DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000400050002-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 14, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 30, 1963
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY NOTES
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30 July 1963
1. Jim Garrison reported that, as a result of a meeting with the
contractor this morning, he has been able to work out a schedule by which the
air-conditioning alterations in the Director's office will be completed and the
Director can occupy the office on 12 August. This involves split-second timing;
however, and it is always a risk that he might not make it. In this connection,
Mr. Kirkpatrick reported that he had discussed this problem with the Director
and the Director said he would let us know on Thursday, I August, how long he
intended to be gone. This is why I guess we must play it by ear, and the whole
business might have to be interrupted at any time. However, I see no alternative
but to continue the work that is underway at least until 1 August when the Director
gives us further word.
2. John Bross telephoned to remind me that the Director expected each
Deputy Director to make a searching review of his personnel requirements
without delay. John anticipated that we should have this completed by the middle
of August in order to get a decision from the Director prior to 1 September.
This is of vital importance to our recruitment program.
3. telephoned later to say that General Carter had approved
the financial plan for Fiscal Year 1964 and that the planning figure for Fiscal
Year 1965 had also been okayed.
4. John also discussed with me briefly strong DD/P resistance to taking
clerical personnel on their rolls prior to full clearance. I agreed that this was
not reasonable and that we should keep these personnel on our rolls until they
are fully cleared. They should, however, be transferred to the appropriate
component's rolls immediately thereafter.
5. made a presentation to me and later to Mr. Kirkpatrick
on the sta us o the various considerations to establish an Office of Computer
Services. I told Kirk that it seemed clear to me that everyone, including DD/I,
was getting more and more parochial and that we were never going to establish
centralized direction of our computer activities through the committee approach.
I recommended that he or General Carter make a decision to go ahead with the
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Office of Computer Services without delay. Kirk said that he would do this,
and he asked Joe to submit his proposed statement of mission and functions.
In this connection, I reviewed with Kirk and Joe the query by General Carter
about the possibility of transferring the Automatic Data Processing Staff as
a unit to the Deputy Director (Research). I reiterated that I had no objection
to this if, in fact, they intended to move in the direction of consolidating the
Agency's scientific and technical functions in the DD/R. It was my impression
that Kirk favored the transfer to DD/R. I don't know what will happen or when,
but I have indicated that I have no objection.
6. Bob Bannerman reported that he briefed Mr. Kirkpatrick this morning
on our procedures for the "vetting" of personnel, and he considers that we are
now off the hook on this requirement,
7. in the absence of any instructions from General Carter as to how we
are to proceed with certain security policies affecting NRO and since we have
some current problems to pursue, I told Bob Bannerman to proceed on the
assumption that the principles outlined in his Vecden I rememoran mindeddhinm~, however,
General Carter has not yet acted, were app
that he should do this under the authority delegated to him by the Director
without actually using the Director's name. He should allow General Carter
and the Director plenty of flexibility to change the course of action, if necessary,
without being embarrassed in any way.
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