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Special Text, St 55-30-1, Transportation Intelligence, November 1950, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This is a textbook used at the Army Transportation School run by the Transportation Corps. In the 1950s, military schools related to one of the Army Technical Services were run by that service.

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 branch, trained specialists, and organized and trained special purpose …

A Guide To The Collection Of Technical Intelligence, Part I, July 1950, Department Of The Army, Assistant Chief Of Staff, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This is a detailed, well-illustrated guide showing the range of weapons and equipment army technical intelligence was interested in, including:

• Armored vehicles
• Artillery
• Infantry small arms
• Mortars, antitank weapons, and grenades
• Mines, booby traps, and demolitions
• Ammunition
• Artillery rockets and rocket launchers

Notable lapses in this booklet are:

(a) Lack of guidance for using the booklet and

(b) The lack of mention of:

• Radio and electronic equipment
• Chemical, biological, and radiological warfare equipment
• Bridge and stream-crossing equipment
• Construction equipment
• Trucks and other transportation equipment
• Quartermaster type equipment
• Specialized equipment for Arctic warfare.

When this booklet was published, the technical intelligence …