PUBLICATION OF OFFICE PERIODICAL BY ORR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00680R000100020039-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 15, 1998
• Sequence Number: 39
• Publication Date: April 28, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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~:lai.eP, AdBtinistrative S
~ April 1959
CY~ief, Gacaph3c Research
Publication taf ~f ice Feri?~ic~,i by t7
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Chief', ~'tf.A, subject: Publicatf.on of an office Periodica3. by ,
1 April 195
1. In cc~nsiderix~;, the c,~ue~stion, you will certs3~.nly tae interested
in the diversity ?~~' opinions ate. the ntmterous ideas expresset3 by the
components of the Geo~r$phic area. I pass theme on to directly
without attempting to sort aa~. evaluate becaus3e I feel there is a
benefit to be derived Exam deal#.n~ with each iz~ividua]. i.ssue7 idea,
opinion +~xt' question . because X do not wish to color them: with ~y
t~+-trt point of vier.
~, Y3y several viers about the proposal. fol]..t~w;
~.. E~tR needs a vehicle of scxse sort to c?rxry a body of
information to a.l]. personnel. The infc-rmstion to be carri~i
shtauid have no other means of aflPicial or established tr~as-
~ittal. If there are ot,~cer meamus and. they are not wcn'ki.ng,
consideration: should tie directed toward their correction 4r
sbol.ishment .
b. 'I~t~ initiative for inclusion of items in the propos
journal shou3.d be the responsibility of rue oA~ individual to
act according to established criteria. Zf the initiative f"r>r
subsaittin~ rseworthy am~#,~er?S.el is left to ori~tional units
cr incYividuals tt3erein, ts~o much varisuce and ia~aa]~ance cif
covera~,e develops because of the P~xctor of iixiividual or unit
ettitude towrard the need fQr or desire-bility oP publicity.
{$.#~., IY births are: to be reportecz., there should be an
unf'a~.li~ mechr~nl. sm try report all.
c . There may' be s sa~.utary effects from. publicatirm of
persorine3 essiu~.nts, px^omotioxts, awards, etc. ~e efi'ective
pressure of peer iut~.~ement :. ~rraluation cif pez~oxce based
upon the open kno~rleet~;e of personnel advnz;.c+~ent or r~co~nition
bc~ess a rather c~~esirs.Y>le a3.et an ~nent's efforts to het
x3.mu~- effective: u~c of inc~.ivittusl capalailities. .nagement,
~nt~rin~ that ~..1. personnel actions ~r3.11 Yee published, ~-i.l~. ~rn1y
rnet upoa~ tY~c~se tY.at can ~r3.thstauci the clcssest scrutixay.
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~t~.T~CT: P~iblicatiora of ~7fi'i.ce Fer3.c~d~.esl by t
~ ,~aurr~al. should. pro~rit.de fc~r ~.z~clu-sicrn of 3.nt~rp~retive
lions oi' ,~?rr pali.cies, coud.itl.tu~s, car f'sctta~ wiai.e3~ have
t individuals . The new persot~el p~ol.icy r~tian
inc].udis~ ~e pxov3~a~l.or~s for ec~petitive evaluation pe-a~rle
certainly calls for intex~retatiou. Thia3ld persttx~el ~?ant
tc~ ~ t3:.e "wYty" t~f' ~1.3.eies axed prc>cedux~:s. The ~oaarxu~7. cold.
suPP~ the ?utiswexs to their questic~~ts .
;:. the journs:~. should be praducacl bi-~reeisly.
~'. Avery careful sssesnt should ?be made of ~.t
perstinal items sre to be re;"ted. Stye gevple ~ very
firm in their belief t3aat Officis3. busf.r~ess sn~. p~s~on,e~3.
matters should. ~'~ be mixed.. Ferhaias s. ~a11 should be bin
tca dive persvnr~l the d,~pa~rtunity tt~ ex,~ress a riioice on
~:t3~/'er~;C? of such items ae births, a ements s rr3.s~ss,
f?sAily illness, deeths.
,. I mould. like '~ see ~ p~pasal. iu the staff stud~r for
s. ~ rk3.n~, -cedure reguiziag oxily a very m~.~ of ~i
anu effort on the g.rt of branch arm division p?rrs~3l. ~.s a
practical matter, Y sm ~ in fsvt~r of ding other t:Ime~cc~nsumi~,
resp~ansibil9.ties, nmt directly related tc~ the#.r x~.ssit~, tc a~Cey
overbu~.ened br~ches ~ d.ivit~ior~. '3`t~e staff stuff= and prcrposecl
re~t3.nn ors deficierst in. fa~in~ ~ to this very real. prt>ble~a.
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