PROPOSED SPECIAL COURIER SERVICE

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00423A000100130008-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 9, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 28, 1958
• Content Type: MF

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
MAY 2 8 1958
(TBtTEGT: Proposed Special Courier Service
Confirming our discussion on May 20, 1958, we are forwarding this
resume of the proposed accompanied courier service for your Agency's
material. This analysis is based upon all of the material being ac
compannied by couriers over every stage of its journey. It contemplates
that the backbone of the service will be three times weekly round trips
on commercial air transport between Washington
via Tnirope, Middle East and Asia. These trips, at $2500,00 each for
fare alone, were selected in lieu of three "Round the torld" trips in
each direction at $2000,00 each, total six trips weekly, on the basis
that the latter required the first 9,000 miles travel westbound and the
last 9,000 miles of each eastbound trip before and after touching at any
post in which you had an interest. This decision represents a reduction
in fares alone of some $4,500.00 weekly with corresponding reduction in
personnel and related expenses.
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As you had requested, this proposed service is designed to transport
your material to destinations formerly served by military postal channels
and at the same speed of transmission now realized through the latter
facilities. P. comparison of the present transit times through military
channels and that which will accomplish the desired result under the
proposed service is at TAB "A". Khile moving your material to these APO
locations, service to other posts on the line of travel is also expedited
and a comparison of this aspect is at TAB "B".
A. tabulation of the various. expenses for the proposed service is at
TAB "r". You will note that the largest single item is that for excess
baggage charges. Vie believe that you can substantially reduce this total
through a careful screening of the individual items with a view toward
diverting less-urgent and bulky items to the non-revenue Armed Forces
Courier Service facilities. A tabulation of the excess baggage rates to
the various "on line" destinations is at TAB "O".
You will note that a State Department contribution of $127,161.00
annually has been taken into account in TAB "C", representing that amount
of present travel expenses which will be superseded by the proposed
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In connection with the expenditures for excess baggage, a possibility
exists that we may be able to effect an agreement with the principal
carrier to transport this material at air cargo rates in lieu of the
applicable excess baggage rates, at least over the Trans Atlantic portion
of the trips. This will substantially reduce the estimates set forth
in TAB "B". You will be further advised on this aspect when discussions
have been held with the carrier.
The proposed service will benefit your material for all geographic
areas except the continent of Africa, where your present volume indicates
an active Agency interest. At.TAB "E" is outlined a proposed service in
that continent, together with estimated fares, personnel and related
costs. At TAB "F" is a tabulation of the present transit time for the
posts concerned and that which would be realized if the service outlined
at TAB "E" were placed into effect. In relation to the total cost of the
service set forth in TAB "C", the additional cost of providing the more
expeditious service for the African area would appear to be justified.
The twice weekly service to outlined in TAB "C" costs
a total of $20,613.00 and one courier man-year. In view of the small volume,
less than one pound for the month of April, you may wish to exclude that
portion of the proposed service and to forward your material by Armed
Forces Courier Service channels. Transit time over the after will probably
average 8 days in each direction.
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believe that providing once weekly service by extension of the State
Courier route supplemented by Armed Forces Courier
Service direct from Washington will meet the need for that post and the
schedules and costs have been adjusted to this routing.
To assist you in visualizing the services there is attached a
schematic diagram of the proposed service TAB "G", a time table of the
proposed main line service TAB "H", and a map with the principal route
and the side routes indicated TAB "I".
Should your Agency desire to have this proposed service placed into
effect, it would require a minimum of 90 days although partial service
could be in effect in about 30 days after notification with gradual build-
up thereafter.
If additional information on any aspect of this service is required,
please request it.
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