DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000100040046-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: January 29, 1954
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY VOTES
27 thra 29 January 1954
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1. Told Ed Saunders to be prepared to give the Bureau of the Budget a com-
plete picture of our construction in the Far East inasmuch as we would undoubtedly
be requested to do this when we requested permission to undertake additional hous-
ing construction
2 At Mr Dullest request have arranged for Far East Division,
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and Ed sounders to be in nv office at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 3 February, to re- 25X1A
view
3. Have arranged for to
make a survey of the administrative setup in the Technical Services 5tafre
1. Jim Garrison informs me that he is having considerable difficulty with
communications because he is at the merc of the area divisions. I have told his
that this is a common problem in the DD/A area but that I would like specific ex-
amples of his difficulties before raising the question with the DD/P or the Direc-
tor,
5. Jim Garrison and I discussed briefly or obtaining more
Russian hardware. It may be necessary to send or someone else back
- for this purpose. Have emphasized to Jim that I want to check this out
completely before he actually moves in this direction.
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6. Approved of Larry Houston discussing wi Co troller General the
problem of installing cafeteria equipment in theththe Reproduction Plant.
The Director has approved of the dissolution of the General Services Of-
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fice and the ass
Office and the Office of the Comptroller. Messrs. Garrisons and Saunders
have been notified. effective date o e reorganization will
be 15 February 1954. NO& Management Improvement Staff, has been re-
quested to draft an appropriate Notice for publication.
8. Jim Garrison was able to obtain exemption from submitting a detailed
automobile report to the General Services Administration. We have merely told
them orally that we will reduce our fleet by seven vehicles during this Fiscal
Year.
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9. Have asked the Assistant Director SaLX ne to arrange with the Di- 25X1A
.aUgga
rector to reserve a Public Law 53 slot for o has been officially
notified that he will be retired sometime between now and September.
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10. and I briefed the Director on ODM's latest plan for con-
tinuing the essen a ctions of the Executive Branch of Goverment during war-
time. Prior to the Director attending an NSC Meeting,, at which time this subject
was on the agenda, we recommended that he accept the plan in principle if he could
have a clear understanding that parts of it could not be applicable to this Agency
and that if finally adopted we mast be free to work out our awn coomplaat~i-
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11. and I talked with whom for a few minutes on Thurs-
day and introduce her to the Director with s so visited.
12. General Cabell,, Ed Saunders., and I have talked about the removal of the
Management Improvement Staff from the Office of the Comptroller. Subject to the
u-- a-w1t1 to 'hake this step and to revital-
Tvnv%"nvewneYlt Program. has e _ a iL_ 25X1 A
proposed statement of functions. It this av#j.Lon &,CU7;?
Staff, presumably,, will report directly to the eputyaDirectorntro~tstr ttion)*
I am considering the possibility placing the the Management Improvement Staff.
13. At a Deputies' Meeting the estab3.isbm nt of a ergraderse sew Possibly
chaired by General Cabell and composed of the three Deputy ,~ the
the Assistant Director for Comnnanications,, the Director of
Inspector ndutal$ l,, -he
sistant Director for Personnel,, with advisors including the nera
Director of Security,, and the Chief$ Medical Staff,, was approved by
The Board's function will be to make recomendatims
active hector concerning
all promotions to supergrades,, etc.' and will 14. Met with General Cabell,, Shef Edwards' Larry HOffice sn, and HarrysRey olds
to discuss the procedures to be taken when the Security of t
employment of an applicant or consultant. It was agreed that (a) the Director of
Security should notify the Assistant Director for Personnel f his disapproval and
that the latter should,, in turn,, notify the sponsoring office; (b) if se sponsor-
ing office declined to accept the disapproval the Director of Security p in-
sofar as he felt appropriate,, brief the head of that office as to his reasons for
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disapproval; and (c) if the sponsoring office still declined to accept the deci-
apmat
sion the head thereof and the Director of Security ooudejotly take cision or the
propri-
ate the Deputy Director,, General Cabell,, for appropriate ate action.
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J$. Have arranged for Dr. Tietjen to brief the Director personally on a med- 25X1 A
concerning condition.
ical report received from
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16. At Mr, Du].leet request Mrfense fence Mobilization, and offered to Althur Flemming
o Do.
He Will call me early next week, c over there and e$p the ff3ce
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