ACTIVITY REPORT FOR DECEMBER 1958

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62S00231A000100100004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 30, 1998
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: December 31, 1958
• Content Type: MEMO

ce Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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Chief, Industrial Division, ORR DATE: 31 December 1958
FROM : Chief, Military Economics Branch, D/I
SUBJECT: Activity Report for December 1958
1. Status of Branch Projects
a. 39.2380, Article Numbers Used for the Allocation of Soviet
LL~litary Expenditures.
The draft of this project has been completed and
is undergoing Branch review.
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b. 39.2381, Soviet Military Manpower 19)+7-1958. 25X1 A9a
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The draft of this project is in process of completion.
c. 39.2382, Soviet Military Personnel Pay.
The draft of this project has been completed and is
being reviewed in the Branch.
d. 39.2383, Soviet Military Prices and Ruble-Dollar Ratios
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The work on this project is progressing on schedule.
e. 39.2384, Soviet Military Expenditures, 19)+7-63.
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2. Status of Support Projects
a. 30.2201, Soviet Military Expenditures Through 1964.
No terms of reference have been formulated for this
project, due to St/PR on 3 August 1959. Preliminary work is
being initiated.
b. )+0.2238, Sino-Soviet Bloc Foreign Economic Activities.
January 195 estimate)
Although this project was scheduled for completion
on 1 December 1958, no terms of reference have been received.
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c. S# 408, An Interpretation of Naum Jas 's "Defense"
Calculations As Reported In The Baltimore Sun.
This support project was completed on 24 December 1958.
3.
Changes in Estimates
Nothing to report.
4.
Relationships with Other Components
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a. On 4 December 1958, iscussed certain aspects
of Soviet military research, development, testing and evaluation
expenditures as reflected in the ORR contribution to NIE 11-4-58,
IP-643, with an interservice group chaired by Col. Deverall of the
Joint Staff and with Mr. Walsh and Comdr. Inman of the Staff of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
The purpose of these discussions was to assist the services
in the Joint Staff context in developing an estimate of Soviet
research and development with particular reference to guided missles
and space. Eventually the services, particularly the Navy and the
Air Force withdrew from the exercise. We refused to permit our
participation to be construed on CIA concurrence in the final product
on the basis of the fact that the appropriate channels for obtaining
such concurrence would hive to include GMIC, ONE, the Board of
National Estimates and the USIB.
b. On 4 December 1958, provided 25X1A9a
information to MR. Edward Moon of ACSI on Chinese Communist munitions
imports and inventories.
5. Future Plans
Nothing to report.
6. Other Problems and Recommendations
Nothing to report.
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