Approved For Vase 2001103102 an mil-qu-w- n- F'rl' lI l 5 SEP 1357 MEMORANDUM FOR Director OSR Director Director FMSAC Director OER Director Director NPIC SUBJECT Exploitation of Soviet 50th Anniversary Parades I The Communist Bloc Military Parades this November may be of considerable significance since they mark the 50th Anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution Celebrations are already being planned through- out the USSR and East Europe though of course it is still too early for firm indications of what military equipment will be paraded 2 Activities of the Information Requirements Staff dealing with parades usually fall into three categories I the formulation and levying of requirements and the review of collection procedures and plans with individual collectors 2 coordination of certain special collection projects and 3 exploration and follow-through of Agency and non-Agency exploitation procedures to ensure that all information collected is processed on a timely basis and delivered to - appropriate Agency 25X9 3 ln cor nection with this first category of activities we will very soon be asking appropriate Agenc anal for contributions to the basic Requirement hof the Moscow parade Any contributions from in your Office will be combined With those from other Offices and the CIA requirement package will be returned to all contributors for final review before Qf nrr 1134 - omm' hi- I Approved For Release 25x29 as Approved For P ease_2901163702 it is levied on DIA has in the 25x9 past requested that the combined CIA-DOD requirement reach his office no later than I October so that collection plans can be finalized and appropriate assignments made a Approved For Release Fri-nun 2001IO3I02 Approved For lease 2001103102 P Elle 25X9 -3- 5 Interested in your Office will be kept informed of all significant developments affecting collection and exploitation related his subiect may be directed to the parade QuestiOns or comment to on Extension 4273 or Red 25X1A I6 6 We are aware of course that in addition to the Military Parades there are a number of other possible significant developments that might be related to the November Celebrations These range from announcements of interesting personnel changes to space spectaculars from the promulgation of a new Constitution to some sort of limited international conference of selected communist parties We will follow such proiected developments with care consult with appropriate and as the occasion warrants leVy requirements on selected collectors We invite any suggestions and comments from your Office in this regard 25X1A NEH JAMES J - Chief DUI Information Requirements Staff Mt r ftr - 9 lag ELegtezm l' Approved For Release 2001103102 CIA-RDP70300385R000100460006-5 ed or UNCLASSIFIED I I IDENTIAL CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP To NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIAL-5 1 Director It MVaf ne ICTION DIRECT REPLY PREPARE REPLY IPPROVIL DISPITCH RECOMMENDATION COHHENT FILE RETIIRN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE Remarks FOLD HERE To RETURN To SENDER FROM NAME ADDRESS AND PHONE NO DATE 6 9 67 I0 237 Use previous editions This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu