Documents / FOIA release
This is Volume Three of the CIA Directorate of Science and Technology Historical Series on the Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI), 1949 to 1968, written by Karl H. Weber in June 1972 and approved for release in 2008. It holds three annexes, on OSI publications, OSI's external assistance and contracting program, and OSI's interaction with the National Security Agency. The released text covers production planning, review boards, current intelligence periodicals and future threat forecasting. It does not discuss UFOs.
“The Advance”10 pages
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In 1954-55, a stringent review of the Office was made and production priorities were spelled out more clearly. Critical Scientific Intelligence Objectives were derived from the Priority National Intelligence Objectives. The scope of these objectives was briefly as follows: a. All aspects of the Soviet atomic energy program. b. All aspects of the Soviet guided missile program but with emphasis on determining research and development capability relative to the creation of an intercontinental ballistic missile. c. Soviet research, development and future capabilities in the perfection of electronic equipment for use in major offensive and defensive weapons systems. d. A limited intelligence research coverage of Soviet air, ground, and naval weapons as a supplement to surveillance by Service Intelligence Agencies in these areas. e. A comprehensive coverage of Sino-Soviet Bloc capabilities in the scientific and technological frontier areas where unique advances of military or economic significance may occur.
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 243 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.