EFFECT OF A MANPOWER REDUCTION AND ADEQUACY OF CURRENT MANPOWER AUTHORIZATION IN LIGHT OF REQUIREMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP60-00213A000100030065-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 1998
• Sequence Number: 65
• Publication Date: December 5, 1955
• Content Type: MF

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December 1955
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director (Support)
ATT '1TION Deputy Director of Personnel
SUBJECT : Effect of a Manpower Reduction and Adequacy of
Current Manpower Authorization in Light of Requirements
1. This report for the Medical Staff is submitted in response
to a request to Heads of Executive Departments from the Chairman of
the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service relating to the
conservation of manpower and a 10% reduction in the number of civilian
employees of Departments.
2. Medical Staff Personnel:
a. Present staff employee ceiling :
b. On-Duty staff employee strength:
c. Staff Agent-type personnel:
Authorized:
On-Duty
3. First Question
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In the event of a requirement of a 10% reduction from man-
power on duty 31 October 1955, clinical support to headquarters
personnel would be discontinued, and Health Rooms Branch, Technical
Services Division, of the Medical Staff would be abolished. This
closing of the various Agency Health Rooms that currently operate
under the authority of Public Law 658 of the 79th Congress, and
discontinuance of the present professional type of headquarters
would mean a personnel saving of nurses and
"physician.
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I:-. Second Question
The Chief, Medical Staff, is responsible for planning and
directing the Agency medical support program (CIA Regulation No.l-11+0).
To the best of its official knowledge this staff does not perform
any function or activity which is being performed, in whole or in
part, by another component of this Agency or by another Government
Agency. In view of the clear statement of responsibility in the
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basic regulation, however, it is felt that this question of duplication
of medical effort could better be asked of other components sponsoring
projects with medical aspects.
5. Third Question
a. The present on-duty strength of this staff does
not permit it to perform its functions in the manner en-
visioned by the Inspector General in his survey of last
Spring, or by the Management Staff and Office of Personnel
in their survey completed 2 August 1955. In order to
function as recommended in these surveys addi-
25X9A2 tional positions beyond the present on-duty strength of
are required; this would assure the complement of=
that was approved on 2 August 1955 as the Medical Staff
Table of Organization.
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c. All of these positions were exhaustively investigated
and thoroughly justified prior to their approval on 2 August
1955. Because of the ceiling imposition, however, it has
not been possible to fill these positions without sacrificing
other essential positions. The desired development of medical
support that these additional positions would have permitted
has therefore been delayed.
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6. It is not realistically possible to net the difference
between the additional - positions required and the
that could hypothetically be saved by the action mentioned in para-
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administrative positions and could not compensate for the loss of
25X9A2 any of the M professional positions. There could be no real
saving to the Agency through the abolition of these =pro-
fessional positions. The loss to the Agency in health protection
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and prompt professional treatment would many times over outweigh
the salaries of these
OHPT R. TIETJEN, M. D.
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