EXPANSION OF RECORD CENTER (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00450R000100170007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 13, 1956
• Content Type: MF

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13 June 1956
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Deputy Director (Support)
25X1
SUBJECT:
Expansion of Record Center
25X1
REFERENCES:
(a)
(b)
(c)
Submission of Project Providing for
Construction of an Agency Record Center
dated 25 Jan 54 (ER 5-1817)
Memo to Ch/Management Staff fr Ch/Records
Management Staff dated 14 May 56
Memo to Ch/Management Staff fr Ch/Records
Management Staff dated 25 May 56
1. This memorandum contains recommendations submitted for
DDS approval. Such recommendations are contained in paragraph 7.
2. By reference (a) a project outline was approved by the
Director on 24 March 1954 to provide 21,290 square feet of storage
space and authorized the expenditure of for the construction
work and the preparation of plans and specifications. Included in
this project outline as approved was the anticipated expansion of
60,000 to 70,000 square feet within the next 10 to 20 years.
3. The construction of the Record Center was completed April
1955 at a total cost of and was occupied by the Record
Center on 20 April 1955. This building as constructed provides
feet is available for the actual storage of records.
square feet of overall floor space of which only square
4. During the past year of occupancy the rate of which inactive
records have been and are being received is more than twice anticipated
expansion as originally planned. The net increase in storage require-
ments, taking into consideration the destruction program, indicates
that the existing building space available for storage of additional
records will be exhausted by April 1957. These facts were presented
to you informally by reference (b) and (c) which contain more detailed
information and are attached herewith for your information.
5. As a result of the above, it is essential to construct
additional storage space for these inactive records to be available
not later than April 1957, if possible, since no other adequate space
is available for this purpose.
Appendix B
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6. Due to the urgency of the situation, I have contacted
the Real Estate and Construction Division of Logistics for advice
and recommendations. They estimated the A&E costs to be $17,200
and the construction cost to be Q It was their recommenda-
tion that A&E funds be made available at once for preparation of
plans and specifications if occupancy of the completed structure
was required by April 1957, since delays may occur due to weather
conditions usually experienced by contractors during winter months.
7. It is therefore recommended that advanced approval of this
project for the addition of 30,000 square feet be given in principle
and that 1956 fiscal year funds, not to exceed $17,200 be authorized
immediately for the award of an A&E contract to prepare plans and
specifications. No difficulty is expected by the office of Real
Estate and Construction, Office of Logistics in obligating these funds.
A detailed project outline requesting authority and funds for the
construction work will be submitted in the near future.
/s /
Chief, Management Staff
Enclosures:
References (b) and (c)
Director of Communications
*/s/ E. R. Saunders
Comptroller 25X1
*U has included
1958 budget.
s/ James A. Garrison
Iirec or of Logistics
13 June 1956
Date
15 June 1956
for the proposed construction in their
15 June 1956
Date
The recommendations in
paragraph 7 are approved:
June 18, 1956 /sl H.Gates Lloyd
for L.K. WHITE
Deputy Director
uppor
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