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Us Army Foreign Science And Technology Center Planning Document, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

In August 1962, the Army Foreign Science and Technology Center (FSTC) was created as a special-purpose military unit to produce technical intelligence. FSTC was subordinate to the commander of the newly created US Army Materiel Command (AMC). FSTC was created using personnel and resources of a number of Army technical intelligence agencies including:

• The Chemical Corps Intelligence Agency
• The Ordnance Technical Intelligence Agency
• The Signal Corps Intelligence Agency
• The Transportation Intelligence Agency
• The Quartermaster Intelligence Agency
• Organizations subordinate to the Corps of Engineers.

As well as from the Technical Intelligence Field Agency, ACSI

Background

On May 18, 1962, the Army …

Area Analysis Intelligence Plan, Chief Of Engineers, Department Of The Army, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

Reorganization of the Army and creation of the Defense Intelligence Agency by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara lead to the creation of the Area Intelligence Analysis Agency.

For 20 years before 1962, the concept of technical intelligence had evolved in the US Army. Originally the Army Technical Services were charged with producing intelligence about German and Japanese weapons and about organizations analogous to the Army Technical Services in the German and Japanese armed forces.

The Army Technical Services were bureaus within the Headquarters, Department of the Army, which supplied weapons, equipment, and services to the Army, managed the careers of …

Engineer Intelligence Guide [Not Numbered], Computation Of Outflow From Breached Dams (Draft), 1962, U.S. Army Map Service, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This document is interesting because it was written as an engineer intelligence guide when the Corps of Engineers when he was responsible for intelligence concerning the surface of the earth, excluding the oceans and seas, and published later by the Defense Intelligence Agency when it had assumed those responsibilities.

Fm 55-8, Transportation Intelligence, 1961, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

In 1961, American military intelligence was decentralized. The Army was responsible for all intelligence concerning foreign armed forces. Within the Army, the technical services – Transportation Corps, Signal Corps, Ordnance Corps, etc. – were responsible for intelligence concerning analogous organization in foreign organizations. The Transportation Corps was responsible for intelligence concerning foreign transportation equipment and services. Since there was no centralized American military intelligence organization, the Transportation Corps was tasked with supplying intelligence concerning foreign road and rail networks and waterways as well as ports and landing beaches and airfields.

This manual defines transportation intelligence and prescribes Army doctrine concerning …

Engineer Intelligence Guide 32, Stream Hydrology And Hydraulic Structures, [1961], Army Map Service, Us Army Corps Of Engineers, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

Despite the title, this engineer intelligence guide (EIG) is a photo-interpretation handbook. It was intended to help photo-interpreters recognize streams, rivers, lakes, and other hydrologic features. The introduction says that the purpose is:

a) To give “the officer responsible for furnishing hydrologic and hydraulic data in an assigned area … an understanding of the usefulness and limitations of photography in furnishing the type of information needed …,” and to assist in planning requests for photographic coverages of the assigned area.

b) To give “photo-interpreters sufficient knowledge of hydrology and hydraulics to be able to satisfy requests for information that can …

Us Army Technical Intelligence Field Agency, Acsi, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

Historical Data Cards were used to record the organizational history of units within the Army. This card was provided to Robert Bolin by the US Army Institute of Heraldry in 1985.

The Technical Intelligence Field Agency, ACSI, was a small, special-purpose military unit created in 1960 to coordinate the intelligence activities of the Army technical services. It was directly subordinate to the Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ACSI), the senior intelligence official in the Army General Staff. In 1960, the Army technical intelligence activities were:

• The US Army Chemical Corps Intelligence Agency,
• The US Army Medical Information and …

Da Pamphlet 70-5-8, Ussr: Missiles, Rockets, And Space Effort, A Bibliographic Record, 1956-1960, 28 September 1960, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This manual contains a detailed bibliography concerning the Soviet space program. The appendices contain supplementary information about the Soviet and American space programs.

Statement Of Quartermaster Intelligence Interest, Office Of The Quartermaster General, Department Of The Army, Robert L. Bolin

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

According to the forward, the “Statement of Intelligence Interest reflects the over-all interest of the Office of the Quartermaster General in intelligence data and is intended as an aid to persons engaged in the collection, processing, and dissemination of Intelligence. “

In 1960, the Quartermaster Corps was one of the technical services of the Department of the Army. The Army technical services were bureaus providing the Army with supplies, equipment, training, and services. Each was headed by a chief. The Quartermaster General was the chief of the Quartermaster Corps. The Quartermaster Corps was responsible for the procurement, storage, and distribution …

Statement Of Quartermaster Intelligence Interest, August 1960, Office Of The Quartermaster General, Department Of The Army, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

According to the forward, the “Statement of Intelligence Interest reflects the over-all interest of the Office of the Quartermaster General in intelligence data and is intended as an aid to persons engaged in the collection, processing, and dissemination of Intelligence. “

In 1960, the Quartermaster Corps was one of the technical services of the Department of the Army. The Army technical services were bureaus providing the Army with supplies, equipment, training, and services. Each was headed by a chief. The Quartermaster General was the chief of the Quartermaster Corps. The Quartermaster Corps was responsible for the procurement, storage, and distribution …

Engineer Intelligence Guide 33, Preparation Of Terrain Diagrams, June 1960, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

In 1960, geographic intelligence in the US Armed Forces was decentralized. The Intelligence and Mapping Division of the US Army Corps of Engineers was primarily responsible for creation of military intelligence concerning the surface of the earth excluding the oceans and seas for the armed forces of the United States. Engineer intelligence guides were issued to provide guidance concerning collection, processing, production, and dissemination of geographic intelligence to elements of the Corps of Engineers.

This engineer intelligence guide explains the differences between maps and terrain diagrams and provides examples using actual maps and terrain diagrams. The maps and terrain diagrams …

Csr 381-1, Military Intelligence, Technical Intelligence Relationships, 12 May 1960., Us Army Chief Of Staff, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This document was issued by the Chief of Staff to prescribe relationships between different officers in the Army staff. Particularly, it was intended to “prescribe relationships between the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ACSI), the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (DCSLOG), and the technical Services in the field of intelligence activities.” This is essentially the same as the 1958 version.

It was published as part of an attempt to solve an ongoing organizational problem: how to coordinate the intelligence activities of the US government.

In the 1950s, military intelligence was decentralized. There was no national-level military intelligence agency. …

Da Pamphlet 30-50-2, Handbook On The Satellite Armies, 1 April 1960, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This manual contains detailed descriptions of the armed forces of Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Hungary. It covers the military system, organization field forces, militarized security forces, weapons, equipment, uniforms, and military terms in each country. Outline maps of the countries, photographs of weapons, and colored illustrations of insignia, uniforms, and medals are included.

Special Text, St 10-120-1, Quartermaster Intelligence: Organization And Procedures, December 1959, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This is a textbook used at the Army Quartermaster School. In the 1950s, military schools related to one of the Army Technical Services were run by that service. Since the format and content of Army field manuals were often very similar to those of special texts, the same staffs often prepared both

The modern US Army vision of the technical intelligence developed during World War II. Shortly before World War II, Army Technical Services had been instructed to set up intelligence sections in the offices of their chiefs. The technical services were bureaus which supplied weapons, equipment, and services to …

Engineer Intelligence Guide 31, Production Of Cross-Country Movement Studies, December 1959, Military Geology Branch, Us Geographical Survey And The Soil Conservation Service, Us Department Of Agriculture, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

In 1958, the Army Corps of Engineers was responsible for the intelligence related to the surface of the earth, excluding the oceans and seas. Those responsibilities were discharged by subordinate organizations and contractors under the directions of the Intelligence and Mapping division. Engineer Intelligence Guides (EIGS) were prepared “to provide orientation, direction, and instruction in the field of Engineer intelligence.”

This guide was prepared to give instructions for preparing specialized maps containing information showing impediments to cross-country movement. Appendix I, an example of a CCM map, was created by adding an overlay on a sheet from the US Army Map …

Eig 21, Collection Of Information On Highways, May 1959., Us Army Corps Of Engineer, Army Map Service, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This Engineer Intelligence Guide was prepared to provide intelligence collection, processing, production, and dissemination guidance by the Chief of Engineers to elements of the Corps of Engineers.

The Introduction contains a list of five key army manuals and documents related to transportation intelligence.

This guide contains detailed instructions for gathering information about highways and bridges. It also contains extensive illustrations and a glossary of highway terms.

The distribution list shows engineer-related organizations interested in engineer intelligence.

Fm 5-30, Engineer Intelligence, May 1959, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

When this manual was issued, military intelligence in the US armed forces was highly decentralized. A number of organizations within the Army Corps of Engineers were responsible for producing engineer intelligence for US forces in the field and strategic engineer intelligence for use by the Department of Defense and US armed forces.

This detailed manual defines the engineer intelligence at length. It explains the role of the Corps of Engineers in the United States and of engineer elements within US forces in the field.

It explains the intelligence process, the planning and direction of collection efforts, the collection of information, …

Engineer Intelligence Study No. 191, Terrain Analysis, Alaska Slope Region, Alaska, 1959, Military Geography Branch, Usgs, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

The summary on Page 5 is paraphrased as follows. This digital document is a generalized description of the Arctic Slope region -- an area covering approximately 70,000 square miles. Access to the region and the feasibility of various access routes are discussed. Location and extent of natural fuel supplies are given. Factors controlling outdoor work feasibility are summarized graphically on Page 19. A terrain analysis of each of the three major physiographic provinces of the region. Those provinces are the Arctic Coastal Plain, Arctic Foothills, and Brooks Range provinces. Geographic factors which affected cross-country movement, construction, and water supply within …

Csr 381-1, Military Intelligence, Technical Intelligence Relationships, 12 November 1958., Us Army Chief Of Staff, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This document was issued by the Chief of Staff to prescribe relationships between different officers in the Army staff. Specifically, it was inteded to “prescribe relationships between the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ACSI), the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (DCSLOG), and the technical Services in the field of intelligence activities.”

It was published as part of an attempt to solve an ongoing organizational problem: how to coordinate the intelligence activities of the US government.

In the 1950s, military intelligence was decentralized. There was no national-level military intelligence agency. In theory, the Chief of Staff and the army …

Sheet P 5 Series M641 (Ccm), Cross-Country Movement And Terrain Map, Halberstat, Germany, 1958, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

In addition to a basic legend of the topographic map showing symbols for roads, railroads, and urban areas, this map contains a “Map Explanation” in a column added on the left-hand side. The Map Explaination describes the purpose of the map as follows:

This map deals with cross-country movement, or movement away from roads. It examines specifically the influence of terrain features on [the] movement, including maneuvering, of a standard medium tank, like the type used by United States military forces.

The explanation describes and provides a key to the 9 levels of passability shown by coloring or cross-hatching on …

Engineer Intelligence Guide 15, Collection Of Information On Coasts And Beaches, 1958, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

In 1958, geographic intelligence in the US Armed Forces was decentralized. US Army Corps of Engineers was primarily responsible for creation of military intelligence concerning the surface of the earth excluding the oceans and seas for the armed forces of the United States. The Beach Erosion Board, originally an agency performing civil functions, had been preparing coast and beach intelligence since early in World War II. Engineer intelligence guides were issued to provide guidance concerning collection, processing, production, and dissemination of geographic intelligence to elements of the Corps of Engineers.

This Engineer Intelligence Guide contains a definition of Coast and …

Fm 3-130, U.S. Army Chemical, Biological And Radiological (Cbr) Intelligence, 1958, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

An appropriate alternative title for this manual would be “Chemical Corps Intelligence.” When this manual was issued the Chemical Corps was a bureau in the Headquarters, Department of the Army, headed by a general officer called the Chief Chemical Officer (CCO), as well as a branch of the army to which officers and enlisted men were appointed. Among the duties of the CCO were the development and supply of chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) weapons and equipment, the training of chemical units for service in the field, management of the careers of officers in the Chemical Corps branch, and the …

Da Pamphlet 30-115, Weapons And Equipment Recognition Handbook, Middle East, July 1958, Technical Division, Office Of The Assistant Chief Of Staff For Intelligence, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This handbook includes pictures and brief descriptions of small arms, artillery, armored vehicles, aircraft, mines, and demolitions devices in use in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordon, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. In addition, it includes aircraft markings and illustrations of uniforms and rank insignia. The descriptions of mines also include instructions for disarming them. Much attention was given to small arms, artillery, and armored vehicles, and little to aircraft.

This handbook covers a wide range of weapons and equipment used in the wars in the first half of the 20^th century. Most of the equipment covered was manufactured in …

Tenants Of Arlington Hall Station, Fiscal Year 1958, Arlington Hall Station Garrison, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This is a single-page, typewritten document listing new tenants which moved to Arlington Hall Station (AHS) in 1958. It was prepared by the AHS garrison.

In the 1950s, Army technical intelligence production activities were divided among the seven Army Technical Services the Chemical Corps, the Corps of Engineers, the Ordnance Corps, the Quartermaster Corps, the Signal Corps, the Army Medical Services, and the Transportation Corps. In 1958, an effort was made to improve coordination among technical intelligence agencies by collocating them at Arlington Hall Station which had been the home of various Army intelligence organizations since World War II.

This …

Engineer Intelligence Guide 13, Glossary Of Natural Terrain Features, November 1957, Army Map Service, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

To paraphrase the introduction, this glossary of natural terrain features is intended as a reference for military personnel and others who may use terrain studies. It also many serve as a guide to producers of Engineer terrain studies by standardizing and restricting the use of technical terms. It includes terms from many fields including physical geography, geology, hydrography, galciology, botany, and pedology. This is an alphabetic list of terms keyed to three appendices. The appendices are line drawings illustrating various sorts of terrain features. Where a term is shown on one of the appendices the number of the appendix and …

Us Army Ordnance Technical Intelligence Agency, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

Historical Data Cards were used to record the organizational history of units within the Army. This card was provided to Robert Bolin by the US Army Institute of Heraldry in 1985.

The Ordnance Technical Intelligence Agency (OTIA) was special-purpose military unit assigned to the Chief of Ordnance. The Chief of Ordnance was the general in charge of the Ordnance Corps. The OTIA was organized to perform and coordinate intelligence functions of the US Army Ordnance Corps.

The OTIA was discontinued in 1962 when most of the Army Technical Services were reorganized out of existence. The functions, personnel, records, and equipment …

Letters Between Us Army Assistant Chief Of Staff For Intelligence And The Surgeon General About Technical Service Intelligence Agencies, 1957, Robert L. Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This is two in a series of letters between the Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ACSI) and The Surgeon General (TSG) concerning the concentration of the Technical Service (TS) intelligence agencies at Arlington Hall Station. At that time the TS intelligence agencies were housed in 5 different temporary buildings around Washington, DC. In anticipation of the approval, ACSI stated that he had requested that 176,000 sq. ft. of office space be reserved at AHS.

ACSI proposed to concentrate the army Technical Service intelligence agencies at Arlington Hall Station (AHS). AHS was an army base located a few miles …

Initial Bibliography Of Soviet Military Medicine, 1917-1950, Medical Information And Intelligence Agency, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This is a author list of more than 1000 articles about Soviet military medicine with a subject index.

This compilation is an initial listing of Soviet military articles, less specialized naval and aviation topics, from the time of the Bolshevik Revolution to the outbreak of the Korean conflict as they appeared in the Quarterly Cumulative Index, Volumes 1-11 and the Quarterly Cumulative Index Medicus, Volumes 1 - 55.

The subject headings searched are listed below and constituted 20,167 entries for this thirty three year period. 887 of these entries were of Soviet origin and comprised the publications of the 1,025 …

Field Manual, Fm 11-30, Signal Corps Technical Intelligence, August 1956, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This is a very thorough manual which can be viewed as a detailed definition of Signal Corps technical intelligence and of the role of the Signal Corps Intelligence Agency (SCIA). When this was published the field of Signal Corps technical intelligence was about 15 years old and the SCIA was about six years old.

The modern US Army vision of the technical intelligence developed during World War II. Shortly before World War II, Army Technical Services had been instructed to set up intelligence sections in the office of their chiefs. The technical services were bureaus which supplied weapons, equipment, and …

Field Manual Fm 55-8, Transportation Intelligence, October 1956, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This is a manual describing the transportation intelligence activities of the Army in the mid-1950s. A more accurate title would be “Transportation Corps Intelligence” since the Army technical services were responsible for intelligence related to their field of expertise in the 1950s.

The modern US Army vision of the technical intelligence developed during World War II. Shortly before World War II, Army Technical Services had been instructed to set up intelligence sections in the offices of their chiefs. The technical services were bureaus which supplied weapons, equipment, and services to the Army, managed the careers of officers in a particular …

Field Manual Fm 30-16, Technical Intelligence, 26 August 1955, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This manual outlines responsibilities for technical intelligence at all levels in the Army from the top level to units in the field. It discusses technical intelligence training, processing, and operations.

The modern US Army vision of the technical intelligence developed during World War II. The importance of studying foreign military equipment had become apparent and procedures for collecting and evaluating of equipment had been developed. Technical Intelligence procedures and organizations were refined during the cold war and Korean War. Period.

This manual represents a mature picture of Army technical intelligence as it was in the mid-1959s from the viewpoint of …