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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000300010185-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 16, 2000
• Sequence Number: 185
• Publication Date: January 23, 1958
• Content Type: NOTES

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23 January 1958
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1. Attended Kirk's briefing for the Foreign Service Inspectors during the presen-
tations made by Ed Saunders, It seemed to go 25X1A9a
very well.
2. was up with the proposed R&R Program for the SE Division X1 A6a
which I approved. It involves three stations, i.e., 5X1 A6a
and provides for a trip t 25X1 A
3. Colonel Herman Lane, formerly connected with the Clarke Task Force, tele-
phoned to say that he was with the American Car and Foundry Industries, Inc. which is
engaged in electronics research and development. He wants to do business with the
Agency and wanted to come to see me. I told him that I could only help him in seeking
out the proper people but that in any case I would be glad to meet with him at 2:30 p.m.
tomorrow.
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5. I talked to Stan Grogan about his turndown of
request to write
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a column on "Management" and subsequently advised
pursue this further.
that we should not
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6. uzzed complaining that the auditor who was checking the Direc-
tor's mess account was asking for a lot of information which, in his opinion, would take
more time to produce than it would be worth. I told him that I did not agree that what
the auditor was asking for would be very time consuming and that I did not think we
should restrict him. I think I finally convinced him that it was for his own protection.
I also spoke to General-and asked him to insure that his auditors did not ask for 25X1A9a
unnecessary information.
* 7. Attended a meeting of the Career Council which approved of the recommenda-
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tion that the level of availability for the Certificate of Merit be raised from grade GS-10
and below to grade GS-14 and below.
With regard to the Executive Secretary's recommendation concerning the proce-
dure for selection of candidates for non-CIA civilian awards, the Council decided to con-
sider the Rockefeller Public Service Award at the same time that it considered the selec-
tion of personnel to attend courses at Harvard and other colleges and to add to the other
programs the President's Award for Outstanding Civilian Service. Since no one except
the DD/I desired to submit any candidates to attend the Harvard Center for International
Affairs, it was decided that Mr. Amory could select several candidates and arrange to
have their names submitted to the Center for approval.
The revised Fitness Report was approved without any substantial changes.
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therefor to General Cabell.
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Both and Kirk advised me that mother, who recently
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or reinstatement; they
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resigned, was returning to Washington and probably would app y
shared the thought that she should not be reinstated. I instructed Gordon Stewart not to
re -employ her and that if she reapplied to let me know and I would explain the reasons
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9. Dr. Tietjen showed me a letter from _ advising him officially that he had
submitted his resignation to the Public Health Service. This action would, of course, 25X1A6a
terminate his services with CIA. It was a very nice letter be and
eavding us shortly to go t
whatever. He also advised me that (a) Dr.- 25X1 A9a
the National Institutes of Health and that a new man, Dr. - to be the Senior would be Medical taking his Repre- 25X1A9a
25X1A9a place, (b) Dr. - was about to depart
sentative for the Far East, (c) Dr.- was going to and (d) that Dr. 25X1A6a 25X1A6a _was leaving for_ In discussing supergrades for our doctors, I advised John25X1A9a
that I thought the Chief of the Psychiatric Division, the Chief of the Operations Division,25X1 A9a
and the Chief of the Technical Services Division could all stand grade OS-16's. I told
him. that as a first step he should get in touch with Gordon Stewart and askk that these
jobs be reclassified and that if after that he wanted to promote Dr. and bring 25X1 A9a
25X1A9a on duty as a grade GS-16 I would have no objection.
*See additional notes on this Meeting (attached).
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7. (continued)
23 January 1958
When we were discussing the revised Fitness Report the question was asked
as to whether the Assessment & Evaluation Staff in the Office of Training might not be
available to assess our senior people in conjunction with the Competitive Promotion
25X1A9a Program. said that it certainly could. (I think that this is worthy of ser-
ious consideration and that we may not be taking full advantage of it in the DD/S Area.
After Ed makes his presentation at our next DD/S Staff Meeting I want to follow up on
his capabilities and limitations in this field and perhaps organize something on a sys-
tematic basis.)
Kirk led a considerable discussion about the necessity of reducing our per-
sonnel strength and tied this in with the fact that our new building would not accommo-
date all of our people. He seemed to think that we must reduce our "on duty" strength
in order to get everyone into the new building and made quite a point to the effect that
he wanted to be on record as having warned the Director of the consequences with the
Congress if we should not do this. I advised the group that I did not believe it was at
all feasible to reduce our headquarters strength by some 25% to 30% so that we could
all fit into the new building. Kirk seemed to think that this was entirely possible and
suggested that the Career Council take on this job. I said that I would disagree with
this inasmuch as several of us had consulted with the Director on this problem at con-
siderable length on several occasions and that I did not think it was appropriate for the
Career Council, or any other group for that matter, to start working on it without
clear and specific instructions from the Director, which, after a year or more of dis -
cussion, have not yet been forthcoming. (I don't think that this was the proper subject
for the Career Council to have discussed nor do I believe that it would be the proper
function for it to take on.) The meeting adjourned without any definite proposals being
made.
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