DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00341R000100100079-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 28, 2001
• Sequence Number: 79
• Publication Date: February 6, 1967
• Content Type: NOTES

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1. Outplacement Program- -Personnel : I set a deadline for the
Office of Personnel to submit a report on the agreed-upon Outplacement Program.
Colonel White inquired today as to the status of this program. Mr. Echols
advised that action and reporting on the program would be delayed because
of the illness of the principal officer. I called Echols and informed him that
it has now been almost two months since we had our meeting with the deputy
directors on this program and that we expected both action toward implementing
the agreed upon program and a report for the program development. I
informed Mr. Echols he must not delay this simply because a principal officer
is ill but assign this to someone else so that we can now get going on the
program. In this instance Personnel has not pursued this program aggres-
sively enough and there could very well be criticism from the other deputy
directors.
called to advise me of
his return p. He indicatedthat it was most beneficial and all
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reports of Support activities were highly favorable. Things are in very good
shape. He will submit a report with recommendations but he suggests that
we seek the purchase of land
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3. -Personnel : Since has set a date for 25X1A
his retirement from the Agency, I advised Mr. Echols to begin taking those
actions necessary to close out his cover and other relationships before his
retirement datebecomes effective.
4. Case : Admiral Taylor has been interviewing several
people on t is case in order to frame his reply to Congressman Ashmore.
Just to be certain that all is in order, I called John Richardson to ensure that
one staff employee is all that is necessary to meet the training requirements
in Arabic. Mr. Richardson assured me that oneofficer can fulfill this require-
ment for the foreseeable future. further advised that had 25X1A
done an exceptional job in building up Arabic language capability in the NE
Division staff and that as a result the pressure is off for language training
requirements in this language and one individual can well meet this program.
I passed this information to the Executive Director and the Acting Inspector
General for their information.
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5. Supergrade Promotions : I met with Mr. Warfield and
to discuss our allocation of supergrade promotions. It was agree tat we
would allocate one each to the following offices: Communications, Logistics,
Personnel, Finance and Medical, DD/S and Support Service. One of these
has already been approved and is now effective. I am holding one in reserve
for contingency. Through retirement I expect to pick up two slots in 1967
and two in 1968 which will leave me a total of five headroom for supergrades
plus additional slots if other Support officers eligible for voluntary retirement
elect to do so.
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6. : Jack Smith called to find out the substance of my
interview with I advised that we had a very favorable interview
which lasted for about 45 minutes. was definitely interested in the 25X1A
position of Chief, Printing Services Division, however, he did not want to
make a commitment at this time. He has advised events happened rather
suddenly and he would like to think about it a bit. Upon his return from ten
days' leave he will contact George Meloon to discuss this matter further.
He has no other plans and showed interest in the job and was most appreciative
of the fact that we were interested in selecting him for it. I advised him that
we had been looking for a candidate for this position for several months and
that I had informally discussed this with Jack Smith but he felt he had to
settle the NPIC problem before I had any conversation with Chick. To this
I agreed and the sequence of discussions has followed.
8. called me to advise that he had met
with Bob m r o t e White House. Komer advised that he was interested
in having serve on his staff and wanted to know whether he should
send a letter to the Director. -asked him to hold off until we had had 25X1A
a chance to discuss this matter. I advised that I did not have a special job
for Vince in mind at this time but certainly I would provide such a job. In
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why we could not make him available to Komer for six months to a year at
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portunity to be of benefit to the Agency in assisting in the p anning and function-
in of the Office of Civilian Operations in Saigon. I will frame a reply to
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