EXTERNAL RESEARCH PROJECT TO PROVIDE SUPPORTING RESEARCH FOR INTELLIGENCE ON BIOLOGICAL WARFARE.

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00184389
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: January 21, 2025
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: July 17, 1953

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MEMORANDUM FOR: The Project Review Committee 17 June 1953
THROUGH : Deputy Director/Intelligence
FROM z Assistant idrector, Scientific Intelligence
SUBJECT g ecternal Research Project to Provide Supporting Research
for intelligence on Biological Warfare.
1. PROBLEM
To continue the existing research project with the Department of
Agriculture which was instituted to provide supporting research for
intelligence on Soviet Bloc Biological Warfare by the exploitation of
Soviet, Satellite and German open literature available in the USDA Library.
2. DISCUSSION .
a. The original project established allaipkas shed with the USDA
in 1950 to cover the Agronopy aspec sr anti-crops) of Biological warfare.
The scope of the project was expanded in 1952 to provide for the Veterinary
Medicine aspects (anti-animal) of Biological tiarfare. The expanded
project, redesignated41,00#140-1 was continued by FRC action during FY 1953.
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b. By agreement with a copy of each translation and each abstract
produced will be made available to that Division as a check against
duplication0 allifacilities are used to eupplement those of the project
for translatinP certain material disclosed by the project. It has been
and
period. ityT 0
assuming the work at ,the end of this contract
will review the project in six months to determine
agreed that
the advisibil
c. In the plant science and Veterinary Medicine fields, this project
is the most important source of useful intelligence on Comnunist Bloc
UN activity and constitutes an integral part of 0/511s present overall
program in this field. Extensive use of the material is made in contri-
butions lo NIE's and in other intelligence producti n Annex 1.
At Annex 2 is f �m the
arding certain finished intelligence based
on this project;
d. The project operated during FY 1953 on $50,700. It is proposed
to continuo this project during FY 1954 at about the same level, 050,000
as requested in 0/Si '54 Budget. A detailed breakdown of the estimated
costs is ohown in Annex 3.
3. ACTION RECOMMENDM
13. 3 That extension of Project 'into FY 1954 be approved and that
350,000 be made available for this Purpose.
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ANNEXES:
1. Contributions of Project in FY 1953
2. Letter
3. Zstimated unds Required for FY 1954
CONCURRENCES:
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ACTION BT APPROVING AUTHORITY:
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CONTRIBUTIONS OF PROJECT IN FY 1953
1. To 0/SI Biology Division.
a. To date 3212 new Bibliographic entries have been made and 558
abstracts produced. About 115 translations of 5-10 pages each have
been performed by the project and about 800 pages of translations
have been contracted out through
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b. The output of this project has contributed heavily to the
following projects which complied with the Research and Development
Board request (RDR 123/2, 24 flay 51) for support of the US BW program
being carried out at
1. CIA/SI41110(Sugar Beets)
2, CIA/SI 101111 (TS version of above)
3. CIA/SIA1010,(Herbicides)
1:011111/0Soviet Oats, Rye, and Barley (In
process)
CO The project also supplied basic material for thefollowing projects:
1. 411111Soviet Bacterial Fertilizers
2. #0111101Soviet Agronomic Institutions
3. Leningrad Institute of Plant Fretection
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4. Corn diseases and Corn research in the USSR
5. Lxtensive Cataloging and analysis of plant pathology in the USSR
6. Bibliographies on Soviet: cotton, tobacco, flax, sunflowers.
2. To 0/SI Medicine Division
a. To date 71,121 title cards have been screened, coded and filed by
author, subject and institution. Of this number, 197 selected articles
have been translated. This work provided about 80 percent of the basic
material for the following intelligence production:
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2. 111110, Rinderpest in the USSR (for Camp Detrick) Ar
3. Allik Soviet Veterinary institutions and Personnel
is. VP Soviet Veterinary Administration and Organization
3.. Material obtained from this project was used by Agronomy Branch,
Biology Division, and Veterinary Oedicine Branch, Medicine ivision�
in the preparation of contributions to:
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ESTIMATED FUNDS REQUIRED FOR FY 1954
1. Personnel
ANNEX 3
a. Assigned jointly to both phases:
Screening Russian Accessions
It, Nan Year (G-7) $2,500
Screening accessions from denied
� areas other than USSR
1 Man Year (GS-7) 5,300
Survey, selection, and accession of
serial holding from denied areas
1 Man Year (GS-9) 5,400
Clerk Typists
1 Man Year (05-2) 2,750
1 Man Year (05-3) 2,950
b. Assigned to plant science phase above:
Bibliographer
1 Man Year (GS-7) 4,580
Translator
1 Man Year (GS-7) \- 4,330
c. Assigned to the veterinary medicine phase above:
Bibliographer
- 1 Man Year (GS-7)
1 Man Year (GS-7)
Translator
1 Nan Year (GS-7)
d. New Clerk Typist
1 Man Year (GS-2)
2. Publications (Microfilm from European libraries to
fill gaps in serial holdings
3. Overhead (Supplies, equipment, supervision)
Total Cost
4,580
' 4,330
4,330
2,750
1,500
4,700
$50,000
The natural shift in emphasis from collection of titles to manipulation
and exploitation thereof as the project becomes longer established will
necessitate the addition of the third clerk-typist (GS-2) listed above
and the elevation of the more experienced clerk-typist now with the
project to semi-bibliographic work. In-grade raises have increased the
total of salaries required. The only promotions now expected are from
GS-3 to GS-4 and from 05-2 to 05-3. A Bibliographer GS-7 soon to be
promoted to 05-9 will be rotated out of the project and replaced by
another GS-7.
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Concurrence of theill11160111111110111 is based on:
a. The agreements as set forth in paragraph 2b
of this project.
b. The further under5tar2ding theta
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will receive a copy
of each translation and of each abstraoto
BELIGE as a check against duplication but
also for the purpose of making such trans-
lations and abstracts available to all members
of the intelligence community as a service of
common concern. '
(2) The review of liar at the end
of six months by OSI and will be to d;
determine the advisability ofalikassuming 41:14,
or any cart of, the work at the end of the
con ract perrad.
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