- - 1 i if 31 71 RL E he HEWEM i'eki'nd 193 new it 13th 1'1 1 '5 11 DECLASSHUED BOVMAT STAFF PROGRESS REPORT teen 1960 I Summary of Progress for the Report Period A Further development or sources and methods has resulted in the production of more intelligence more significant objects information from fewer but 1 Improved liaison with FI has resulted in faster and more effective consultation concerning the fulfillment of requirements and this has led to greater efficiency of collection activities 2 The dd 3 Program or the do s throughout the report period was Wheat effective in pro siding opportunities to order items selected from Soviet eaten logs of scientific and technical equipment and in accomplish- ing delivery of selected items 3 Briefing of selected U 8 continued to yield both leads to items and actual samples as well and foreign nationals has the acquisition of needed a The Chief Sovmat Staff has continued the practice or briefing each class of attaches at the Strategic Intelligence Schoo ware needs of CIA and the i These'briefings have borne acquisition and forwarding and through the reporting of the availability for collec sols of desired objects 1 concerning the Hard ntelligence community ruit both through the significant objects information concerning tion through other chan b Briefing of trainees in Sovmat require- ments has continued with beneficial results in the acquisition overseas of Sovmat items c delegations from the U S A to the U S S R have proved again this year to be good sources for occasional items of mark h The annual revision of to FI and to the Department of 8 nominated to appropriate locatio TEQEE- c ed significance ovmat Collection Requirements tats were received and dis no overseas Andnn yji ggfl ggugi 5 The pride of Soviet researchers in their accomplish- ments and the growing frequency of contact between Soviet scientists and those of the Western world have already led to our acquisition or qnite valuable samples it is anticiw pated that this method of acquisition will increase in importance as the present trend of contact between East and West continues B As a result of increased collection activity the Sovmat Staff has received fewer but more si ficant items during the report period than in the previous year #23 593 II 1 The number of items received during the year by the Sovmat Staff again comprised #2 per cent or the Hardware receipts or the U 8 Intelligence Community 2 Electronics devices and equipment more again leading items in Sovmat acquisition with various scientific and bio- logical samples following Considerable success has been achieved in sampling new production from Communist China and desirable information concerning the dbality or ChiCom exports seeking to capture a portion or the Asian market has been derived from this collection Sovmat Starr Operations Statistics appended A Collection and exploitation of Soviet-Bloc items 1 Although the number or Sovmat items collected in FY60 was lower than in FY59 that number represents as large a pro- portion or total USIB Hardware collection as ever and the significance of the items acquired is greater than in the pre- vious year since the number or Sovmat Intelligence Informa tion Reports increased this year by approximately it per cent over the number produced in FY59 from a greater number of samples a The significance of Objects acquired from Soviet Scientific Institutes by visiting U 8 Scientists is generally considerably greater than the general run of Sovmat Collection b Objects purchased through ostensibly commercial consumers of the merchandise are usually more precisely specified in requirements and can be selected with greater care than the general run of Sovmat items to yield the maximum or desired information Therefore FW ti has served also to increase the significance of Sovmat samples 2 - DECLASSIFIED Author 2 Analyses and tests or the samples acquired in FY60 have resulted in 98 rsports and increase or lb per cent over the pron vious report period B Operational support to other CIA components was accomplished through 71 support actions 1 Most of these actions were to provide objects and or information to 2 Additional support actions were rendered in support of activities of tho CIA Factony Markings Program and to F1 C Liaison and coordination have continued to yield required Bovmat items and technical information 1 Relationships resulting from activity or the Technical Intelligence Branch TB of the Intelligence Directorate Joint Chiefs of Staff Jcs have permitted the cm to participate in the exploitation of 832 items ucquirod by UBIB Agencies other than CIA as well as in the exploitation of an additional h23 items acquired through Sovmnt - 2 Liaison through Contact Division 00 and Liaison Divis- ion OCR with travelers to tho U 8 8 R has resulted as notod above in the acquisition or several significant objects for Sovmat exploitation D Consumer reaction to the information disseminated in Bovmst reports supports the conclusion that tho significance of the in or mation derived has increased Those reactions are cxpressed th ough the following formal evaluations of Sovmat Reports Evaluation of Content a Fills a priority need 3% b or Considerable Value 57% 71 c or Value 39 18 d or Slight Value 1009 100% 2 Evaluation of Accuracy $222 ig g n Confirmed 57% 79 13 Probably True 1 3 18 c Possibly True_ 3 A 3 Evaluation of Importance $222_ EEQQ a or Special Importance 5% b or Considerable Importance 61 71 c 0 Importance 39 21 d or Blight lmportance 100$ 100% Management activity for the fiscal year is summarised as follows Personnel Desi tion Number T70 3 Ceiling 3 On Duty 3 Resigned Promoted Entered on Duty 0 Transferred 0 Fiscal Allocation EncaMbrance ggencumbered Balance $100 000 $81 616 $18 351 C Significant Sovmat problems are as follows 1 Sources and methods sofa - developed are incapable exfzept by chance or obtaining many needed objects despite very real progress in the last few years i a Ruclear research products guided missiles and their fuels and components and other advanced weapons and weapons systems are guarded by security measures so far perfect in denying U S A access to samples in these categories b Other objects of intelligence interest such as nerve gas virulent biological cultures and certain exotic fuels are typical of desirable samples which are or such inherently dangerous nature as to limit their collection to the few qualified specialists trained and equipped to handle them c Collection requirements received in Bovmat while they have improved are still frequently lacking in avail able background information which would help collectors i to find the needed objects and to plan for their acquisi- tion and shipment with knowledge of their size weight fragility and distinguishing features that differentiate the best from mediocre examples of the same category the clandestine pruchesing or Projecte 2 Although the Sovmet activity in 1313 has increased and improved in quality there isztill need for attaineble improvement to insure a reasonable atendard of achievement Bovmat collection ObJectivee for FY61 are as follows A To continue Sovmet operations at higher levels of activity B To develop more effective methods for acquiring Sovmet items 1 To continue educational and other cooperation with ueere or Sovmat_inrormetion in efforts to improve the quality or Sovmat reqpiremente C To cooperate with appropriate personnel or inqj in perfecting in order_to improve Bovmet collection nan l STATISTICAL ANNEX Sovmat Production a OCT Reports b 008 Reports c Operational Support Actiona Iteme Received a Items received by UBIB b Items received by Sovmat Staff c Items received by the Army 21 AMS 2 CCIA 3 MIIA u OTIA wow 6 BIGIA d I eme received by the Roxy e Items received by the Air Force Consumer Reaction to Information Reports a Evaluation of Content 1 or eonsidereble Value 57% 2 or Value 39% 3 or Slight Value h% b Evaluation ofo nouracy 1 Confirmed 57% Probably True 43% o Emelnation 0 Importance 1 or Coneidereble Importance 61% Importance 39% 39 30 132 luau 593 250 192 389 1169 30 71 1255 M23                     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