LETTER TO MR. JOHN [ ]. MACY, JR. FROM L.K. WHITE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00631R000200170015-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 14, 2005
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: April 11, 1957
• Content Type: LETTER

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he spoke of the Preeide is desire for hire to take action regard-
ing the hoover Commission's recommendations on relationships
between noncareer political executives. and the career adminis-
trators in the ederat Service. The aim was to relieve career
administrators from involvement in advocacy of policies a
programs any: from political controversy? and to have the non-
career category designated by the President. The letter
requested that each agency promulgate a policy statement
to fit its particular situation.
situation in the Central intelligence Agency im
what different from that of the average department and agency
cutive Branch. e are founded on a concept of career
service from top to bottom for our staff employees. My own
position as r'irector and that of General Cabell, as Deputy
"Director are the only two offices that are filled by Presidential
appointment and require Senatorial confirmation. Neither
General Cabell nor I have ever considered ourselves political
appointees. You will recall that I, a lifelong Republican, was
appointed as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence by former
President Truman and as I (rector by the President.
I believe it is of the utmost importance to maintain the
principle of nonpolitical objectivity in the Central Intelligence
function, and I believe this was the clear intent of Congress as
shown by debates during the consideration of legislation affecting
the Agency. 1, therefore, have prepared a policy statement in
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February 18, 1957
TO: HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND INDEPENINT ESTABLISHMENTS
SUBJECT: THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HOOVER COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
NUMBER .1(a), 1(b), AND 2 ON PERSONNEL AND CIVIL SERVICE
Some time ago the President wrote to me regarding the Hoover
Commission personnel recommendations which cover relationships be-
tween the noncareer political executives and the career administra-
tors in the Federal service. After indicating his general approval
of these recommendations, the President stated:
"I request that you develops program of action
which takes these suggestions into account."
In this connection, President Eisenhower stated:
"One of the most important reports submitted by the
(Hoover) Commission deals with personnel and Civil
Service. ...The Commission points out very effec-
tively the degree to which better direction of the
affairs of government and improvement in the general
level of its services to our people depend upon im-
proved federal personnel management. ...The Com-
mission emphasizes the vital need of strengthening
our political executive group and offers many valu-
able suggestions for meeting this problem. ...The
Commission also emphasizes the need to strengthen
the career service. ...It is increasingly essential
to our democratic system that our career personnel
be competent, well-trained and non-partisan. The
Commission points to the dangers of permitting career
servants in the course of their work to become identi-
fied with partisan policies, and thus subject to
personal attack. The Commission addressed itself
to this difficult and long-standing problem and
developed criteria for designating the tasks which
are appropriate for political appointees as dis-
tinguished from those which should be assigned to
career employees. The Commission points out very
properly that its suggested criteria must be applied
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with some degree of flexibility. I believe that
these criteria are basically sound and that they
provide a useful guide for a practical division
of responsibility between these two groups of public
servants."
Accordingly, it is the desire of the President that positive
..coon be taken to improve personnel management by strengthening both
the political executive and career administrator groups in government.
The first three recommendations of the Hoover Commission or. peerson-
nel and civil service seek to accomplish this objective. In brief, th