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In the very early days much OSI production was responsive to direct requests for intelligence from consumers. At that time, many requests came from the Research and Development Board for coverage of specific topics. As early as 1951 special studies and reports also were being prepared for subsidiary groups of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for the Chemical, Biological and Radiological Warfare (CEBAR) Committee of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Armed Forces Medical Policy Council, and the National Security Resources Board. Though to some extent, depth reporting in response to specific requests continues, the majority of such requests are related now to matters of current scientific intelligence.
Categories of Reports
Since 1949 OSI has published a variety of categories of depth reports. They are defined below:
Intelligence Memorandum (IM) -- a brief, timely, and interpretative statement of scientific intelligence. This term was superseded by Scientific Intelligence Memorandum (SIM) in 1951.
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