Ch/G Staff Meeting

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP60-00346R000100330002-3
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 2, 1998
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 3, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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Ch/G Staff Meeting
3 December 1957
ACTION REQUIRED
Item No. Action Required of Chief/G Action Required of Divisions
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1' to meet with 25X1A9a
5 December.
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to brief OP
Placement officers on
13 December.
to arrange meeting witti P
requestor.
NONE REQUIRED
NONE REQUIRED
Division Chiefs to pass on
suggestions to Ch/G.
Inform personnel that copies
are not to be made.
Divisions to channel any
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will partici-
pate in the Task Force.
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11. Ch/G to discuss problem
with AD/RR.
Division Chiefs to watch use
of john within their divisions.
ME to
review and comment on the
regulation.
D/GG and D/GC to set up
Requirements Meetings.
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Item No. Action Required of Chief/G
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will obtain
job descriptions and meet
with within 2
or 3 weeks.
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Action Required of Divisions
Inform personnel who have
occasion to travel to NSA.
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MINUTES OF THE GEOGRAPHIC RESEARCH AREA. STAFF MEETING, 3 December 1957
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1. Informal
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Chief/G read a memorandum from the ORR Team relative to
an informal re CIA utilization for our 25X1 X7
Cit Plans. was eci e at would meet with Messrs.
25X1A9a to discuss this matter in detail on Thursday at
0900, and to work up a draft on this subject for the AD's signature
for transmittal It was suggested that 25X1A9a
25X1A9a - meet with the DD P requestor of city plans to work up a new
list of priorities sometime in the near future.
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2. Briefing of Office of Personnel Placement Officers
Chief/G announced that he is scheduled to brief several Placement
Officers from the Office of Personnel on the recruitment needs of the
Area on Thursday, c~ (Note: This has since been re-scheduled
for 13 December). suggested that direct their
attention to D/GL's urgent need for some GS-5 catalogers.
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3. Requirement on "Collection of Soviet Bloc Maps and Mapping
Information"
Chief/G announced he has prepared a memorandum to AD/CR (for
AD/RR's signature) on the proposal from Army concerning a Geography
Division requirement on "Collection of Soviet Bloc Maps and Mapping
Information". The memorandum was fully coordinated with FI.
1+. Revision of ORR Promotion Policy and Procedures
Chief/G read a, paper he had written for consideration of the
ORR Career Service Board at their next meeting, suggesting simplifi-
cation of the ORR Regulation on Promotions along the lines discussed
in recent Ch/G Staff Meetings. 25X1 C4c
5. Problem of
for Area Familiarization Trips
Chief/G discussed the problem with the group. He
asked that they each give a little thought to this problem and pass
any suggestions back to him.
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National Security Papers
Chief/G announced that copies are not to be made of any National
Security Council papers received by the divisions.
7. Customer Service in OCR
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We have been advised that any complaints we might have re OCR
services to its customers are to be referred to
Staff Project Officer, Liaison Division, OCR.
8. Library Consultants Report
Chief/G reported that the Library Consultants report was being
used by OCR as a basis for a study of their operations. In connection
with this, "task force" groups are being set up on a dozen or more 25X1A9a
individual proposals made by the consultants. has been
named to participate in one of the groups which concerns Map Library
Division operations; this group is being headed by of the
DD/I's office.
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9. Use of Area Courier
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Chief/G asked the Division Chiefs to be aware of the use made by
their personnel of services. There is to be no personal
chauffeuring and John is not to be used for transportation to points
which are on the regular shuttle route, except in cases of emergency.
10. Agency Publications Board
Chief/G asked D/GG and D/GP for comments on a draft CIA regulation
regarding the establishment of an Agency Publications Board. The draft
regulation was given to for review and comment.
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11. Annual Supplement to Chapter I of the NIS 25X1A9a
Chief, D/GG brought up the problem posed b the requirement for
annual supplements to Chapter I of the NIS. indicated
this problem will be discussed in detail with AD RR.
25X1 A9a12. Rec, uirements Meetings
reported he and some of D/GP's branch chiefs had been
briefed on the workings of the Requirements Staff. Another meeting is
25X1A9a set up for Thursday, 5 December, in which D/GP will explain its work to
the Requirements Staff. asked that D/GG and D/GC set up
Requirements Meetings as soon as this is possible.
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*13. Special Assistant - Deputy Chief Question
Chief/G reported that he had checked into the matter and finds
there is precedence in ORR for having both a Deputy Chief and a
Special Assistant in a Division Office. will obtain 25X1A9a
job descriptions and discuss this in detail with within
the next 2 or 3 weeks. 25X1A9a
*14. Trips to National Security Agency
Anyone planning to visit NSA is to check first with
(Chief, St/C) re transportation and contacts to be made.
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