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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000300010076-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 16, 2000
• Sequence Number: 76
• Publication Date: March 17, 1958
• Content Type: NOTES

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1. At the Deputies' Meeting:
a. The Director reported that he had met with Max Abramovitz and
Fred King on Friday night and emphasized that he felt we must let a con-
tract for our new building this year. and I met with the
Director later in the day at which time he telephoned Max again. During
this conversation Max thought that it might be possible to move the com-
pletion date for final working drawings from 1 September 1958 to 25 July
1958. H. S. was to discuss with representatives of the Public Buildings
Service the possibility of letting a part of the contract earlier and go to
New York on Wednesday to meet with Max.)
b. Elmer Staats' request for continuing our junior Officer Trainee
with the Operations Coordinating Board on a nonreimbursable basis was
discussed and it was the unanimous opinion that this arrangement should
be discontinued.
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2. I met with Jim Garrison and at which time I told them that while
I felt that we might be making a serious misty e I had decided that any consideration
of installing the Ramac (305) machine in the Office of Logistics would be deferred for
the moment due to all of the disagreement that was taking place. I instructed John to
pursue feasibility studies in the Offices of Personnel and the Comptroller with the idea
that if these studies proved that the Ramac machine should be installed we could bring
in the Office of Logistics at a later date on either this or a larger system. I also
directed that a management study of the entire Office of Logistics be started immedi-
ately. I said I felt that the last management study had been too much of a rubber stamp
and that I wanted this one to be tough and conducted with the goal of saving some people
if possible. I also advised them that I would not tolerate another situation such as had
been brought about. by the feasibility study concerning the Ramac machine and empha-
sized the necessity for a close working relationship between the Office of Logistics and
the Management Staff during this entire period.
3. I saw and told him that as a result of his scores during the
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Operations Course I had caused his case to be discussed at some length
with personnel of the Assessment & Evaluation Staff and that based upon their recom-
mendation I felt that it was unwise to assign him- as Chief of Support. He was 25X1A6a
deeply disappointed and it was obvious that it was going to be particularly demoralizing
to him to have to tell his wife and family of this change in plans; he did not question
the decision, however. I asked him not to be discouraged and said that I would try to
come up with some other job for him within the very near future.
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celed his assignment to - he was also ver disappointed and demoralized. He
was extremely critical of the instructors inasmuch as he alleged that 25X1 A2g
they had told him that he was doing all right in the Course. He also said that Matt
Baird had called him in and congratulated him on his performance as soon as he returned.
I told him that he would remain in his present assignment in the Office of Training for
the time being.
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