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FACT BOOKS

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
Library of Congress [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
LOC-HAK-5-2-23-8
Release Decision: 
RIFLIM
Original Classification: 
C
Document Page Count: 
2
Document Creation Date: 
January 11, 2017
Document Release Date: 
August 5, 2010
Sequence Number: 
23
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
April 21, 1970
Content Type: 
MEMO
File: 
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/04/02: LOC-HAK-5-2-23-8 MEMORANDUM- W%FL, N -. - - RECD FROM ------------ ON ...-----.... FOR FILE. NO INDICATION OF ORIGINATOR OR ADDRESSEE'S ACTION rrOLLOW UP ACTlnhi n+ST? R .... IBUT OR DIST MEMORANDUM FOR DR. KISSINGER FROM: Laurence E. Lynn, Jr 0 SUBJECT: Fact Books April 21, 1970 You have now received a good sample of the new fact books being prepared by the CIA. This might be a good time to assess their overall utility and consider if they need to be improved in any way. If appropriate, I can transmit any comments or suggestions you have to the CIA. Factors to be considered in evaluating the fact books include the following: -- Overall appearance in view of their high level audience. -- Format. (Would a different arrangement of topics improve readability? Would more graphics improve the product? Would a one-page summary of relevant facts and statistics be appropriate? Should there be more underlining of important points?) Y-- Coverage. (Should any topics be deleted, added, cut down or expanded? Would a bibliography of important sources of more detailed information help? Are the biographies too short?) Style. (Is the presentation hard-hitting enough? Does there appear to be too much "filler"?) No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/04/02 : LOC-HAK-5-2-23-8 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/04/02: LOC-HAK-5-2-23-8 CONFIDENTIAL W -- Overall Length. (Is the present size, roughly thirty pages, about right? Is thirty pages too much for hard-pressed, high-level readers ? Or is more detail needed?) Fact Books acceptable without change Desire following changes: CONFIDENTIAL No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/04/02 : LOC-HAK-5-2-23-8
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