DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000400030079-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2001
• Sequence Number: 79
• Publication Date: October 30, 1962
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY NOTES
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30 October 1962
1. 1 talked to Larry Houston, Shef Edwards, and 25X1A9a
Stan Grogan about our problem with the McLean Volunteer Fire Department.
Since construction of our building started, they have answered 60 fire calls and
75 ambulance calls, yet we are precluded by a Comptroller General's decision
from using appropriated funds to compensate them in any way. The Comptroller
General's decision grew out of a request by the Navy to enter into a contract
with the Cabin John Volunteer Fire Department for services rendered to the
David Taylor Model Basin. The cases are so similar that there seems to be no
doubt that our hands are tied without special legislation or a line item in our
budget. Inasmuch as the Fire Chief is being interviewed by radio station WTOP,
I asked of the Office of Security, to contact
him and to tell him that, while we were most sympathetic and anxious to help,
our hands were tied at the moment. (We do not wish to ask that he not grant the
WTOP interview; but, if he does, I hope that he will put our position in proper
perspective.) Larry Houston has now advised me that he believes a line item
in our budget would be the proper way to solve this problem.
2. was in to see me about his difficulties with the 501 computer
center in the Comptroller's office. I gathered that the relationship between the
501 center and the Automatic Data Processing Staff was not satisfactory, and Joe
offered three possible alternatives: (a) to leave the situation as is, (b) to have
ADPS assume responsibility for the center, and (c) to study DD/S needs for a
computer center with the 501 being only incidental.
3. Jim Garrison telephoned to say that we have been offered two tickets
for the 17 November 1962 dedication of the Dulles International Airport. I asked
him to find out whether the Director was already taken care of; and, if not, these
tickets should be offered to his office.
4. Matt Baird telephoned me about the feasibility study for a C-47 airstrip
He said that, much to his surprise, the feasibility study alone
is going to cost about $10, 000, for which he is not budgeted; and preliminary
estimates are that the strip itself would cost $500, 000. He assured me that he
was under no pressure from any point at this time to proceed with this study,
and I authorized him to discontinue it.
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5. Jack Farman was in to see me regarding the following:
a. He inquired as to the status of our "centralized personnel file
system", and I told him that he would have a paper on this within the
next few days.
b. Jack also inquired as to what had happened to his suggestion that
we provide our employees with passport photos. I also told him that I
thought we would have something resolved on this pretty soon.
c. With regard to Jack's trip, he felt generally that our people were
living in housing not too ostentatious. However, he did feel that the new
housing policy, which is going into effect on 1 January 1963, will be a good
thing. He also had a feeling that may be a little plush.
(I want to ask to look into this quietly.)
6. I advised Emmett Echols that I had been unable to come up with a
25X1A9a job for but would let him know finally within the next few days.
7. 1 returned to Emmett Echols the brochure on the dental insurance plan
and asked him to compute the cost of this plan more accurately in the light of
studies to date and to circulate this information to employees, giving approxi-
mate cost and other significant provisions, in order to try to find out just how
many people would want to buy this kind of insurance.
8. Noting in the paper two or three articles about AEC's drive to recruit
scientific personnel, I asked Emmett Echols what the status of our scientific
pay scale was. He seemed to have lost track of this. I asked him to get after
it without further delay.
25X1A9a 9. I reviewed theme case with.
again when he has completed his investigation.
10. Shef Edwards was in to talk with me about some information he had
received and a recent interview wi (Details of this 25X1A9a
are on file in his office, and no action is n icate at t is time.)
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