o standpoint according t Y
this Tate I asked the group's chairman, f 0 , o ep TINTL
&fice current on the findings of meetings su sequen to that held on 14 August
(this In view of the similarit between FDD's assignment and the purpose of the
STATINTL working group unde EIC Sub-Committee).
STATINTL 3. aid he not only will gladly comply with the request
2 above se g m tes of later meetings to this Office, but also will
keep 00 current on his following plan of action:
a. Member Agencies' draft papers on "how foreign language
materials can be best utilized" are to be submitted to the Group's
Chairman by 25 August 1952.
"also to PPO's, etc."by 5 September for comments.
b. Based on these papers, a. above, draft STATINTL
proposal will be forwarded to 00 and other interested Office/s,
c. Next group meeting, after 5 September, is to discuss the
draft, b. above, revised In consideration of comments given by its
recipients.
STATINTL
4. Sinc stated that his Group will not be concerned with
the "mechanics o ow We matmials are brought to the consuming analysts
(the 14 August meeting was mostly devoted to just that), it is difficult to
foresee how findings can result from this effort different or more advantageous
than the recommendations finxally made after 5 months' thorough study by
the Inter-departmental Ad Hoc Committee on Foreign Documents in July 1949.
STATINTL
cc: Acting Chief, FDD
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