OF 14@t,IORlj,@IDUI4 F(rt: The Ilroject Review Comdttee 17 June 1953 TFUZOUGII Deputy Directoi/Intelligence FRO14 s Assistant idrector., Scientific Intelligence 2 SUBJECT : ixternal Research Project to frovide Supporting Research for Intelligence on Biological Warfare. 1. PROBLE14 To continue the existing research project with the Department of ilo,,riculture which was instituted to provide supl)orting reseorch for 2 intelligence on Soviet Bloc Biological Warfare by the exploitation of Soviet, Satellite and German open'literature available in the USDA Library. 2. DISCUSSION a. The o riginal projec s est-iblisiied with tile USDA -3 in 1950 to cover the ilgrono 2 a t S rW aspe"c so@an*ti-crops) of Biological Wnrfare'. The scope of tAc project was exoanded in 1952 to provide for the Veterinary Medicine aspects (anti-ani of Biolor,,ical ',,arfare. The expinded project, redesignat III was continued by PIZC action during FY 1953.':':" b. By ar;roement t%rith a copy of each translation nnd each abstract producr:.d -prill be ria0c avaiL?abrl,,e to tl-iat Division as a chcclc against 2 duplication. 10 facilities are used to mrplerr@,nt those of the project for transla-bina certain material disclosed @i tlir, project. It has been agreed thatward ne ',Ii i-iiii review the project 2in six months to detax-mi the advisibility ogqwassuning the worlc atthe end of this contract period. c. In tile plant science and Veterinm7 I-lodicine fields. this project is the nost important source of useful intelligence on Conw-nmio-t Bloc.. 2 R'l,@ activity and constitut-os an inte,,3ral part of O/SI's presen4u- overall proe,,raT;i -in -this field. Extensive us,;) of the Trkiteri@il is niade in contri- butions@b IIII,;Is and in other intelligence pro n ,In ne,.-c 1. 2 m mp At Annex 2 is m the Mae-' C"ti imarding certain fini-ih-e-d--"ln-telligence based on tlii sprojec d. The project operated durino FY 1953 on @,'@50.,700. It is propoq(@'d to continue this project during r-Y 19;'@4 at about the same level, '@@50,,000 as requested in O/SI 154 Budget. A detailed brealtdown of the estimated costs is ohoim in Annex 3. 3. ACTION IIECODRII,,-IMM 3 That extension of Project- aiiao,,into FY 1954 be approved and that "50.,000 be made available for t S. @u@r@-poseo RV%-X-C' k@v- n 1 Contributions of Project in FY 1953 2: 4--.Fztter 3- t)'-mated Funds Required for FY 1954 CONCURUNCES: Date t4 Date. 2 64 Lntelligence Coordination L j4 Date //Deputy i;irector,(Jnt ige 6 ACTION BIC !kPPROVIN(,; AUTIIORITY: Apl)roved, exceptions, if any. 2 Sigm-bure (12 Jun ,4 53) Distribution.- Orig & If; Addressee 1 - Conptroller 1 - AD/-.[C 1 - AD/SI 1 - Admin j - j[@ledicine/r@I 7 1 - Dio I 1 3 OPs 2 AD/O CONTRIBUTIONS OF IIROJSCT IN FY 1953 1. To O/SI Biology Division. ae To date 3212 new Bibliographic entxi-es have been made and 553 abstracts produced. About 115 translations of 5-10 pages each have been performed by the project and about 800 pages of translations have been contracted out throu2ghl b. The output of this project has contributed heavily to the followinv projects vihicli comlied i;ith the '.'Zesearch and Development Board request (RDR 12 2p 2 support of the US nV program 2@ 51) for beinr, carried ouT, az 1. CIA/ST2LI-@ln@W@ (Sum Beets) .,ar 2. CIA/SI (TS version of above) 3- CIA/SI (Herbicides) own" 4. Z;oviet Oats, l@ye, and Barley (In process) a. The project also supplied basic material for the'folloyaing projects: 2 1. !NW Soviet Bacterial Fertilizers 2. Soviet Agronomic Institutions 3. Leningrad Institute of Flant Pr'o@ection 4. Corn diseases and Corn research in the USSR 5- T:octensive Cataloging and analysis of plant pathology in tt%e USSR 6. Bibliographids on Soviet- -co2tton tobacco., flax., suaflowoz-a. 2. To O/Sl I-ledicine Division a. To date 71,121 title cards have been screened, coded and filed by author, subject and institution. Of this nunl)cr., 197 selected artiel.,3s have been translated. This work provided about 80 percent of the basic material for the following in8tellifence production: Hog Cholera in the UC)SR (for' In F'f 1952) 2. Rinderpeat in the USSR (for Camp Detrickl AT 3. Soviet Veterinary Lnstitutions and Personnel 4* --"@ft"NLSoviet Veterinary Administration and Organization 30. Ilaterial obtained from this project iras used by Agronomy Branch, BioloMr Divisions and Veterinai-,r iledicine Bramh.6. 14edicine 'division., in the preparation of contributions to: Al,,'Iil@X 3 MTTI,IATIM FUNDS RR@,QUIRIM FCR FY 1954 1. Personnel a. Assigned jointly to both phases: Screenin@ Russian Accessions 2 2 iion Year $2.q5OO Screening accessions from denied are as other than IJ,9STZ I 1,1= Year (rS-7) 5..3oo S2uzvey, selection, and accession of serial holding from denied areas 1 Ilan Year (C.3-9) 5.,400 Clerk Typists 1 t4an Year (C.13-2) 2.,750 2 1 Ilan Year (GS-3) 2l950 b. Assigned to plant science-phase above: Bibliographer 1 i'lan Year (CS-7) 4.9580 Translator 2 4t330 1 I-Ian Year ((13-7) c. Assigned to the veterinary medicine phase above: Bibliographer 1 Plan Year (rS-7) h,9580 1 1 L-xn Year 2 ((.',S-7) 4,o330 Translator 1 l@lan Year (GS-7) 4,330 d. New Clerk Typist 1 I-Ian Year (GS-2) 2.9750 2. Publica2tions (i@licrofilm from l@uropean libraries to f ill gaps in serial holdings 1.,500 3. Overhead,(Supplies., equipment,, supervision) h.,700 Total Cost $5OtOoo 2 4. The natural shift in emphasis from collection of titles to rianipulation and e.,cploitation thereof as thr-, project becomes longt-r t-,stablished idll necessitate the addition of the third clerlc-typist (GS-2) listed above and the elevation of the more experienced clerk-typist now -with the 9 project to semi-bibliographic work. In-&,rade raises have increased the total of salaries required. The only promotions now expected are from GS-3 to C:S-4 snd from GS-2 to GS-3. A Bibliograplier' GS-7 soon to be promoted to GS-9 will be rotated out of the project and replaced by another GS-7. Concurrence of t is based ons a,, The Weements aa set forth In paragraph 2b of this project. ba The furtbor understanding thatt (1 @. T Cr receive a copy translation and of each &%betrao2t,, not o& as a check against duplication but il-: for the purpose of makijdg such tranb- latiozis and abstracts available to all membors of the intelligenue community as a service-of common concerno (2) The review of the t at the end 5 _pi7ojec of six months by OSI and 4a@w-ill be to dotermine the advisability of assuming alla or part of, the work at t a of the