g Declassified and Approved For Release 2012 02 29 CIA-RDP67-00059A000300060047-1 t' Y ·'w 31 d' ftober 1949 MEMORANDUM FOR Director of Central Intellir ence FROM Assistant Direotor for Soientifio Intelli enoe SUBJECT CIA Requirements f' or Jurrent Meteoroloi ica l Data ao 1lemo from Director Gentra l Intellie ence to JM C» e bove subject dated 16 September 1949 b rlemo for Director Central lntelli··ence from JMC 9 above subjeot dated 5 October 1949 1 Thia memorandum swnmarizes progress achieved to date and future aotion contemplated with respeot to the above subject This matter is bein ooordinated actively with ORE and OCD • In reference a CIA pointed out ito need for ourrent intelli - enoe on meteorolo ioaT conditions affec·l inr a gricul tu re and other eoonomio subjects with respect to USSR and satellite countries and requeoted that it be advised as to the procedures neoessary tor obtaining this data utilizing the facilities and personnel of the appropriate Uo s Weather Servioeo 2o o In reference b JMC stated that CIA'a request was being submitted to the Sub-committee on Jlimatology for conrnents and recommendations and invited CIA to send representatives to the pertinent meetinr s of the Sub-oommitteeo 4o On 14 October 1949 representatives or OSI ORE and ocn attended a meetinr of the Sub-committee on Climatologyo On 19 and 21 October 1949 informal meetinGs were held between representatives of OSI and the Chairman JMc Dr Francia W9 Reichelderfer who ia also ChiafD u s Weather ·aureau and the Chief• Air 'l' eather Servioe 11 Bri • Gen D M Yates · a result of these meetings OSI was advised verbally by JMC en 21 Ootobor 1949 that CIA's requirements would be met by the Weather Bureau supported as neoessary by the Air Weather Service UGA F Written confirr1atiou is expected from the J1t0 in the near futureo 5 The Heather Bureau will be able to handle the project as an unclassified matter without reference to CIA Mro i 'berly 0 ffice of tho Chief u s Weather Bu reau 9 has been deai ' n ted as the oontaot for CIA on this projactc 60 It is planned to ti ilize an established Weather Bureau publication Monthly CHmatio Data of tha V'Iorld but to improve 1t as to timeliness quantity and quality or the data in response to CIA»s requirementao Sinoe CIA is already receivinr- this publication 0 no further oolleot1on action is neoessary axoept to expedite receipt to meet CIA deadlinesa Declassified and Approved For Release 2012 02 29 ' CIA-·RDP67-00059A000300060047-1 '-11 ' I 7 In addition to meetins an urgent used of CIA this projso·I will improve the ourrent mateorolo ··ioal intelligence needed by other overnmental departments and agencies as wall aa non-govarmnental institutions and research organizationsa a gstim ates of the oost of the project are bein obtained in order that full details may be referred to the Project Review Comraittee for approvalo Since established facilities are to be utilized 0 it 1s believed that oost will be nominal and that the ultimate benefits aocruinr to the government will far out mi h the cost a Willard Maohle VIILLARD MACHLE CONl 'lDEMTlAL