TAB A. REQUIREMENTS GUIDE FOR AFRICA

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PECUU1C
. H Ulh. aMENT$ GUIDE FOR A F'RICA
N-*Wsp&p*ra and Journals have been ordered on a aub
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basis from sum arty (40) countries and territories in Africa. These
subscriptions are norms placed by the PPO in the fall of each year,
sad are reordered each suece,cIng year unless cancelled. .Last.
principal and/or constituent post In Africa has its files the order
OW*tt=S Memoranda (OW`s) which cite the title. publisher, cost,
?te. , of each serial publication ordered.
B, s o a s
o "a- ha are ordered s ? se t 't t t
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ea
r
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herd poasibU, references taken from current African bibl.io-
graphi+es Or re are cited 14 these Orders, which also identify the
tithe, author, publisher, Place of pubUcation, pagination, and date.
Aral publicstiense, such as yearbooks, directories, etc., are ordered
Once a year in a manner similar to the annual subscription process for
-spapers and journals.
C.
The quaadity of and cost authority to be cited for telephone directories
required b participatin, agenci+ is noted in unclassified circular air
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$r CA 1264, dated Z5 ,ptem*er 1962, which is sent to all American
diplomatic and consular posts. This requirement is revised annually.
i3. Di irw morn C caular LA s
classified CA - 2
E.
(12) copies of all such lists are requested in un-
of 24 August
of five () espies of 841 Foreign ice lists are requested
cti
ce subjects, both historical and contemporary,
ed 19 September 1982, classified CONFI_
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. apecelative works on political. Oe om.ic.. scien-
y works, general and specific, are desired for
PR C+C` E N?1 BY > A FRIC A
of copies required is given after *aeh publication
are to bee transmitted only if they are of current
y s of publicatl?ans which are N' required are listed in the
A. Politics
1. Domestic policies and programs;
national politics;
ti, activities and prospects of groups
3. Political organizations and personalities on all levels;
4. Official statements of government policy;
S. Censorship and other political restrictions;
6. selection as;
Propaganda;
8. National laws and general codes of laws;
9. Text Of new national constitution or proposed or
adopted changes in existing constitution;
10. International groups: names of members, dates of
conferences and meetings and names of participant
.
delegates, agenda, and texts of speeches delivered;
11. Current interaatia l relations: international laws,
teens of treaties and international agreements.
Juridical studies of issues at dispute between East
and West, recent diplomatic history;
Communism; Soviet and Chico= penetration, interna-
tional, Communist movement, Communist front organi-
-
tions natiewl Citii
,ommuns organzaton;
B. LconomiCs and Politico- cono ]jcs
1 . Re+.arch and development (including reference to L.S.
i stment) in dom*stic and international finances
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(especially Sovbloc and Chicom activities), industry,
Comm ce, trade, labor, transportation, logistics,
and other major se gment s of the national economy;
3
2. Economic conditions, plans, policy, and investments; 6
3. Existence and development of natural resources; 3
4. Trade fairs;
S. Taxes;
:. Report of ministries;
7. National annual budgets;
8. National statistical compilations;
9. Census publieatioas, national in. scope;
10. Technical brochures, catalogs, annual reports,
boaso organs dealing with industrial installations,
power plans, facilities, commercial firms;
11. Negotiation, acceptance, and implementation of
So+aioc economic aid;
12. Basic statutes, by-laws, constitutions of labor
unions.
C. Scieese as Tec to
1.
2.
fie and tecicsl publications reporting
advances, accomplishments, projects, plans,
policies at the professional level;
uction;
3. Organization, personnel, and activities of Govern
stries, universities, and research
zations engaged in fields of science and
elogy;
4. gino-Soviet scientific and technical aid,
D. Social and. Cultural Fa ors
1. Educaatio ;
2. Standard of living;
3. Public health;
.. ii' n1~ tl ~Y Yak.
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S. Igmployment, unemployment and old-age problems,
Der agraph7;
7.
Cultural achievements and trends;
9.
p .
Cultural exchanges with $ino-Soviet bloc;
Crime especially statistics).
1.
Physi
?:.
Tourist guidebooks, s, brochures, etc. ;
7
3.
Road atlases;
3
4.
city/tows plans:
3
6.
Ga te'ers
F.
Military and Inter*al
eurit
1.
Ct
2.
Internal se
raporta)t
ces (especially police
.
Military theory,
4.
N? ,tiation. acceptance, and implement
Sirr -Soviet bloc military aid;
C.
iblicati
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,general or speeciali according to natit
profeData" , religion, etc
Government directories and registers;
;ions translated into English;
publlcationa;
*111"ous materials
1. Wbo's Who dtrectoriea of all psrofessionns.
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Tribal o r isiations and customs;
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dal registers-
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eabsesia1 s"i -tiee r and institutions concerned
with So al em s. science, education, technology,
politics, ecri-cm, military;
S. Membership lists or directories of
re:itieas, institutions, and research
4. City and commercial directories; 4
A;
rvice personnel and appointment lists,
S. Qradt
of colleges and universities 2
ceame*aters a
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tonal or ization publications identifying
11.
embers;
rction; of periodicals devoted to biographic
*on ruing personalities;
of cientifie, technical, economic,
t$oftl other professional
reference to personalities;
is,
iii biograp aiea and autobiographies of living
perswalitiea re dless of pr `es Mon;
14. Trade and commercial directories;
IS. Es t-bnport Directories;
19. bhtp registers;
17. Yearbooks. pronland specialized, -veernmental
nd a t-ve ee teat (excluding titles specif
by 0
Comm icaticans t eetables and facilities,
are and almanacs (not specifically requested) 3
is of press, radio, and TV
bilingual (into any other league,
*a general and specialized
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3.
requested;
ai S-zet .
new*pa rs,
iub . iptions
e. Press catalogs, book lisi
Ica y requested:
1. F%"cati
4.
S. Popilarizations V
subjects;
dins
bona of of
diplom
are rsqueetr by se
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TAB B.
UIDE FOR :i TINA Eh ICA
A. $erl Publtcatii
Hale have been ordered on a subscription
basis from s me thirty-five (35) countries and possessions in Central
and South America.. These substripti? na are normally placed by the
PPO in the fall of each year, and are reordered each succeeding year
unless cancelled. Each principal and/or constituent post in Latin
America has in its files the order gyrations Memoranda (OM's)
which cite the title, publisher, coat, etc., of each serial publication
ordered.
B. Books and i a- h s
Books and monographs are ordered Off' a throughout the year.
Wherever possible, references taken from current Latin American
bibliographies or catalogs are cited in these orders, which also identify
the title, author, publisher, place of pusblication, pagination, and date.
Annual publications, such as yearbooks, directories, etc.,. are ordered
once a year in a manner similar to the annual subscription process for
newspapers and journals.
C .
tea
'the quantity of and cost authority to be cited for telephone direc-
tories required by participating agencies is noted In unclassified circa
airgram CA -3284, dated 2 i pt ber 1962, which is sent to all American
diplomatic and consular posts. This requirement is revised annually.
D. DiPlomatic and Consular Lists
A total of twelve (12) copies of all. such lists are requested in un-
classified CA-2188 of 24 August
18.
E. ore. ance Lists
A total of five (5) copies of all oreign Office lists are requested
iclassifted CA-5544 of 20 November 1962.
E'. Wstorrical Intelligence Collection (HIC)
paciel Intelligence subjects, both historic
~ ., requires in books, monographs, and serf
1 in CA -3045, dated 19 September 1"2,
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P :U. :1E T BY LATIN AMLE
Selection activity
of certain broad excius:
I . Publications more than a year old.
2. Publications origixting in other than the host country,
except those found to be unobtainable in the country of
nominal origin for any reason. This exclusion covers
translations of publications originating in other countries
into the local language even though the translation is actually
published in the host country.
3. b chool and college textbooks.
ficala and nerwapaprs which are
rly transmitted under the CI .p' program or in
response to IN14 Fp specific orders.
5. Popularizxtions' of science, technology and scholarly
subjects.
8. g its of otherwise suitable works (unless the original
edition is believed not to have been submitted - - see Item
No. 1, above). Now. revised- editions Abe sent, however.
7. "i'elepuhane directories, dtplomatic/crnisular lists,
ice lists. These are specifically requested under separate
instructions.
Unordered s scr -atic s to new periodicals or newspapers.
Sam de issues,, however, shy be provided whenever possible
accompen yet y an evaluating report on the publication and/or
its publisher.
13. General
1. Scholarly and po a r works in and on the following fields are
desired: (Speculative works on political, economic, social and
scientific theory are wanted only if they are of current interest
and importance.)
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nd developments;
b. acieentific conditions and developments;
c. Current international relations;
.3. Economic conditions and developments;
e. Texts of treaties and revisions
2. Newspapers and per
f 1
Sample copies of non-ordered newspapers and periodicals.
Special attention should be given to supplying samples and
availability data of provincial publications, semi-denied or
seami-clandestine publications of local "subversive." (i.e.,
any grp out of favor with the current regime of a country
may be "subversive" In Latin America) groups . 2 w 4
the "Annuals . st*):
a. Biographical publications: Who's who, government
directories and registers, social registers, city and
commercial directories, membership Hats of learned
ons: catalogs and price
and bookseller trade; 4
c . Dictionaries: mono-, bi-,. and multi-lingual
dictionaries, glossaries, etc.;
ci. Definitive encyclopedias; I
e. National official yearbooks and national stati$tcl
compilations;
Ship registers, publications on shipbuilding Pad
repair facilities, including both commercial and
military;
Trade, c
lea, etc.; 3
sioval societies, internetionsi organizations
xport directories;
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elf 1 ~ tpC Jallk ,. Lr*ie or,
a t a, i u tIt sat
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8. External Bloc relations: Scholarly publications
(which may or may not originate locally) concerning
Bloc political and economic objectives in under-
developed countries -_ emphasis on Latin Amoricaaa,
but not exclusively so; the future of Bloc trade with
the West. particularly Latin America; information on
the economic and political integration of the Bloc;
politico-economic problems of individual Bloc countries
in regard to intro-Bloc specialisation, trade, and
joint investment projects; Bloc foreign trade planning;
influence of Soviet Seven (and Twenty) Year Plan
Bloc economic activity; effects of the polycentrist
disagreements in the international Communist move -
ment on local Communists, Comm uni.st-front, pro-
Communist and pre-Castroite groups. (,NOTE.- the
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loc
erm
must be understc ! to include Cvb&Tn
9. Statistical compilations: ollable, comprehensive
statistical publications from private groups are
desired on commerce, industry, mining, agriculture,
construction, transportation, finance, population
trends, education and vital statistics, including
instructions for aand{y gdiscussions Hof statistical defini-
"ions, compositj} ion and co@7erages.
10. Political ephemera Pamphlets, posters, handbills
and other desiderata of political interest either pub-
lished locally or received from any foreign source;
publications of political parties and of labor, peasant,
emigre, student, religious, veterans and other groups
engaged to political activities. Election and pre-
election materials are most Important.
Specific
The following statements of requirements art to be under
stood to be supplemental to the general requirements, above,
and not (repeat, NOT) simply amplified restatements
i . Industrial: Industrial installations, including power
plants and gasworks; industrial catalogues, specifi-
cations, standards, price lists and publications in-
tended for customer or toner-shipper groups from
Industrial firms of totelligenco interest; classifi-
cations of industrial commodities similar to the US
Standard Classification of Industrial Commodities.
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sportation: Copies of timetables, maps of
4.
routes, route schedules of airlines, railroads, ship
Lines, bus and track lines, and specific data on pipe-
lines.
oks and publics ti
, resorts, cities. counties and geographical
Machine translations: Machine translation, machine
systems of information storage and retrieval techni-
ques, programs and experimental results - include
data on Bloc countries and others when available.
6. Bloc I conomics: Publications lisped In the Bloc
eyries, or loo under Bloc rect:on
ca-_acally printed Span. or ar uguese, etc.,
translations of Bloc publications) such as trade
Journals, monographs, statistical compilations, etc.,
dealing with basic materials of -oduction, e.g., fuels
and power (coal, petroleum and petroleum products;
therma-. and hydroelectric energy); ferrous
and son-ferrous minerals and metals, basic
materials industry's economics either in its entirety
or on special components of these industries such us
indust.rial, housix , transport and other construction
labor force and productivity, construction costs,
mechanization, the cement industry, rock products.
etc.
which discuss extraction and production, production
facilities- quality, prices, investment, distribution
and consumption; also, publications on the construction
nd important agricultural products; publications
7. Guided Missiles: Bloc countries only.. Populari -
. ations such as those general articles appearing in
'UF,88 F are not wanted; confine selection to reason.
ably technical or professionally
such as those intended for scientists, engineers or
military audiences. Any and all such da:
guided missiles and/or space programs, including
photographs and sketches of the missiles and their
associated equipment. Details are desired on the
scope of programs, research and development,
production, deployment, capabilities, costs, etc.
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and TV Directories: Lists or directorie
s' biographies, any p Zlic ation con-
..
graphic information on significant Blot per
litie a .
i 1. International Organizations; ? cial publications of
all types of International organizations which identify
offic er s and memle r s .
religion, etc.
ed according to entrants' nationality, pro-
Wh&1 type directories and reference books
13. Yearbooks, state cl l+enda
published by governmental or
14. School catalogs-. Any and all university. technical,
Soviet diplomatic notes, official pronouncements and
collections of i hrushev's speeches.
Spanish or Portuguese language publications containing
detailing their orpt.nizatlonal affiliations and assi? ents.
of press, radio and "'V commentators and yes.
other school of higher learning catalogue (barring
primary and secondary schools of the high school
level or below); similar catalogues of research organi-
zations, either public or private.
15. Biography: All published biographies of autobiographies
of living persons of national or regio n importance,
regardless of profession.
epment: 1~ubstantiv# information
sounal, etc., of all
and/car development organization,
:vate, civil or military.
Engineering and design com.psnies 111 signifi .n
18. Service facilities. All significant data on such facdilit
as public utilities. storage fatties, repair facilities,
etc., of importance on a national or regional level.
19. Co mnerce and trade All significant published data.
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"financial institutions: All significant data of major
entities, including periodic statements, hose organs,
etc.
i. SOVBLOC and CI iCOM activities, Any pal,
on any of the foregoing categories either the
country, or y the Bloc countries in aimed at La
America.
TI OM O AND FROM CUBA: There Is a
4. VIOLENCE AND gUBVXRSION: Publications describing
or discussing violence, subversion and the causes there-
of, of people and groups involved in fostering or combat-
ing such activities. Such activity may be Communist,
Castroite, rightist, or of other political coloration,
purely internal in nature or instigated or supported by
external forces.
either national or regional.
general interest in Cuban publications per so, and
about Cuba from any source. Current Cuban books and
other monographs in the fields of polities, ec 0cs,
sociology, international relations, geography, guerrilla
tactics and training, etc., etc., are required.
(NOT : Report availability of mortal publication sub-
scriptions, but do not -- repeat NOT.-- outer subscrip-
tions unless specifically requested to do so.)
URBAN AND LAW, E Mt Any discussion or des-
cription of plans, activities, entities and personalities
engaged in urban and land reform planning or programs,
L QUOUPI GS: Descriptions end disc
and cons of di facto, planned or projected
Hemisphere countries such as the 0.45, LA p TA and
L.' A C: MAAA .
regional political or economic groupings of W Bate
INTERNATIONAL ihELATIOM: Activities, policies
and attitudes of local Communist, pro-Communist,
t. astrotte and radical nationalist groups vis-a-vis the
polycentrist disagreements in the intern-t -C-om-
r unist movement, pro- and anti-Castro movements,
and on regional groupings such as the CAB, LA F I A ,
CAC
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ana and projects for tax, urban, agrarian and social
or individuals, private or official. Asrcts of develop-
J- Y -44- A
in Africa, Asia or other ?underdeeveloped" ar+ as discussed
by significant ]Latin or foreign persons or groups; sug_
sttons or plans for mutual or unilateral aid or technical
advice between and amt underdeveloped areas of the
Western Hemisphere and or other parts of the world;
aid or advice from European and Bloc countries.
C:OL()WIA LISM: Publications by or concerning, and
biographic data an persons involved in 3"anti-colonialis
m..
activities; e.g., Angolan anti-Salazar activities and
er
p
sonalities based in Brasil; activities of Algerian or other
African "advisors` in LAtin America, especially Cuba.
1. SCIENTIFIC C+ "ITI M AND DEVELOPWrNT: Major
with particular interest in applications of atomics
,
and Luc-lading economic technology. Apprlicaticm Of an
?old" technique for the first time to local industry,
agriculture, or animal husbandry, etc., is suitable
material under this requirement.
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!' C. Dti' E RZbPOMIBILITII S O k' THE
ICATIONOF
The basic responsibilities of the P0 are set forth in IV F AM 943
and should be reviewed. The following data expand certain sections of
the Foreign Affairs Manual and are considered primary duties of the
?tP
The constant review of new books, periodicals, newspapers
and pamphlets through the examination of bibliographies,
p slishers~ notices, catalogs and reviews;
The review of new publications by personal visit
as, newsstands, government agencies and other sources
of published materials;
. the sslf-Wtiated procurement of publications for the
then participating agencies in accordance
instructions furnished by the Department, i.e., guide
line of requirements, briefings, etc.;
4. The submission of sample copies of new periodicals and
newspapers deemed of potential value, together with such
information as editor, publisher, periodicity, subscription
price, political affiliation, scope, circulation, and other
pertinent data;
t .egar visits to non-comm:erci,7a.l outlets such as research
institutes, universities, libraries, learned and professional
societies, industrial firms, labor organizations, and other
specialized groups to obtain any pertinent publications which
such groups may issue;
The transmission of issuances of political groups, Communist
and Communist front ganizatians;
Contacts
I . The establishment and maintenance of advantageous contacts
in the booktrade, government ministries, universities,
libraries, business groups;
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Maintenance of close tact with other officers at the
military attaches, etc. , and thee disserni
including USIb
,
tin of information of local publications to such oifters Upon
request or when aware of items which may be of substantial
interest to them.
1. fhe submission of reports on availability of publications
recently issued or scheduled to appear, especially those
of a specialized or comprehensive nature considered of
possible interest to agencies which have not made fund s
available for self-initiated procurement by the PCe;
`she submission of reports concerning the availability or
noon-availability of Soviet Bloc and Chico publicatins in
the area;
the submission of reports on publishers and commercial
outlets;
4. ,1. submission of reports concerning change of editor.
in types of publications available in bookstores. kiosks, now
publishing trends;
The submission of comprehensive press surveys which
include titles of serials (newspapers and periodicals),
editor, publisher, circulation, political slant, scope.
periodicity, annual subscription cost, etc.**
ddeenmi of publication, change in political a uIativn., chaugc
of fo'rvast, etc.;
-j-he submission of reports concerning the noticeable change
7. 'Me submission of monthly reports giving the status of
allotments, number of items forwarded during the month,
trips completed, and a brief description of problems con-
fronting the accomplishment of the program's o rjectives.
Advice and assistance to the post's general services officer
or local employee assigned to assist the 'P0 with respect
to fulfillment of routine requests from the various ederal
agencies for specific titles.
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t. Travel
i . Travel at least biannually or preferably more frequently
to all posts within his r.gio of responsibility. Proposed
travel will be reported in advance to permit the Depart-
ment and other agencies to forward specific requirements
for the areas to be visited;
During his stay in an area, the -t-.PC
a . Meet with the principal officers at the post;
b. Provide guidance to the part-time Publications Officer
and/or general services officer by reviewing require-
ments, answering questions about the program, etc.;
c. investigate certain deficiencies in receipts of publi-
cations as advised by the Department;
d. Visit bookstores, government offices, research
institutes, universities, etc., as at his how* station to
review and procure publications fulfilling requirements
and to obtain, wh*r* available, publishers' catalogs,
lists, etc.;
e. Establish useful contacts with the booktrade, libraries,
Prepare and forward to the Department detailed trip
reports containing such information as: (1) games of
official contacts at the post; (2) bookstores, institutes,
etc., visited; (3) names of usre l contacts within the
booktradeet (4) comments on publishing trends, procure-
ment problems at the post, etc.; and (5) survey of the
press showing title, editor, publisher, circulation,
political slant, periodicity of each serial publication
issued in the area. Note that (5) may often be obtained
from USIb and merely brought up to date by the KPO.
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