DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000200040115-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 15, 2000
• Sequence Number: 115
• Publication Date: October 21, 1955
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY NOTES
17 through 21 October 1955
1. Attended Budget Hearings at the Bureau of the Budget on the DD/I and
DD/S components. In the DD/S session the Bureau took issue with our average
salaries and questioned the necessity for CIA paying higher salaries than other
Government agencies. They also took issue with the necessity for so much over-
time. While recognizing that frequently we might have crash situations which
demanded overtime by a large number of people, they alleged that they continued
to hear stories two or three times a week about people who worked overtime be-
cause they wanted to and not because their services were actually needed. In
general, they were frank to say that two or three times a week they heard
stories which would indicate that CIA managed its money fairly loosely.
2. Asked Lyman Kirkpatrick to be on the Building Steering Committee along
25X9A2 with the Deputies; he agreed.
25X9A2 3. Talked to Kirk about his memorandum of 5 October concerning Mrs.
thought our chances were very small indeed in
o change its policies for our convenience and
25X9A2 that thought we had a very poor illustration to back our case on. (I am per-
sonally familiar with the history of the situation.) He said that
if I returned his paper with a nonconcurrence in his recommendations his feel-
ings wouldn't be hurt. That I shall do!
14. Lunched with whose field experience has very definitely
indoctrinated him properly. I am sure that he is going to be much more valu-
able to us in the Office of Logistics.
5. Larry Houston, Fid Saunders, and I met with the GEHA Board to discuss
the question of whether or not CIA should pay for the salaries and business
machines in the Insurance and Casualty Division, Office of Personnel. We told
them that we were not opposed to doing this and, in fact, would like to, but
that up to this point they had not given us an analysis which we could consider.
(I do not consider it appropriate for the Comptroller to pay these expenses un-
less the General Counsel renders an opinion that it is legal to do so. The
General Counsel will not render such an opinion without some discussion with
the General Accounting Office and he feels that he cannot do this until he gets
25X1A a proper analysis of the situation.) A committee, consisting of
and representatives of the Offices of the General Counsel and the omp ro_ er,
was appointed to study the problem and submit an analysis as early as possible.
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6. Larry Houston and I saw Congressman Dawson, Chairman of the House
Government Operations Committee, with regard to his request that we furnish
information concerning CIA's assets. He understood the reasons why we could
not be shown in aneor but uesteu that we try to work out some method
with the General 1 on to include our total without reveal-
ing ownership. Larry will try to work this out; however, I am not sure that
we can.
7. and I met with Matt Baird to consider his request for an
increase e e of Training personnel ceiling by 69 positions. We did
not feel that Matt had proper justification and asked him to study the entire
situation again with two objectives in mind: first, how would he distribute
his assets if he were held at his present ceiling of ~ second, regardless
of what his ceiling was, what functions were now performed by Office of Train-
ing staff personnel which could be done by contract, and why shouldn't they
be done by contract. Matt is most unhappy, but I see no alternative to hold-
ing his feet to the lows f'l re .
8. Matt Baird and I met with to discuss the "action cadre"
paper and also to discuss the rotation of some of. Matt's people into the DD/P
area. Dick chose to take this up at his weekly staff meeting. As a result he
decided to do nothing about the "action cadre" paper until General Cabell re-
turned and asked Matt to present the rotation problem to the DD/P Career Ser-
vice Panel.
9. Talked to Jack Nolen, Director of the National Capital Planning Com-
mission, about appearing before the Commission's November meeting. He said
that Mr. Bartholomew desired that we come back to the full Commission without
going through the Special Committee which was appointed some time ago to con-
sider our problem. We tentatively agreed that we would have this meeting in
"executive session." (I have since discussed this matter with Mr. Dulles who
feels that so much public interest has been aroused that if we can we should
appear in "open session" and stay after that session for an executive session
if necessary. I will pass this on to Jack Nolen after looking at Clarke and
Rapuano's report.)
10. Talked to Mr. William H. Shepherd, President of WAEPA. He said that
he had not been able to consider our request for membership on the Board until
it had been determined whether or not WAEPA could legally turn its assets over
to the Government, and, if so, whether or not it wanted to. He will keep me
advised. (See separate Memorandum for the Record.)
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11. Talked to Kirk about the case and he agreed that she should
not be promoted. Have written the Director of Personnel a memorandum on this
subject which Kirk has seen and agrees with. In essence it says that she should
be separated as soon as a job can be found for her elsewhere.
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