OSS - CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING SENATOR BYRD'S VIEWS ON PERSONNEL PROMOTIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: OSS Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP13X00001R000100020005-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: November 3, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2013
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 18, 1944
• Content Type: MEMO

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The attached memorandum is to be held for General
Donovan after you have seen it.
It has also been suggested that the reasons sat
forth in Mr. Ktider's memoraundulA should be brought
to the attention' of Senator Bird *hose report
raised the question concerning the liberality of
Civil Service promotions in OS& I feel, however,
that the report sounds rationalized. One reason
which has been omitted but which may have consider-
able validity. is that the rapid expansion in
size of the agency has made it necessary to promote
personnel to responsible positions more rapidly
than would otherwise have been true.
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it. Ve suggested that the matter be placed In
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FROM: R. S. Eridem
SILJBJECTSenator.Byrdts Report Regarding OSS Liberality of
Promotions
DATE: Dee. 6, 1943
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Senator Byrd' s report regarding the liberality
of promotions r)f Civil .Service personne'l within the
Office of Strategic Services indicates basically a
sound perolonnel policy for the following rea.sons:
1. Generally; the Office of Strategic Services,
rillta2 ire employspersonnel4at the same basic grade
iiia salary rat& that thOtriefere receiving in
their previous employment, either Federal
Goyerntient or private industry. The reason for
this being that in ,order to be sure of the
qt.:silty-find efficiency of the work, the Personnel
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*Branch does' not. feel that it is wise in every
CaSe to transfer or hire persormel :at a promotion
rate'. This po3.icy in many caaefl'41minateS those
itidividUala ? Who are seeking- change of employraen.t
only for ?rotation purposes. T-he st,aff of the
Plerbatfael Office are well trained in b.andling
thie,type Of individual.
2# Settatardte report indicated that 43% of
the employtet of the Office of Strategic Services
, bad .eepiprOlmoted within any ono year. This is
a direct reaUlt of the policy mentioned in It
No. 1,1 , baslipallyt that after an employee has been
al4ainted -at no _inarease in salary and has proven
, hiS"ef4eie*y? lie has then proven- that his posi-
,..ti4.,Mhiqh. he 'was employed for has increased in
io'esPOsibility, therefore war3?ant:1Lnc promotion.
Iia:tbie,--::manner, fewer mistakes are made in the
?origina hiring of individuals.
3-0. The ficUrf e of 43% 'indicated in the Byrd report
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? 4, This report also speaks well of the system
of classification used throughout the Office
of Strategic Services. Unlike the other Federal
agencies, OSS is not reluctant to advance a
person in grade When they have advanced in res-
ponsibility. In many cases the Office of Strategic
Services attempted to maintain salary levels com-
parable with those in outside industries. We have
been able to do this because of our excellent re-
lationship with the Civil Service Commission.
Other Federal agencies instead of looking the situ-
ation over outside of the Government, use other
Federal agencies as a basis for their actual
classification rates, their grades and salaries.
This results in strict adherance to speeLfications
which are not flexible. An important factor in
morale building is a result of consideration of
promotions when due. If the Personnel Branch
considered and passed every request for promotion
in OSS I am afraid the figure would result in
something like 75% promotion instead of 43%.
All told, I believe the Byrd report instead of being
a criticism of the Office of Strategic Services is in
affect a commendation which points out that the Office of
Strategic Services in their personnel policies are not 10
or 15 years behind but are right up to the minute.
Therefore, I am extremely well pleased with thm figures
which have been contained in the Byrd report.
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