PRINTED FORMS REQUESTED BY OCD.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00274A000200190019-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 29, 1998
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: October 30, 1947
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Deputy Director
DATE: 30 October 191.7
FROM : Assistant Director for Collection & Dissemination
SUBJECT: Printed forms requested by OCD.
Encl. : A & M memo with enclosures re subject.
1. I have taken the liberty to write my comments in pertinent places on
the enclosed memorandum because otherwise they would be too scattered to under-
stand their application to each item. You probably have never received a
memorandum of this nature - I hope you never do again!
2. The simple facts are these:
&. OCD has evolved a type dissemination order over a period of 15
months operation which works to eliminate errors and assure security of
handling of ORE classified production.
b. OCD has been typing these orders about 10 times a month, each one
requiring about 20 minutes time.
g. OCD requested A & M to print the order forms so as to eliminate
typing except for 3 or 1+ entries.
d. A & M questioned the need for 3 different forms and questioned the
procedures of OCD.
A & M proposed a single form and a simplified procedure.
OCD examined both form and procedure carefully, and while; willing
to reduce to 2 forms and eliminate several procedure steps OCD could not
concur in the proposed form or procedure for operational and security
reasons*
g. A & M prepared the enclosed report showing no part of OCD's argument
or even mentioning that OCD had expressed a non-concurrencee
i. A & M prepared an endorsement for the signature of the Assistant
Director, CIA, the signing of which would be entirely automatic, based on
the entirely one-sided picture described. Thus, A & M would arbitrarily
override any 'opinion, desire or decision of the Assistant Director on a
matter concerning his primary responsibility to the Director.
. A & M now blocks all requests of OCD for the mimeographing of simple
forms needed in the office to complete work quickly by reducing typing;
the reason given to await OCD's comments on another reorganization study
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which A & M prepared, and which they know in advance that OCD does not
approve and cannot arbitrate within a short time. The mimeographing of
a form takes 10 minutes clerical time and 20 cents worth of paper. If
it saves one 20-minute typing job it pays for itself. It can be put into
effect in two minutes and can be discontinued as quickly. Without it we
continue to review for closure about 75 problem CD's a month and do it the
hard way.
I. The time taken to haggle over this single form has been more
in professional and clerical cost to CIA'than could be saved in several
years of reducing from two to one form!
3. It is recommended that the A & M be directed to print the two forms as
OCDhas requested. A suitable endorsement for that decision is also attached.
UCapt S. N.
Assistant Director for
Collection and Dissemination
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