LUNCHEON WITH DEPUTY DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT OFFICE HEADS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP05T00644R000601740001-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 24, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 9, 1979
• Content Type: MISC

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LUNCHEON WITH DEPUTY DIRECTORS
AND INDEPENDENT OFFICE HEADS
9 February 1979
Four related topics
1. Uncertainty what is cleared w/DCI - DDCI
2.- How to develop Agency positions
3. How transfer more to DDCI
4. How to do more with less
I DCI/DDCI role
Believe combination:
(1) Secrecy - compartmentation;
(2) Freedom from oversight - led to haphazardness in
involving DCI or involving only in perfunctory
yes/no manner
McCone
1. Over and above style - mine and Frank's to be in charge
when in charge - in our fishbowl accountability and
clearance routines - must be abreast
2. Moreover Agency isn't the near independent foreign policy
organization it once was - nor do we want it to be -
and DCI/DDCI are contact w/policy
Not a complaint we've been excluded
Not a complaint don't trust
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Condemnation of us for not having defined what want -
In part took while to recognize "levers not
hooked up"
Want to define so you feel more comfortable
Examples
Supergrade personnel
Promotions to 18-17? my prerogative
All promotions to be cleared
Assignments
One or other everyone on master org chart;
Some COS
Some Chief Support
Some Chief OTS
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i If
Important interagency assess disagreements
Use of consultants
Hi level foreign dissem
Sens foreign dissem
For dissem sens countries
Comm problems requiring reduction/elimination
Grievance/EEO cases - general or public problem
Major security violations
One objective - review less - more specific - selective
DDCI define
II Develop Agency positions
No mech other paper work chop for developing
No group looking from DCI - Agency viewpoint
Morning mtg inadequate
Uncomfortable
Revitalize EAG
Forum developing Agency views
DDCI manage
Taylor staff
DCI/DDCI decide
I0's participate as needed
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III DDCI
Not following E.O. closely enough
SALT bringing to head
Bottleneck
DDCI uncork
Take action, period
Take action and advise
Advise and get general guidance and take taction
Pass up
Address - via DDCI; to DDCI
Signature - omit except when absolutely clear
IV More with less
Persuaded little chance of
Want ensure best allocation
Want ensure frugality
Policy decisions in ERG will lead to reallocation
Persuaded important changes in emphasis overdue
Pressure of $/manpower squeeze is often only
forcing mechanism
Think we're short, but not in where we'd put it if had more.
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