Department of Labor Round-Table Conferences

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00662R000100150027-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 24, 1998
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: October 12, 1948
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO Chief, Plans and Policy Staff DATE: 12 October 1948
FROM : Deputy Chief, Plans and rolicy Staff
SUBJECT: Department of Labor Round-Table Conferences
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1. Liaison Branch, OCD, advises that Department
of Labor, to which he is accredited, holds round table conferences on an
average of three times a month.
2. Such conferences are built around individuals possessed of special-
ized'area knowledge and information in re labor matters, and are designed to
develop a comprehensive appreciation of such matters.
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3. ii~ has received an invitation to arrange for attendance
of a CIA person at the labor conferences.
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4. 00 has indicated to its inability to furnish a person
for such attendance.
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5. Req. Div., ORE, has ascertained
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ences from the standpoint of informational potentialities. It appears, how-
ever, that he is not prepared to spend the necessary time in attendance if
and when security clearance of the undertaking is secured.
6. Labor has expressed to a preference for certification
of a single individual to act as observer for the entire series.
7. From an exploratory point of view, the following determinations
should be made:
(a) Is the ultimate potential value of subject conference series
sufficient to justify the time expenditure involved?
(b) Should not 00 furnish the body for any exploitation deemed
advisable?
(c) Assuming I&S approval and. establishment of suitable cover,
can a CIA representative operate in a vacuum as an observer
only and still derive value from the conferences?
(d) Is the Labor invitation a preliminary to a quid pro quo
request?
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8. I am asking to arrange that his proposal be
communicated in writing to AD ORE by AD/OCD. Meanwhile I believe
we should conduct further explorations and discussions in order that
we may be prepared to render staff advice on the matter when appropriate.
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