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1. In col".nection w1 th Colonel l·IcCor~.cl~ 1 s telegr&J:l t:R 4837, returned here~ith, it seened best to ;repere a repor~ on our !nf'orce.tion Sec~ion touchin0 point by ~o!nt on the same subjects. Red pencil nu.~bers on the ~er~in of the telezreo refer to ~aregrephs 1~ our rer.ort. 

2. -~s OU!' report sho~rs, T·re over::. te 1n senerE.l very ~uch elon~ the s2.l:le lines es the Sritish; d1ffer1?l£ ~~i!".ly in deteils of proc~~ure end referer-ce r:ie~erial 

utilized. 

3. The gI"eatest difference &ppeers to be in the 

British use of certain le.rae bow:.d volunes, nc:J:!.ely, t.he "Cabinet Boole'' end the "Die.r~:-·: 1n '1h1ch they- ce.ke 

note.tions from day t.o d&y. .As 1nd1ca.ted i::i our report, by relying on our very efficient indexing s~stem, ve 

are able to go quicl::ly to ori61zi..al souzaces for 1nfo:r- m~ t1on, thus avoiding the ~ossib111ty of 1mpo~~ent 

or.lissions vhich c~n ver'Y' well occui~ in such ledser1.1.ke books 'rh1ch the British use. 

If it is desired,, a ledger corres~ondins to the 

British ''Ce.bi.net Book·' m2l" be kept; holrevel"', beca.use 

of the co:1:pleteness o.r our source !il2.terie.l e.r.d. the 

flexibility of our indexins sys~e~, it is not believed 

th£t this would improve the service. 

l!e ere fort'UI'.e.te 1n hcv1n,s sue~ ~rin~ed publications 

es :•::ra.cts on File" ·w·h1ch e.re ed:!:fed by s::-ecielists in 

the field of info:rn1ation e.nd give US C I:l'!.!.Ch betteI' 

chronolOS"i of events tl°'..:roughout the ':-orld thEn e._T'l"l 

locE.lly kept :'Die:ry" could do. 

'tofe -uould be ver~- cle.d to receive the thr.ee :;ublications mentioned in per£sre1h 11 1~ these c~n be c.~.de av£.1le.ble to us; ne.!:lely, 11A z.Ic..."lual of' Cu!'rent 

Even-cs 11 , "The Geosrt.phic&l He.ndbool: Series 11

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"''ho have 01 .. er£.ted their !r.~or:1E.tioi1 De!Jrr~:-:er..~ s:.nce the 

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l~st w~r lu:.ve, accorGi.~g to thG ebove tele3r£~1 191 000 

odd ne.l!les !.n their ru:.taJe f'ile,;. ':-e ~:-~o stE.l"ted from 

scre.tch e little over e. yee.r e:go, have .f'ro1:i fifty 

to s1Aty thousend names. 

As it now stands, B Brench Ir.a.f'ornietioj &ection is 

orG&nized in such e m:lnller t~.t e nucleus is ~~ovided 

for ex,e.nsion in &n7 direction. It is ta~pin3 £11 

sources of inf'orm:. tion no':- c-.;~.ileble to it 1 e.r.i.d. is' 

continuously on the lool:::out f'or ful"ther soui'lce :cu:.terie.l. ~s eddi~ionel co~~eten~ personnel ~re ~rocured, our 

service 'rill become incre.e.sin&lj'" con:p1"el1er..s!.ve 171 thou~ 

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