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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000300100052-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: July 28, 1961
• Content Type: NOTES

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4. as up to see me primarily about a recent cable from _
25X1A9a -in which he again blames all of his trouble on the management of CAT. In
Geo g presence I dictated a memorandum to the Development Pro'ects Division
through the Deputy Director (Plans) suggesting that they instruct "o stop this 25X1 A9a
5. The Director, Jim Garrison, 25X1A9a
and I went to the new building, had lunch together, and discussed our problems and
25X1A9a program from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. has become completely disenchanted
with the tile-covered dome because several of these which he has built have begun to
cause a great deal of trouble. He now would like to change the covering to a metal of
some kind that would not be nearly as attractive and that would, in fact, be quite ex-
pensive. He recognized that this was his mistake and he is willing to do whatever is
reasonable to straighten it out. I am not sure how this will come out but it would ap-
pear that this change order, if issued, would cost between $50,000 and $100,000. He
is going back to New York to think about it some more before making his final recom-
1. I talked to Emmett Echols about the personal interviews which are being con-
ducted with people who are declared surplus. Unfortunately, the term "selection out"
has been used, which, of course, has an entirely different connotation. In the case of
they also said that they knew nothing about any recommendation that he be per-
mitted to leave when eligible for retirement. Emmett a prec'ates the importance of
these interviews and I am confident that they will beproperly in the future.
2. Dick Bissell called to say that he was sending up the paper from the FE Divi-
sion which recommended the termination of our occupancy of /?aid that while
his concurrence was a real one he knew that there were many good arguments on the
other side and that in all probability the Director would want to discuss this matter
with us. I told him that I had an open mind on the subject but that I thought if we were
going to give it up at any time in the foreseeable future the proposed transfer of admin-
other hand, we both recognized that with the world situation being what it is and the
saber rattling which is going on our need for a Base of this kind, even though not being
used fully, if anything, would be stronger than it was a year or so ago.
3. At the Director's request I arranged for to see him to get in-
structions on the preparation of a paper to be presented to General Taylor concerning
our capabilities to communicate from critical areas. Apparently, this is a Community
effort in which all Government agencies are requested to report ox to General Taylor.
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6. John Tietjen telephoned to say that he planned to be on leave Monday and
Tuesday, 31 July and 1 August, respectively. He also suggested that the Medical Staff
be put on the program at our Support Officers' Conference in October. He felt that
some of the new things, I assume those which he discussed at the DD/S Staff Meeting,
might be interesting to these people.
7. was up to see me and had with him a Personnel Action which will
transfer him to the Career Service of the Office of Logistics. I signed it and Jim
Garrison has agreed to keep him on the rolls until his retirement in October, 1962.
25X1A9a I told Bill, Jim and that we must not let him remain in the slot of
Administration Of P PER e ice of Logistics since this would be a subterfuge
and unfair to the other people who were surplus.
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