PROGRAM FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03130A000100030056-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 1999
• Sequence Number: 56
• Publication Date: July 13, 1998
• Content Type: REQ

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21 April 1955
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tNGUAGE.PIIBLI9ATIONS
SOUTEEAST ASIA
1. Present Program in FDD on Southeast Asia
Foreign Documents Division is presently issuing the reports listed
below on Southeast Asia. Except for the Bagong Buhay, all reports are in
The FDD Summary series. All reports, except the Bagong Buhay are prepared
as summaries, extracts, or abstracts of newspapers, periodicals, and
books. A schedule of reports issued up to 20 April 1955 follows the
discussion of the reports.
a.
This is an unclassified report providing current political,
economic, sociological, and biographic information on the Democratic
Republic of Vietnam, Free Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. In addition, military
information is given for the Democratic Republic of Vietnam when available.
Availability of photographs is indicated. The report is divided by country
and the information presented under categories indicated by the following
section headings:
Part 1.
Political
1.
National Government
2.
Regional Administration
3.
Political Parties and Religious Groups
4.
Diplomatic Relations
Part 2.
Economic
1.
Agriculture and Forestry
2.
Industry
'3.
Trade and Finance
4.
Cost of Living
5.
Transportation and Telecommunications
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Part 3.
Sociological
1.
Public Welfare
2.
Manpower and Labor
3.
Opinions and Attitudes
4.
Cultural Activities
Part 4.
Biographic
Part 5.
Military (DRV only)
1. Defections
2. Prisoners
3. Awards
4. Orders
b. Poli iaa7,?~,,E a.' w Se c a2ogi Report ors Thsil d
This is an unclassified semiquarterly publication giving current
political, economic, sociological, and biographic information. Availability
of photographs is indicated. The items are presented under selected
categories, as follows:
Part 1.
Political
1.
National Government
2.
Local Government
3.
Internal Security
4.
International Relations
Part 2.
Economic
1.
Transportation and Telecommzniaations
2.
Industry
3.
Trade and Finance
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Part 2.
Economic (con&t)
4.
Agriculture
5.
Cost of Living
Part 3.
Sociological
1.
Education
2.
Religion
3.
Public Welfare
4.
Minority Groups
Part 4.
Biographic
This is an unclassified semiquarteriy publication giving current
political, econcmtic, sociological, and biographic information. Availability
of photographs is indicated. The items are presented under selected
categories, as follows:
Part 1. Political
1. Parliament Proceedings
2. Parties and Groups
3. Government Operations
4. Biographic
Part 2. Internal Security
Part 3. International Relations
Part 4. Econmia
1. Food and Agriculture
2. Industry
3. Transportation
4. Labor
5. Trade
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Part 5.
Sociological
1.
Health and Education
2.
Religion
3.
Culture
d.
OVERSEAS CHINESE - Semiquarterly Report
This is a semiquarterly report presenting political, sociological, and
economic information under selected categories and by areas. These areas
are: Indonesia, Malaya, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, and the Philippines.
The People's Republic of China and Taiwan are included whenever appropriate.
The information in presented in the form of extracts, abstracts, and compact
suomvaries. The selected categories of information generally cover:
Communist and anti-Communist activities; Travel between China and
Southeast Asia; Overseas Chinese policies of the Chinese Communist and DU
governments; Political, organizational., educational and economic activities
of the Overseas Chinese; Chinese press and publications; Manpower; Biographies
and graphics; Attitudes and reactions to local governments
e.
This confidential. "Noforn" monthly report covers significant
political, economic sociological, and biographic data on Indonesia. Other
developments of current interest which have been reported concern the
proposed general elections, dissident activity and geographic data. The
report is divided into seven parts, the first of which includes information
pertaining to Indonesia as a whole and other parts cover the areas of Java,
Sumatra,. Borneo, the CM#. , the Moluccas, and the Lesser Sundae, in that
order.
f.
This bi-weekly report is classified Confidential?Noforn. It mainly
covers news and opinions relative to the Philippines' official and unofficial
attitude in international, matters and domestic news and opinions relative
to Philippines-US relations. Other significant items are infrequently
reported. The only source in this report is the Manila daily, Bagong Buhay.
The report is an 0041.
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Schedule Reports on Southeast Asia issued by FDD
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248
26 Oct 54
No. 1
283
24 Nov 54
No. 2
335
11 Jan 55
No. 3
362
28 Jan 55
No. 4
396
2 Mar 55
No. 5
434
29 Mar 55
No. 6
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288
1 Feb 55
No. 1
343
17 Jan 55
No. 2
398
2 Her 55
No. 3
c. Information Report on Burma - Sams-quarterly
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258
2 Nov 54
No. 1
.304
14 Dec 54
No. 2
366
1 Feb 55
No. 3
409
11 Mar 55
No. 4
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19 Nov 54
No. 1
341
13 Jan 55
No. 2
377
10 Feb 55
No. 3
431
28 Mar 55
No. 4
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No. 1
330
24 Jan 55
No. 2
394
28 Feb 55
No. 3
425
25 Isar 55
f. B+ i;~ekiv Survey of ,the Barron? Buhav - Information from Manila
Tagalog Daily
921 No.
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No. 1
31004
29 Sep 54
No. 2
31064
20 Oct 54
No. 3
31081
10 Nov 54
NO. 4
31092
18 Nov 54
No. 5
31100
2 Dec 54
No. 6
31112
15 Dec 54
No. 7
31125
5 Jan 55
No. 8
31W
19 Jan 55
No. 9
31150
3 Feb 55
No. 10
311`74
17 Feb 55
No. 11
31181
4 Mar 55
No. 12
31209
18 Mar 55
No. 13
31223
30 Mar 55
3. Proposed Changes in FDD Program on Southeast Asia
Changes required by Operational Considerations:
1. I will lose all of its capability in the Burmese language
on 2 July 1955. The regular report on Burma (lc) will be discontinued.
2. In order to maintain the lowest possible classification of
reports, The Monthly Indonesian report (le) will be put out in two separate
reportss 1) Monthly Information Report on Indonesia, For Official Use
Only and 2) Background Report on Indonesia,. Confidential, NOFORN.
b. Proposed Changes
1. That the semi-quarterly report on Thailand (1b) and the
Monthly report on Indochina (la) be combined into a single Monthly
Information Report. on Continental Southeast Asia. A Burma section will be
added to this report. when it becomes operationally feasible.
a. No other changes in the program are proposed at this time.
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