PROCUREMENT OF AN IBM EXECUTIVE TYPEWRITER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05171A000200020074-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2004
• Sequence Number: 74
• Publication Date: November 23, 1970
• Content Type: MF

Approver Release 200A-RDP78B71A000200020074-5
NPIC/TSG/RED-220-70
23 November 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Support Staff, NPIC
ATTENTION Chief, Logistics Branch, SS/NPIC
THROUGH Chief, Technical Services Group, NPIC
Chief, Research & Engineering Division, TSG/NPIC
SUBJECT Procurement of an IBM Executive Typewriter
1. The TSG/Research & Engineering Division has had increased demands
placed on them during the past year or two for the presentation of formal
or semiformal briefings in support of the "R&D program. Traditionally this
job has been accomplished by the project monitors personally preparing
flip charts for the presentations. This process of making and frequently
revising the flip charts by highly skilled technical personnel at the
GS-12 and GS-l4+ level is an undesirable expenditure of high grade labor
that we can ill afford.
2. Previous attempts to make viewgraphs typed on standard typewriters
has proven to be unsuccessful because of the small type size. Additional-
ly, the use of graphics personnel to prepare the flip charts or view-
graphs has been generally unsuccessful because of the long lead time
required and the frequent last minute changes required.
3. Recent experiments using a large font electric typewriter to
prepare copy duplicated into a viewgraph transparency on a =dry silver
portable copy machine have proven highly successful. High legibility
viewgraphs are now possible in a timely fashion with a minimum of the
professionals time. However, at this time there are only two typewriters
in the building with the necessary type fonts and neither are easily
accessible to our secretarial help. To use either of these typewriters
requires that the secretaries travel to other offices for extended periods
of time and are therefore not able to handle their other duties such as
answering the telephone.
4+. It is requested that an IBM Executive Typewriter, as described
on the attached requisition, be purchased for use by the TSG/RED. This
item was not included in our FY-71 office equipment budget submission.
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Approved For Release 2004/03/26: CIA-RDP78BQ71A000200020074-5
SUBJECT: Procurement of an IBM Executive Typewriter
Attachment:
Form -88
Distribution:
Original - Addressee
1 - NPIC/TSG
2 NPIC/TSG/RED
2 - NPI
NPIC/TSG/RED/SRB 1(23 November 1970)
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