EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRED ARMY OFFICERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP57-00384R000500050081-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 9, 2002
• Sequence Number: 81
• Publication Date: April 13, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

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3 April 1949
t of Retired Army 0
cad opinion servos well to Illustrate
nt in this problem. Ve therefore cordially invite
at eonfuaion and possibility of trouble which is
anyone in your office having a specific problem to
discuss it with us in detail.
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indicates in his hand-written note
that we should consider the possibility of special
legislation see rat ai l lar to that authorizing the
Veterans A iiniatratton, for a limited period, to hire
ed officers. For your information, such legislation
,ngre ional history of the VA provision. There was
A has been considered, but rejected after study of
strong Cori'ra acionel antipathy to the granting, of any
blanket oxeoptiori pc..m fitting the hiring of officers who
are retired for other than disability r?rasons. Only a
showing by VA that it would have boon literally
impossible to perfor-a their proper functions i rsdiately
after t f.he war pursuaded Congress to Sake an exception
in their case, but it will be noted th t the VA power
to hire retired officers expires in 1951 as Congress
considered that necessity could not be der:nanstr4ated after
that tine. 'T'herefore when the CIA legislation was under
onaideration, the Bureau of the Budget suggested dolatior
of a provision for hiring officers retired for longevity
and the Director specified that no such authority should
be included,
3, The only blanket exception that we are av
applies to the U. S. Soldiers Ilona she re the ntzrrher o
officers' positions in very srz?11 and where
expected that retired officers would be the logical
rloyeea.
L. R, HOUSTON
LRJlfn. 11
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cc: Orono
Personnel Office (Mr'l'cyrmade & sent 6 May 49 - mw
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