DRAFT BILL TO AMEND PRESENT PROVISIONS OF LAW CONCERNINGS BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO CERTAIN CIVILIAN PERSONNEL FOR INJURY, DEATH, OR DETENTION RESULTING FROM WAR RISK HAZARDS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP58-00597A000100040050-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 13, 2004
• Sequence Number: 50
• Publication Date: March 3, 1955
• Content Type: MEMO

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Memorandum for: Legislative Counsel
Subject : Draft Bill to Amend Present Provisions of Law
Concerning Benefits Available to Certain Civilian
Personnel for Injury, Death, or Detention
Resulting from War Risk Hazards and for Other
Purposes
References : (a) Memorandum dated 15 December 1954 from
Legislative Counsel to DD/P-Admin
(b) Memorandum dated 3 December 1954 from
AD/P to Legislative Counsel
(c) Memorandum dated 5 January 1955 from
DD/P-Admin to Legislative Counsel
1. Reference (b) contains a clear analysis of the draft bill in
the light of its impact on CIA. It concludes with approval of the
principle involved and a recommendation that the bill be modified
to authorize CIA or sensitive agencies generally to omit coverage
in their contracts.
2. The Chief of Administration (DD/P) in Reference (c) concurs
with the recommendations of the AD/P except for the naming of CIA
in connection with exclusion from the coverage of the bill.
3. In view of the experience of CIA and OSS under the existing
laws, we feel that no express exclusion is necessary. Under the
doctrine of the Case, the interests of security override the
personal interest of individuals entitled to benefits under the various
statutes concerned. We see no reason why this doctrine should not
continue to apply under the extension of coverage which would be
accomplished by the draft bill. Personnel who
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very much as they have been handled in the past under applicable
laws. Finally, since the objective of the draft bill is considered to
be desirable not only by the sponsoring agency but also by the AD/P
and DD/P..Admin, we feel that no attempt should be made to block
passage of this bill and that an attempt to write in a provision ex-
cluding sensitive agencies would be undesirable and unnecessary.
We therefore recommend endorsement of the bill in its present form.
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Assistant General Counsel
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STAT
TRANSMITTAL SLIP
3 March 1955
(Date)
TO:
Mr.
Pforzheimer
BUILDING
ROOM NO.
REMARKS:
FROM
BUILDING
ROOM NO.
EXTENSION
FORM
1946 36-8
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