CIA MOVIE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00780R001400060009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: December 8, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT : CIA Movie
1. This memorandum is for your information. It reports actions taken
or in process to produce a movie about CIA for use with selected public groups.
2.. Pursuant to your request that I undertake this project, I met in
August with the. Legislative Counsel and representatives from each Directorate
to consider a number of basic questions associated with such a movie, to
solicit ideas on its content, and to plan its production. Tentative agreement
was reached at that meeting to have the Film Unit of the Office of Training
produce the movie and to make it a 30-minute color film showing: (1) why
the U. S. needs a centralized intelligence system, (2) where we fit into the
overall Government structure, and (3) something of what we do.
3. Following our August meeting, ideas for the movie were submitted
by a number of individuals throughout the organization. Then on 7 November
a proposed synopsis of the film, prepared by I of OTR, was 25X1
reviewed by essentially the same group that had met in August (and which I
expect to continue to look to for assistance in critiquing the remaining produc-
tion steps). We found the synopsis generally in line with expectations and
instructedi to proceed with the "rough script" which he expects
to have in first draft by 31 January 1967. If that looks satisfactory, a "shoot-
ing script" should be ready by late March.
4. By using as much stock footage as possible, we hope to hold down the
cost of the film and believe that a "rough cut" can be completed by late June.
Animation, music, dubbing, and so forth will take perhaps another six weeks
Some compression in the time schedule may be possible, but the sequence of
steps will generally follow that indicated ct..
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5. I would be most grateful for any suggestions or reactions you m
have on what we have done thus far and our projected plans.
25X1
x. L. nerman
Deputy Director
for Support
C. e i fin. ~ i1t (
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