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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00450R000100260005-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 1999
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 1, 1963
• Content Type: NSPR

Mr,,Johnson said fin his ,in
partment 'and' ?agency _hesd'
'a ~r ca~ci uay ~V butan example
Yte of prudence' and.. economy' s'o
"a dollar's value for a dollar
s ent" 4 1 ~~i,}1
p .~
I
In a memorandum issued
Johnson called for the prompt
"
maytdticti
or cos reucon aons
`.jd '.n
taken during ,the past year"
and,,prapasais, `1,to take In 4the
'
next year to tighten
, . ,doper-
atlons and effect sa ings.'?d
memorandum justthree days
after. he triad pledged In` his
special message to Congress
on Wednesday that he would
administer the Government
with ;"thrift;? and frugality
Budget Deeisioiis Near.':
Mrs' Johnsons emphasis on
7~' 'mod 0
ent ; wish ,the efficient " nd
eharge~ J oft ours,QQh;e
rei re$pApubllitie~s
` ;Suppa t adn inistrative, or
ieg?slatlve; ~pa~igeseilminatmg
uiinecessar3~ proeetlties;c`ur4
tailing ;o; ro p`ing 'pro rams
of ~'lowiZity'rid'~3xiittf
ig eonoidat,1onS ' and gther;
economies a '?
? Back salary cags to
?
n
taro fa#~d recrult_ talented,;;e
ergetic and imagiiatiye. em, -
p~oyes ' ~ q~:! ,
?;, Qiye increased ~recogni$
tion to agencies Viand iri
upls m a k;i n g : notable: a~l~.
vanes i}>1. pr~ovt iiig lei qt,
service at.',lower' cost " "'
The President tolled e?
to '
partment -and envy, heads to'
make their its., models o
good. ~nanageent,'and adininis-
tration,"hold ,manpower"needs
to, a minimum Band to ae,
clear to. each employe that he'
is a responsible for "devising ,ad
proposing ways to' improve '1iis
.I performanc "
Mr. Johnson also urged the.
department and .agency heads
{ to seek adv ae of congressional
committees .'and private organ
izations ;and individuals "in
finding Ways tb do the public
0. business e'cozioin#eally,"
X19no-uliuzun;}ia;oli
for President Kennedy's tax
L i c Mr Kennedy,
Johnson?has placed the tax ; re-
duction and civrights bills
at the top_:o f his; list of iegis-
lative priorities ;
Mr Johnson obviously real-
e' izes, as Mr Kepnedy. did, 'that
a : frugal 1965 budget must