MR. BISSELL'S OPENING REMARKS TO THE WAR PLANNING CONFERENCE HELD IN ROOM 153, BUILDING (Classified) ON 16 MARCH 1959

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00634A000100050006-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 7, 1998
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 16, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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Mr. Bissell opened his remarks by announcing the appointment.of Mr.
as the new C/PPC,, and commented to the effect that Mr._
had contributed a great deal to the Agency while here. He went on
to say, that at'this stage the Agency should have a man in this job with
clandestine experience and with experience overseas and at the division
level here in Headquarters. Mr. Bissell commented on some recent changes
and trends in the Clandestine Services. Two fields of activity hold
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time about the organizational changes within the area divisions (EE, NE & AFR).
He discussed at some length the new Developments Projects Division and stated
as an asside that PPC has been a part of operational Services since last July,
but this arrangement is just now being formallized. He mentioned the Agency
drive for greater efficiency, citing that the Agency is approximately 2,000
men too large for our new building. He said that the DCI has withstood the
Bureau of the Budget request to out personnel per say, but that the Agency's
desires to increase it's productivity, there-by decreasing overall humbers
of employees.
Mr. Bissell spoke of a change in philosophy in the management and control
of some of our activities. Up to now the project has been the major control
mechanizing in CIS, and there has been less planning for larger programs.
We have arrived at this state of affairs largely through legargy of manage-
ment. He stated that we night move away from this and delegate more authority
downward in projects. Cold-war plans should be more meaningful. Programs
are to be undertaken more seriously and results followed more closely.
In closing, he said that War Planning should have a very close relation
to cold-war activities.
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